Death by Eye Drops | Full Episode | Forensic Files

[Music] thank you everyone please have a seat if you are satisfied Beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant
caused the death of Lynn hearnen with the intent to kill you should find the defendant guilty of first-degree
intentional homicide if you are not So Satisfied you must find the defendant not
guilty Lyn hearn's not here to tell you what went on we were dispatched to a suicide a female had located her friend
deceased in a residence it was immediately obvious that the decedent was there in a
recliner she has multiple medication bottles that are within Arms Reach she has multiple medications that are kind
of scattered on her carpet and this appears to be an unknown powdery substance left behind on a plate I
received a witness statement from Jesse from what I knew Jesse was the caretaker
of the individual Jesse kvy took care of Lynn during the last year of Lynn's Life
Jesse was like an adopted daughter to Lynn so Jesse and Lynn were very close Lynn was really sick and depressed Lynn
started suffering from health issues that were unexplained she was going in and out of the hospital but doctors
couldn't figure out what it was that was ailing Lynn she was going to like doctor
after doctor and then she'd call me and say they can't find anything wrong with me the defense argued that Lynn wanted
to die by suicide because she was sick of being sick I remember hearing it from Jesse on the phone looks like Lynn you
know committed suicide when you heard your auntie Lenny died by Suicide did you believe that I wasn't
really sure at the time what to believe cuz you know I just couldn't see her you
know ending her own life she wants to die she doesn't like life the speculation at the time on law
enforcement's behalf was that this was clearly a suicide you received information from the medical examiner
did that cause the Sheriff's Office to change their investigation yes there was a substance that was
unusual the medical examiner found tetrahydrozoline in linar system it's the active ingredient in eye
drops that when ingested can be fatal my opinion is that Lyn hernon died of tetrah hydraline poisoning what about
the manner of death in this case it's homicide a ker is the eye drops are you serious do you guys think I murdered her
did you I swear to God I in June of 2021 Jesse kvi was charged with first-degree
intentional homicide the state argued that Linn hearnen was worth more dead than alive to Jesse keski you're going
to see that the access Miss kesi had to Linn hearnen allowed her to steal every dollar almost that Linn hernon was worth
in life Lynn gave Jesse money all the time because she wanted to she wanted Jesse to have it this is not a suicide
this was intentional homicide Lynn love Jesse if Lyn Hern was here today she would say are you crazy prosecution
Jess's innocent [Music] [Music] [Music] this case must be decided by you the jurors based on the evidence presented
in the courtroom you jurors are the judges of The credibility of the Witnesses and the weight of the
evidence in October of 2023 in the courtroom of Judge Jennifer Doro 39-year-old Jesse keski went on trial
for the intentional homicide of 62-year-old Lynn hearnen along with two counts of felony theft for stealing from
Lynn someone who'd always thought of Jesse as a beloved friend 5 years earlier Jesse called
police and told them she found Lynn dead sitting in her recliner in the living room of her Pewaukee Wisconsin condo
Jesse had been taken care of Lynn who had serious medical problems the lawyers will now make their
opening statements good afternoon everyone the prosecutors for wakaa County our Deputy
district attorney Abby Nikolai and assistant District Attorneys JJ Crawford and Randy sitser so this is Wisconsin
versus Jesse keski said otherwise this is a case of murder greed and lies you're going to see that in or about
October 3rd 2018 ly hernon became worth more dead than alive to Jesse keski prosecutors told the jury that
this case was about someone who wanted money Stephanie Rodriguez covered the trial for the CBS affiliate in Milwaukee
and prosecutors said that that's why she was caring for her not because she genuinely cared but that Jesse wanted
the money in her bank account between January of 16 and October 3rd of 2018 Miss keski was able to steal
$144,000 plus from Lyn hearnen while she was still alive and then she wanted Lynn
dead to get the money from her estate Lyn hernon was dead at only 62 years old from a Tetra hydraline poisoning after
the defendant gave her a bottle laced with vising ey drops to drink but the defense presented Jesse as
a close friend who took care of Lynn who they claimed was depressed about her declining Health this case is extremely
