Updated 5/18/2021 4:17 PM
A world-renowned forensic pathologist concluded there is no way Marni Yang could have fatally shot Rhoni Reuter in 2007, according to documents Yang s defense team filed in court Tuesday as part of her ongoing effort to win a new trial.
Yang is serving two life sentences for the murder of Reuter, the girlfriend of former Chicago Bear Shaun Gayle, who was pregnant with their child.
However, Dr. Cyril H. Wecht said in a video released Tuesday that Yang is too short to have been Reuter s killer. I believe that the person who shot and killed Rhoni Reuter would have had to have been 5 foot, 10 inches or taller, Wecht said. I do not believe that Marni Yang, who is only about 5 feet or so, could possibly have inflicted that fatal gunshot wound.
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Family of murder victim Rhoni Reuter concerned about Marni Yang s push for new trial
Family of murder victim Rhoni Reuter concerned about Marni Yang’s push for new trial
The family of murder victim Rhoni Reuter is speaking out for the first time about efforts by her convicted killer to win a new trial.
WAUKEGAN, Ill. - The family of murder victim Rhoni Reuter is speaking out for the first time about efforts by her convicted killer to win a new trial.
Marni Yang is serving two life sentences for killing Reuter and her unborn child, in a case that drew national attention.
We want to heal, and she won t let us : Family, prosecutors again seek justice for Rhoni In addition to being identified as a pregnant girlfriend of former Chicago Bear Shaun Gayle, Rhoni Reuter was a fun aunt and giving person when she was murdered in 2007, says her family. The woman convicted of that murder, Marni Yang, is seeking a new trial. Thad Reuter hugs Lake County prosecutor Patricia Fix after the guilty verdict in 2011 that sent Marni Yang to prison for life for the murder of his pregnant sister, Rhoni Reuter of Deerfield. Daily Herald file photo Landa and Doug Reuter thank Lake County Assistant State s Attorney Ari Fisz in 2011 after Marni Yang was found guilty of murdering their pregnant daughter, Rhoni Reuter of Deerfield.