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More Tales of Tragedy at Trial of D.C. Sniper Suspect
Aired October 31, 2003 - 05:09 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: In Virginia, more tales of tragedy at the trial of D.C. Sniper suspect John Allen Mohammad. During testimony, the jury heard a chilling 9-1-1 recording.
Homeland Security correspondent Jeanne Meserve is covering that trial.
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JEANNE MESERVE, CNN HOMELAND SECURITY CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): A piece of lumbar smacking the pavement -- that's what William Franklin thought he heard in the Home Depot parking lot. Only later did he realize that the spray he felt on his face was his wife Linda's blood.
In court Thursday, his frantic 9-1-1 call was played. Panic pitched his voice so high, the dispatcher first thought Franklin is a woman. He is heard sobbing, wailing, as he tells the dispatcher, "My wife, she's been shot in the head."
Defense attorneys strenuously objected to the use of the 9-1-1 tape, which moved two jurors to tears. A few members of the public were also in the courtroom.
TIM WALKER, WATCHED TRIAL: He was standing over the top of his wife, who had been shot, you know, directly in the head, and my heart went out for him and his family.
MESERVE: Gruesome crime scene and autopsy photographs showing portions of Franklin's head blown away were also exhibited, despite objections from the defense that they were prejudicial.
LAURENT PICKET, WATCHED TRIAL: I was very shocked. You don't think a round, even a rifle round, could do such damage to someone's skull.
MESERVE: Jurors were also shown the Tarot card inscribed with the words "Call me God" found at one shooting scene and a note discovered at another, which demanded $10 million or prepare body bags.
(on camera): Sniper survivor Jeffrey Hopper testified how he and his wife had avoided stopping for food and gas in Washington, D.C. because of the sniper shootings, but when he stepped out of a restaurant in Ashland, Virginia, he heard a noise, felt a shockwave, and realized he too had been shot. Jeanne Meserve, CNN, Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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Aired October 31, 2003 - 05:09 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: In Virginia, more tales of tragedy at the trial of D.C. Sniper suspect John Allen Mohammad. During testimony, the jury heard a chilling 9-1-1 recording.
Homeland Security correspondent Jeanne Meserve is covering that trial.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
JEANNE MESERVE, CNN HOMELAND SECURITY CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): A piece of lumbar smacking the pavement -- that's what William Franklin thought he heard in the Home Depot parking lot. Only later did he realize that the spray he felt on his face was his wife Linda's blood.
In court Thursday, his frantic 9-1-1 call was played. Panic pitched his voice so high, the dispatcher first thought Franklin is a woman. He is heard sobbing, wailing, as he tells the dispatcher, "My wife, she's been shot in the head."
Defense attorneys strenuously objected to the use of the 9-1-1 tape, which moved two jurors to tears. A few members of the public were also in the courtroom.
TIM WALKER, WATCHED TRIAL: He was standing over the top of his wife, who had been shot, you know, directly in the head, and my heart went out for him and his family.
MESERVE: Gruesome crime scene and autopsy photographs showing portions of Franklin's head blown away were also exhibited, despite objections from the defense that they were prejudicial.
LAURENT PICKET, WATCHED TRIAL: I was very shocked. You don't think a round, even a rifle round, could do such damage to someone's skull.
MESERVE: Jurors were also shown the Tarot card inscribed with the words "Call me God" found at one shooting scene and a note discovered at another, which demanded $10 million or prepare body bags.
(on camera): Sniper survivor Jeffrey Hopper testified how he and his wife had avoided stopping for food and gas in Washington, D.C. because of the sniper shootings, but when he stepped out of a restaurant in Ashland, Virginia, he heard a noise, felt a shockwave, and realized he too had been shot. Jeanne Meserve, CNN, Virginia Beach, Virginia.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
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