Alibis And Finger-Pointing
All three defendants stood trial together—one trial, one jury, but each defendant with his or her own attorney. The defense attorneys acknowledged that all three defendants engaged in a sadomasochistic lifestyle but stressed that all their interactions with each other were strictly consensual. Dorothy Maraglino’s lawyer stated that her client had stopped participating in BDSM activities when she fell pregnant months before Brittany’s death, and that her only crime was lying to cover up for and protect the people she loved. According to the defense attorney, Maraglino was at a local grocery buying snacks and other items at the time Brittany was murdered. However, prosecutors insisted that Maraglino was completely involved in the heinous crime, from beginning till the end.
