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8:52
John Agar -  Testimony has begun this morning in Troy Brake's trial charged with attempted murder and sexual assault in Grand Rapids. He awaits trial in a quadruple slaying in Ottawa County's Wright Township
8:56
John Agar -  Brake is accused of raping a GR prostitute. His arrest in that Oct. 16 incident led to his later arrest in the Sept. 29 killings in Wright Township. A registered nurse, Linda Rossman, is on the witness stand describing her qualifications in examining sexual assault victims.
9:06
[Comment From mad]
from this point on will Mary be in the courtroom?
9:08
John Agar -  I don't see her in courtroom. I sort of doubt. Some victims show up toward the end of trial.
9:08
[Comment From concerned]
how is she describing the victim
9:10
John Agar -  Rossman is showing photos of Mary Louise Parker, including upclose photos of victim's eyes with bleeding, "consistent with strangulation." Her face appears badly beaten, bruising, swelling
9:15
[Comment From concerned]
how horrible
9:16
John Agar -  Yeah, pretty brutal attack, which probably goes without saying. Rossman describes "linear abrasions" on the victim's neck, consistent with strangulation by hands or clothing. She recalled that Parker told her: "I thought, 'Oh my God, he's really going to kill me.
9:16
[Comment From BB]
How is Brake reacting to this?
9:18
John Agar -  Brake is sitting with his attorney, alternating glances at the witness and the photos, which are shown on a big screen on the wall, probably 10 feet away from him. Now, he's looking at attorney's note taking, looking at jurors.
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