Thursday afternoon, a Worcester County jury unable to reach a decision in the murder trial of Steven Foley after three hours of deliberation.
No verdict yet for Steven Foley’s First Day of Deliberation in Murder Trial (Photo: thoughtco)
In the 2017 death of Cynthia Webb, whose body was discovered burnt beyond recognition in a burning vehicle the morning of Dec. 12 at Hope Cemetery in Worcester, Steven Foley is charged with murder and malicious damage to a motor vehicle.
In the recent published article by Mass Live, Steven Foley’s defense team has attempted to highlight unanswered questions in the case, such as how Webb died. Though a medical examiner testified that Webb died as a result of unidentified violence, defense attorney Sarah Hamilton indicated drugs were to blame, citing the discovery of cocaine in Webb’s blood and stomach content.
Before Worcester County Superior Court Judge Daniel Wrenn dismissed jurors for the evening, the foreman asked if failure to render aid or call 911 can be considered premeditation. Wrenn responded that this is not premeditation and pointed jurors to the instructions he had previously provided on how to evaluate premeditation.
In her closing remarks on Thursday, Hamilton emphasized the credibility of two witnesses who claimed Steven Foley told them similar stories about his actions after he said he discovered Webb dead in the Northborough home he shared with Loretta Cole.
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The Prosecutors left less room for doubt in their final statements on Thursday, telling the jury that Steven Foley’s actions “scream murder” and did not fit up with someone who observed an overdose or an accident.
According to Mass Live, as per to court records, Webb, 59, was working at Mario’s Showplace in Webster, a strip club, on December 11 when 56-year-old Steven Foley came in. Steven Foley and Webb talked in the club before leaving. The Buick was on fire inside the Webster Street cemetery the next morning.
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