CLEARWATER, Fla. (Court TV) — A plastic surgeon representing himself on charges he murdered an attorney failed to convince a judge to allow volunteers for a courtroom demonstration.
Tomasz Kosowski points in court on Sept. 22, 2026. (Court TV)
Tomasz Kosowski, 47, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder in the death of Steven Cozzi, 41, who disappeared in March 2023. Cozzi was representing a group of people being sued by Kosowski at the time of his disappearance; prosecutors say Kosowski, angry and frustrated over the lawsuit, killed the victim in a bathroom at Cozzi’s law firm. Kosowski, a Dartmouth Medical School graduate, is representing himself at trial and has waived his right to a jury, meaning Judge Joseph Bulone will decide his fate.
Prosecutors have presented forensic, digital and circumstantial evidence connecting Kosowski to Cozzi’s disappearance, including Kosowski’s DNA found in the law firm’s bathroom, Cozzi’s DNA found in Kosowski’s vehicle and surveillance video showing Kosowski’s vehicle driving from the law office back to his home when the attorney disappeared…