Murder of Rosemarie Essa information

Rosemarie Essa (née DiPuccio) was an American woman who was murdered by her husband, Yazeed Essa. On February 24, 2005, Essa, who was en-route to the movie theater, collapsed behind the wheel of her SUV, swerved and bumped into a passing van. Despite minimal injuries from the crash, she later died at the hospital. Her family immediately suspected Yazeed, who, following questioning by police, fled to Lebanon. He was later found in Cyprus where he was arrested on October 7, 2006. Following a lengthy extradition process, Essa was sent back to the US, tried and convicted of his wife's murder, and sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 20 years.^[1]