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Defense In Capital Gazette Trial Portrays Gunman As Obsessive Loner, Using Sister's Testimony
Defense counsel attempted to paint a picture of the gunman who murdered Capital Gazette staffers Gerald Fischman, Robert Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith and Wendi Winters as an obsessed, socially awkward loner Thursday.
Their main witness: Jarrod Ramos’ younger sister, Michelle Jeans.
Her last contact with her brother, now an admitted murderer, was around the end of 2014. She started crying as soon as she sat in the witness box.
“Is today the first time you’ve seen him in person?” Public Defender Elizabeth Palan asked.
“Yes,” Jeans tearfully responded.
Read more: https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/07/01/defense-in-capital-gazette-trial-portrays-gunman-as-obsessive-loner-using-sisters-testimony/