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up and announced that they had. The judge then asked her to read the verdict. We,121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSApjypoZIC
the jury, find the defendant, Mark, guilty of all charges,” she declared. The room121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFZgLbyegd
erupted in gasps and cries as the reality of the situation set in. Mark sat121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEINCXsVf3q
stone-faced as the judge continued to address the jury, thanking them for their service121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDDglrA2Q1
and dismissing them. He has then led away in handcuffs, with his family and121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHClgVtIvv
friends trailing behind him. As the trial progressed, it became clear to everyone in121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7boHTOqDbh
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Mark was not responsible for his actions due to his mental illness, but the121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQYlNmxPS3
evidence presented by the prosecution was too overwhelming. During the trial, the121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKapAwEJ7J
prosecution had called a num- ber of witnesses to the stand, including Rachel and several121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1OZYJClwqG
of Mark’s former colleagues. They had all testified to Mark’s increasingly121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡinT4BeVUnq
erratic and violent behavior in the months leading up to the murder. The prosecution121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5XAwlknJL
had also presented evidence of Mark’s online activity, including his search121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6dCkSaZuT
history and his messages to Rachel. They painted a picture of a man who was obsessed121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPAi6tdDpt
with power and control and who was willing to go to extreme lengths to get what he121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0AgUxg9N2
wanted. The defense had attempted to discredit the wit- nesses and the evidence, but121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgciRlhgoZ2
their arguments had fallen flat. Mark’s lawyer had also called a psychiatrist to121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60Jk7AlCnv
testify about Mark’s mental state, but the jury had clearly not been convinced. Now,121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9LJX8IusS
as Mark was led away to begin his prison sentence, his family and friends were121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQPcAh9hbp
left to deal with the aftermath. They were shocked and devastated by the verdict,121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BppJQd08L
struggling to come to terms with the fact that the man they knew and loved was capable of121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6fyPU64ZRy
such horrific acts. Rachel, too, was left to grapple with the trauma of what had121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡecISvwczow
happened. She had been lucky to escape with her life, but the emotional scars of the121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZYXSsB5Ne
experience would be with her for a long time. The trial had been a harrowing experience121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBWPw5c4oH
for everyone involved, and the verdict had brought a sense of closure. But for121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkaTzUksdj9
those closest to Mark and Rachel, the pain and the questions would linger on for121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlVTpX98L0
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