Summary

Both sides wrapped up testimony today in the murder trial of John C. Salvi III. Salvi is charged with killing two abortion clinic workers. His attorneys acknowledge that Salvi was the gunman in the December 30th, 1994 attacks on the clinics in Brookline...but say he was insane. They say he was obsessed with delusions that the mafia, ku klux klan and freemasons were conspiring against catholics to reduce their numbers, by luring catholic women to undergo abortions. Prosecutors argued that Salvi was sane and motivated by extreme anti-abortion views. After both sides finished testimony and cross-examination, the judge gave jurors thursday off. Closing arguments are to start Friday and jurors will be sequestered until they reach a verdict. If convicted of first-degree murder, Salvi faces mandatory life in prison without possibility of parole. If acquitted by reason of insanity, he will be committed to a state hospital until deemed sane.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 44167
Story Slug John Salvi Defense Rests (03/13/1996)
Location Dedham, Massachusetts
Format Pkg/no tag
Date 3/13/1996
Archive Time 25:27
TRT 1:48
Supers Dedham, MA J.W. Carney, Defense Attorney Sketches by Joe Conolly Janice Bassil, Defense Attorney Amalia Barreda, Reporting
Video Description (THE STILL PHOTOS ARE NOT LICENSABLE, COURTROOM SKETCHES ARE NOT LICENSABLE) Sot, man standing outside, photos of courtroom, sots, Dr. Martin Kelly walking out of courthouse, still imagery (NOT LICENSABLE), graphics, courtroom sketches (NOT LICENSABLE), sots
Description Both sides wrapped up testimony today in the murder trial of John C. Salvi III. Salvi is charged with killing two abortion clinic workers. His attorneys acknowledge that Salvi was the gunman in the December 30th, 1994 attacks on the clinics in Brookline...but say he was insane. They say he was obsessed with delusions that the mafia, ku klux klan and freemasons were conspiring against catholics to reduce their numbers, by luring catholic women to undergo abortions. Prosecutors argued that Salvi was sane and motivated by extreme anti-abortion views. After both sides finished testimony and cross-examination, the judge gave jurors thursday off. Closing arguments are to start Friday and jurors will be sequestered until they reach a verdict. If convicted of first-degree murder, Salvi faces mandatory life in prison without possibility of parole. If acquitted by reason of insanity, he will be committed to a state hospital until deemed sane.
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