important to Jesse she presumed innocent and don't ever let that thought leave your mind
that she's Presumed Innocent at trial Jesse was represented by defense attorneys Pablo gaves and Donna hler
here's a picture of Lyn and Jesse a graduation party that Lynn threw for Jesse High School At The Mention Of Her
close relationship with Lynn this is my daughter she's so proud Jesse immediately teared up that's who Jesse
is to her daughter Jesse had known Lynn since childhood through her mother Jennifer flower Jennifer is like her
best best friend and Jesse became her best best friend Lynn who worked most of her life as a hairdresser never married
and lived alone then in the 2 years before her death her health rapidly declined there were times where Lynn
would fall in her home and Jesse would have to go and help her get up Lynn also had lung disease high blood pressure and
severe gastrointestinal issues which doctors were never able to fully diagnose she had been in and out of the
hospital several times in the year before she died Jesse was always with Lynn because she became her full-time
caraker essentially Jesse would do the grocery shopping for Lynn Jesse paid Lynn's bills Jesse was the only person
she trust the defense told the jury that as Lynn's Health further deteriorated she became despondent and you saw the
way she was done up with the hair and nails and jewelry she didn't look like anymore she
didn't want any more visitors cuz she didn't look in her mind the same the defense argued that on
October 3rd of 2018 Lynn was tired of being sick and decided to take her own life when they arrived on the scene this
is what they found at the scene they found a lot of empty prescription botles and they can't see that as a
suicide she's innocent find her not guilty one of the first orders of business for
prosecutors the state would next call Taba cukus was to establish the cause of death former wakasa County Deputy
medical examiner Tabitha ccus talked to jurors about those pictures she took when she arrived at Lyn's condo this is
a closeup of the medication bottles that were directly to her left there's additional medications that are present
some without their caps on ccus had photographed multiple medications SC pattered on the carpet as well as a
white powder on a plate and on hearn's chest defense attorney kler suggests the powder was spilled by Lynn herself Jesse
told you it was common for Lynn to crush medications because of her problem swallowing that's what she told me
jurors heard from chief medical examiner Dr Linda bitki who testified about those
photos taken in Lyn's living room she said the pills and and powder scattered at the scene did point to a potential
suicide there was a thought that maybe there was an ingestion was a possibility for the cause of death but before
pronouncing the cause of death Dr bitki waited to see the results from the toxicology
tests when she received them weeks later she was in for surprise there was a substance that I was um unusual an
unusual finding that I hadn't seen in a report from their uh facility before it was uh called tetrah hydrosaline Dr
britzky began her own research on tetrah hydraline a drug found in some over-the-counter ey drops this is a
substance that I haven't seen in a toxicology report before it's not supposed to be in the blood but how did
it get there Dr bisy were you involved in the cause of death and manner determination for lin hearnen yes
medical examiner Dr Linda britzky told the jury it was in late September 2019 almost a year after Lyn hearn's death
that she published her official conclusion about how Lynn died the cause of death I determined was
tetrahydrozoline poisoning and Dr bitki ruled that Lynn did not deliberately drink a fatal dose of eye drops how this
injury occurred is that she was given tetrah hydrosaline by another which is why I called it a homicide the belief
that Linn hearnen was given tetrah hydrosaline by another shows that she was given this unsuspectingly she didn't
know that she was inges tetrah hydrosaline when she did it the defense challenged the medical examiner's
findings these are all the drugs that were found in Miss hernon Right correct toxicology reports showed that Lynn had
at least eight prescription drugs in her system some of which Lynn was not supposed to be taking at the time
because those medications had been discontinued by Lynn's doctors and these were all in her blood which means
they've already been ingested and made it into the bloodstream true Dr bitki said that in her determination
those medications along with some of Lynn's medical conditions contributed to but did not cause Lynn's death the
medications found in Lynn's body were all at therapeutic levels your conclusion was that she died from the
