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August 5, 2008
Posted: 10:46 AM ET
WOBURN, Massachusetts–Several more witnesses took the stand Monday in the Massachusetts trial of a man charged with murdering his ex-lover’s husband. Sean Fitzpatrick stands accused of gunning down Michael Zammitti, Jr. on March 13, 2006, after Zammitti’s wife, Michele, told Fitzpatrick that she was ending their affair and staying with her husband. He has pleaded not guilty.  Chester Roberts, the second murder victim, apparently stumbled across the crime in progress, and was killed to eliminate a witness – a classic case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. One witness, a police investigator, told jurors about some leads that eventually helped point authorities to the defendant in this case. The defense then used the same witness to establish that there may have been clues that suggested someone else could have committed the crime. But the most interesting part of the day – at least for the 10 women and six men who make up the jury – was when they left the courtroom and were bussed to the nearby town of Wakefield. Jurors saw the location where the crime took place, as well as security video cameras on surrounding buildings. The Allstate Concrete garage/warehouse has changed significantly in the two years since the murders. According to prosecution witness Robert Manning, “There’s been a little remodeling to it; the base foundation of the business is the same, but I think the dimensions have changed a little bit. It was a very tall building; I think it’s been shortened. I think the office, where part of this crime took place, is not there anymore.” In Session is airing this case live, beginning at 9 a.m. ET. –In Session staff Filed under: Fitzpatrick murder trial • Trials |
 
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