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DAY 17 - Court closes for day but no verdict for Entwistle

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Published Date:
24 June 2008
AFTER a day of deliberation, the jury in the double murder trial of Worksop man Neil Entwistle has yet to reach a verdict.
On the thirteenth day of the trial, the six men and six women went out at 9.15am to decide the fate of the former Valley School pupil.

At 3.30pm today jurors requested to see the computer documents from Entwistle's laptop, specifically the records
for 20th January 2006 - the day of the alleged murders.

Jurors also requested to see a receipt that was used in evidence in the case, but the court did not hear what the receipt was for.

Entwistle, 29, formerly of Kilton, Worksop, stands accused of two counts of the murder of his wife Rachel, 27, and their baby daughter Lillian Rose.

In closing speeches yesterday, defence lawyer Elliot Weinstein said Entwistle checked his email on the laptop on the day of the murders at around 12.30pm.

Mr Weinstein said the defendant returned to his Cubs Path home in Hopkinton after buying two lattes at Starbucks.

He said Entwistle then checked his email before going upstairs to find his wife Rachel and their nine month old baby Lillian shot dead in the couple's bed.

But in a taped recording between Entwistle and Detective Robert Manning, Entwistle told the officer he went out to Staples before looking for a Wal-Mart and returning to find the bodies at around '11am ish'.

Mr Weinstein claimed yesterday that Rachel may have been suffering from post-natal depression which is why he alleges she shot herself and the baby.

Mr Weinstein said that on finding the bodies, in a bid to preserve his wife's memory, Entwistle returned the weapon to the Carver home of his father-in law Joseph Matterazzo after recognising the gun was his.

He said Entwistle drove 50 miles to return the gun to Rachel's parents' home before driving to Logan International Airport and buying a one way ticket home to go and see his parents in Worksop.

Prosecution attorney Michael Fabbri called 46 witnesses in the 12 days of evidence and painted a picture of two different sides to Entwistle, a loving father and a man destitute, jobless and who searched internet sites for escort agencies.

If found guilty of first degree murder, Entwistle faces life in a state prison without the possibility of parole.

If the jurors return a verdict of second degree murder, murder without intent, then Entwistle will be eligible for parole.

He also faces two related firearm charges; illegal possession of a firearm and illegal possession of ammunition.

Media interest in the case also reached its peak today with an influx of press and camera crews in the parking lot of Middlesex Superior Court awaiting the news.

Updates to follow...




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fernmcc,

Halifax NS 25/06/2008 19:18:39
This verdict should be a slam dunk!! To say that Neil just " happened to recognize" that the gun belonged to Joe Matterazzo is ludicrous. He did the shootings, no one else. What a coward he is to sully the memories of his child and wife like that. He makes me sick. Sympathies to his parents and brother. You didn't deserve this.
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