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Sentencing looms in Lululemon store murder in Md.

1st-degree murder conviction in Lululemon yoga shop killing

Brittany Norwood, convicted of killing co-worker Jayna Murray at a Lululemon clothing store in Bethesda, Md.

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(CBS) BETHESDA, Md. - Family members of Brittany Norwood, the woman convicted of murdering her co-worker at an upscale Lululemon clothing store in Bethesda last year, are begging a judge to allow  the possibility of parole, as sentencing looms Friday.CBS Baltimore obtained the passionate letters to Judge Robert Greenburg - letters written by friends and family of Norwood. The 29-year-old was convicted in March of murdering co-worker Jayna Murray, 30, in a vicious struggle in the store where they both worked. Continue »

Guilty verdict in Lululemon murder case

1st-degree murder conviction in Lululemon yoga shop killing

Brittany "Kia" Norwood

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(CBS/WJZ/AP) ROCKVILLE, Md. - A woman who killed her co-worker at a suburban Washington Lululemon, an upscale yoga clothing shop, was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday and faces the prospect of life in prison.

The Montgomery County jury deliberated about an hour before returning the verdict against 29-year-old Brittany "Kia" Norwood.

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Judge: Lululemon prosecutor's motive is hearsay

Brittany Norwood

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(CBS/WUSA/AP) ROCKVILLE, Md. - Jurors in the trial of a woman charged with murdering a coworker inside a Md. Yoga clothing shop may not get to hear the prosecutors' explanation of the motive behind the killing.

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Lululemon trial: Witnesses heard "noises"

Brittany Norwood

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(CBS/WUSA/AP) ROCKVILLE, Md. - Two Apple Store workers testifying in the trial of a woman charged with murdering a coworker inside a Md. Yoga clothing shop have said they heard the killing take place behind the connecting store walls.

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Lawyer: Accused 'lost it' after apparel shop fight

Victim-turned-suspect, Brittany Norwood, heads to Md. court in Lululemon murder case

Brittany Norwood

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(CBS/AP) ROCKVILLE, Md. - A defense attorney for Brittany Norwood, a former Lululemon Athletica employee who is charged with killing her coworker, says his client "lost it" following an angry fight with her colleague.

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Trial gets under way in Md. Lululemon murder case

Victim-turned-suspect, Brittany Norwood, heads to Md. court in Lululemon murder case

Brittany Norwood

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(CBS/WUSA/AP) ROCKVILLE, Md. - A murder trial is getting under way for Brittany Norwood, a former Lululemon Athleticia  employee who is charged with killing her coworker after she initially told police they were both attacked in a robbery.

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Suspect in Lululemon murder case goes to court

Victim-turned-suspect, Brittany Norwood, heads to Md. court in Lululemon murder case

Brittany Norwood

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(CBS/WUSA/AP) ROCKVILLE, Md. - The Lululemon Athletica employee once thought to be one of the victims of a brutal robbery that claimed the life of her colleague, will make her first court appearance in Montgomery County Monday, since being charged in the death of her co-worker after police determined the robbery was staged.

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