tetrah hydroline right that yes but the defense asked how could the medical examiner be
so certain Lynn did not ingest the ey drops on her own you don't know as you sit there today whether
she voluntarily adjusted that it was my opinion she didn't but knowledge of her action no well you
weren't there I wasn't there on redirect Deputy da Nikolai asked about the powder found on and near
ly's body what do you think happened I think that they may have been deposited there the medical examiner believed that
Lyn hearn's body was staged to look like an overdose because toxicology reports showed that none of the crushed up
medication that was found on Lyn hearnen and next to her was actually in her system the following day state may call
your next witness the jury heard from some of Lynn's friends did you know Lyn hearnen yes
head Jim kellerer met Lynn at a music festival in 1983 when she was 27 what was your first impression that lady that
looked that good wouldn't go out with me but Lyn said yes and their romantic relationship lasted 10 years even after
it ended they remained close friends Lynn was a beautiful lady inside now she was beautiful Jim says he never met
Jesse until right after Lynn died I get a phone call from Jesse and she says I have some bad
news Lynn committed suicide and by the way uh we're going to have a dinner for her on the 13th at the
Open Flame Restaurant she said in one sentence correct your dear friend died by Suicide right the next sentence she
tells you there's going to be a dinner in her memory right what did you make of that well I kind of didn't believe her
right off the bat she wasn't crying on the stand Jim said he didn't believe believe Lynn would have taken her own
life did you ever hear Lynn say anything to you about thinking of killing herself
no I did not she never never gave me the indication of suicidal never he said that despite her growing frustration
with her health problems Lynn would still visit him and his girlfriend at their home she'd bring treats and stuff
she would say she does stomach aches or whatever and she would always leave but the defense questioned whether Jim
really knew much about Lynn's Health struggles in the last year of Lyn's life she'd been in and out of the hospital
discharged the final time just 5 days before her death did you offer to go over there and take care of our cat when
she was in the hospital no I did not you didn't go visit her no I did not prosecutors also called Ken posa we
were best friends for about 35 plus years and Ken's son Anthony who says he always had a special bond with with Lynn
since childhood what did you call Lynn uh Auntie Lenny Anthony says he stayed close to Lyn regularly dropping by her
condo while he attended College nearby I'd Lov doing stuff with her you know thrift store shopping and that was a
date we would go on as go thrift store shopping do you recall when the last conversation you had with Lynn was the
last time I saw Lynn was a month before she passed away Anthony testified that despite her medical troubles Lynn
appeared to be improving she said she was starting to feel better and she's like I'm fin you I'm glad I'm getting
out again and you know we need to do this more often prosecutors asked wakashaw County Sheriff's Detective
Chris Cole about his investigation into Lynn's death did you speak with Miss keski in regard to this death
investigation yes she contacted our office looking for an update prosecutors introduced video of
that meeting with Detective Cole he testified that 5 months after Lynn died before the medical examiner had ruled on
the cause of death Jesse came to the Sheriff's Department with her mother Jennifer flower asking questions you
know when I talked to the medical examiner last um well I talked to numerous times and they said I had to
contact you guys they kind of like weren't sure we didn't know if it was a suicide or if it was something medical
so at this point I mean they're waiting for their their secondary the come confirming test during that interview
detective Cole found out more about Jesse's relationship with Lynn so she was like an aunt a second mom to me she
didn't have kids she her your whole life and that's kind and that's why you helping her out Jesse said she was just
about the only person still in Lynn's life before she died she pretty much blew everybody off hospital at the end
so know I don't want to see any according to Jesse and her mother Lynn was so withdrawn she did not want to
talk to her friend Jim when he called and she said do not tell him I don't want him here I don't want to see him
she didn't like the way she look to she people around but that's not how Jim remembers what happened when he and his
