Lester Holt

The lab that came back with these results has been barred from doing forensic testing in criminal cases because of inaccurate results they provided in a different case in 2022.

Right.

So when it came time for Susan's retrial, the judge ruled that prosecutors couldn't present the lab's tox report or any of its findings to the jury.

Yeah, we should point out the lab issue is part of the reason that Susan's second trial was stopped in its tracks in December.

Can you explain what happened there?

Given the judge's ruling, anything that had to do with the tox report, any mention of the word antifreeze or other poisons allegedly found in Jake's hair sample was not supposed to be mentioned at all.

But about an hour into his testimony, the coroner said the word antifreeze.

Our team said you could hear people gasp in the courtroom, and Susan's defense team immediately jumped on the coroner's slip-up, and they asked for a mistrial, and the judge agreed, and that brings us to where we are now.

So, a lot to catch up on here.

Trial three is now underway.

There is a new prosecutor in the case, and poison wasn't even mentioned in opening statements.

Is there anything else different this time around?

So, one of the biggest things so far is that the prosecution plans to call a new witness who is an expert in shooting reconstruction.

And, you know, all these twists and turns, though, they must be really, really hard on the family.

Any idea how they're getting through this?

I mean, this has been incredibly difficult on them, but they remain deeply committed to their father and what they say is their mission of finding justice for him.

Thanks, Marissa.

A fascinating case.

We'll certainly be checking back with you.

Thanks, Lester.