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up and announced that they had. The judge then asked her to read the verdict. We,247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ41IijnPrF
the jury, find the defendant, Mark, guilty of all charges,” she declared. The room247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYlIm4pkBa
erupted in gasps and cries as the reality of the situation set in. Mark sat247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHvXrCH4EK
stone-faced as the judge continued to address the jury, thanking them for their service247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspczpOkuwb
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Mark was not responsible for his actions due to his mental illness, but the247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50TNZJ1r59
evidence presented by the prosecution was too overwhelming. During the trial, the247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLfAzPQfPFe
prosecution had called a num- ber of witnesses to the stand, including Rachel and several247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgeYjlvyx5G
of Mark’s former colleagues. They had all testified to Mark’s increasingly247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5sGxOedhD
erratic and violent behavior in the months leading up to the murder. The prosecution247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAUS5ZgbWT
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history and his messages to Rachel. They painted a picture of a man who was obsessed247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsIwILY3TL
with power and control and who was willing to go to extreme lengths to get what he247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnDyY5KbTb
wanted. The defense had attempted to discredit the wit- nesses and the evidence, but247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwBNLwxXiyB
their arguments had fallen flat. Mark’s lawyer had also called a psychiatrist to247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZcHPoA2QVR
testify about Mark’s mental state, but the jury had clearly not been convinced. Now,247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBgmJG0gyT
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such horrific acts. Rachel, too, was left to grapple with the trauma of what had247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0NyuFB8KW5
happened. She had been lucky to escape with her life, but the emotional scars of the247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxIfYxRzkOQ
experience would be with her for a long time. The trial had been a harrowing experience247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCjFnaaLh2
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