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Psychologist who stars on ‘Hoarders’ reality show testifies at California murder trial
Original Publication Date: October 29, 2014 5:14AM
Publication Updated: January 8, 2025 9:43PM
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A psychologist who stars on the reality TV show “Hoarders” says a Northern California man accused of killing an animal control officer suffered from hoarding disorder and could have reacted violently to anyone trying to take away his animals.
Robin Zasio is founder of the Sacramento-based Compulsive Hoarding Center. She testified for the defence Tuesday in the murder trial of 67-year-old Joseph Corey.
Corey is accused of shooting and killing 45-year-old Roy Marcum on Nov. 28, 2012, as Marcum arrived at Corey’s home in Galt to remove animals.
The Sacramento Bee reports (http://bit.ly/100ax27 ) a sheriff’s deputy served Corey with an eviction notice a day earlier.
Corey faces a first-degree murder charge. But his attorney, Jennifer Mouzis, says he was so impaired by hoarding disorder that he was incapable of planning the slaying beforehand.
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