After weeks of trial, the fate of Mark was finally in the hands of the jury.269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5S5JNWZ1zL
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up and announced that they had. The judge then asked her to read the verdict. We,269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZeWrsSKKS
the jury, find the defendant, Mark, guilty of all charges,” she declared. The room269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvGQBGb9YFM
erupted in gasps and cries as the reality of the situation set in. Mark sat269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzBBB9qRGT
stone-faced as the judge continued to address the jury, thanking them for their service269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2ISvq0cLC
and dismissing them. He has then led away in handcuffs, with his family and269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXo4Zdv4nn
friends trailing behind him. As the trial progressed, it became clear to everyone in269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1lhlIMQ6ue
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Mark was not responsible for his actions due to his mental illness, but the269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLVKKk76L0
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prosecution had called a num- ber of witnesses to the stand, including Rachel and several269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3MmB8YbvB
of Mark’s former colleagues. They had all testified to Mark’s increasingly269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHgMLKWkGi
erratic and violent behavior in the months leading up to the murder. The prosecution269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvaBL93a0ZG
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history and his messages to Rachel. They painted a picture of a man who was obsessed269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC61PcuHd4c
with power and control and who was willing to go to extreme lengths to get what he269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFS9rTuQ4a
wanted. The defense had attempted to discredit the wit- nesses and the evidence, but269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRS42keEOl
their arguments had fallen flat. Mark’s lawyer had also called a psychiatrist to269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlhFQwyvVlR
testify about Mark’s mental state, but the jury had clearly not been convinced. Now,269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Gg1du3lWP
as Mark was led away to begin his prison sentence, his family and friends were269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8xvxMCyfn
left to deal with the aftermath. They were shocked and devastated by the verdict,269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tsKhOp4RM
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such horrific acts. Rachel, too, was left to grapple with the trauma of what had269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡISqtYcQjsN
happened. She had been lucky to escape with her life, but the emotional scars of the269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLw2St04kHq
experience would be with her for a long time. The trial had been a harrowing experience269Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4wGA42KDFd
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