Gene Patterson twitters: (these are in reverse chronological order as usual.)
# Coleman is led from court. Her face impassive.
# Judge says he intends to allow jury to work until 5:30 or 6.
# Coleman appears untouched by emotion of statements. Though hard to tell. Her back is mostly to us.
# Despite having heard these statements several times already, the emotion remains very high in courtroom.
# Hugh hugs his wife before taking the stand. "His (Chris') room is pretty much as he left it, but without him its empty." says Hugh.
# "I miss his sense of humor," says Chris' mother Mary. "My life will never be the same."
# Gary is very emotional as he steps from stand. He glares at Coleman as he passes by her.
# "I failed her," he says of finding her 4Runner. "She was just down the street."
# When this is all over I'll still have the pain. It won't go away."
# Gary says his daughter never let him down.
# "Channon was born 24 years ago and on that day I learned the meaning of joy" says Gary.
# Gary Christian: "I was proud to be her father."
# "There's a hole in our hearts that will never be filled," says Deena.
# Deena Christian describes her daughter to court. "Our kids were the victims of a horrific senseless crime."
# Parties are assembling for victims impact statements run-through.
# Victims families are here. But no sign of activity in courtroom. We're told now that statements will be heard at 3.
