queen antoinette, and travia williams and markus cobb stand accused of starving hav javon thompson to death for not saying amen after meals. the state called on the doctor who performed the autopsy. he told jurors that gentlema jas mummified and decomposed, no doubt difficult information for the victim's grandmother to hear in court. >> to hear them try to justify and try to say that is not the cause of his -- i don't care. the fact is that he is dead. you all put him in the suitcase and they did it all. >> reporter: it is expected that the defendants will point the one mind ministries during closing arguments today. after that it's up to the jurors to decide if these three people are guilty of murder. live from the mitchell courthouse, downtown this morning. i'm megan gilliland. fox 45 early edition. >>> stay tuned for fox 45 for continuing coverage of this story. we will talk to an attorney of closing arguments and the defendant's decision to represent themselves. that is coming up in 7:00 hour. >>> baltimore police are still trying to piece together what happened to a woman who was

queen antoinette and travia williams entered the house hearing thwearing the colors ofd ministries. the women and the mar markus cob were accused of playing the roles in the death of javon thompson. the state called on gregory mcdonned, thmcdonald, the man wd the death a, a death by unspecified means. >> withhold medical attention can be counted to murder and homicide. >> reporter: dr. mcdonald told jurors yesterday that the child's body was mod a fide and so badly decomposed you couldn't tell one organ from another. who the jurors left the courthouse, the judge told them to get a good need sleep because today the case would be in their hands. live from the mitchell courthouse, megan gilliland, fox 45 morning news. >>> stay tuned for fox fox 45 45 morning news, for continuing coverage. we will talk with an attorney ay about the defendantation decision to represendefendant d. >>> 19-year-old kim charles managed to walk down patterson park avenue sunday night, her hands and ankles bound. a good samaritan stopped to help and drove her to the emergency room where she was treated for gun

queen antoinette, her daughter, travia williams, and marcus cobs were all accused of denying food ander to javon. prosecutor says antoinette ordered that he not be fed. remember, he was just 1 year old at the time. they are asking. all three could receive up to 60 years in prison. the child's mother, who was also a member of the cult, pleaded guilty to child abuse, resulting in death. she's expected to be released from jail after the trial concludes. back to you, denise. >> derek valcourt is at the courthouse, gathering reaction to the verdict. we'll have much more in a live report coming up at 5:00. >>> relief materials are pouring into chile tonight. the quake killed at least 700 people and damaged 500,000 homes. the u.s. has pledged to help with medical care, as well as basic necessities, like food and water. and there's a highly-trained team from fairfax county, preparing to swing into action. the search-and-rescue squad will deploy us to chile as soon as they're needed. >>> task force one is getting ready to go to chile. the elite search-and-rescue team from fairfax, virginia, re

. >> reporter: meantime between antoinette, her daughter travia williams, and mark us cobb are representings. this case could be in the hands of the jurors as early as tomorrow. i'm megan gilliland, for 45 morning news. >>> the president of the university of baltimore is stepping down months ahead of schedule. david ramsey lead the school to impressive heights but following a recent state audit he might be remembered more to the controversy leading to his hasty retirement. joel d smith has did he tiles of why he is stepping down so quickly. >> reporter: this school has seen impressive changes during president ramsey. sometime graduate programs are ranked among the country's best. now because of an audit released last week it's being over shadowed mostly because of payments to a former dean of the law school. we're talking about $400,000 in unauthorized compensation. it includes a $350,000 pay for a casabbatical that was never actually taken. this was during the time that karen rothenberg was making 300,000 in salary. the school chancellor is viewing to make sure that these payments never ha