Kat McDonough goes head-to-head with the defense in a murder trial | Forensic Files

You claimed that after playing strip poker that the game ended and you sat down on
the floor and watched a movie. Yes. You were a foot and a half away from Liz Marriott. Um about And you claim
that Seth then strangled Miss Marriott from behind. Yes. You stood up. Correct. Yes. And you you walked over to the
window. Yes. I really didn't know what else to do. You did not go in the opposite direction towards the door.
That's not where I went. No. You claim that you then shut the curtain. Correct. Yes. The reason you shut the curtain was
because that's when you realized you weren't wearing a shirt. Yeah. I I was standing naked in front of a big open
window, so I shut the curtain. Isn't the truth just this? You went over and closed the
curtain to hide what you had just done. No. while Seth was busy trying to take the harness off.
No, there was no harness on her. That after she had a seizure and stopped breathing, you went over to the window
to hide what you had just done. No, I went over to the window. I hadn't done anything. He was in the process of
murdering her and I didn't know what to do. You claimed to the grand jury that you thought Seth Miselia might kill
you. If I had tried to stop him, it was something that I was worried about. Yes.
Your instincts for survival did not prompt you to scream out the open window as you were directly in front of it. No,
because I thought if I screamed out, then he might hurt me. Your instincts for survival did not cause you to try
and get the attention of the neighbors directly across the river. I thought that if I tried to get any help or if I
tried to stop him that that would be it for me, too. In that moment, there was no
I was caught between all of those emotions and the fact that I still loved him and didn't want to lose him. All of
those were hitting me really hard and I didn't know what to

McDonough testified for 10 days during Seth Mazzaglia's murder trial and would paint the final picture of the last night of Lizzi Marriott’s life.

Brief Summary

Witness recounts chaotic events surrounding Liz Marriott's murder and their conflicting emotions during the incident.

Key points

The Fatal Moment. A chilling account of witnessing a murder and the choices made in fear.

Episode highlights

The Fatal MomentA chilling account of witnessing a murder and the choices made in fear.“I thought if I screamed out, then he might hurt me.”2:04Feb 15, 2015

Episode quotes

I thought if I screamed out, then he might hurt me.

Fear of escalating violence in a tense situation.

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