Jay Young
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It was palpable. You know, she took the stand. She was very quiet, very reserved in how she started off and how she described her father. And she painted quite a picture.
It was palpable. You know, she took the stand. She was very quiet, very reserved in how she started off and how she described her father. And she painted quite a picture.
Well, she testified, Michael was really into bodybuilding and how he appeared. And so he was an athlete and he took supplements to increase his muscle mass. And so she talked about how she would see her dad put basically a plate out and just dump a bunch of pills onto the plate and then take them every morning.
Well, she testified, Michael was really into bodybuilding and how he appeared. And so he was an athlete and he took supplements to increase his muscle mass. And so she talked about how she would see her dad put basically a plate out and just dump a bunch of pills onto the plate and then take them every morning.
She also talked about how toward 2017, this was a couple of years before he passed, that his health wasn't great and that his health was in decline. And she painted a picture of her dad as someone who wasn't his robust self.
She also talked about how toward 2017, this was a couple of years before he passed, that his health wasn't great and that his health was in decline. And she painted a picture of her dad as someone who wasn't his robust self.
She noticed a big difference in his demeanor. She did testify about visiting him in the hospital, and this was in the fall of 2018, prior to his passing in February of 2019.
She noticed a big difference in his demeanor. She did testify about visiting him in the hospital, and this was in the fall of 2018, prior to his passing in February of 2019.
That's right. He actually testified very specifically about a time he remembers. His mom was watching something on television and his father was on a computer. And he asked his dad what he was doing. And according to the son, he said his dad told him he was working on some contracts with the company that he and Natalie had started.
That's right. He actually testified very specifically about a time he remembers. His mom was watching something on television and his father was on a computer. And he asked his dad what he was doing. And according to the son, he said his dad told him he was working on some contracts with the company that he and Natalie had started.
So that was all to indicate that his dad was very involved in the minutia of the company.
So that was all to indicate that his dad was very involved in the minutia of the company.
That's right. That's right. All along, the prosecution said the Ponzi scheme that ultimately was revealed was all Natalie's doing, and Michael had no idea what was going on.
That's right. That's right. All along, the prosecution said the Ponzi scheme that ultimately was revealed was all Natalie's doing, and Michael had no idea what was going on.
It was pretty hard to take. You know, I've seen a fair amount of crime scene photos over the years. And you heard Michael's mother sobbing after looking at the photographs. And it was a very disturbing moment, I think, for everyone in the courtroom.
It was pretty hard to take. You know, I've seen a fair amount of crime scene photos over the years. And you heard Michael's mother sobbing after looking at the photographs. And it was a very disturbing moment, I think, for everyone in the courtroom.
They concluded that the first autopsy, done seven months after Michael's passing, was in fact the correct ruling that the manner and cause of death could not be determined.
They concluded that the first autopsy, done seven months after Michael's passing, was in fact the correct ruling that the manner and cause of death could not be determined.