every day i wanted answers, every day i was told it was an unknown. people don t just die! she was a loving mother he was a crime fightin prosecutor you are a pillar of tha community. i did what i thought wa right. then one day, the law was a his door his wife was dead in bed her eyes were open, she was pale i just remember crying, and not believing it suddenly suspicious but no evidence of a crime any signs of a struggle no. it was case closed years passed new lives. two new wives. he s extremely charming we just had the most amazin time then, a new detective dusts off the old case what s trumped out at you most definitely the arm where in a race position my first thought was the manner of death would b what s really happened in that bedroom i m - a young mother s death was mystery, but was in the murder tell me what happened to he to my face do not give me excuses it runs through the heart o america. along, meandering
this go around on how cory die remain the same. after a heated argument, the night before valentine s day curtis suffocated his wife wit the pillow in a fit of rage. he then waited up to 12 hour before police were called. and once again, signs wil play a leading role in the prosecution s case but prosecutors had a ne witness, a star forensic expert have also testified befor the house of representatives in the 64 year career doctor - has consulted on the jfk and martin luther king assassinations as well as in other high profile cases including thos of phil spector and case anthony. the appearance of the injur leaves no doubt that this is i not a healing wound. and a darkened courtroom, h showed photos that talked abou that cut inside cory s mouth curtis had told police his wif had fallen the day before sh died, his explanation for th injury
been resting on, why wasn t it there anymore? turner noticed the embrace jim on her face, and the cut on her sudden lit. to her, it suggests that something had been pressed against the woman s mouth. and then seeing that the marks around her mouth, and inside the mouth all suggests that suffocation occurred. suffocation. an abrasion, an unaccepted timeline that no longer fit. turner was convinced cory had not died a natural death. she concluded someone had used an option, likely a pillow, to suffrage the woman. left it under her arms, and remove it many hours later. the manner of death be homicide. for the detective, corey love lisa s death came down to two competing methods from two compelling . one relied on science to explain the murder, the other relied on to describe an ailing mother just before she passed away. in the end, the detective
they wanted to be in the neighborhood, and they wanted to be caused by. it just made it all the better. so we found the house, and they moved back. virtually over the fence? two houses up in one over. curtis s ambitions drove the young couple. he became a prosecutor in the state attorney s office and dabbled in school board politics. winning a seat, and starting as president. he also took a business law class at quincy university. in between the professional milestones, they started the family. first, a girl, lindsey. and three boys. cory juggles that part of their life. how is cory as a mother? fantastic. she was a great mom. there was nothing that she didn t do it for those kids. cory s days were filled with diapers, platelets, and tantrums. but even then, this great mom never forgot how to be a good daughter. in early 2006, her dad john was dying of cancer.
other high-profile cases including those of phil specter and casey anthony. the appearance of the injury leaves no doubt that this is not a healing wound. reporter: in a darkened courtroom, spitz showed photos and talked about that cut inside cory s mouth. curtis had told police his wife had fallen in the days before she died, his explanation for that injury. but this expert said he saw no signs the cut was an old one. there s no evidence of healing. so this looks like at the time it was incurred. reporter: the abrasion on the outside of the lip and the cut inside indicated to spitz that an object, like a pillow, had been placed on cory s face shortly before she died. this is not an accident, this is not a natural death, this is not a suicide, this is a homicide. reporter: then came testimony the first jury never got to hear, and it was explosive.