STORY: "Contentious testimony dominates Megan Martzen murder trial," by reporter Marc Benjamin, published in the Fresno Bee on February 6, 2013.
GIST: "Three people testified Wednesday afternoon that they saw Megan Martzen throwing up outside a Fresno hospital the day toddler Ella VanLeeuwen fell off Martzen's bed while the woman was baby-sitting. All three said they were testifying in Fresno County Superior Court after learning Martzen had testified earlier that day that she hadn't vomited Feb. 21, 2009 as Ella was being treated at Community Regional Medical Center. Martzen is charged with murder and child abuse leading to the death of 17-month-old Ella in Martzen's Reedley home. On cross-examination, all three said they were never interviewed by police or the Fresno County District Attorney's Office. None said they knew Martzen previously. In sometimes contentious testimony Wednesday, Martzen said a transcript of a police interview had errors and she denied making some statements documented by police."
The entire story can be found at:
http://www.fresnobee.com/2013/02/06/3163213/murder-defendant-martzen-says.html
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The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:
http://www.thestar.com/topic/
Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:
http://smithforensic.blogspot.
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Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog.
