Dalia Dippolito

Case background

More background & key dates

This is the third trial, held in June 2017. A jury convicted Dippolito of solicitation to commit first-degree murder on June 16; she received a 16-year sentence on July 21. Her first conviction was overturned, and the 2016 trial ended with a hung jury. Those earlier trials are not mixed into this collection.

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Key dates

2009
The undercover investigation concerned a plan to kill Michael Dippolito. Source ↗
June 16, 2017
The third jury returned a guilty verdict. Source ↗
July 21, 2017
Dippolito received a 16-year prison sentence. Source ↗

Collection scope & recording notes

Dalia Dippolito was prosecuted over a 2009 plan to have her then-husband, Michael, killed. The supposed hitman was an undercover officer. The case turned on recorded conversations and the defense’s challenge to how police conducted the investigation. Law&Crime’s 2017 playlist: openings, available testimony, closings, jury question, verdict and sentencing. Source day numbers skip Day 3 and include an apparent “Day 14” title on the June 16 motions upload; labels preserve that discrepancy without inventing missing days. Day 1 Part 2 is explicitly partial. 16 recordings, approximately 29 broadcast hours. Original source titles and credits are retained. LIVE in a title refers to the original broadcast. Recordings can contain breaks and broadcaster commentary; this is not a certified complete court record.

THE VIEWER’S GUIDE · 2017 Florida trial and sentencing

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Which of Dippolito’s three trials is this?

This collection covers the June 2017 third trial and its July sentencing. The overturned 2011 conviction and the December 2016 mistrial are background, not part of this viewing sequence.

What is included in this collection?

Law&Crime’s 2017 playlist: openings, available testimony, closings, jury question, verdict and sentencing. Source day numbers skip Day 3 and include an apparent “Day 14” title on the June 16 motions upload; labels preserve that discrepancy without inventing missing days. Day 1 Part 2 is explicitly partial.

Is this the official complete court record?

No. This is a collection of available recordings. Uploads may contain breaks, commentary, edits or omissions. Original titles and credits are preserved; LIVE refers to the original broadcast. This guide describes the historical proceedings, not current appeal status.

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2017 trial · Day 5 Part 2 Officer Tim Williams Testifies

The viewing order.

2017 trial · Opening Statements

2017 trial · Day 1 Part 1 Michael Dippolito Testifies

2017 trial · Day 1 Part 2 Michael Dippolito Testifies (Partial)

2017 trial · Day 2 Detective Alex Moreno Testifies

2017 trial · Day 4 Retired Sgt Frank Ranzie Testifies

2017 trial · Day 5 Part 1 Officer Tim Williams Testifies

2017 trial · Day 5 Part 2 Officer Tim Williams Testifies

2017 trial · Day 6 Part 1 Heated Arguments

2017 trial · Day 6 Part 2 Mohammed Shihadeh Testifies

2017 trial · Motions and jury instructions (source title: Day 14)

2017 trial · Prosecution Closing Arguments

2017 trial · Defense Closing Arguments

2017 trial · Prosecution Rebuttal

2017 trial · Jury Question 1

2017 trial · Verdict

2017 sentencing · July 21

Dalia Dippolito

Jury Duty

2017 trial · Day 5 Part 2 Officer Tim Williams Testifies

The viewing order.

2017 trial · Opening Statements

2017 trial · Day 1 Part 1 Michael Dippolito Testifies

2017 trial · Day 1 Part 2 Michael Dippolito Testifies (Partial)

2017 trial · Day 2 Detective Alex Moreno Testifies

2017 trial · Day 4 Retired Sgt Frank Ranzie Testifies

2017 trial · Day 5 Part 1 Officer Tim Williams Testifies

2017 trial · Day 5 Part 2 Officer Tim Williams Testifies

2017 trial · Day 6 Part 1 Heated Arguments

2017 trial · Day 6 Part 2 Mohammed Shihadeh Testifies

2017 trial · Motions and jury instructions (source title: Day 14)

2017 trial · Prosecution Closing Arguments

2017 trial · Defense Closing Arguments

2017 trial · Prosecution Rebuttal

2017 trial · Jury Question 1

2017 trial · Verdict

2017 sentencing · July 21