And he added: where is the evidence cory fought for her life? there were no signs of struggle and only the cut and abrasion on her lip. you will fight until you no longer can. the thought that somehow you could suffocate someone with a pillow and there would be only one dental mark is ludicrous. reporter: detective baird testified that when he first arrived on the scene cory s stomach area was still warm. how is that possible, the defense asked, if she had died up to 12 hours earlier? if the body is warm to the touch, my common sense tells me, not science, that this is someone recently deceased. absolutely. is there an error in that assumption? no. reporter: as far as the prosecution s contention that curtis killed cory after a heated argument, the couple s oldest son testified he didn t hear anything like that the night before. and he should know, because his room was right next to his parents. it was even connected by an extra door that was usually left slightly opened.
you will fight until you no longer can. the thought that somehow you could suffocate someone with a pillow and there would be only one dental mark is ludicrous. reporter: detective baird testified that when he first arrived on the scene cory s stomach area was still warm. how is that possible, the defense asked, if she had died up to 12 hours earlier? if the body is warm to the touch, my common sense tells me, not science, that this is someone recently deceased. absolutely. is there an error in that assumption? no. reporter: as far as the prosecution s contention that curtis killed cory after a heated argument, the couple s oldest son testified he didn t hear anything like that the night before. and he should know, because his room was right next to his parents. it was even connected by an extra door that was usually left slightly opened. she was all sick and i was like, i ll stay home with you and she wouldn t let me stay home. reporter: the two older boys, unlike
Told jurors rigor mortis is not an accurate indicator of time of death. and, he added, where s the evidence that cory fought for her life? there were no signs of struggle and only the cut and abrasion on her lip. you will fight until you no longer can. the thought that somehow you could suffocate someone with a pillow and there would be only one dental mark is ludicrous. reporter: detective baird testified that when he first arrived on the scene cory s stomach area was still warm. how is that possible, the defense asked, if she had died up to 12 hours earlier? if the body is warm to the touch, my common sense tells me, not science, that this is someone recently deceased. absolutely. is there an error in that assumption? no. reporter: as far as the prosecution s contention that curtis killed cory after a heated argument, the couple s oldest son testified he didn t hear anything like that the night before. and he should know, because his room was right next to his parents.
There were no signs of struggle and only the cut and abrasion on her lip. you will fight until you no longer can. the thought that somehow you could suffocate someone with a pillow and there would be only one dental mark is ludicrous. reporter: detective baird testified that when he first arrived on the scene cory s stomach area was still warm. how is that possible, the defense asked, if she had died up to 12 hours earlier? if the body is warm to the touch, my common sense tells me, not science, that this is someone recently deceased. absolutely. is there an error in that assumption? no. reporter: as far as the prosecution s contention that curtis killed cory after a heated argument, the couple s oldest son testified he didn t hear anything like that the night before. and he should know, because his room was right next to his parents. it was even connected by an extra door that was usually left
There were no signs of struggle and only the cut and abrasion on her lip. you will fight until you no longer can. the thought that somehow you could suffocate someone with a pillow and there would be only one dental mark is ludicrous. reporter: detective baird testified that when he first arrived on the scene cory s stomach area was still warm. how is that possible, the defense asked, if she had died up to 12 hours earlier? if the body is warm to the touch, my common sense tells me, not science, that this is someone recently deceased. absolutely. is there an error in that assumption? no. reporter: as far as the prosecution s contention that curtis killed cory after a heated argument, the couple s oldest son testified he didn t hear anything like that the night before. and he should know, because his room was right next to his parents. it was even connected by an extra door that was usually left slightly opened. she was all sick and i was like, i ll stay home with you