Dabate, who is charged with murder in his wife’s death, staging a crime scene and lying to police more than six years ago, took the stand last week and stuck fervently to his story that a masked, camouflage-wearing intruder with a Vin Diesel-like voice broke into his house and killed his wife.
After five weeks of testimony, and more than six years since the alleged crimes, a jury is deliberating in the “Fitbit murder” trial to determine the fate of Richard Dabate.
Richard Dabate, charged in the 2015 death of his wife and lying to police about a home invasion, took the stand Thursday as his defense team’s first witness. Dabate, who is free on a $1 million bond, maintained his innocence on the stand as State’s Attorney Matthew C. Gedansky tried relentlessly to poke holes in his story.
After five weeks of testimony and six years after his alleged crimes Richard Dabate’s lawyers and state prosecutors rested their cases in the “Fitbit murder” trial.
Jurors on Monday finally heard testimony about the Fitbit Connie Dabate was wearing when she was murdered. Investigators used data from the activity tracker to poke holes in her husband’s story that a masked intruder broke in and shot her.