2014/04/07
Associated Press 04/01/2014: Jurors shown stiletto heel in shoe stabbing case
HOUSTON (AP) — A blue suede stiletto heel that prosecutors say a Houston woman used to fatally stab her boyfriend at least 25 times in the face and head was shown at her trial Tuesday.
The shoe — a size 9 platform pump with a 5½-inch heel — was brought out during testimony about the bloody crime scene at the trial of Ana Trujillo, who's accused of killing 59-year-old Alf Stefan Andersson. He was a University of Houston professor and researcher. A prosecutor later stood on top of a table in the courtroom and straddled a dummy to demonstrate for jurors how authorities believe the shoe was used as a weapon.
Authorities allege Trujillo sat on top of Andersson and struck him with the shoe during an argument at his condominium last June. Trujillo's attorney has told jurors his client was defending herself.
Also Tuesday, prosecutors played the 911 call Trujillo made in the early-morning hours and showed jurors video of the crime scene, where the shoe could be seen near Andersson's body.
On the call, Trujillo could be heard at times crying uncontrollably, telling the operator her boyfriend had "started beating me up." She also told the operator that Andersson is "bleeding, he's about to die." more