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Experts say Marni Yang could not have killed romantic rival, unborn child in 2007

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Defense experts told a Lake County judge Monday that convicted murderer Marni Yang could not have killed a 42-year-old pregnant woman whom authorities say she saw as a rival for the affections of former Chicago Bear Shaun Gayle.

Yang was convicted of first-degree murder charges in 2011 for the killing of Rhoni Reuter, who was found shot to death Oct. 4, 2007, in her Deerfield home. Yang later received two life sentences for the deaths of Reuter and her unborn child.

Lake County Judge Christopher Stride began hearing testimony in Marni Yang's bid for a new trial in the 2007 slaying of a romantic rival.
Lake County Judge Christopher Stride began hearing testimony in Marni Yang’s bid for a new trial in the 2007 slaying of a romantic rival.