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March 18, 2008
Posted: 11:16 AM ET
NEW YORK – One of the most interesting things about the Shawna Nelson case, now airing on In Session, is how the people who were once closest to the defendant are distancing themselves from her.
Shawna Nelson stood trial for killing her lover’s wife.
Nelson, a former police dispatcher, was tried for the execution-style slaying of her lover’s wife. The trial took place last month in Fort Collins, Colorado, and you’ll see highlights all week, with the verdict on Friday. Ignacio Garraus, her lover and the father of her youngest child; Ken Nelson, her estranged husband; and Michelle Moore, her former best friend; all took the stand. Each one of them made it a point to never look directly at the defendant. They didn’t even look in her direction from the moment they walked into the courtroom until the moment they stepped down from the witness stand. In contrast, Shawna Nelson stared intently at each of the prosecution’s witnesses. Once Ken Nelson and Michelle Moore finished their testimony, they left the courtroom, never to return. Ignacio Garraus, on the other hand, returned to court at the end of the trial to listen to the closing arguments from each side. But once again, Garraus never looked directly at the woman with whom he had a three-year extramarital affair – who was now his wife’s accused killer. – Michael Christian, In Session senior field producer Filed under: Trials |
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