02-21-2011, 01:51 PM
BREAKING NEWS
February 21, 2011
WSOC
HICKORY, N.C. -- Hickory police have indicted Elisa Baker on 2nd degree murder charge in the death of Zahra Baker.
Hickory police will hold a press conference at 3 p.m. Monday to announce new findings in the case of Zahra Baker.
Channel 9 has learned that the Hickory medical examiner along with the prosecutor’s office have concluded what the cause of death was in the case.
Channel 9’s Dave Faherty called the state medical examiner to get the full report but they are telling Channel 9 that it hasn’t been completed and they are awaiting toxicology results.
The medical examiner said there is a cause of death listed on the autopsy.
Faherty then went to the register of deed to see if there has been any change to the death certificate for Zahra, but it still said pending.
Three weeks ago, the district attorney’s office received the case file, which is in excess of 10,000 pages. They told Channel 9 that it would take about three weeks to go through the case files.
Elisa Baker was arrested in October, charged with writing a bogus ransom note the day Zahra was reported missing.
Zahra father, Adam, said his wife lied when she said he was involved in his daughter's death.
In an interview with Australia's version of "60 Minutes," Baker said he didn't have anything to do with the 10-year-old girl's death.
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February 21, 2011
WSOC
HICKORY, N.C. -- Hickory police have indicted Elisa Baker on 2nd degree murder charge in the death of Zahra Baker.
Hickory police will hold a press conference at 3 p.m. Monday to announce new findings in the case of Zahra Baker.
Channel 9 has learned that the Hickory medical examiner along with the prosecutor’s office have concluded what the cause of death was in the case.
Channel 9’s Dave Faherty called the state medical examiner to get the full report but they are telling Channel 9 that it hasn’t been completed and they are awaiting toxicology results.
The medical examiner said there is a cause of death listed on the autopsy.
Faherty then went to the register of deed to see if there has been any change to the death certificate for Zahra, but it still said pending.
Three weeks ago, the district attorney’s office received the case file, which is in excess of 10,000 pages. They told Channel 9 that it would take about three weeks to go through the case files.
Elisa Baker was arrested in October, charged with writing a bogus ransom note the day Zahra was reported missing.
Zahra father, Adam, said his wife lied when she said he was involved in his daughter's death.
In an interview with Australia's version of "60 Minutes," Baker said he didn't have anything to do with the 10-year-old girl's death.