Anastasia Nicolazzi

People can tell the truth or lie no matter who they are or what they do. but it will certainly cause the jury to be extra critical and cautious, as they should be. But there's also another layer that needed to be considered as well. He had been offered a reduced sentence for past crimes in exchange for his testimony.

People can tell the truth or lie no matter who they are or what they do. but it will certainly cause the jury to be extra critical and cautious, as they should be. But there's also another layer that needed to be considered as well. He had been offered a reduced sentence for past crimes in exchange for his testimony.

So depending on who you believed, Tim Varel was either a narcotics user so impacted by the drugs that he became completely paranoid, who brutally killed two women because he feared one was a police informant.

So depending on who you believed, Tim Varel was either a narcotics user so impacted by the drugs that he became completely paranoid, who brutally killed two women because he feared one was a police informant.

But like Jenna's father Michael said before, all prosecutors could do was focus on the facts based on the physical evidence that pointed to one truth. That Tim Burrell was at the crime scene before, during, and after these murders. He tried to cover it up because of the likely conclusion. because he was the one responsible.

But like Jenna's father Michael said before, all prosecutors could do was focus on the facts based on the physical evidence that pointed to one truth. That Tim Burrell was at the crime scene before, during, and after these murders. He tried to cover it up because of the likely conclusion. because he was the one responsible.

In other words, Varel tried to flee. But as they say, the arm of the law is long. But as a prosecutor, I can say that we would also say that that is evidence of consciousness of guilt. If he hadn't committed the crime, and if he didn't know that what he had done was wrong, he wouldn't have tried to run.

In other words, Varel tried to flee. But as they say, the arm of the law is long. But as a prosecutor, I can say that we would also say that that is evidence of consciousness of guilt. If he hadn't committed the crime, and if he didn't know that what he had done was wrong, he wouldn't have tried to run.

But on April 9th, 2024, the jury surprised the courtroom when it returned a verdict of not guilty on first-degree murder. Instead, they found Verrill guilty of the lesser charge of second-degree murder. essentially saying that the killing was not premeditated, or at least that it hadn't been proven beyond any reasonable doubt.

But on April 9th, 2024, the jury surprised the courtroom when it returned a verdict of not guilty on first-degree murder. Instead, they found Verrill guilty of the lesser charge of second-degree murder. essentially saying that the killing was not premeditated, or at least that it hadn't been proven beyond any reasonable doubt.

I'm going to take the other side here for a moment because when I look at it from that other side, we don't know if he did that to the windows maybe after he had already committed those crimes, likely in a drug-fueled state. And again, it takes time to try and clean. It takes time to try and move bodies.

I'm going to take the other side here for a moment because when I look at it from that other side, we don't know if he did that to the windows maybe after he had already committed those crimes, likely in a drug-fueled state. And again, it takes time to try and clean. It takes time to try and move bodies.

So yes, at the same time we're talking about the security system, could it have been at the moment he chose to commit the crimes? Boom, let me disable these cameras. We just don't know. So while yes, of course, I think it's a stretch to come to those conclusions, this is all about proof beyond any reasonable doubt.

So yes, at the same time we're talking about the security system, could it have been at the moment he chose to commit the crimes? Boom, let me disable these cameras. We just don't know. So while yes, of course, I think it's a stretch to come to those conclusions, this is all about proof beyond any reasonable doubt.

So if you can put a reasonable possibility on those things, definitely disappointing to the prosecutor or family member, but I also understand it from the standpoint of the jury.

So if you can put a reasonable possibility on those things, definitely disappointing to the prosecutor or family member, but I also understand it from the standpoint of the jury.

In the end, the judge took those statements to heart. On May 17, 2024, the judge sentenced Farrell to the maximum sentence of 90 years to life for the second-degree murders of Christine and Jenna.

In the end, the judge took those statements to heart. On May 17, 2024, the judge sentenced Farrell to the maximum sentence of 90 years to life for the second-degree murders of Christine and Jenna.

Dean Smirank was sentenced to prison for drug trafficking in September of 2019. The Federal Bureau of Prisons reports that he was subsequently released in 2022.

Dean Smirank was sentenced to prison for drug trafficking in September of 2019. The Federal Bureau of Prisons reports that he was subsequently released in 2022.