Horror in Ohio: Woman Cooks Newborn Daughter to Keep a Man

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Paul Paris.

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Tally was only 28 days old when
her mother, Chyna Arnold, placed

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her in a microwave and turned it
on the helpless infant skin

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blistered and charred as the
heat ravaged her tiny body from

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the inside out.
In 2005, Arnold was convicted of

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killing Paris in this
unimaginable way, unlike

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anything they had encountered
before.

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The medical examiner stared in
disbelief at Paris's injuries.

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Tiny blisters pockmarked her
skin.

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Internal organs were damaged and
burnt.

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They struggled to fathom how a
mother could inflict such

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torture on her newborn baby.
It took until 2011 for forensic

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experts to release more
information about how microwaves

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affect human tissue, spurred by
the horrific evidence in

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Arnold's case.
Though it came too late for

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Paris, her suffering shed light
on a new form of abuse that

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shocked the nation.
China.

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Arnold's early life is largely
undocumented.

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Born on March 29th, 1980 in
Dayton, OH, she lived a life

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with few public details.
On August 30th, 2005, Paris

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Tally was being looked after by
one of Arnold's sisters.

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While Arnold and her boyfriend,
Terrelle Talley went out for the

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evening, the couple spent time
at a public park drinking rum

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and talking.
As the evening wore on, they

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grew intoxicated.
Terrelle began questioning if

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Paris was his child, creating
tension.

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They realized they had drunk too
much and attempted to go home

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but argued along the way.
Once at their residence, Terrell

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left the car angrily while China
stayed in the driver's seat.

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This marked the start of a
strained relationship marked by

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doubt.
During a date night, China

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Arnold and Terrell Talley argued
over perceived disrespect, which

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escalated to violence as they
drove home.

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The argument continued upon
reaching their destination,

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leading to Terrell leaving for
unknown reasons and China going

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upstairs in frustration, staying
awake until early morning before

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calming down.
China's sister babysat while she

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and Terrell went out.
Upon returning home inebriated

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and upset, China took the baby
and placed it in the microwave,

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thinking it would solve their
problems.

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The ACT resulted in a trial due
to its seriousness.

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Both China and Terrell were
known for chaotic behavior and

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criminal activities.
Believing it was her only way to

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win back Tyrell, China put their
28 day old child in the

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microwave for two minutes on
high heat.

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After finding the baby alive but
injured, she cleaned it up and

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placed it in a car seat next to
her as she slept off her

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intoxication.
Tyrell returned home at 5:00 AM

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to find his daughter cold with
burns and rushed her to the

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hospital.
Doctors worked for 30 minutes

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before she succumbed.
Police questioned China about

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the burns, receiving no clear
explanation as they did not

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match her account.
China Arnold, a medical

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professional, disputed with
doctors about the burns on her

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child.
Despite their expertise.

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She claimed Paris only had
peeling skin.

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When inconsistencies arose in
her story, police were called at

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the hospital.
She changed her account again,

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saying she found Paris crying at
2:00 AM, gave her a bottle, but

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laid her back down when she
wouldn't stop crying.

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Upon waking later, Paris was
missing from where she'd been

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sleeping with Terrell Talley.
Terrell had a different account.

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He arrived around 3:00 AM and
slept on the couch without the

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baby present.
These conflicting stories raised

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suspicion among investigators
and LED to further questioning

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of both parents.
When he woke up, he found Paris

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face down in China, already
deceased.

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The police obtained a search
warrant to investigate the house

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due to conflicting stories from
both parents about the cause of

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burns on the baby.
They were looking for heating

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blankets or other sources of
thermal burns.

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As doctors identified this as
the cause of death.

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The microwave was initially
overlooked as a potential

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source.
Neighbors confirmed that China's

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sister had watched the children
while the couple went out.

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The residue was found in the tub
from a bath China had given

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earlier, but she claimed it was
from three in the afternoon.

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The police became suspicious
after hearing about arguments

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over paternity and seeing China
waiting on the balcony at 4:00

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in the morning for Terrell's
return.

