Forensic Expert

Once she missed, it changed the whole dynamic. She ended his life with that second shot, and then in an attempt to cover up, she fired that third shot to get gunshot residue on him.

Yes. That's what I think she is. We'll show you what's been marked previously as Exhibit 36 and ask if you can identify that.

Yes. That's what I think she is. We'll show you what's been marked previously as Exhibit 36 and ask if you can identify that.

The only way that all of this works together is that if Raynell Aletha is standing at the side of the bed and she misses with that first shot, and we know that the first shot was the one that went into the headboard, he raises up. The second shot occurs, and he falls straight back down to where he was found. You cannot lay in this bed and face that direction and get that blood spatter on the wall.

The only way that all of this works together is that if Raynell Aletha is standing at the side of the bed and she misses with that first shot, and we know that the first shot was the one that went into the headboard, he raises up. The second shot occurs, and he falls straight back down to where he was found. You cannot lay in this bed and face that direction and get that blood spatter on the wall.

Blood doesn't turn corners.

Blood doesn't turn corners.

There was a first indication on March 13, 2003, that anything was unusual about David Lee.

There was a first indication on March 13, 2003, that anything was unusual about David Lee.

There would have been no reason to say, have you seen him? There would have been no reason to ask if he'd worked out. And there certainly would have been no reason to say he didn't eat his breakfast because there's no way she could have known that unless she had been there and unless the only reason she knew he hadn't eaten breakfast was because he was dead.

There would have been no reason to say, have you seen him? There would have been no reason to ask if he'd worked out. And there certainly would have been no reason to say he didn't eat his breakfast because there's no way she could have known that unless she had been there and unless the only reason she knew he hadn't eaten breakfast was because he was dead.

It's the only explanation. Manila Lee is guilty of the first-degree premeditated homicide of David Lee.

It's the only explanation. Manila Lee is guilty of the first-degree premeditated homicide of David Lee.

Does that make it worse? Yeah, I guess so in some ways. But in another sense, it tells me I did the right thing. And more importantly, our work as trial attorneys was spot on.

Does that make it worse? Yeah, I guess so in some ways. But in another sense, it tells me I did the right thing. And more importantly, our work as trial attorneys was spot on.

Very typically, two gunshot wounds to the head.

Very typically, two gunshot wounds to the head.

Very typically, two gunshot wounds to the head.

The common activity here was gunshot wounds, very typically two gunshot wounds to the head. This is reminiscent of what is called double tapping, that is bang, bang.

The common activity here was gunshot wounds, very typically two gunshot wounds to the head. This is reminiscent of what is called double tapping, that is bang, bang.