During opening statements Monday, Alameda County Deputy District Attorney Allyson Donovan showed jurors a photo of the two women taken at a family gathering the night they were killed, saying, 'Little did they know as they stood here smiling that Michelle's car would be taken up a horrifying mile-and-a-half drive to where they were murdered.' This stark reminder of the tragedy humanizes the victims and emphasizes the brutal reality of their deaths.
Misch also stands accused of the kidnapping and murder of nine-year-old Hayward girl Michaela Garecht, a case that sent chills across the Bay Area. For older Millennials growing up here at the time, it was likely cause for their parents to drill more fear and kidnapping safety precautions into their heads when it came to strangers. This case remains a haunting reminder of vulnerability faced by children.
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