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Case Closed

The Desired Outcome

Case Closed

Macmillan

True Crime, News

4.12K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2019

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

The trial ends in a verdict. But this story isn't over just yet. -- Find out more about the book The Escape Room by Megan Goldin here: bit.ly/readescaperoom Can't wait to hear the rest of the season? Listen to all the episodes ahead of time on Stitcher Premium. Go to StitcherPremium.com/caseclosed and use the code CLOSED for a free trial. For more on this case, check out Crazy for You by Michael Fleeman here: bit.ly/crazyforyoubook

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We're back with Case Closed. I'm Charlie, your true crime guide as we go through this case.

0:47.9

Over the last few episodes we heard from the prosecution,

0:51.6

they presented their case that Hemi Newman and Andreas Nightiman were having an affair

0:56.1

and that the alleged affair was the reason Hemi killed Rusty. But now we shift to the

1:01.4

defense's case. They have to not only prove motive but also prove that Hemi was mentally ill

1:07.6

at the time of the murder, that he didn't know right from wrong. We begin with the defense

1:13.8

and with Olivia Newton-John and Barry White. During the pretrial hearing, Hemi's lawyers present

1:20.2

their case. They say Hemi was experiencing delusions. The media jump on the idea that Hemi had

1:26.9

delusions involving Newton-John and White. Because of this media frenzy at the actual hearing,

1:33.6

the defense wants detailed descriptions of the visions barred from questioning,

1:38.3

but the prosecution objected and the judge sided with the state. The evidence would be coming in,

1:45.2

starting with his illness. As Hemi's attorneys laid out their case, their first push was to show

1:52.0

that his mental illness was no laughing matter. To do this, they called Monique Metsch, Hemi's younger

1:58.3

sister, to tell the jury of growing up with a father who survived the Nazi death camps only to

2:04.0

bring some of the horrors home. During cross-examination, DA Robert James sought to show that while

2:11.0

Hemi may have suffered trauma in childhood, it didn't translate to the sort of mental illness

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