GUILTY CA - Fabio Sementilli, 49, renowned hairdresser, murdered in LA, 23 Jan 2017 *Arrests, 1 guilty*

[Kavya01]

Seems they want to know if you take away the motivation of the prosecution deal, what was he saying? A way to confirm his version. JMO.

Very good point! I guess that part of Mr. Levine's closing landed. Intriguing.

 

[Curious Me]

Just got back and appreciated everyone's updates and posts. No Verdict Yet. These Jurors have put so much into a nine-week trial, and they take their Civic duty seriously. I respect and thank them for that. ​

 

[Luna20]

Just got back and appreciated everyone's updates and posts. No Verdict Yet. These Jurors have put so much into a nine-week trial, and they take their Civic duty seriously. I respect and thank them for that. ​

You have provided excellent information with graphics. I’m appreciative of your narration! The days got away from me.

The post (which I can’t find at the moment) about Bakers rotten teeth, my thoughts weren’t on looks/appearance but the bacteria factor. To me it speaks to poor hygiene.

When the state played the recording's for some reason I could hear it better than the earlier ones.

Thanks @Curious Me for the breakdown on this so called love story. We have had a somewhat small thread but we were on it!

 

[dotr]

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April 9, 2025Judge Ronald S. Coen delivers the final instructions to the jury and releases them to deliberate!

 

[Curious Me]

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April 9, 2025Judge Ronald S. Coen delivers the final instructions to the jury and releases them to deliberate!

Thank You @dotr. I really like Judge Coen's strong, clear voice and how he has control over his courtroom. Impressive. Not too many sour puss faces today from Monica. And now we wait. ​

April 9, 2025

I think she has a cold or allergies this week. The weather was warm and sunny today in Southern California.

Seemed to be looking towards someone when Judge was giving the "Reasonable Doubt" instructions.​

Murder and Malice definitions



Instructions on co-conspiracy.

Judge going over the Target timeline.


The Jurors leaving the courtroom to go into Deliberation.

 

[Niner]

Thursday, April 10th:
*Trial continues (Day 44) - VERDICT WATCH! (Day 2) (@ 9am PT) – CA – Fabio Sementilli (49) (Jan. 23, 2017, Los Angeles) – *Monica Sonia Crescentini Sementilli (45/now 53) (wife) arrested (8/18/17), indicted (8/31/17), charged (8/18/17) & arraigned (8/31/17) with capital murder with special circumstances of murder for financial gain & conspiracy to commit murder. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA will not seek DP. LA County
Jury Selection began on 1/21/25 & ended 1/22/25. No info on jurors. Juror #2 was replaced by an alternate on 3/19/25. Juror #2 [new one] was replaced by an alternate on 3/20/25.
Jury Deliberations: Day 1 [4/9/25]: 10:15am to ~4pm [minus 1 hour lunch/~5 hours & 45 mins].
Trial began on 1/24/25 & on 3/12/25 Prosecutors rested their case. Defense began their case on 3/12/25 & rested their case on 4/2/25. Closing arguments began on 4/3/25 with State. Dark on Fridays (sometimes).
Trial: 38 days of testimony with 44 state & 13 defense witnesses.
Superior Court Judge Ronald S. Coen. Deputy DA Beth Silverman, Ryan Heath Erlich, Dep. DA, Melissa Hannah Opper, Dep. DA, & Heather Joy Steggel, Dep. DA.. Defense attorneys Leonard Levine & Blair Bernholz Berk.
Court hearings from 6/5/18 thru 1/28/25 & Jury Selection Days 1-2 (1/21-1/22/25) & Trial Day 1-42 (1/24 & 1/29-4/8/25) reference post #898 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...a-23-jan-2017-arrests-1-guilty.327994/page-45
4/9/25 Wednesday, Trial Day 43/Verdict Watch Day 1: Jury instructions read & jury is off to deliberate @ 10:15am PT & ended about 4pm. Trial continues on Thursday, 4/10/25 with jury deliberations.
*Christopher Austin (38/now 39) – Plead guilty on 1/17/25. Sentencing hearing on 4/30/25. *Robert Louis Baker (55/now 62) (wife’s BF) plead no contest/guilty on 7/7/23 & sentenced to life without parole.

 

[TwinkieDefense]

March 18, 2024 (long article from last year). Those attorneys have been involved quite a while and know the case by heart. Not sure if there’s anything we don’t know but I didn’t find where it had been posted before. I may have missed it. Anyway It’s a good refresher while we wait.