girlfriend called Lynn's number well this girl answered the phone and she was kind of mouthing off to us don't use his
phone don't call his number ever again don't worry about Lynn and you're thinking what I'm going to find out from
Lynn what's going on a few days later Jim says Lynn called him from the hospital and they agreed to
make plans to get together when she went home and that's the last time that I heard Lynn's
voice as they tried to make sense of her death Lynn's friends say they recalled Lynn talking about something else that
was trou troubling her something that had nothing to do with her health you know she would talk about her money and
it's disappearing she just said I don't know what's happening to my money how do you think Lyn hernon died
chat now with the 48 Hours team on Facebook and [Music] X did Miss keski tell you who would be
in charge of Lind estate yeah she said she was appointed power of attorney okay as the
prosecution turned to the charges that Jesse stole money from Lynn they asked Anthony posa about his Communications
with Jesse and the months after Lynn's death I we just check up with Jesse every once in a while via text and ask
her if she needed any help Lynn left a will she had drawn up in 2016 which named Jesse as personal representative
Wisconsin's equivalent of an executive Jesse and Anthony were co- beneficiaries when Jesse sent Anthony some paperwork
of account she was settling I just remember getting a final account with just a bunch of credit card bills he was
surprised at the amount of money Lynn appeared to owe and it was just weird how she had all these deaths that just
didn't make any sense to me Lynn's friends remembered her as living paycheck to paycheck until
2014 when she inherited $250,000 after her mother died now after Lynn's death Jesse reported to Anthony
that most of Lynn's assets had been eaten Away by debt I just felt like something was up and I wanted it looked
at more closely the jury next heard from someone who was looking more closely you
went through all these Financial accounts sort of line by line is that correct yes
Detective Nathan plenis testified about the investigation into Lynn's finances prosecutors alleged Jesse stole more
than $200,000 from Lynn before and after she died and in the course of their investigation detectives discovered a
bombshell Jesse keski had a criminal record back in 2011 Jesse was convicted on charges of identity theft and for
fory and sentenced to 8 years Jesse had been released from prison early in 2016 on extended supervision which coincided
with the time Lynn's Health began to decline can you just scroll down to page uh three plenis told jurors what he
learned about Lynn hearn's bank accounts he testified that Lynn's money market account which had around
$250,000 in 2016 was down to only $87 just after she died a fraction of the total was spent by Lynn on a Jeep
and some jewelry almost everything else including a total of 20 checks $913 562 went to Jesse keski two checks March
13th $ 7,330 87 9,416 Jesse was accused of stealing from Lynn because she was getting 20 checks
out of Lyn hernan's account with caring things in the memo notes like IRS payment car payment Stephanie Rodriguez
covered the trial for the CBS affiliate in Milwaukee but none of the money was going to the places where Lynn
supposedly intended for them to go fennis described to the jury how he matched each of those checks to deposits
in Jesse's accounts and then tracked where Jesse spent that money there was a big spike in spending while Lynn was in
the hospital two weeks before she died during her last hospital State money was being transferred from Lynn's account
into Jesse's account and then Jesse was withdrawing that money from ATMs at a local
casino plen is also testified that on the day that Lynn died a JC Penney credit card was opened in Lynn's name
just Days Later a $3,000 purchase of furniture made on another credit card in Lynn's name was delivered to the home
Jesse shared with Scott Craig Mr Craig how is it you know Miss keski we were boyfriend and girlfriend for 3 and a
half years what was it that happened in the summer of 2019 that caused that end to the
relationship um when walk sha Sheriff's apartment came to my house and took her away Jesse was arrested for potentially
violating the terms of her supervised release on those identity theft and fraud charges this is the initial
interview that was conducted with Miss keski uh once the warrants were conducted on July 9th detective Aaron
Hoppy the lead investigator in the case and Detective Chris Cole interviewed Jesse hoppy watched portions of that
interview along with the jurors typically would you go there the morning or the night I didn't have a set it just
