Mom of slain New York City jogger Karina Vetrano takes the stand at suspected killer's retrial.
The Howard Beach mom testified in Queens Supreme Court that the last time she saw her daughter alive was in her kitchen before the avid jogger went on her daily run. She said the next time she saw the St. John's University graduate was "in a funeral parlor, in a coffin," ABC New York station WABC-TV reported on Tuesday.
During cross-examination, a defense attorney referred to the victim as "Katrina," and Cathie Vetrano snapped back, "Excuse me, her name is Karina,"Cathy and Phillip Vetrano, parents of murdered jogger Karina Vetrano, hold a press conference at the entrance to the paths their daughter ran on, calling for a New York State Commission on Forensic Science to permit use of familial DNA matching, in New York, Feb. 2, 2017.
on Aug. 2, 2016, while jogging alone in Howard Beach in the borough of Queens, on a path where she and her father often ran together. Six months later, Lewis, then 20, was arrested.Lewis' DNA matched a sample from the crime scene, police said, and he made an alleged confessed to authorities. Nonetheless Lewis' attorneys with the Legal Aid Society believe their client was coerced into the confession.
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