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Videotape to be death witness
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A 70-MINUTE videotape of a psychotherapy session will be the "star" witness at a trial of two therapists charged in the death of a 10-year-old girl who suffocated while wrapped in a blanket in a procedure designed to mimic the womb.
The videotape, which one therapist allegedly told police would "hang us", has never been shown publicly.
Connell Watkins, 54, and Julie Ponder, 40, have been charged with reckless child abuse resulting in the death of Candace Newmaker after she underwent "rebirthing" therapy last year at Watkins' clinic in her home in Evergreen, Colorado in April.
If convicted, the therapists face 16 to 48 years in prison.
Potential jurors on Thursday were given a questionnaire at the Jefferson County courthouse in suburban Denver and will return today for further questioning. Opening statements are expected around the middle of next week. (SD-Agencies)
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