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9. Prejudicial Effect

Lost Hills: Dark Canyon

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The Case of Fred and Verna Rodin

Stan Rodin argued Fred wanted freedom, an unencumbered newly flushed life in Malibu with houses and a sailboat. The prosecution didn't present evidence about Fred using an oar to strike Verna's head because they had no oar. But Dr. DeWitt Hunter did present a slide that he said showed a crush effect on Verna's scalp. A minor traumatic injury that had happened a minute to a minute and a half before her death.

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