Gilgo Beach serial killer pleads guilty. Hawaii doctor learns his fate. Plus, reasonable doubt.

Gilgo Beach serial killer pleads guilty. Hawaii doctor learns his fate. Plus, reasonable doubt.

Author: NBC News April 9, 2026 Duration: 35:33
Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to seven murders and admits to one more. Verdict in trial of Hawaii doctor accused of attempting to murder his wife. Plus, veteran prosecutor explains reasonable doubt.

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Sean Combs: The verdict. [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:39
After more than 13 hours of deliberation, the jury came back with a split verdict: not guilty on RICO conspiracy, not guilty on two counts of sex trafficking, guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitut…
Sean Combs: The jury gets the case. [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 16:45
After two hours of instructions from Judge Subramanian -- including how to gauge the credibility of witnesses and a reminder to not google anything -- the jury began deliberating.
Sean Combs: The prosecution's closing argument. [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:41
"He won't take no for an answer," said prosecutor Christy Slavik. She said it over and over during a summation that lasted more than four hours.
Sean Combs: Prosecution and defense rest. [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:23
Today, after calling 34 witnesses over six weeks, federal prosecutors rested their case. After that, the defense put on their case. It took them only a half an hour. They called no witnesses.