depended how she was doing the day before following up on their suspicions that Jesse had been stealing from
Detective Chris Cole gave her a chance to explain she claimed Lynn had been paying her for helping at home it an
official Arrangement that Mak $20 an hour no there was nothing no nothing like that I mean there was no you know
one day oh here's the check one day here's my card go get this one day I mean it was no no
set bance no I mean she help all she told my mom all this month I'm going to pay rent or I'm going to pay your car
jurors watched as detective Cole for the first time shared Lynn's autopsy results
with Jesse there's an anomaly in her toxicology there's a drug in her system that's not supposed to be there and what
would that be um it's called tetr hydrazine what is that a com know as eye drops she use eye drops all the time
what does she use them for she use them for her eyes she put her eyes all the time a ker is the eye drops are you
serious in the interview detective Cole told Jesse that the medical examiner thought someone gave the eye drops to
Lynn orally in an attempt to kill her do you guys think I murdered her did you I
swear to God I could want have the most to gain on this I have no reason to murder her I didn't
give her anything I didn't give her this ey drop or whatever it's called but detectives say Jesse knew all
about tetrah hydraline she told her boyfriend Scott in text messages someone had put it in her drink when she was at
a bar about 3 months after Lynn's death this detective hoppy read the texts in court Jesse to Scott Scott I don't feel
good Scott told detectives that Jesse said she went to the hospital they said my blood pressure is really bad I have
traces of tetrah hydroline in my blood the doctor said that's the main ingredient in ey drops he said that
people put it in people's drinks all the time he said there's no taste to it and
people don't notice Jesse also tells Scott in those text messages that people can die from tetrah hydrosaline
[Music] poisoning detective happy I think you testified you spoke again with Miss
keski that's right on day nine of the trial the jury watched video of another interview between Jesse and detectives
this one took place the day after she was arrested on that parole hold she had asked to speak to detectives again I was
up all night long trying to think of everything I think I was thinking of the bines after spending her first night in
jail Jesse's clothing had changed and so had her story right after her arrest Jesse had told detectives that Lynn used
eye drops for dry eyes now Jesse told detective hoppy that Lynn had another use for it she was drinking vodka and
Visine during the second day of interviews with detectives the jury heard Jesse tell them that Lynn did
drink Visine how do you know she had mixed Visine with with her vka because that's what she
did she's done it about three times why didn't you tell us that yesterday because I didn't want to tell you guys
because you guys are making it sound like it happen the day of and that's not when she was doing that but Jesse says
she never gave Lyn hernon any Visine put the V so she put Visine in her V then Jesse
went further Jesse goes into detail about how Lynn wanted to die by Suicide that Lynn was using the eye drops to
help her die by Suicide she was looking for her way out Jesse vehemently denied helping
bought it I never mixed it I swear to God I bought it for her and I knew she was mixing it she put it in her water
once in a while and in her a while the following day Jesse asked to speak with the detectives yet again the third time
in 3 days the jury watched as Jesse had a new revelation for the investigators Jesse tells detectives that Lynn would
get a buzz off of drinking Visine since she lost like feeling every her body at be her feel good and honestly she was
doing for so long that I didn't think she was going to die from it it really didn't I thought okay she's getting some
sleep from it that's it she was doing for two months at least what the Visine and Jesse now said that Lynn actually
did drink Visine the day she died Jesse claimed that when she visited Lynn that morning Jesse knew that Lynn had poured
six bottles of Visine into her own water bottle that bottle of water right there
had in six six I didn't put it in there I gave her the bottle of water which is the one you know has six bottles of ice
in it cuz she told you and you give it to her well we argued about it Jesse said she spent 10
minutes trying to stop L she said no I want that bottle of water it'll put me to sleep and then you gave in yeah it's
her choice and what she want and then you left Y hours later detectives alleged Jesse opened that JC Penny card
