Family issues were misrepresented to suit the prosecutor's case

 

Baby Hyrah and Samira

Family issues remain a constant theme both in court and in the media’s presentation of the case. What was left out of the narrative was even more significant than what was included. 

Joshua Hallock, the family’s personal assistant, said to the police at the time of Samira’s death that normally Samira kept the children away from Adam and used them as a pawn in order to get what she wanted from him. 


One of the women who babysat the girls when Dr. Frasch had full custody of them (which is covered in Travesty of Justice: The Dr. Adam Frasch Case) told police that she and Samira had crossed paths at a nightclub and Samira had threatened to punch her in the face. At the time, Samira had told the woman to be careful because she was very violent.


Based on the narrative told to the jury by the prosecutor at the trial, the media created a picture of how long absences from home and other women had led to Samira filing for divorce. In fact, they were the outcome. Adam didn’t start dating other women and spending longer time periods away from Samira until after the divorce petition was filed. 


(And the prosecutor certainly didn't want to tell the jury that the couple was reconciling at the time of Samira's death, something which is also covered in greater detail in Travesty of Justice: The Adam Frasch Case.)


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