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and whatnot. And I'd been told Rosie was there that we should probably, you know, she's over 35, she should probably start taking calcium supplements." McKee requested the pills, and Yazeed complied. That day, Yazeed threw a party which was described as a going-away party, before calling his sister
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Following DiCillo's tip, McKee questioned Yazeed about the calcium pills on March 17. Yazeed explained that he had given Essa calcium pills, saying, "Two weeks before I was over at my mom's house, and I thought about this as well. My mom had this older woman over and they were talking about
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