LIVE COURT CAM: Day 5 – State expected to rest today. Defense case will begin. | Beckley, WV – Natalie Cochran, a pharmacist, was running a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme when she allegedly murdered 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
00:21:50 ON THE RECORD – Judge H.L. Kirkpatrick III
00:27:36 STATE WITNESS #14) Dr. Paul Shane Uribe, Forensic Pathologist
01:41:46 MIDMORNING BREAK
02:16:01 STATE WITNESS #15) Timothy Bledsoe, former WV State Police Trooper
03:09:56 LUNCH BREAK
04:37:07 Cross-examination by Defense Attorney Matthew Victor
06:06:14 MIDAFTERNOON BREAK
06:33:37 Cntd. STATE WITNESS #15) Timothy Bledsoe, former WV State Police Trooper
07:09:40 STATE RESTS CASE-IN-CHIEF
07:14:41 DEFENSE MOTION FOR JUDGMENT FOR ACQUITTAL – DENIED
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