Nicole Virzi traveled to Pittsburgh to meet the newborn twins of her friend Savannah Roberts and ended up becoming the central figure in a court case that shocked the United States. Both were friends and doctoral students in clinical psychology.
The case changed when one of the babies, León, died from head trauma and the other was also injured. The Allegheny County prosecutor’s office charged Virzi with serious offenses, while the defense is trying to negotiate a deal to avoid the maximum penalty. The proceedings are still treated as a court case because there has been no verdict.
The story had an impact because it did not fit the accused’s previous image. Virzi is an outstanding student, with no recorded history of violence and an apparently stable life before ending up in prison.