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parking lot. The suspicious person was described as a scruffy-looking white male with a beard and a dark complexion and was reportedly seen loading a bicycle into a white Taurus matching the description of a vehicle seen leaving the crime scene; a white Taurus was later found outside
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written notes about a gun and its disposal, a bike and a disguise. It was determined that
Marinello recently purchased a disguise and had purchased bullets for a .38 caliber gun. The nylon-coated bullets purchased by Marinello were unusual and were of the same kind as those found in Mary Elizabeth's body.
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After two weeks in court, and after testifying himself in an effort to explain his actions and some of the evidence in the case (such as the handwritten "to do list" found in his abode after the murder), on
December 13, 2008, the jury found Marinello guilty of second degree murder after 90 minutes of
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Marinello pacing back and forth in the
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Marinello's FEMA trailer during the execution of a search warrant several days after the crime. This was characterized as a checklist or to-do list for the murder and its aftermath, and contained
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Marinello would not be able to receive a fair trial at home due to the publicity surrounding the case. The trial was then moved from Jefferson Parish, Louisiana to Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
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Marinello's alibi that he was in
Jackson, Mississippi at 6:30 p.m., watching the football game with friends, was undermined when the acquaintances said he actually did not show up until after kickoff at 7:30. This allowed for the possibility that Marinello was in Old
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