With a tree branch. The prosecution contended that she was still alive in the woods and the defense contended she was not. The judge read this clarification to the jury. In the course of one continuous event, it does not matter whether the alleged victims death precededa followed the alleged sexual attack. However, for the rape to constitute one continuous event, the death and the alleged rape must occur very close in time, almost simultaneously. On two other counts, another aggravated rape, and the Armed Robbery of Colleen Ritzers underwear, the jury found philip chism guilty as charged. So something of a split verdict for philip chism. But bottom line, this jury that sat for hall these weeks, it rejected the defense here, that claimed that philip chism was mentally hale ill when he attacked Colleen Ritzer. Vanessa bob, youve been single day of this emotional trial and sometimes we see the member. Can you tell us how family members reacted when the verdict was read . Well, everybody w
Heres a taste of that. The defendant, guilty or not what . On what nearry . Near theory. So the reporter so that was repeated over and over again. Each member of the jury, all 12 much emthem, eight men, four women, had to stand up in court to say, guilty, first degree murder. The jury could have found him guilty of Second Degree murder. But it did not. It went first degree murder. Its a life sentence. On the over charges, a bit of a split have you had here. Not guilty on the aggravated rape in the woods but guilt on the aggravated rape in the bathroom. Guilty of Armed Robbery of Colleen Ritzers underwear. Why they split this up, but the bottom line here is that this jury, the Phillip Chism jury, rejected the insanity defense, finding Phillip Chism, who was only 14 years old at the time of this crime, guilty, first degree murder, for the death of Colleen Ritzer. When we talked earlier, you mentioned that the Surveillance Video was the key piece of evidence in this case. Break that down
Crashing this weekend halting enrollment across the nation. What does this mean now for the Health Care Law . Good morning to you. Welcome to early start. Im zoraida sambolin. Do you want to talk about the red sox . I cant i havent slept in three days and barely can speak at all. Good morning. Im john berman. I got to say this is a frightening way to start your week. A statewide manhunt for four escaped inmates that could be armed and dangerous and happening in oklahoma. They broke out of jail 70 miles west of oklahoma city. The inmates were able to break a lock and enter a trapped door above the shower early sunday morning and made their way to freedom through a tiny crawl space beneath the roof. He. Would got officers checking all of the abandoned vehicles and checking the residences where we might know they have relatives are living. You got to think they might be dangerous when you know they wouldnt when they left but we dont know where they are. Four inmates and four orange prison
start. great to see you this morning. dna tests have now solved part of the mystery of maria. she is the little girl discovered during a police raid on a roma camp in greece. investigators are now trying to determine if she was a victim of child trafficking. maria s birth parents are bulgarian. the mother gave her to police in bulgaria but did not sell her. the 4-year-old girl is said to be doing well. she is in the care of a greek children s charity this morning. hundreds are expected to attend a funeral mass later this morning for the massachusetts teacher allegedly murdered by one of her students. over the weekend, mourners turned out to remember 24-year-old colleen ritzer. police say she was killed inside a school bathroom before her body was dumped in the woods