Hi there, 2020 podcast listeners. Welcome to the 2020 After Show. I'm Deborah Roberts. On Friday nights 2020, we told you about the dramatic case in Los Angeles where Monica Simentelli has been on trial for the murder of her husband, Fabio Simentelli. He was an internationally known hairstylist and hair care executive.

He was found stabbed to death next to his pool eight years ago.

And interestingly, two men were caught on security cameras entering his property.

And although his wife, Monica, has denied any involvement in the murder, prosecutors and investigators don't buy it.

Their big question has always been, what role, if any, did his wife Monica play in her husband's death?

And we recently received news that the jury has convicted Monica Simentilli of the murder of her husband, Fabio.

On today's 2020 after show, we're going to talk with ABC News consultant and fabulous

crime journalist Pat LaLama, who sat in that courtroom every day of the trial and has been

on this story since the murder took place in 2017 and has such great insight into it. Hi there, Pat.

Hey, Deborah. Thanks for having me. I'm so excited to talk about this case. Well, this is what's so

wonderful about doing this program because we all get to talk about the little nuances and the things

that happen in the courtroom and what

you found along the way that sometimes we don't always necessarily get those into our program.

So this is what's great about today. So let's talk about the genesis of this story. You pitched it

actually to us and you said that this was like one of the most fascinating, captivating, and I guess

disturbing stories that you had covered. Tell me how so. And Deborah, for me to say that is

big because I've covered so many trials. And yet this one touched me in ways I can't describe.

Let's put it this way, Deborah.

I live in Hollywood, right?

It's the mecca of screenwriters looking for that Oscar-winning script that'll put their name in lights.

There is nothing those screenwriters can write that to me equals what I'm seeing every day in this particular case. It is

downright Shakespearean. It is the human condition. Greed, lust, infidelity, anger, jealousy,

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