A Seven-Year-Old Finally Identified the Woman With Her Missing Mother—Then One Necklace, a Hidden Car, and a Shocking Discovery Changed the Entire Case
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Chapter 9
The trial began in mid-autumn, drawing massive crowds of protestors and journalists to the federal courthouse steps.
Victoria sat at the defense table in a drab orange jumpsuit, her sleek dark hair messy and devoid of its usual styling.
Prosecution exhibits included the forensic autopsy reports, financial ledgers proving embezzlement, and the tragic photograph.
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When the medical examiner testified that Mia's mother had been poisoned before being hidden beneath the concrete, a gasp echoed.
Victoria kept her head down, refusing to look at the jury box where twelve American citizens stared at her with icy contempt.
