Chapter 26 - The Federal Trial
Three months later, the Federal District Court in Washington D.C. convened for the trial of the century.
The courtroom was packed with national media, senators, and high-ranking government officials.
Victoria sat at the defense table in a high-security restraint chair, wearing a grey inmate jumpsuit and heavy leg irons.
Her sister Evelyn sat beside her, having agreed to plead guilty to federal conspiracy in exchange for a twenty-year sentence.
Prosecutor Vance presented thirty-two pieces of physical evidence, including Martha's phone video and the poisoned milk tests.
"The defendant operated with cold, calculated cruelty, motivated solely by unbridled greed," the prosecutor argued passionately.
The jury deliberated for less than thirty minutes before returning to the courtroom with a unanimous verdict.
"On the count of first-degree capital murder, we find the defendant guilty," the jury foreperson announced clearly.
"On the count of attempted murder of a minor, we find the defendant guilty," the foreperson added.
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Victoria didn't move; she stared blankly at the mahogany desk as her sentence of life without parole was officially recorded.
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