Monica Sementilli and Robert Baker jail love affair reveals evidence of murder conspiracy, say prosecutors

Intercepted love letters and surreptitious recordings between Monica Sementilli and Robert Baker allegedly reveal secrecy pact, coded language and sex games inside jail.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Curious Me]

March 18, 2024 (long article from last year). Those attorneys have been involved quite a while and know the case by heart. Not sure if there’s anything we don’t know but I didn’t find where it had been posted before. I may have missed it. Anyway It’s a good refresher while we wait.

Monica Sementilli and Robert Baker jail love affair reveals evidence of murder conspiracy, say prosecutors

Intercepted love letters and surreptitious recordings between Monica Sementilli and Robert Baker allegedly reveal secrecy pact, coded language and sex games inside jail.

www.cbsnews.com

Piqued my curiosity, and I'm terrible with acronyms. I always learn something new from cases on WS. I ran a search for OMM and it can also mean "On My Momma" as in ‘on my momma’s life’ and means that you want someone to believe your claim or the information you’re telling them. "R or D" is the couple's Ride or Die motto. They remind of immature teen lovers, but it's not cute to murder an innocent, trusting man. RIP Fabio Sementilli, may he get Justice.

From the article:

"including, "the phrases, 'OMM,' '9pm,' 'LOML,' and '100,'" according to a prosecution filing."

"Prosecutors allege these coded phrases establish the defendants' love and commitment not only to each other, but also the "conspiracy" and "secrecy pact" between them. "OMM," they allege, means "On My Mind," while they say "9pm" is a reference to a secretive plan to break jail rules and set timing for a phone call where a third party will connect the two to speak directly. The prosecutors contend "LOML" is an "acronym meaning 'Love of My Life' and '100' indicates their 100% commitment to one another."​

 

[seekingjustice**]

Just got back and appreciated everyone's updates and posts. No Verdict Yet. These Jurors have put so much into a nine-week trial, and they take their Civic duty seriously. I respect and thank them for that. ​

Yes it does seem like the Jury are being through which is great. I remember watching the Michelle Troconis trial—it was kind of similar because there was a lot of circumstantial evidence in that one too. I'm pretty sure the jury took about 15 hours to decide over three days.

 

[loraball]

any updates? Court TV got me hooked on this trial and now they don't show anything about it.

 

[geevee]

any updates? Court TV got me hooked on this trial and now they don't show anything about it.

The verdict watch clock is running so jurors must be back in deliberations.

 

[Niner]

The verdict watch clock is running so jurors must be back in deliberations.

Do you know if the jury started at 8:30am?? TIA! I like to keep the hours of deliberations in my notes is why I am asking!

 

[Kavya01]

They meant to start at 10 AM their time... The counter clock time seems to indicate that they indeed did start then.
@Niner

 

[rebelchild]

Do you know if the jury started at 8:30am?? TIA! I like to keep the hours of deliberations in my notes is why I am asking!

IIRC the judge said they would be starting at 10:00 am this morning

Sorry @Kavya01 we were posting at the same time!

 

[Kavya01]

IIRC the judge said they would be starting at 10:00 am this morning

Sorry @Kavya01 we were posting at the same time!

 

[Curious Me]

No Verdict yet. I know there was talk of a Jury question from the video comments. Also when I turned on tv to Court TV, they mentioned a question, but then went right back to the Lori Daybell Arizona trial where she's her own defense.

Another thing I saw via the video comments is mention of Beth Silverman in connection to a Juan Catalan case. It had something to do with a 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' episode. Netflix's 'Long Shot' covers it. If you dig up articles, it's a very interesting read. Come to find out Juan Catalan said he was at a Los Angeles Dodgers baseball game -- not a drive-by shooting -- at the time of the murder and there was footage to prove it. MOO, I think Silverman might've been wrong going after him.

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[clearskies1]

Jury question to the judge: Please confirm if on page 51 of your sentencing order for Baker the special circumstances refers to lying in wait and financial gain.

 

[rebelchild]

Question from the jury to the Judge. They asked if he could confirm if his sentencing order for Rob Baker in reference to special circumstances were for both special circumstances of financial gain & lying in wait.

Judge is answering Yes that it was in reference to both special circumstances. Judge heard objection from the defense but went forward with his original answer to the jury.

 

[rebelchild]

Sorry @clearskies1 .. we were replying at the same time. Hopefully this means they are close to being done!

 

[clearskies1]

Sorry @clearskies1 .. we were replying at the same time. Hopefully this means they are close to being done!

No worries. Thank you for including the judge's answer. I was listening to the defense's arguments about it and hadn't gotten to the end.