Yazeed Essa Guilty: Doctor Murdered Wife with Cyanide

Yazeed Essa, an Ohio Doctor, Has Been Found Guilty of Murdering His Wife with Cyanide Poison

Yazeed Essa was convicted of murder on Friday, March 5th. The Ohio doctor was found guilty of lacing his wife's calcium pills with cyanide so that he could be with his mistress.

Essa fled to Lebanon after his wife's death, but gave up an extradition fight and returned to Ohio to face trial.

Yazeed Essa Guilty of Murder

Family members of Rosemary Essa were in attendance for the verdict, and held hands while it was read. Some cried and uttered a soft 'oh' when the guilty verdict was handed down. The family hugged and consoled each other after jurors left the room. Rosemary's brother Dominic DiPuccio says the family was delighted with the decision.

Essa's defense attorney says they are disappointed with the decision and his family wouldn't comment.

Prosecutors argued that Essa was trying to leave a loveless marriage, which resulted in the murder of Rosemary Essa. Perhaps the most damning evidence was when Essa's own brother took the stand to say the defendant admitted to the killing.

Rosemarie Essa died after taking the calcium pill and crashing her SUV into an oncoming car near the couple's home.

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