Trial Transcripts

The following are all genuine excerpts from transcripts of trials:

Q. What was the 1st thing your husband said to you in the morning when he woke?
A. He said, "Where am I Kathy?"
Q. And why did that upset you?
A. My name is Susan.

Q. How was your 1st marriage terminated?
A. By death.
Q. Who's?

Q. Was it you or your brother who was killed in the war?

Q. Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in the occult or voodoo?
A. We both do.
Q. Voodoo?
A. We do.
Q. You do?
A. Yes, Voodoo.

Q. Are you married?
A. No, I'm divorced.
Q. And what did your husband do before you divorced him?
A. A lot of stuff I didn't know about.

Q. I understand that you are his mother?
A. Yes.
Q. How long have you known him?

Q. So the date of conception was 8 August?
A. Yes.
Q. What were you and your husband doing at the time?

Q. Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?
A. All of them.

Q. Any suggestions as to what prevented this from being a murder trial instead of an attempted murder trial?
A. Yes, the victim survived.

Q. Are you sexually active?
A. No, I just lie there.