Chapter 17 - The Federal Trial Reaches Its Dramatic Conclusion
The federal trial lasted three weeks, featuring testimony from medical experts, forensic analysts, and FBI surveillance officers. The prosecution played the security footage on massive screens inside the courtroom, leaving several jurors visibly shaken by the cruelty displayed.
When the defense called Vivian to the stand, her answers were inconsistent, evasive, and filled with self-pitying excuses. The prosecution obliterated her testimony during cross-examination, exposing every lie she had constructed over her criminal career.
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The jury deliberated for less than ninety minutes before returning guilty verdicts on all fourteen federal counts.
The courtroom erupted in quiet sighs of relief as the judge scheduled her formal sentencing hearing for the following month.
