Niner/Harmony- I have also reached my limit at the Chicago Tribune, but here's another article that has the same info:
Pathologist testifies head injury, not broken neck, killed 19-year-old bride
"... His trial continued Wednesday in Rolling Meadows with testimony from DuPage County forensic pathologist Dr. Hilary McElligott, who was hired by Kane County in 2013 to conduct an autopsy on Kumeta's remains....
Rudd recalled the 1973 accident in a videotaped interview, which jurors watched Wednesday. In it, Rudd is heard telling Sperando he swerved and hit something after a car approached them head-on.
"When I came to, she (Kumeta) was out. I reached over and held her," Rudd said in the interview. He did not tell Sperando that Kumeta was thrown from the car.
Also on Wednesday, defense attorney Timothy Grace made a motion for a mistrial after testimony from Kane County Coroner Rob Russell, who said Kumeta has two death certificates on file, per Illinois law. One lists her death as accidental, the other lists her death as a homicide. Grace requested a mistrial after prosecutor Maria McCarthy referenced former Bolingbrook police officer Drew Peterson, who was convicted of killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio, whose death was also initially classified as accidental...."
Pathologist testifies head injury, not broken neck, killed 19-year-old bride
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Lawyers for man accused of killing wife call for mistrial after Drew Peterson reference
Lawyers for man accused of killing wife call for mistrial after Drew Peterson reference
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