Laura Jarrett

Any good defense lawyer would try to keep out as much evidence as they can.

But here, the buck stopped with the judge who said, no, the alleged murder weapon, that gets to come in.

The alleged manifesto where he talks about the insurance industry, that now gets to come in.

The defense benefits enormously if the judge allows them to make this about putting the insurance industry on trial instead of Luigi Mangione.

Now, prosecutors are going to fight hard, but the industry really is the backdrop to all of it.

It's why you have people lined up outside of that courthouse.

People!

Because remember, as jurors and potential jurors are walking into that courthouse, they're going to hear the chants.

They're going to see the signs.

They're supposed to disregard it.

But the questions about the insurance industry has raised the stakes in a way I think we haven't seen in a long time.

What happens at this trial is what makes it a story.

You know, the police and the prosecutor's office, they've reassured us this is not considered a cold case.

They're still actively investigating it.

And since the murder, her daughter Jennifer has really led the charge, you know, getting some justice for her mom.

Our team spoke to her back in 2021, and she described how messy and contentious the divorce was.

And she said that her mother was ready, finally ready to put this chapter behind her and move on.

And so she agreed to go in downtown Cleveland to his office.

And according to the indictment, Aliza and Moore had been texting back and forth about this meeting.

And when she arrived, the door was locked.