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Courtroom
First Trial
September 2019
Judge James C. Hankinson
Assistant State Attorney Georgia Cappleman
The State of Florida
Police Investigator
Craig Isom
Police Sergeant Chris Corbitt
FBI Special Agent Pat Sanford
Assistant State Attorney Anna Norris
Sigfredo Garcia Defense
Defendant Sigfredo Garcia
Defense Attorney Saam Zangeneh
Katie Magbanua Defense
Defendant Katie Magbanua
Defense Attorney Chris DeCoste
Defense Attorney Tara Kawass
Opening Statements
Key Witnesses
Wendi Adelson
Jeff Lacasse
Garcia Verdict
Magbanua Mistrial
Garcia Sentencing 10-15-19
Second Trial
May 2022
Judge Robert R. Wheeler
The State of Florida
Assistant State Attorney Sarah Kathryn Dugan
FBI Special Agent Pat Sanford
Police Investigator
Craig Isom
Assistant State Attorney Georgia Cappleman
Police Sergeant Chris Corbitt
Katie Magbanua Defense
Defense Attorney Tara Kawass
Defendant Katie Magbanua
Defense Attorney Chris DeCoste
Opening Statements
Key Witnesses
Wendi Adelson
Luis Rivera
Katie Magbanua
Closing Arguments
Verdict
Sentencing Hearing 7-29-22
Third Trial
September 2019
Judge Stephen Everett
Assistant State Attorney Georgia Cappleman
The State of Florida
FBI Special Agent Pat Sanford
Police Sergeant Chris Corbitt
Assistant State Attorney Sarah Kathryn Dugan
Charlie Adelson Defense
Daniel Rashbaum
Charlie Adelson
Kate Meyers
Opening Statements
Key Witnesses
Wendi Adelson
Luis Rivera
Jeff Lacasse
Katie Magbanua
Charlie Adelson
Closing Arguments
Verdict
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