THE TRIAL AGAINST JANET MERCEREAU ACCUSED OF murdering her husband, FDNY Fire Marshal Douglas Mercereau, in their Staten Island home is in its third week now.
See the previous Firegeezer reports HERE, HERE and HERE.
All of last week’s testimony was the technical presentation of the evidence that the district attorney has presented against her. Much of it is circumstantial, such as demonstrating that the murder weapon, Douglas’ handgun, was run through the dishwasher after being fired, yet no proof that it was Janet who did that.
EMS Fire Captain Carolyn Fiorvante testified that she, a police officer, an emergency medical technician and “three civilians” were in the room offering “psychological first-aid” to Mrs. Redmond-Mercereau as she cried and rocked back and forth in her seat.
“The only time she stopped crying was when she told me he was shot in the head,” she said. “It was very theatrical, very dramatic. The only time she stopped crying was when she told me he was shot in the head.”
On Monday the prosecution’s case was set back a bit when a forensics technician testified that none of the finger or palm prints found on the gun or magazine matched either Janet’s or Douglas’ prints. Yesterday a police detective described how Janet had told him that she didn’t know that her husband was dead when she walked into the bedroom the next morning to get her clothes for the day and shower.
The trial continues today.
Collated from reports by the Staten Island Advance.
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