Testimony: Bloodstained Towels Found Near 'Pumping Party'
POSTED: Tuesday, May 13, 2003
UPDATED: 1:09 pm EDT May 13,
2003
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Jurors heard more testimony today in the trial of two men, one of whom lives as a woman, accused of killing a South Florida woman during a cut-rate cosmetic surgery procedure.
Mark Hawkins and Donnie Hendrix (pictured) are charged with manslaughter and other crimes. The state says the two would buy a gallon of silicone for about $8, then tour the country hosting so-called pumping parties. They allegedly injected women and transgender people who wanted cut-rate "body sculpting" or cosmetic enhancements.Today BSO crime scene investigator David Currie took the stand to talk about the bloodstained towels he said he found in a trash bin near where the alleged "pumping party" occurred.Also on the stand was a salesperson from Silicone Inc. who talked about receipts showing Mark Hawkins made weekly silicone purchases.Prosecutors say botched silicone injections killed Vera Lawrence, 52, suddenly during a March 20, 2001, party.The defense says vanity slowly killed her, since she had been getting industrial-grade silicone illegally pumped into her hips and buttocks for years.
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Previous Stories:
- May 12, 2003: 'Pumping Party' Trial: 'Bizarre, Flamboyant, Unusual"
- May 7, 2003: Jury Dismissed In 'Pumping Party' Trial After Allegations Of Leaks
- May 1, 2003: Jury Selection Begins In 'Pumping Party' Death
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