The trial of Marvin Ray Markle Jr. for the 1982 murder of 14-year-old De Anna Lynn Johnson has begun, with Chief Deputy District Attorney Paul Sequeira providing chilling details of the crime. Johnson was found dead after suffering blunt force trauma and strangulation. Sequeira described the circumstances leading up to her death, noting Johnson attended a party, was last seen leaving in a car with Markle, and that Markle returned later with blood on his hands, suggesting his involvement in the heinous crime. The trial unfolds as a quest for justice for Johnson's long-unsolved murder.
Sequeira described the Nov. 15, 1982, killing of De Anna Lynn Johnson as a brutal murder, adding it was a long-held secret by the now-accused, Marvin Ray Markle Jr.
Witnesses testified that Markle returned to the party later that night with blood on his hands, raising suspicions about his involvement in Johnson's death.
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