The couple’s two sons, Lyle and Erik, told police they had arrived home after a movie to the grisly discovery as smoke from the gunshots still loomed in the air. “I mean it was grotesque what happened to her.” “There was a contact wound on Kitty Menendez’s face, it blew out her eye,” prosecuting attorney Pamela Bozanich said. She had taken a shot gun blast to the face, along with several shotgun wounds to the knee. Jose’s wife, Mary Louise Menendez - who was more commonly known as Kitty - was curled into a fetal position on the floor near his feet. I could immediately tell that his face was disfigured from the shotgun blast he took to the side of his head.” “He was slumped to one side, his head was to one side. “It was eerily quiet and when I went into the den/library, the first thing I noticed was Jose Menendez seated on the couch,” Detective Les Zoeller told “Dateline: Secrets Uncovered,” airing Wednesdays at 8/7c on Oxygen. Judge Thomas Gainer says he'll sentence Potts on Tuesday.Watch Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Peacock and the Oxygen App.īeverly Hills police rushed to the six-bedroom Mediterranean-style mansion where they found Jose Menendenz bleeding out, his blood soaking the family’s white couch. The hearing was delayed because of some questions regarding a cell phone that was found in some documents that Potts gave his attorneys earlier this week. "In my career, he's got to be Top 10," Williams said. He was asked where Potts ranked among worst inmates. The 28-year-old pharmaceutical rep was asphyxiated after breaking up with Potts.Ĭook County Jail Chief Tarry Williams testified that Potts has committed more than 200 violations while in custody, including setting a fire in his cell and sabotaging plumbing. Potts was convicted in Franklin's 2007 murder. She was able to call hotel security and he fled," said Lombard. "He choked her, choked her out, and threw her on the bed. Richard Lombard testified that one of Potts' former girlfriends told him Potts choked her during a stay in a New York City hotel. The court also heard from two state's attorney investigators who detailed a pattern of violence by Potts against women. He stopped eating and his health declined," said Maria Maner, Franklin's mother. "There were two deaths, Nailah and her father. None of were there to hear her cries," said Ashlee Allen, Franklin's sister. "Nightmares still taunt me with her screaming, moaning and reaching out, begging for her life. Potts also said he blamed the media for the "narrative" of him stalking Franklin. Potts then read an email from Dorsey and asked the judge, "Does this sound like a battered woman?" Potts did admit to kicking a door in while frustrated about being able to visit his children. ![]() He said another woman who testified against him, Ina Dorsey, was angry because he dated her but never told her he was married. Potts also argued that his children's mother Natalie Figueroa was not a battered woman, but that he left her after she cheated on him while he was in prison. He argued that he was targeted by guards over the last eight years because he would not accept poor treatment as other inmates do. Potts also defended his record of infractions while in jail. ![]() Potts told the court that Franklin also called the mother of his children and told her Potts wanted to have a child with Franklin. But Potts denied that Franklin was his girlfriend.īut Potts also told the judge on Friday that he did not stalk the victim, but that he asked Franklin to stop calling him. Prosecutors say Potts killed Franklin after she broke up with him. But Potts today said he's the victim of a narrative that's untrue. All week prosecutors have portrayed Potts as a cunning manipulator who grows angry and violent when his lies are uncovered. Potts did not testify during his murder trial, but he had plenty to say Friday, speaking for about 40 minutes. Potts, 39, is facing life in prison for killing the pharmaceutical rep. Convicted killer Reginald Potts spoke out in his own defense for the first time Friday during his sentencing hearing.ĬHICAGO (WLS) - Convicted killer Reginald Potts spoke out in his own defense for the first time Friday during his sentencing hearing in the 2007 death of ex-girlfriend Nailah Franklin.
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