in Lynn's name and went grocery shopping I didn't do it to her though I didn't Jesse it would be 23 months later that
Jesse keski was charged with Lynn's death does the state have any other witnesses to call no the state
rest when it was the defense's turn Jesse's attorneys focused almost solely on their claim that Lynn died by Suicide
by drinking Visine we would call Gary verden verden a friend of Jesse's mother call her Jenny or Jennifer A Car Jenny
said he'd been in Lynn's condo twice the second time about a year before her death yet his memory of the visit was
clear I saw her always sitting in this uh chair with a table next to her she had um white slurpie cup uh straw coming
out of it she had a bottle of vodka next with she had a ashtray her cigarettes and a bottle of Visine you sure it's
Visine yes verden testified that on another occasion he heard Lynn on speaker phone when he visited Jesse's
mother Jennifer well ly just started rambling off and she was either sleepy or tired or whatever but and she was uh
rattling off about the will then she started talking about how she wanted to kill
herself defense calls on Sarah Chun Sarah Trump is a nurse practitioner who began treating Lynn for back pain in
2017 despite prescribing several pain medications for her Trump said Lynn did not improve in 2018 January she
continues to complain about her back pain yes the pain being worsening correct yes forensic pathologist Dr
Lindsay Thomas was hired by the defense I would say her past medical history was
very significant she had a very long list of medical conditions and uh also had quite a few psychiatric disorders
depression anxiety agoraphobia which is fear of public places chronic insomnia those were the the ones that
were listed in her medical records Dr Thomas testified she agreed with the state's conclusion that Lyn's medical
problems contributed to her death she did not agree with the state's finding that Lynn died from tetrah hydraline
poisoning the forensic pathologist that the defense brought up said that Lynn's cause of death was undetermined but she
believed it was mixed drug toxicity and so that means she thought that it was a combination of all of the drugs found in
Lin system would you say that there is strong evidence here that Lin hernan's death was a suicide uh I would say
there's strong evidence that certainly could have been a suicide yes as the defense concluded Judge
Jennifer Doro asked Jesse if she'd be taking the stand what is that decision it was very hard for me to decide but
ultimately I will not be testified Madam reporter here he her closing argument Miss K's intent is
clear it was to kill Deputy district attorney Abby Nikolai said Jesse had just one motive money and the motive is
our own personal benefit this is someone who has profited over $144,000 before death and over 80,000
after in her closing state has not proven a first-degree intentional homicide defense attorney donna kler
maintained that Lynn took her own life Jesse knew that Lynn would take fine drink it but she doesn't know how she
died that day looked like a suicide with pills from a person who was unhappy as for the allegations that Jesse stole
from Lynn Lynn gave Jesse money all the time because she wanted to the defense contended that Lynn gave Jesse the money
because Lynn knew she was going to end her own life she wanted Jesse to have it she knows she's going out and Lynn made
a decision she made a decision that she was going to exit and she did that on October 3rd
once Jesse had left the home attorney Nikolai when you're ready in its rebuttal the prosecution pushed back to
believe that this was a suicide you would have to believe that by the most Cosmic intervention in the
entire world World it happened at the exact point in time when Miss keski maximized the amount of
money that she made on this whole ordeal the jury deliberated for 7 hours the first day but did not reach a
verdict verdict watch for this case was tense when the jury began to deliberate into a second day there was some Wonder
that's when I got worried I was wondering what you know I'm like you know what's the the hold
[Music] up go behind the scenes with the 48 Hours postmortem [Music] podcast Madam forers has the jury
reached their verdicts yes your honor on November 14th of 2023 after 10 and 1 half hours of
deliberation Jesse cette steadied herself as Judge Jennifer Doro read the jury's verdicts we the jury find the
defendant Jesse R kfki guilty of first-degree intentional homicide case from anyone Jessie broke
down as the judge continued Jesse was crying uncontrollably keski was also convicted
on the two counts of felony theft for stealing money from Lynn before and after she
