LIVE: Stabbed in the Heart Murder Trial - MA v Christine Ricci - Day 2

Forty-six-year-old Christine Ricci is accused of violently murdering her 51-year-old husband, Michael Ricci, after the two got into a heated argument. Michael Ricci was allegedly experiencing manic episodes in the week leading up to the deadly altercation. Christine Ricci claims the stabbing was in self-defense after he allegedly lunged at her, lodging the knife in his chest. Their 16-year-old child called 911 and Christine Ricci was arrested. First responders said Michael, a Boston firefighter, had been stabbed in the heart. Christine faces trial for murder.
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[@lisavermeulen6130]

Messy cluttered house = messy cluttered mind.

[@deemcnalley8677]

How is there blood on the pillows on the couch inside house but everyone claims there was no blood on victim until after they rolled him in ambulance? Something not adding up there.

[@barbaramiller2279]

There are many judgmental individuals... It's a blessing to be unaware of the struggles others face. Alcoholism and mental illness impact not just the individual, but their entire family, including children. Instead of judging, maybe be grateful that you can't understand what was happening in this cluttered house. Doesn't excuse murder however...

[@LeanneRigby-iy7nx]

💯

[@citrusbloom7504]

Having an opinion isn’t necessarily judging. What family doesn’t have alcoholism and or mental illnesses🤷‍♀️

[@Ladythyme]

And aren’t you by making this comment judging those making comments? 🤔

[@citrusbloom7504]

@@Ladythyme 🤭

[@barbaramiller2279]

@@Ladythyme how so???

[@funkfunkable]

Angel ( the son) testified dad did most, if not all of the cooking and after working his shift he tried everything to keep his house in order..after seeing the house video, she stayed home everyday..she needed to get off Zoom and clean her house..no wonder he drank..

[@fidub72]

Wtf does cleaning have to do with it?

[@funkfunkable]

Alot..she did nothing....he did everything according to the kids...she couldn't get pasts the affair that happened 8 years earlier..​@fidub72

[@CJLopez-]

Angel said he his father had OCD and enjoyed doing those things.

[@bethmccrae2714]

The father was the only productive person but the psycho mother and the rest of the family incessantly blamed him for everything because he once drank. He should have dumped the psycho wife and stopped coddling the kids.

[@sandysandy820]

Okaaaaaaaay!!!!!

[@christinenowling2493]

Does anyone involved, remember anything? And, why have witnesses when the lawyers give tell them the answers in the questions.

[@cindystach1138]

The 1st police officer was pathetic! He stood up looking for the freaking defendant and couldn’t say it was her! Never seen this before. Small town cop.

[@PNW_KT]

@@cindystach1138it was bad but she does look waaaay older imo! But why didn’t they prep him at all?

[@SB-ul1py]

Why is no one calling out the defense for leading? He doesn’t question the witness, instead he merely states a narrative that suits his case followed by “right?”. And both the daughter and the son are impressionable , with no real conviction about their accounts willing to change their story to agree with the him even if it means they’re contradicting their previous testimony.

[@Monarch533]

In cross examination leading questions are allowed. The defense is cross examining the state witnesses.

[@SB-ul1py]

@@Monarch533 Thank you. I did not know that. It explains a lot however.

[@Jenford888]

That defense lawyer needs to just move his chair to the sidebar.

[@LeanneRigby-iy7nx]

Seems this house was a pressure cooker waiting to explode one way or another

[@emiilyjaane7]

This "Judge" is incompetent...

[@jane6989]

I think he was walking away from her when she stabbed him in the back of his arm, he whirled aroud and she stabbed him in the chest. Since when did he have manic episodes, that was her that had manic episodes. All the money spent on all the junk in this house when there are people in the world that can't pay their power bill. Disgusting.

[@margaretlumley1648]

I totally agree 😊

[@jimflynn3150]

A person lost his life have some respect

[@deemcnalley8677]

There was lengthy testimony re his manic episodes, tied to his memory loss, for some time before his death.

