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Raped. all three of them were raped vaginally, that's what they reported. multiple, repeated times, against their will, under threat of physical harm, is what they related. >> thank you. >> your honor, the state would next present detective andrew of the cleveland sex crimes unit. >> all right. i want to clue you into exactly what's going on. and i have my panel of experts here to help me do that. and paige pate, i'll start with you. the prosecution is putting a series of witnesses on the stand to prove what? >> they're trying to lay out their case. this is almost like a mini trial. it's like ...

Zero. >> how bizarre was this whole sentencing hearing today in the scheme of things? and you've heard and watched a lot of these kinds of hearings. >> well, what was really unusual was how much evidence the prosecution put on, even before one of the victims testified. there were fbi agents, there were psychiatrists. i mean, this was almost like a mini trial. and i think it served several purposes. in part, it was to make the proceedings completely appeal-proof, but also, i think, to show the community just how horrendous this situation was. and in case anyone had any doubt that life plus 1,00...

Today and having my privacy has helped immensely. i ask everyone to continue to respect our privacy and give us time to have a normal life. >> shepard: the three survivors released a statement through their legal team today saying amanda gina and michelle are relieved by today's plea. satisfied resolution of the case and looking forward to having these legal proceedings draw to a close in the near future. garrett continue any is continueny is live in our new york newsroom in a minute garrett? >> have a chance to hear from three women next thursday at ariel ariel castros sentencing hearing wher...

Bit ago in atleboro, massachusetts, former new england patriots star aaron hernandez was in court for a probable cause hearing in his first degree murder case. this was him arriving just a short time ago. we know the prosecution issued a continuance of that hearing on specifically that. that didn't happen. what does this mean? we'll get to it in a second. the prosecutors trying to lay out evidence here against this former nfl star in the death of his friend, odin lloyd, back in mid-june. we also learned just a short time ago, a suffolk county grand jury is looking into the double homicide of t...

On appeal, that her first-degree murder conviction issing did to be reversed. i don't see her ever waiving that right to appeal. i think she's going to say no. go ahead, try to kill me because it's all coming back, anyway. >> this is a very unusual and rare process in arizona. different from most other state, at least i know. >> yeah. >> how do you go about getting a jury to rehear just the facts about whether she ought to get the death penalty. >> what's going to happen is the state and the defense are going to have to both sides are going to bring the new jury up to speed on everything that ...