died I was just overcome with emotion it also makes you reflect on The Last 5 Years and with the lies and the deceit
but before sentencing the case took a bizarre turn when an envelope containing 37 pages of these handwritten letters
and documents was received by a friend of Jesse's who then turned it over to the Sheriff's Department the letter
requests a friend of Jesse to fake evidence create a voice recorder ing pretending to be Lyn hearnen to send all
of this to the judge in this case to local media even to the governor to try to prove Jesse's innocence prosecutors
said the documents were written by keski on the back of her trial notes giving directions to her friend on how to
impersonate Lynn and fabricate materials and submit them to the court keski allegedly asked her friend to quote make
a voice tape pretending to be Lyn writing she has an older raspy female voice keski allegedly directed her
friend to say quote I cannot go on anymore I chose to drink Visine and end My Life Jesse denied writing the
documents and the sheriff's department began an investigation into their origin and the results of that
investigation were revealed on April 5th 2024 when keski was Back back in judge D's court for sentencing all right
prosecutors played video recorded in K's bunk room at the wakashaw county jail a
few days before those documents were turned over to authorities so what I'm playing is jail video from Miss K's pod
they said it showed keski putting papers into an envelope leaving it on the bed of another inmate who later takes it to
a mail drop off the prosecution said this proved keski wrote those documents miss keski this is
your opportunity to address the court what if anything would you like to say keski again denied she was the author of
those documents she spent almost two hours without a break proclaiming her innocence insisting the only thing she
was guilty of was being a loyal friend let's be very clear here there was no murder I did not commit murder I did not
poison Lynn give her pills or anything else it is a lot to be accused and convicted of murder when I didn't do it
you're holding me responsible for what she did Judge Doro said she believed Lynn's death was premeditated Tetra
hydraline was not something we expected to find and I do believe it was something you m kfy banked on no one
testing for I have to ask out loud it's in a rhetorical question but were you poisoning Lynn hearnen all
along following your release from prison no I'm not asking for an answer this is my time so do not interrupt me
keski was sentenced to life in prison on the intentional homicide charge and 10 years for the two theft
charges the soonest she could be paroled would be after 40 years when she would be nearly 80 years
old Jesse poisoned Lynn like she was eroded Lyn Hearn and's friend Jim kellerer had a few final words for
Lynn's killer the devil awaits you I hope you rotten hell Lyn Hearn is an angel in heaven may you rest in peace
Lynn you're dearly missed and always will be I'm so very sorry God [Music] [Music]
bless a beautiful heart a gentle gentle spirit a woman found dying from a gunshot wound crime scene evidence that
doesn't add up there's definitely Mysteries involved in this case then prosecutors take a creative approach a
psychological autopsy 48 hours Saturday on CBS and streaming on Paramount Plus [Music]

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Brief Summary

Jesse Keski is convicted of murdering her friend Lynn Hearn for financial gain, despite claims of suicide by Lynn.

Key points

Unusual Substance Found. Medical examiners discovered tetrahydrozoline in Lynn's system, leading to homicide conclusions. 'My opinion is that Lynn Hearnan died of tetrahydrozoline poisoning.'
Intentional Homicide Charges. Jesse Keski is charged with the intentional homicide of Lynn Hearnan, who died under suspicious circumstances. 'The state argued that Lynn was worth more dead than alive to Jesse.'
Conflicting Testimonies. Witnesses testify about Lynn's mental state and relationships leading up to her death. 'Did you ever hear Lynn say anything about thinking of killing herself? No, I did not.'
Jesse's Criminal Past. Detectives uncover Jesse's history of identity theft and fraud, raising suspicions. 'Jesse had a criminal record back in 2011.'
Financial Motive Revealed. Prosecutors allege Jesse stole over $200,000 from Lynn before and after her death. 'Jesse was accused of stealing from Lynn.'
Jesse's Autopsy Revelation. Detective Cole reveals Lynn's autopsy results, including a mysterious drug in her system.

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Episode quotes

This is not a suicide, this was intentional homicide.

Prosecution's claim about Lynn's death.

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