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When confronted, she changed her
story several times before

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admitting concern that Terrell
might take the baby during their

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argument.
However, when asked if the baby

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had burns upon return, she
refused to answer and appeared

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nervous.
China Arnold face charges of

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child endangerment following the
2005 death of her daughter Paris

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from hypothermia.
A medical examiner identified

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similar injuries in another case
involving a microwave leading to

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a homicide.
Ruling detectives discovered

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Paris's DNA in a microwave at
the apartment Arnold shared with

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Terrell Talley.
Tally was convicted of

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aggravated murder and sentenced
to life without parole in

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September 2008, but this verdict
was later overturned due to

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prosecutorial misconduct.
Despite multiple trials and

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appeals, the case remains
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Five the.
Third trial begins for a Dayton

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mother accused of killing her
infant daughter in a microwave.

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Good evening.
I'm Michelle Kingsfield.

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And I'm Mark Allen.
The case itself is now five

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years old, but if a jury
convicts China Arnold this time,

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she could be put to death.
Megan O'Rourke has just returned

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from the courtroom and has the
first day's developments.

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Megan.
Late this morning, the jury was

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seated and Judge Mary Wiseman
wasted no time getting started

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with opening statements about
1:30 with China Arnold seated in

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front of the courtroom,
prosecutors set the stage

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detailing the events of August
29th, 2005 leading into the next

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morning.
The day 28 day old Paris Talley

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died.
Prosecutors say Arnold was drunk

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when she burned baby Paris in a
microwave inside their Parkside

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apartment.
They also say Arnold changed her

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story several times over the
years and even confessed to the

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crime.
But Arnold's attorney, John Paul

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Ryan says she is not a killer in
the so-called confession has

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been taken out of context.
Now, so far, these are a lot of

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the same arguments we've heard
in Arnold's previous two trials.

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The first one, of course, ended
in a mistrial.

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The second time, she was found
guilty, but that ruling was

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later overturned because of
prosecutorial misconduct.

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Today, both sides pledged to
prove their point.

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The state is confident that you
will return verdicts of guilty

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to both the charge of aggravated
murder as well as the aggravated

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circumstance specification that
this defendant is guilty for

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purposely causing the death of a
child under 13.

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There will be no way that you
could say the government has

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proved beyond a reasonable doubt
the China Arnold purposely cause

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the death of Paris tally and we
ask sincerely if I'm.

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Now, opening statements took
just about an hour and after

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that, the state called its first
witness, Doctor Russell, up to

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Grove to the stand.
He's a forensic pathologist for

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the Montgomery County Coroner's
Office.

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During his testimony, China
Arnold asked to leave the

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courtroom because of the graphic
autopsy photos.

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Now, the trial is scheduled to
resume at 8:30 tomorrow morning.

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There are potential 265
witnesses that could be called

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to the stand.
One other interesting point, the

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jury is made-up of 16 people,
including four alternates, and

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out of all of them, only two are
men.

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Michelle Court just wrapped up
for the day a few minutes ago.

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So far, the states called for
witnesses including a forensic

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pathologist, a nurse, the former
medical examiner for the

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Commonwealth of Virginia, and a
New York man who's dedicated his

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life to studying microwave
ovens.

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To this point, all the testimony
is focused on establishing the

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timeline and method of how baby
Paris Tally died.

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China Arnold sits quietly in the
front of an almost empty

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courtroom.
Unlike her previous two trials,

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on Wednesday, only a few people
filled the pews.

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Throughout the day.
They heard testimony from 4

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different people, including
Kimberly Snyder, a nurse at

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Dayton Children's who was in the
trauma room when China Arnold

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brought in her 28 day old
daughter Paris Talley, just

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yelling out that her baby was
not burned, that her skin was

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peeling off.
She told the jury Paris was

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pronounced dead about 15 minutes
as she was brought in, but at

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the time they didn't know what
caused the baby's bizarre

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injuries.
It was later determined that

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baby Paris was burned in a
microwave.

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She died because.
She was overheated.

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She was.
Cooked doctor Marcela Fiero, the

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former chief medical examiner
for the Commonwealth of

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Virginia, investigated the only
other death on record in the US

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where an infant was killed in a
microwave.

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I know.
She died very quickly after.

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Her temperature.
Reach 107 or 100.

