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up and announced that they had. The judge then asked her to read the verdict. We,143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpV0DXfuCQ
the jury, find the defendant, Mark, guilty of all charges,” she declared. The room143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoudPLkZwrr
erupted in gasps and cries as the reality of the situation set in. Mark sat143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TLtfwa9D2
stone-faced as the judge continued to address the jury, thanking them for their service143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWk9iw08aUR
and dismissing them. He has then led away in handcuffs, with his family and143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRI1mUnN9A
friends trailing behind him. As the trial progressed, it became clear to everyone in143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXEaJmtgZCI
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Mark was not responsible for his actions due to his mental illness, but the143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxInx1pXmVI
evidence presented by the prosecution was too overwhelming. During the trial, the143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhMoqTfVJV
prosecution had called a num- ber of witnesses to the stand, including Rachel and several143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7Ezbi7fn9
of Mark’s former colleagues. They had all testified to Mark’s increasingly143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEas7qlcC3a
erratic and violent behavior in the months leading up to the murder. The prosecution143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQafIdTvVs
had also presented evidence of Mark’s online activity, including his search143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvF8sCFAkE
history and his messages to Rachel. They painted a picture of a man who was obsessed143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYlwaySOKY
with power and control and who was willing to go to extreme lengths to get what he143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLukORO37ZH
wanted. The defense had attempted to discredit the wit- nesses and the evidence, but143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwTUu7icuy
their arguments had fallen flat. Mark’s lawyer had also called a psychiatrist to143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDbgL3rnIr
testify about Mark’s mental state, but the jury had clearly not been convinced. Now,143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5pq6fJgUO
as Mark was led away to begin his prison sentence, his family and friends were143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1Eym9WQso
left to deal with the aftermath. They were shocked and devastated by the verdict,143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMwCpcNalCJ
struggling to come to terms with the fact that the man they knew and loved was capable of143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPyDxieQG1
such horrific acts. Rachel, too, was left to grapple with the trauma of what had143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgB3CpfsAdc
happened. She had been lucky to escape with her life, but the emotional scars of the143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyEUCPF6vO
experience would be with her for a long time. The trial had been a harrowing experience143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkYYGrm5wQ
for everyone involved, and the verdict had brought a sense of closure. But for143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAwLpRPmJO
those closest to Mark and Rachel, the pain and the questions would linger on for143Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAegEetsNzO
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