Dominatrix Not Guilty In Bondage Death

Man Suffered Fatal Heart Attack While Strapped To Torture Device

(AP) 
But he also questioned whether police thoroughly investigated his father's disappearance.

"The police got a confession from her, and were OK with it, and didn't want to follow up with the story," he said.

Another son, Nathan Lord, said Asher once called Michael Lord's mother in Texas and apologized for her role in his death, but that evidence was never presented at the trial.

"It's disappointing," he said. "Feels like a lot of information wasn't brought out in court."

The Norfolk County District Attorney's Office said in a statement it was aware it faced "daunting" legal obstacles in bringing the case, "but that didn't mean these gruesome allegations should go unchallenged."

"Every family needs to know that if they lose a loved one, no alleged attempt to cover up that crime and destroy evidence is going to stop us from trying to bring a case to justice as the law allows," the statement said.

Asher said after the verdict that the more than five years since her alleged confession had been "an emotionally draining experience." Asked by a reporter if she continues working as a dominatrix, she declined to comment.

Several police investigators testified about Asher's alleged confession, saying she repeatedly denied any involvement in Lord's death, then asked the officers to turn off the tape recorder and confessed.

Detective Mark Sambataro of Salem, New Hampshire, denied Page's claim that the investigators developed a theory about the case, then bullied Asher into admitting to a crime she didn't commit.

But it was Nelson's theatrical closing that provided the most dramatic moments of the trial.

The prosecutor pointed and hollered at Asher. He dumped a box full of hoods, collars, and paddles onto a table, and proclaimed that Asher was trying to protect her business.

"That's why she didn't call the police," he said.

With both hands, he reached back and clutched the top of a blackboard to simulate Lord being strapped to the rack.

He paused as his head hung forward as if to simulate Lord's alleged death.

Page objected, and Norfolk Superior Court Judge Charles Grabau agreed.

"That's enough Mr. Nelson," the judge said. "Thank you for your demonstration."