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And eight At one point, the
microwave from Arnold's Parkside

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apartment was wheeled in, and
Robert Shiffman, an expert on

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the appliance, explained why
Paris's burns were concentrated

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on her back.
Microwave energy.

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In this case, coming from up
here now, the trial is scheduled

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to resume tomorrow morning at
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Of course, stay with two news on
air and online at wdtn.com and

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we'll keep you posted on any new
development.

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After almost 4 hours of closing
arguments, jurors finally have

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the case.
Just a few minutes ago, they

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started the difficult task of
deciding whether or not China

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Arnold is guilty of aggravated
murder, which would mean that

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she not only killed baby Paris,
but that she meant to do it.

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China Arnold started the 8th day
of her homicide trial in good

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spirits, waving and smiling at
family members as they made

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their way into the courtroom.
But her grin was long gone by

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the time prosecutors took the
floor for closing arguments.

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Assistant Montgomery County
Prosecutor Daniel Brandt told

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the jury Arnold didn't just kill
her 28 day old daughter, she

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made a series of conscious
decisions that ultimately led to

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the baby's death.
She had to press Start to cook

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her child.
She had to wait while baby Paris

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was in that oven.
Prosecutors say Arnold could

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have stopped the oven at any
point, but instead let baby

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Paris burn for at least 2
minutes. 45 seconds, would you

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stop it?
Now prosecutors dramatically

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counted the seconds as the
courtroom sat in silence.

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This.
Baby.

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Was cooked in this microwave for
at least 2 minutes.

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If that's not purposeful, I
don't know what is.

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But Arnold's attorneys call it a
case of circumstantial evidence

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that's been stretched to make
China Arnold look like a monster

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do.
You really think that any mode

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could sit there and put their
baby in the microwave for two

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minutes, 3 minutes and just sit
there?

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John Paul Ryan says since day
one, investigators have had

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their sights set on Arnold, even
though they've never had hard

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evidence to prove it.
This case has unanswered

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questions, and it might have
unanswered questions because

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they charged the wrong person.
In my argument to you is in the

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China Arnold's not guilty
because they can't prove it.

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My argument to you is China
girls.

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China Arnold's not killing
because she's innocent.

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Innocent China Arnold is
innocent of these charges.

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Now, again, the jury has the
case right now and is going to

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be sequestered at a secret
location this evening.

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Of course, we'll let you know as
soon as a verdict is reached to

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stay with two news on air and
online for any developments.

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China Arnold breaks down after
she is convicted of.

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Killing her infant daughter in
the microwave.

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Good evening again.
I'm Marcia.

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Baumhart and I'm Mark Young.
It took the jury less than 7

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hours to reach that verdict.
Megan Rourke was in court today.

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She is live with Family reaction
Megan.

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As you probably know, this is
Arnold's third trial.

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The first resulted in a
mistrial.

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The second time she was
convicted and sentenced to life

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in prison.
But that ruling was later

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overturned by the Court of
Appeals.

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Which brings us up to today.
Arnold was found guilty, but

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family members are now
criticizing the court, saying

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she didn't get a fair trial.
This jury.

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Being duly.
Impaneled and sworn.

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Finds the defendant.
China Arnold guilty of the.

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Crime of aggravated murder.
For the death of Paris tally.

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On August. 30th of 2005 China
Arnold drops her head in defeat

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as the jury's decision starts to
sink in.

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To juror. #7.
Is this?

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Your verdict?
To juror number. 8.

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Is this your?
Verdict.

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It took 12 jurors just a few
hours to reach the unanimous

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decision.
China Arnold purposely killed

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her 28 day old daughter Paris
Talley by burning her in a

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microwave in 2005.
Because Arnold still has to be

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sentenced, the judge kept a gag
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and Arnold's attorneys aren't
able to react.

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But immediately after court, her
family and supporters have lots

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to say.
This is racism.

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This is injustice.
Bishop Richard Cox, leader of

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the local chapter of the SCLC,
says an alternate juror was

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released earlier this week
because she was overheard

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talking about her feelings on
the case and Arnold's guilt.

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Judge Mary Wiseman never
addressed the dismissal in open

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court, and Cox says that raises
a lot of questions.

