Opening Arguments

06: The trial against Melanie McGuire begins on March 5, 2007, live on Court TV, and Melanie finds herself in the middle of a media circus. Lead prosecutor, Patricia Prezioso, makes a forceful opening argument but will her first witnesses help her case or hurt it? The prosecution also claims that the firearm Melanie purchased two days before Bill disappeared was the murder weapon but what does our expert have to say?

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Credits:

Hosted by: Meghan Sacks and Amy Shlosberg

Produced by James Varga

Written by Meghan Sacks

Recorded, mixed, and edited by Justin Kral at JC Studios

Music and underscore by Dessert Media

Legal Counsel: Barry Janay

Special thanks to Alan Tockerman

Photo credits: Joshua Davis under cc license 2.0

Guest Experts: Stephen Batzer – http://www.batzerengineering.com

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