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Sentencing scheduled in Bethesda yoga shop murder case
ROCKVILLE — A woman convicted of killing her coworker at an upscale yoga clothing shop is preparing to learn her fate. Brittany Norwood is scheduled to be sentenced Friday afternoon in Montgomery County Circuit Court. She was convicted of first-degree murder two months ago in the March 2011 slaying of Jayna Murray inside the Lululemon […]
1st-degree murder conviction in Bethesda yoga shop killing
ROCKVILLE — A woman who killed her co-worker in an upscale suburban Washington yoga clothing shop was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday and faces the prospect of life in prison. The Montgomery County jury deliberated for a little more than an hour before returning the verdict against 29-year-old Brittany Norwood, who showed no expression as the […]
Medical examiner: Bethesda yoga shop victim alive during attack
ROCKVILLE — Closing arguments are set to begin in the trial of a woman charged with killing a coworker inside a Maryland yoga clothing shop. The jury will hear from lawyers Wednesday afternoon and then start deliberating the fate of Brittany Norwood. Norwood is charged with first-degree murder in the March 11 death of Jayna […]
Trial continues in Bethesda yoga shop killing
ROCKVILLE — A crime scene technician has testified in the murder trial of a woman charged with killing a coworker at a Maryland yoga clothing shop. Brittany Norwood is charged with first-degree murder in the March 11 death of Jayna Murray inside the Lululemon Athletica shop in Bethesda. The technician testified Friday about blood at […]
Testimony continues in yoga shop killing case
ROCKVILLE — A detective who interviewed a woman charged with killing a co-worker at a Maryland yoga clothing shop has taken the stand. Detective Deana Mackie testified Thursday at the murder trial of Brittany Norwood. Norwood is accused of killing Jayna Murray, a co-worker at the Lululemon Athletica shop in Bethesda, on the night of […]
Defense lawyer: Yoga shop killing defendant ‘lost it’ after fight
ROCKVILLE — A woman killed her coworker inside an upscale yoga clothing shop when she “lost it” during an argument but did not plan the act and should not be convicted of first-degree murder, her lawyer argued Wednesday, countering prosecutors’ assertions it was a savage and premeditated crime. The concession at the outset of Brittany […]
Opening statements expected in Bethesda yoga shop case
ROCKVILLE — A jury has been selected in the trial of a woman charged with killing a co-worker at a yoga clothing shop in a Washington suburb. Jury selection concluded Wednesday morning. Opening statements in the case of Brittany Norwood are expected to begin before noon. Norwood is charged with fatally bludgeoning co-worker Jayna Murray […]
Jury selection continues in Bethesda yoga shop case
ROCKVILLE — Jury selection has resumed in a murder trial for a woman charged with killing a co-worker in a yoga clothing shop in Bethesda. Prosecutors and defense attorneys are continuing to select a jury Tuesday in the trial of Brittany Norwood, who is accused of fatally bludgeoning Jayna Murray on the night of March […]
Trial starts in Bethesda yoga shop killing case
ROCKVILLE — Jury selection for a murder trial is under way for a woman charged with killing a co-worker in a yoga clothing shop in Bethesda. Jury selection began Monday in the trial of Brittany Norwood, who is accused of fatally bludgeoning Jayna Murray in March inside the Lululemon Athletica shop. Jury selection will continue […]
Trial starts in Bethesda yoga shop killing case
ROCKVILLE — A murder trial is getting under way for a woman charged with killing a coworker in an upscale yoga clothing shop in Bethesda. Jury selection is scheduled to start Monday in the trial of Brittany Norwood, who is accused of fatally bludgeoning Jayna Murray in March inside the Lululemon Athletica shop. Prosecutors say […]
No filing on insanity in Bethesda yoga shop murder case
ROCKVILLE — Online court records show a woman charged with killing a co-worker inside a yoga clothing shop has missed a deadline to pursue an insanity defense. A judge had set Sept. 12 as a deadline for Brittany Norwood’s attorneys to file court papers for an insanity defense. But online Maryland court records show no […]
Detectives testify in Bethesda yoga shop killing case
ROCKVILLE — Two detectives who interviewed a woman who claimed to have been attacked inside a Bethesda yoga clothing shop said they treated her as a victim and not as a suspect in the death of her co-worker. Brittany Norwood is charged with killing co-worker Jayna Murray inside the Lululemon Athletica shop in March. Her […]
