Under The Watchful Eye Of The Table Of Owls

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A hush came over the spectators in the gallery as the jury filed into the courtroom. Most of the spectators were present every day over the past three weeks, all anxiously awaiting the jury’s decision. The trial, filled with ups and downs, took just twelve days. For the past two days, the twelve men and women on the jury deliberated the defendants’ fate. The victim’s families, reporters, and the defense team…