October 23 - Louise Woodward, 19, takes the stand and denies she did anything to harm Matthew Eappen, who died in February.
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October 26 - Defense attorneys tell the judge they only want the jury to be instructed on charges of first- and second-degree murder -- and not a lesser charge of manslaughter.
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October 30 - Jurors return after three days of deliberation and find Woodward guilty of second-degree murder for the death of Matthew Eappen.
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November 4 - Defense attorneys ask Judge Hiller Zobel to take one of three actions: let Woodward go free, reduce her murder conviction to manslaughter or order a new trial.
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November 5 - During an appearance on CNN's "Larry King Live" the parents of Matthew Eappen say Woodward never came to the hospital to visit their baby as he slipped toward death.
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November 10 - Bringing the case to what he called "a compassionate conclusion," Judge Zobel reduces Woodward's second-degree murder conviction to involuntary manslaughter. Later, the English au pair is released after Zobel reduces her sentence to time spent in prison.
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