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Refresher: As I jump back into this case, I should probably do a little bit of refreshing. 61-year-old Richard Alfredo apparently died due to heart problems. Rumors began to surface that his death wasn't so natural after all. The police investigated. They ultimately exhumed Richard's body and traces of LSD and prescription medicine. Richard's girlfriend, Christina Martin, was arrested, charged, and found guilty for Richard's murder. When her case came up for a routine appeal, her lawyer seemed to find something in her file.  Christina's Lawyer:  So, jumping back into the case, let's talk a little bit about Christina's lawyer. He was a public defender named Kevin Mahoney. Mahoney said himself that he while was waiting to pick up Christina's case file, he began talking to a man standing next to him. This man had turned out to be an assistant D.A. Mahoney said that this man told him to look closely at Christina Martin's file. Mahoney said he found this

The victim, Richard Alfredo Introduction:  When 61-year-old Richard Alfredo died in his home, it was assumed that he had died of natural causes. After all, he had a history of heart problems. But, a new possibility seemed to have been brought to light after his death when rumors began to around, suggesting that Richard had actually been murdered.  Richard Alfredo's Death:  Richard had died in January of 1990. On the night he had died, his girlfriend called the police to tell them Richard was unresponsive. As I already stated, when authorities arrived on the scene, Richard's girlfriend had informed them  that he had a history of heart trouble. One of the technicians, Allen Manley had noted a scar from a past heart surgery. Authorities had attempted CPR, but it did not work. Richard was pronounced dead an hour later at a nearby hospital.  Something I found interesting was that the medical examiner decided not to perform an autopsy because of Richard's history with heart probl