Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 6, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press wednesday september 6, 2006 Dru Sjodin trial a7 prosecutors make Case for death penalty strongly and graphically urged yesterday later in a Ravine outside Crookston min living in her car and doing Odd jobs across sentencing hearing ? jurors will continue sitting for a final Nesotas. She was nude from the Waist Down the United states. Phase of the Case which will involve Addi her hands bound behind her Back. Her it seemed like nothing made any sense tonal evidence and argument on the sole Throat had been Slit and there was evidence anymore in terms of having any Hope in the murder Point of whether Rodriguez lives or Dies. She had been raped. Faith for the future. All of that seemed Bro this is the same jury panel which found Rodriguez 53, has three prior sex relat Ken she said yesterday. Of . 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Rodriguez should be sentenced to die for Rodriguez will to avoid Reading watching or listening to used by jurors to you think about it every second she said. The kidnapping rape and murder of col lege student Dru Sjodin. Any Media reports about the Case. The judge weigh Rodriguez a die in prison. The most explicit evidence came yes close up photos of the bound and Bat earlier told lawyers he is concerned about Fate. The thing to Ter Day afternoon when jurors were shown inflammatory statements being made on one woman who several close up photos on Large television tired woman references to god and decide now is area talk radio shows about the Case. Was 18 at the time monitors of Sjodin a decomposed body As i accounts of Rodriguez a criminal past were lawyers on both sides of the Case wast she was raped in whether that was found. There were also images of Herall part of a historic de no time yesterday passionately pleading 1974, said she con bound wrists. Legal Day in North will happen their cases. Tines battling Sjodin a friends and family including Dru Sjodin Dakota. Defence lawyer Richard Ney told jurors depression anxiety when god both parents were visibly upset and Dart the death penalty sentencing hearing they have already Given Rodriguez a and thoughts of Sui decides or de their eyes to avoid seeing the pictures is the states first in death sentence and said there is no need cide. She described which prosecutors showed to enhance their when Man to inflict further punishment. Having a breakdown argument that Rodriguez deserves to die. And will Force 12 More than a Century Alfonso Rodriguez will die in prison. This past weekend decides North Dakota abolished the death penal jurors to literally you be already decided that. The thing to which involved bar to decades ago but Rodriguez is eligible make a life or death decide now is whether that will happen Rica Ding herself in a ? defence lawyer because he was convicted of the Federal decision. When god decides or when Man decides bedroom pushing Richard Ney crime of taking Sjodin across state lines they will begin Ney said during his opening statement. Furniture up against in order to kill her. Wrestling with the prosecutor Drew Wrigley immediately the door and arming herself with a flute. If jurors decide today that the Case Issue this morning objected to the statement. Erickson told she also admits to being admitted to meets death penalty eligibility members when they Are asked to deliberate whether Ney we be had enough and ordered him mental health facility last Winter. Of the Sjodin family Are expected to Testi Sjodin Skilling meets the eligibility to move on. I was having suicidal thoughts. I was by in the final phase. Requirements for Rodriguez to be sen Ney admitted Sjodin a death was Terri grieving. My brother had died. And Dru defence lawyers Are expected to Call tended to death under Federal Law. Ble but said it does to meet the Legal def Sjodin had died she said fighting Back members of Rodriguez a family along with if they Rule it does tas Rodriguez a ignition of being especially heinous cruel tears. She also described several failed mental health and medical experts who lawyers urged yesterday the Case will or relationships including two divorces. Will discuss possible exposure to toxic immediately end with Rodriguez being Sjodin 22, was randomly targeted by the other victim who was also sexually chemicals and a history of abuse he suf sentenced to life in prison with no Chance Rodriguez and grabbed from the Colum assaulted by Rodriguez in 1974, described feed As mitigating factors. Of parole. 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