[@MsK_1111]

I agree she was the one exhibiting manic states

[@citrusbloom7504]

Sounds plausible! For someone who was ‘hysterical’ CR sure thought up an alibi in the moment.

[@kathismith7441]

She’s trying to say he was manic? She had a duty to tell them that she stabbed him.

[@TheGdav0202]

Q1) Did he ever start breathing or regain a pulse? A) NO. Q2) Did he ever regain consciousness? 🙄

[@mamboqueen999]

No to both.

[@TheGdav0202]

@@mamboqueen999 Yes I know it was. My comment is - was the second question necessary? If you aren't breathing and have no pulse BUT you regain consciousness? I'M OUT OF THAT ROOM!!!!

[@ABCsDocket]

@@TheGdav0202😂

[@cindystach1138]

No he never regained consciousness.

[@donnaflynn230]

@@TheGdav0202😂 I’m right behind you!

[@Hellonheelsmama]

How was there no blood seen if he was stabbed?

[@nunyahbizzniss5140]

Respectfully Have you ever got a tiny cut and it bleeds like crazy, but get a deep cut and it doesn’t bleed at all. In my experience deep wounds don’t always bleed. Or possibly the blood loss is collecting internally. I would think if he was stabbed in the heart there would be a lot of blood but anything is possible.

[@wendy1052]

They might want to check their hot mic!

[@MsK_1111]

Trial after trial it happens and they still are unaware 🤣

[@koolkat-kelly]

OMGoodnezz. Judge is scrolling cell phone. Watch her hand during cross of third firefighter's testimony. Wow

[@citrusbloom7504]

Saw that. What the heck…..checking case law🤭

[@jeni111569]

And is the judge playing on her phone or something under the desk?

[@sweetiepie3359]

She spends most of her time with her head down doing something than watching. First judge I've seen act like this.

[@nicenessispriceless2681]

Judge doesn’t pay attention unless there’s an objection. She appears to be watching Netflix.

[@debbiebraverman3573]

Half the time they are in side bar

[@DRobb-zi2rj]

Never seen a judge that knows NOTHING about the case! WTH. Did they do no pre trial hearings?

[@cindystach1138]

Typical murder trial. Sickening mom called daughter downstairs to call 911 after she stabbed her father. Had to get her daughter involved. Such a selfish murderer!

[@onlydorothy-1]

Yes

[@onlydorothy-1]

Seems crazy kinda trial

[@Deethehiddengem]

These kinds of families puzzle me. They fight constantly and traumatize their children. Their house is a disaster. They allow their children to let their girlfriends or boyfriends to move in to the cluttered crowded house. Children are immature but parentified simultaneously.

[@Sockmonkey3940]

did they do that?

[@lilmansmama]

This trial is worse than Karen Reeds with the sidebars

[@sandysandy820]

I don't know about that! I have never seen as many sidebars as in Karen Reed trial.😂

[@lilmansmama]

@@sandysandy820 these sidebars are waaaaay longer than the Karen Reed sidebars.

[@Robinlynndaigle]

That's funny I literally just commented the same thing😂

[@janettelouden4967]

What a woman of DRAMA !!!

[@MissysAngels]

EVERYONE PLEASE EDUCATE YOURSELF ON MENTAL ILLNESS AND DEPRESSION AND HOW IT AFFECTS EVERYTHING YOU DO TO THE POINT OF HAVING A HOUSE THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS… THEN BE GRATEFUL YOU DO NOT SUFFER FROM ANY MENTAL ILLNESS BECAUSE IT IS WORSE THAN A PHYSICAL ILLNESS…

[@citrusbloom7504]

Mental illness and depression don’t necessarily mean you have to be lazy and a slob.

[@donnagould7834]

I am definitely not going to commit a crime until I clean my house. Jeezzz

[@user-ez4nb4cb4o]

The defense attorney is so disrespectful referring to Michael Ricci as "the body". It's very dehumanizing and it seems intentional.

