Linn jury deliberates fate of 3 brothers accused in the death
CEDAR RAPIDS — An expert witness, testifying Thursday on behalf of three brothers accused of tying down their younger brother to a mattress until he died in 2024, disputed a state medical examiner’s cause-of-death finding.
Dr. Bradley Randall, a South Dakota forensic pathologist consultant, said he believed Ezekiel Baseme, 18, of Cedar Rapids, was exhibiting signs and symptoms of “manic delirium” in the days leading up to his death on Nov. 4 or Nov. 5, 2024…