Atlanta
(2008-09-22)
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This story contains tape that some listeners may find disturbing.
Prosecutor Kelly Hill immediately hit jurors with the full horror of what transpired March 11th, 2005, in Fulton County's Superior Courthouse. She played a recording of what happened in Judge Rowland Barnes's Courtroom that morning, where a case was in progress:
Judge Barnes and Court Reporter Julie Brandau, were both killed.
Kelly Hill detailed the chronology of events that later led to two more killings, and said the evidence will show that Nichols planned it all:
KELLY HILL: There was a plan devised by a conniving, cold-blooded, remorseless, evil, and extremely, extremely dangerous mind.
Nichols has plead not guilty by reason of insanity, and defense attorney Henderson Hill said his client suffers from a delusional disorder. Hill said, He believed that he was a slave rebelling against the United States Government, and that Nichols's mental state unravelled quickly after the end of an 8-year relationship.
