It's October 8, 2018, and I'm on the phone with Alan Bloom, a renowned criminal defense

attorney from San Diego, California.

We're talking about one of his clients, Cynthia Summer, who was charged with murdering

her husband back in 2007.

And it seems hard for Alan to hide his irritation during our conversation, even now, as he talks

about how Cynthia was treated by the San Diego District Attorney's Office.

This case gained national attention back then, and her trial was live-streamed on court

TV.

But it wasn't necessarily the facts of the case that had the nation's attention.

It was the salacious details the prosecution presented about how Cynthia acted in the

days, weeks, and months after her husband's death.

Because of her post-death behavior, she reacted to his death in a way that others wouldn't

have reacted or didn't think she should have reacted.

She had sex with a friend of his.

She went down to Tijuana and partied, and she had a breast implant.

And because the District Attorney made such a point of that, as opposed to real facts

of the case, it got a lot of publicity.

This is Jillian, and you are listening to Court Junkie, episode 61.

It all started at 1.34am on February 18th, 2002, when Cynthia Summer dialed 911 to report

that her husband, Todd Summer, had collapsed.

According to Cynthia, he had gotten up out of bed just minutes before, turned on the

light, and told her that he didn't feel good, before then collapsing onto the floor.

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