Opinion ID: 844172
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Heading: Rebuttal of Rosemary Riccardi’s testimony

Text: Defendant called two witnesses to rebut his stepmother‘s testimony. First, FBI Special Agent Gary Steger testified that while defendant was a fugitive, there were 27 reported contacts between Rosemary and the FBI, and none of the reports document that Rosemary relayed that defendant had admitted to the killings. Second, defendant‘s cousin, Mario Ragonesi, testified that while defendant was a fugitive, Rosemary had repeatedly spoken of her desire to write a book about defendant‘s life and had discussions with him and other family members in order to research defendant‘s history. Finally, Ragonesi recounted that Rosemary 14 repeatedly told him she thought defendant was innocent of the homicides and never mentioned anything about an admission.