The murder trial of 19-year-old DeKalb resident Antesthia Lee continued Wednesday with significant testimony from forensic pathologist Larry Blum and DeKalb Police Lt. Daniel Gerace.

Lee sat motionless and remained silent as testimony was given by Blum and police.

Lee is charged with murder in the May 12 stabbing death of Antonio Cureton at the 7-Eleven gas station at the corner of Annie Glidden Road and Hillcrest Drive.

Cureton died at Kishwaukee Community Hospital. Blum said the cause of death was a stab wound to the left upper chest and described the wound as four inches long and angling upward at about 20 degrees. Blum indicated he could not speculate as to the height of the offender, nor the distance the offender was from Cureton at the time of the stabbing.

Gerace, a detective for the department, was asked to interview Lee on the night of the murder. In his testimony, Gerace gave specific details about that interview. He said Lee at first denied she was involved in any altercation, but later submitted a written statement admitting she was responsible for Cureton’s death.

Gerace testified that Lee first claimed she just was walking around her neighborhood in the 1000 block of Hillcrest Drive when she was approached by officers and brought to the police station.

After she learned that another DeKalb officer was speaking with a witness who claimed Lee was involved, Lee altered her story, saying she “had words” with someone named Tony while she was buying cigarettes at 7-Eleven. Lee then told Gerace that, during the altercation with Tony (Antonio Cureton), she may have taken scissors out of her bag and stabbed him.

It was at this point that Gerace took a break from interviewing Lee. When Gerace resumed the interview, he told Lee that Cureton had died. Gerace said Lee then said two things: “I’m going to jail for murder” and “He tried to hurt me.”

After further questioning, Gerace said Lee also admitted to using a knife, not scissors, to stab Cureton.

Lee explained the altercation in a written statement that said she and a friend, referred to as “Baby,” were on their way to 7-Eleven to purchase a pack of Newport cigarettes. When they arrived, Lee saw Cureton, whom she knew through a friend, exit a vehicle where he was sitting with his girlfriend. Cureton then asked to speak to Lee, and Cureton attempted to get a hold of her cigarettes.

After an unsuccessful attempt at getting the cigarettes from Lee, Cureton allegedly raised his arm and clenched his fist, as if he were about to strike Lee. Lee said she then reached into her purse and took out a kitchen knife, raised it toward Cureton and turned her head. Lee said she didn’t know if she had made contact with Cureton, but remembered Cureton saying, “Bitch, you stabbed me,” as he touched his chest. According to Lee’s statement, she then went home, where she was apprehended by police minutes later.

Lee also told Gerace that she had no previous bad blood with Cureton, but did say that his brother had broken into her house a month before the stabbing, which was said not to be connected to the case.

Wednesday’s testimony ended with the state’s attorney’s request to show a video of Lee’s statement from the night of the stabbing.

That video will be shown to jurors when the case proceeds at 10 a.m. today at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Sycamore.

DeKalb County Circuit Judge Kurt Klein said he expected the case to conclude Friday.