The Sean Taylor murder trial finally begins. Miami Herald crime reporter David Ovale (@DavidOvalle305) is live tweeting the trial of accused shooter Eric Rivera, Jr. We are posting a selection of his tweets with the warning that some of them are quite graphic.
Jackie Garcia recalls the fear of that night. "Sean woke me up and told me he head a noise and to call the police," she says, eyes watering.
— David Ovalle (@DavidOvalle305) October 21, 2013
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Jackie Garcia cries recalling hearing shot, scream, hiding under covers, then seeing #SeanTaylor "laying face down, surrounded by blood."
— David Ovalle (@DavidOvalle305) October 21, 2013
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#SeanTaylor, laying face down and in pool of blood, unable to speak as Jackie Garcia sought to comfort him, tell him she called 911
— David Ovalle (@DavidOvalle305) October 21, 2013
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When police arrived, "I ran outside and screamed for help. I told them someone was dying, to please hurry," Jackie Garcia testifies.
— David Ovalle (@DavidOvalle305) October 21, 2013
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Jacke Garcia recalls rushing to hospital to be with #SeanTaylor, after stop at mother's to drop off baby – and change blood-soaked clothes.
— David Ovalle (@DavidOvalle305) October 21, 2013
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Jackie Garcia: #SeanTaylor kept large amount of cash in house. "He liked to pay things w/ cash, & he was an occasional gambler." Cross over.
— David Ovalle (@DavidOvalle305) October 21, 2013
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Jackie Garcia finished testifying, now sitting next to her father here in the gallery, behind Pedro Taylor, father of #SeanTaylor
— David Ovalle (@DavidOvalle305) October 21, 2013
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Miami-Dade officers arrived simultaneously. Ofc Castillo recalls seeing Jackie Garcia screaming, crying. "She was terrified."
— David Ovalle (@DavidOvalle305) October 21, 2013
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Ofc. Castillo recalls "spurts of blood" and elbow of #SeanTaylor as he came across victim laying in hallway
— David Ovalle (@DavidOvalle305) October 21, 2013
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These photos of bloody-soaked hallway are graphic; prosecutor Reid Rubin angling them to avoid showing spectators in gallery
— David Ovalle (@DavidOvalle305) October 21, 2013
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Ofc. Castillo on discovering #SeanTaylor in hallway: "He was face down w/ his arm over forehead, grunting." Lot of blood? "Oh yes, sir."
— David Ovalle (@DavidOvalle305) October 21, 2013
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Ofc. Castillo, also an EMT, failed to turn him over to stop bleeding. "He’s just huge, huge man." Paramedics arrived at very same moment.
— David Ovalle (@DavidOvalle305) October 21, 2013
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For state, CSI tech Watkins is key because he documents the Nike Shox prints tied to accused shooter Eric Rivera in #SeanTaylor slaying
— David Ovalle (@DavidOvalle305) October 21, 2013
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Live tweets of Sean Taylor murder trial via @DavidOvalie305
— Anthony Brown (@SkinsHogHeaven) October 21, 2013
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Live stream of Sean Taylor murder trial found here >> http://t.co/u8h2If4wY8 #Redskins
— Anthony Brown (@SkinsHogHeaven) October 21, 2013
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