Episode 9 - State of Texas v. Melissa Elizabeth Lucio: The Death of Mariah Alvarez

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In Episode 9, Kyle and Lisa talked about State of Texas v. Melissa Elizabeth Lucio. Lucio was convicted and sentenced to death in connection with the February 17, 2017 death of her 2-year old daughter, Mariah Alvarez. During five hours of interrogation, Lucio admitted abusing Mariah to investigators and denied that her husband or children inflicted the many bruises and injuries observed on Mariah's body. Lucio also insisted that Mariah's fatal injuries were sustained two days before her death as the result of a fall down a flight of stairs. Recently, the Innocence Project inserted itself into the case, claiming that Mariah was never abused and bringing experts into the case to bolster their claim that Mariah's fatal injuries and extensive bruising were the result of a fall and clotting disorder. They talked about the evidence against Lucio, the twisted version of events being presented by the IP and the claims that led the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to grant Lucio a stay of execution and remand four of her successive state post-conviction claims to the trial court for further development.

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