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up and announced that they had. The judge then asked her to read the verdict. We,246Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1MGb8atm3j
the jury, find the defendant, Mark, guilty of all charges,” she declared. The room246Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDKtv3kfVU
erupted in gasps and cries as the reality of the situation set in. Mark sat246Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bs0PSUPdS
stone-faced as the judge continued to address the jury, thanking them for their service246Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH45ayUhmlQ
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evidence presented by the prosecution was too overwhelming. During the trial, the246Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Sj2bq3PN2
prosecution had called a num- ber of witnesses to the stand, including Rachel and several246Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtggBMbu93o
of Mark’s former colleagues. They had all testified to Mark’s increasingly246Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8roq8oE12
erratic and violent behavior in the months leading up to the murder. The prosecution246Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtOsuJe76Jd
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history and his messages to Rachel. They painted a picture of a man who was obsessed246Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfEvxv4gqPb
with power and control and who was willing to go to extreme lengths to get what he246Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTQ0hQnbKg
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their arguments had fallen flat. Mark’s lawyer had also called a psychiatrist to246Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdxzQo8z2a
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as Mark was led away to begin his prison sentence, his family and friends were246Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp1ori4vVw6
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such horrific acts. Rachel, too, was left to grapple with the trauma of what had246Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvN6lUEhwsD
happened. She had been lucky to escape with her life, but the emotional scars of the246Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJntpJrwbRO
experience would be with her for a long time. The trial had been a harrowing experience246Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9U89fsmJIk
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