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I think this had an effect on
the other jurors and effect on

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the outcome of the guilty
verdict in this case.

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I.
Think it should.

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Have been declared a mistrial, I
think.

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The judge.
Should have addressed it.

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She did not.
This makes me think that China

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didn't.
Get a fair.

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Case because if this juror feels
that way, how do we know the

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rest of them didn't feel this
way?

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Already had a preconceived
notion that China was guilty.

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Crystal McGee says the only
thing that was proven in court

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was that her niece can't get a
fair trial in Dayton and was

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sentencing still to come and the
death penalty on the table.

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She worries the worst is still
to come.

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Yes, yes, I'm, I'm fearing.
I'm fearing for her life.

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Yes, you know I have a faith in
God.

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And.
I have to trust.

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Now, the jury was released for
the weekend but will return on

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Monday for the first day of the
death penalty phase.

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That's essentially a second
trial, and jurors will have to

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decide if Arnold should be put
to death.

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And the decision on whether a
Dayton mom should be put to

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death for killing her infant
daughter in a microwave oven.

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Bengy O'Rourke is live to
explain the unusual development

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today in the China Arnold trial.
Megan.

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Mark right now, China Arnold is
undergoing a mental health

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evaluation which has delayed the
jury from moving forward with

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sentencing.
On Friday, after just a couple

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hours of deliberation, the jury
found Arnold guilty of

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aggravated murder.
She killed her 28 day old

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daughter, Paris Tally, in a
microwave in August 2005.

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Arnold was scheduled to return
to court this morning so that

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the same jury could start the
second phase of her trial, which

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is to decide whether or not she
should get the death penalty.

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However, Arnold's attorney
surprised everyone with the

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mental health evaluation
request, which is typically done

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before a trial starts.
In this case, it's caused a

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delay, but 2 News legal analyst
Larry Denny says it won't affect

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the jury's verdict.
There's no mistrial the trial

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part's over the the assessment
the mitigation phase is asking

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for.
The mental assessment will only

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go to the mitigation phase that
the jury is about to consider

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relative to sentencing.
So the trial, guilt or innocence

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part is unaffected by this.
Now, the findings from Arnold's

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mental health evaluation are due
by 4:30 Wednesday afternoon.

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Jurors will then return Thursday
morning, and at that point, the

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sentencing phase is scheduled to
resume.

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Well, China.
Arnold's family and friends tell

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me they are relieved that her
life has been spared.

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They're already working with her
attorneys to get the appeals

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process started.
In the meantime, Arnold will go

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back to prison, where
prosecutors say she belongs.

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This jury does.
Therefore, unanimously find.

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That the.
Sentence of life.

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Imprisonment without.
The possibility of.

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Parole.
Should be.

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Imposed upon, it defended China.
Arnold breaking a smile and

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breathing a sigh of relief.
China Arnold is consoled by her

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attorney immediately after
learning the jury's decision to

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spare her life.
It took the jury roughly 6 hours

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to return their decision ruling
out death and instead opting for

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a punishment of life in prison
without the possibility of

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parole.
I was relieved that the jury

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sing that there was a life worth
saving because once that death

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penalty had been afflicted, you
can't take it back, and I'm glad

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that they use.
Common sense and.

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Maybe a little.
Doubt.

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Last week, the same jury found
Arnold guilty of killing her 28

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day old daughter Paris Talley in
a microwave oven in 2005.

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Fights not over.
We're very satisfied that the

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jury saw that China Arnold has a
lot of worth in who she is as a

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person.
Arnold's attorney, John Paul

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Ryan, says there are witnesses
who have information that proves

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his client is innocent, but they
were not allowed to testify.

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You may remember this is
Arnold's third trial.

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The first resulted in a mistrial
because of a new witness who

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came forward during the
proceedings.

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Arnold was convicted and
sentenced to life in prison

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during the second trial, but
that ruling was later overturned

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because of prosecutor
misconduct.

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This time, the state's attorney
say they got it right.

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As it stands right now, this
defendant has been convicted

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twice now by two separate juries
who heard the facts of this

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case, not just rumors that were
circulating in the community,

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but the facts and evidence of
this case that proved beyond any

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doubt that this defendant
committed this heinous.

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Crime.
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