Welcome back to current affairs, our show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now.

These are usually just short snippets, guys.

If this is your first time tuning in, make sure to come back for our Wednesday episodes that are full episodes and deep dives. And speaking of

deep dives, we are going back to cover a major development in a case that we did a full

episode on that many of you have followed for some time and have reached out to us about.

And this is the case of the murder of Dr. Mary Yoder.

Caitlin Connolly, who was convicted in 2017 for the poisoning death of her employer, Dr. Mary Yoder, has had her manslaughter conviction overturned by a New York appeals court.

Yeah.

The state appellate division in Rochester ruled to grant Connolly's appeal, vacate her manslaughter conviction, and dismiss count one of her indictment without prejudice.

This decision stems from how evidence was obtained and concerns over the legal representation Conley received during her trials.

For those unfamiliar with the case, you guys can go back not that

very long in time. It was last October that we put out our main episode. It was episode 226,

if you guys want to go back and listen to the whole darn thing. But if you want just a quick recap,

in 2015, Dr. Mary Yoder, a well-known chiropractor in Whitesboro, New York,

died from poisoning. Authorities determined that she had ingested colchicine, a powerful anti-inflammatory

drug. Caitlin Connolly, who worked as a receptionist in the Yoder's office and had previously

dated her son, Adam Yoder, was accused of administering the poison.

Conley went to trial twice in 2017. Her first trial ended in a hung jury. In the second,

she was acquitted of second-degree murder but convicted of first-degree manslaughter.

She was sentenced to 23 years in prison. However, Conley and her legal team have maintained her innocence from the

beginning. She filed an appeal with the fourth judicial department after her conviction, but that

appeal was denied. When she then petitioned the Court of Appeals, New York's highest court,

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