[@Deethehiddengem]

Yes I noticed that too. He hadn’t even been pronounced dead yet. Not nice

[@sherrym921]

Holy smokes! The video of the house was shocking. For an OCD man, I’m shocked he even allowed that. It’s horrible for the children but I’m not sure of my vote yet.

[@V.Oakley]

They aren't children.

[@LeanneRigby-iy7nx]

@@V.Oakleythe daughter was only 16 when this happened. She’s a child.

[@koolkat-kelly]

What is the judge doing?She's not Paying attention at all

[@amandawesterfield7447]

This is the second trial in Massachusetts that I have seen the judge clearly on the side of the commonwealth and showing obvious bias to the defense. She keeps saying repeatedly that she has no real knowledge of the case but then will automatically side with the CW.

[@kathismith7441]

I wouldn’t be bringing that up if I was the defense about whether the wound was bleeding inside the house. His client knew she stabbed him.

[@MrsMont91]

No one in that house was OCD with it looking like that. The Dad probably felt defeated and gave up.

[@deemcnalley8677]

Lets be real, even if everyone knew before arriving that this was a stabbing, it was a knife to the heart, the outcome would have been no different.

[@NancyBriant-wr9vo]

When the judge finds out there is a hot mic she not going to be happy. She runs a tight coutroom

[@jamc666]

this house looks like a junkyard

[@scotthogsed]

Does this judge have a side hustle? What is she doing?

[@tracymcdougald1507]

I have never seen a judge not pay attention as much as this judge like what is she doing

[@kathismith7441]

Heart wasn’t beating in the house.

[@devenbergeron155]

The blond prosecutor sounds like this “ what umm if umm anything did um you see umm at the umm scene?” Ugh so aggravating

[@bethmccrae2714]

Probably her first case or one of her first

[@JaeZee1268]

Umm yeah. Umm irritating. 😂

[@traciphillips6595]

The State should have a more experienced attorney arguing this case. It's a MURDER trial and a Defendant's freedom is one the line.

[@monnettfamily1283]

Why do we sit here and criticize professional women like it’s not hard enough for them in the work industry. I don’t understand this criticism

[@user-ez4nb4cb4o]

🤣🤣🤣

[@SB-ul1py]

Why are they all so concerned about Angel being precise re the date of the Japanese knife event? What’s the significance?

[@angyQ6379]

I also did not understand. Hopefully the case in chief provides the connection to these questions.

[@lisavermeulen6130]

I think defence are trying to keep out a separate knife incident where police were called and mother arrested and cps contacted. If that occurred before the husband's affair he wants to keep it out because it shows she was unstable before the affair.

[@angyQ6379]

@@lisavermeulen6130 Thank you!

[@kstern214]

i am definitely confused whether it was two separate incidents or if the self harm incident and michael junior breaking his hand happened the same day. defense counsel wants to limit how many times the jury hears about the defendant allegedly having incidents with knives because a knife was used to murder michael. there are rules of evidence and case law that discuss prior bad acts and what is allowed in. there is a fear that the jury will think if the accused is alleged to have committed a similar “bad act” before they’re more likely to do it again.

[@MsK_1111]

Bc defense claims it was only one incident and they don’t want the defendant looking bad to the jury doing that on mothers day 🥴

[@lawhana9127]

WHAT EXACTLY is the defense trying to say ??? Just bc the intent to kill is questionable, she is not culpable? Anger leads to actions that have consequences. She stabbed him. Her prior bad acts indicate she had poor impulse control and just couldn't get over her anger at his affair. I hope she gets life then the other sociopaths & psychopaths will deal with her in kind. She will LEARN CONTROL or be taken out !

[@nicenessispriceless2681]

Is it too much to ask the judge to actually pay attention to the trial?

[@paulafinnegan429]

She still wearing her wedding ring 🙄

[@citrusbloom7504]

I think it’s just some sort of band. They don’t let you take/wear jewelry in jail.

