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verdict. The judge entered the room and asked the foreperson of the jury if they had167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6odh5xZ89
reached a verdict. The foreperson, a middle-aged woman with a stern expression, stood167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4EyZEG8qC
up and announced that they had. The judge then asked her to read the verdict. We,167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ccoFhxH4K
the jury, find the defendant, Mark, guilty of all charges,” she declared. The room167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnLg5G060K
erupted in gasps and cries as the reality of the situation set in. Mark sat167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXY93FkJEpM
stone-faced as the judge continued to address the jury, thanking them for their service167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pWzncQe7v
and dismissing them. He has then led away in handcuffs, with his family and167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPWqhRM5dI
friends trailing behind him. As the trial progressed, it became clear to everyone in167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXpJnNtMuZ
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Mark was not responsible for his actions due to his mental illness, but the167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6yCSGvclR4
evidence presented by the prosecution was too overwhelming. During the trial, the167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9NQlx2ZMoL
prosecution had called a num- ber of witnesses to the stand, including Rachel and several167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡelzOeFPIwz
of Mark’s former colleagues. They had all testified to Mark’s increasingly167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0TBODNS2V
erratic and violent behavior in the months leading up to the murder. The prosecution167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3prdbR7Kh
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history and his messages to Rachel. They painted a picture of a man who was obsessed167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSjWddrzEj
with power and control and who was willing to go to extreme lengths to get what he167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGzxnhgZhm
wanted. The defense had attempted to discredit the wit- nesses and the evidence, but167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRccZwTg3a
their arguments had fallen flat. Mark’s lawyer had also called a psychiatrist to167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyAkEBA99X9
testify about Mark’s mental state, but the jury had clearly not been convinced. Now,167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVHBxXsCGx
as Mark was led away to begin his prison sentence, his family and friends were167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHy7jymjp3
left to deal with the aftermath. They were shocked and devastated by the verdict,167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSF2N2GCIpE
struggling to come to terms with the fact that the man they knew and loved was capable of167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjR82DFYAM3
such horrific acts. Rachel, too, was left to grapple with the trauma of what had167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBWaYZIILh
happened. She had been lucky to escape with her life, but the emotional scars of the167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73BgRs7IMg
experience would be with her for a long time. The trial had been a harrowing experience167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ38x4Ruyzhr
for everyone involved, and the verdict had brought a sense of closure. But for167Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OyVRRgsZ8
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