During the murder trial of Christopher Gregor, a forensic pathologist testified that there was no evidence to support his claim that his son, Corey Micciolo, died of sepsis. Instead, the pathologist detailed the severe bodily contusions the 6-year-old had suffered while under his father’s care, including a laceration on the heart, contusions to the liver, and blunt force trauma to the chest. These injuries were described as consistent with murder, and not with sepsis as claimed by Gregor’s defense team.
Prior to Corey’s death in 2021, Gregor was caught on camera pushing the boy to run on a speeding treadmill until he was thrown off, then forcing him to get back on and repeat the process multiple times. Additionally, there was footage of Gregor appearing to bite the top of the boy’s head. Corey was later brought to the hospital with severe symptoms such as slurred speech, vomiting, trouble breathing, and nausea. Despite efforts to revive him, Corey’s heart stopped shortly after arriving at the hospital.
During the trial, it was revealed that Gregor left the hospital room while medical staff were trying to save Corey’s life, leaving the boy to die without a family member by his side. A nurse who was present at the hospital testified that they were the only ones with Corey during his last moments. The forensic pathologist initially believed that the fatal injuries occurred while Corey was in his mother’s custody, but later concluded that they occurred while the boy was with his father, based on audio evidence from a video recorded during a drop-off at Gregor’s home.
The audio from the video showed Corey speaking in a normal and unafflicted voice, leading the pathologist to believe that the fatal injuries must have happened while he was with his father. The nature and timing of Corey’s death supported this conclusion, as it was unlikely that he would have been able to speak normally if he had already sustained the lethal injuries. If convicted of murdering his son, Gregor faces a sentence of 30 years to life in prison.