It is not just Lucio's fifth child that claims Lucio was abusive. Lucio, herself, states that she was abusive to Mariah.
What Lucio confessed to:
a) that ML, repeatedly, grabbed, twisted and squeezed Mariah's arm, routinely, finally, breaking it, as we should all know, as that condition existed
b) that ML, repeatedly, pulled Mariah's hair and pulled it out by its roots, as we should all know, as that condition existed.
c) that ML repeatedly, got mad and spanked and beat Mariah, from head to toe, day after day, creating 110 bruises, as we should all know, as that condition existed.
d) ML stated that she pinched Mariah's vagina.
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Mariah had bruised kidneys, a bruised spinal cord and bruised lungs & had cocaine in her system, at the time of her death. No surprise to anyone, knowing what we know (a-e). Correct?
five hours of interrogation is not, remotely extreme or "torture", an absurd description, given the life of ML, a long time drug addict, abusive men, and 12 children, with child protective services taking all ML's children away, twice or given any capital murder suspect, under any other conditions. The real issue is method, not time, as detailed. Ernie, think? Well, no.
ML's own medical witness stated that Mariah could have died by either a beating or a fall. The defense was maybe yes, maybe no. The prosecution was definitive. ML murdered Mariah
more here:
Media Disaster: The Horrendous State of Media: Death Row Inmate Melissa Lucio & NPR's Houston Public Media's Ernie Manouse
Dudley, if the crux of your argument is going to be, "well, *I* don't believe a confession under those circumstances is unreliable," we're not coming from a solid enough bedrock of shared reality to discuss this one.
Lucio's confessions matched the evidence on her daughters body and were much older than the recent injury to her skull, which the defense is arguing was the cause of her death.
For example, her arm was broken 2-7 weeks prior to her death. Her fall, allegedly, took place 2 days prior to her death.
The abuse is not in question. What is in question is what caused her death.
Lucio's own medical expert stated that Mariah could have died from a fall or from abuse.
Here's a very important update of the case. Read it. The Brady violations are enough to overturn it and I think TCCA will.
added April 6, 2024
Favorable evidence was withheld from Melissa Lucio during death penalty trial By Mark Reagan, myRGV, April 5, 2024
It is not just Lucio's fifth child that claims Lucio was abusive. Lucio, herself, states that she was abusive to Mariah.
What Lucio confessed to:
a) that ML, repeatedly, grabbed, twisted and squeezed Mariah's arm, routinely, finally, breaking it, as we should all know, as that condition existed
b) that ML, repeatedly, pulled Mariah's hair and pulled it out by its roots, as we should all know, as that condition existed.
c) that ML repeatedly, got mad and spanked and beat Mariah, from head to toe, day after day, creating 110 bruises, as we should all know, as that condition existed.
d) ML stated that she pinched Mariah's vagina.
cut
Mariah had bruised kidneys, a bruised spinal cord and bruised lungs & had cocaine in her system, at the time of her death. No surprise to anyone, knowing what we know (a-e). Correct?
five hours of interrogation is not, remotely extreme or "torture", an absurd description, given the life of ML, a long time drug addict, abusive men, and 12 children, with child protective services taking all ML's children away, twice or given any capital murder suspect, under any other conditions. The real issue is method, not time, as detailed. Ernie, think? Well, no.
ML's own medical witness stated that Mariah could have died by either a beating or a fall. The defense was maybe yes, maybe no. The prosecution was definitive. ML murdered Mariah
more here:
Media Disaster: The Horrendous State of Media: Death Row Inmate Melissa Lucio & NPR's Houston Public Media's Ernie Manouse
https://prodpinnc.blogspot.com/2022/10/media-disaster-horrendous-state-of.html
Dudley, if the crux of your argument is going to be, "well, *I* don't believe a confession under those circumstances is unreliable," we're not coming from a solid enough bedrock of shared reality to discuss this one.
AB:
Lucio's confessions matched the evidence on her daughters body and were much older than the recent injury to her skull, which the defense is arguing was the cause of her death.
For example, her arm was broken 2-7 weeks prior to her death. Her fall, allegedly, took place 2 days prior to her death.
The abuse is not in question. What is in question is what caused her death.
Lucio's own medical expert stated that Mariah could have died from a fall or from abuse.
Here's a very important update of the case. Read it. The Brady violations are enough to overturn it and I think TCCA will.
added April 6, 2024
Favorable evidence was withheld from Melissa Lucio during death penalty trial By Mark Reagan, myRGV, April 5, 2024
https://myrgv.com/local-news/2024/04/05/favorable-evidence-was-withheld-from-melissa-lucio-during-death-penalty-trial/
Fascinating and important analysis on this tragic case. Thank you for this!