LIVE COURT CAM: Day 7 | Beckley, WV – Defendant Natalie Cochran told the court she will testify after the jury hears from more defense witnesses. The former pharmacist was found guilty of running a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme. Now, she’s on trial for allegedly murdering her husband of 19 years, Michael Cochran, by poisoning him.
At the time of Michael’s death, Natalie was running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors, including Michael’s parents, out of millions of dollars. She pleaded guilty in 2021 to federal wire fraud and other charges and was sentenced to 135 months in prison.
*TRIAL NOTES:*
00:00:00 WV v. Natalie Cochran
00:17:20 ON THE RECORD – Judge H.L. Kirkpatrick III
00:25:18 DEFENSE WITNESS #6) Dr. Ljubisa Jovan Dragovich, Forensic pathologist chief medical examiner for Oakland County Michigan
01:36:23 MID-MORNING BREAK
01:54:21 (Cross) DEFENSE WITNESS #6) Dr. Ljubisa Jovan Dragovich
02:36:59 LUNCH BREAK
04:01:42 DEFENSE WITNESS #7) Dr. Zachary Halsey, Family Physician
04:56:19 DEFENSE WITNESS #8) Dr. Priya Banerjee, Anchor Forensic Pathology
05:39:40 MID-AFTERNOON BREAK
06:02:16 Cntd. DEFENSE WITNESS #8) Dr. Priya Banerjee, Anchor Forensic Pathology
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