[@paulafinnegan429]

@@citrusbloom7504 fair enough.i didn't know the case until I started watching the trial and I didn't know she was in jail

[@janettelouden4967]

Why do people stay in these kinds of marriages!!!!! They call it their dance …. The make up is always better …..exciting !!!🤷‍♀️

[@2manyjules]

I 100% agree both of the parents are cowards... He is unhappy and drowns it in alcohol and then the affair instead of separation and divorce... and she fuming and obsessing for THREE years instead of separation and divorce. All on the shoulders of their "kids"

[@pertreniaguidry4997]

Because she is a lazy woman who knows that her husband wants his family. The affair was more than likely him looking for an emotional attachment. He should've just left her. Better to be alone than to be bothered, imo.

[@lindamateri7298]

I dislike this defense lawyer less and less

[@KimProvence-ku8ep]

How come they don't show us the photos?

[@funkfunkable]

I see them..

[@Tinks82]

I see them too

[@deirdreschmidt7550]

@@Tinks82how?

[@NancyBriant-wr9vo]

The prosecutor says UMM to many times oh my gosh!!! Defense attorney leading all the time no one objecting. She was a very unstable lady. Prays for the family🙏🙏

[@MsK_1111]

Imo This defendants body language seems arrogant The audacity of this defense attorney with his leading objection as he testifies with every witness.

[@IzzyMariel]

you aren't allowed to lead on direct, it is only allowed on cross

[@MsK_1111]

@@IzzyMariel ik that but its still takes galls when he doesn’t just lead he actually testifies

[@63076topher]

​@@IzzyMarielThat is WRONG if one attorney gets to do it they other should get to.

[@IzzyMariel]

@@63076topher no, it is right. the other side gets to do it when they are on cross.

[@63076topher]

@@IzzyMariel Then the other side should it is only fair.

[@lawrenceeverett9661]

Truly a hot mess.

[@kristin_816]

Defense counsel did a great job testifying 🙃

[@citrusbloom7504]

😂

[@YT-tv2rx]

Defense needs to be reined in.

[@lawrenceeverett9661]

Well, I guess the defense has it all solved.

[@TeresiaLemaster]

Why arent we seeing the photos

[@deemcnalley8677]

This judge appears to be very anti media

[@pertreniaguidry4997]

This judge is very dry. Is there any way to remove her from this case?

[@kathismith7441]

Come on. Accrediting body come on. Let’s not go backwards here. This has been happening for eons.

[@lindamateri7298]

I have never seen so many side bars during a trial where it’s obvious what has happened

[@CrazyMaryJo]

This is refreshing compared to the number of side bars in the last two trials I have watched 🤣

[@georginabiggs7960]

He’s worse than Rashy and Jackson for sidebars.

[@kathismith7441]

What’s the defense attorney doing? Odd ball.

[@traciphillips6595]

He is probably a Public Defender and has to somehow "practice" his skills defending accused murderers.

[@kathismith7441]

@@traciphillips6595 constant objecting like that’s gonna work not.

[@Spiritwolf84]

I know Angel is traumatised but I’m thinking he is holding back or stoned. And did l hear Prosecution call Dumbazz Defence, who should just defend case from side bar because he continuously asks for it and annoy every person, Brother? Oh and the Thing on Trial is a Narcissist! Not to mention Lazy! I’d drink also

[@wendy1052]

He’s acting strange and evasive to say the least. I’m sure it’s hard for him to though

[@lawrenceeverett9661]

Could be ADHD.

[@MsK_1111]

I think he’s high. He has that chronic slowness.

[@IzzyMariel]

they call each other brother/sister in MA. Happened a couple of times in the Karen Read trial too.

[@Sockmonkey3940]

Did the obese defendant ever apologize or give a statement?

[@themamachar]

She was a hoarder

[@debbiebraverman3573]

Guilty

[@traciphillips6595]

You haven't even heard all of the facts. Don't you think that is important? What if your relative was on trial? You'd probably want the jury to remain impartial until the very end. You haven't heard the jury instructions. 🙄

[@onlydorothy-1]

Short time verdict, i think

[@Robinlynndaigle]

I don't know which trial is worse with the side bahs...this one or Karen Reads🙄

[@lawrenceeverett9661]

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