She smiled and twirled in front of the cameras, flowing through poses and alternating a serious gaze with a bright and beaming smile.

She was wearing her signature black dress. with a bright and beaming smile.

She was wearing her signature black dress

with a draped neckline and white piping,

her second outfit of the shoot.

Between flashes she adjusted her hat and the buddy Poppy pinned on her chest

a symbol for the sacrifice of the World War veterans just like her husband.

Though she said little in response to the photographer's eager questions, it was clear

Jesse Costello loved the attention. A woman shouted from the window above.

They've had enough Jesse, come on.

But Jesse operated on her own terms.

She let the camera shutters continue to click a while longer

until finally she announced to the lot, you've had more than enough.

Jesse sacheted back towards the steps, scowling at the harsh graystone walls that served as the backdrop for

the impromptu photo shoot.

She had asked to go somewhere with flowers and trees, some nature to fill up the frame behind her.

But Jesse's request was shot down.

Because Jesse Costello wasn't a model or a starlet on the set of a photo shoot.

Jesse Costello was an accused killer awaiting trial,

facing the death penalty for the murder of her own husband.

I'm Kylie Lowe and this is the story of William Costello and his wife,

Jesse Costello, on Dark Down East. Jesse Fife was born in Yonkers, New York in 1992 and moved to Pibody, Massachusetts with her family when she was a little girl.

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