Nate Fujita's latest appeal in murder of former girlfriend in Wayland rejected
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has rejected the latest appeal from Lauren Astley's killer, Nate Fujita.
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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has rejected the latest appeal from Lauren Astley's killer, Nate Fujita.
In the year and a half since Lauren was killed, her parents had begun to heal, but the details, evidence and testimony of the murder trial brought all the pain back.
Jurors found a 20-year-old Wayland man guilty of murder Thursday in the brutal death of his ex-girlfriend.
The first full day of deliberations in the Nate Fujita murder trial ended with no verdict.
The trial of a Wayland man accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend went to the jury Tuesday.
Two psychiatrists with drastically differing expert opinions took the stand Monday in the Nate Fujita murder trial.
A psychiatrist testified that Fujita could have been suffering from traumatic brain injuries from playing high school football before the murder.
The prosecution wrapped up it's case Thursday against Nate Fujita, the Wayland man on trial for murder in the death of his ex-girlfriend Lauren Astley.
Nate Fujita hung his head and cried as the medical examiner took the stand and detailed the last moment's of Lauren Astley's life.
It was another emotional day for the family of victim Lauren Astley, as the Nate Fujita murder trial continued in Middlesex Superior Court.
There was more damaging testimony Monday against Nate Fujita, the young Wayland man on trial for the brutal murder of his ex-girlfriend Lauren Astley.
This near-confession came out in testimony during his trial Friday as his cousin took the stand.
As Nate Fujita's uncle took the stand Thursday morning, the usually stoic Fujita broke down in tears.
Prosecutors continued to build their case Wednesday against the Wayland High graduate standing trial for killing his ex-girlfriend.
Lauren Astley's mother wept quietly in the courtroom Tuesday as she saw video of her daughter at work at the Natick Mall on the last day of her life.
Lauren Astley's co-workers say she talked about being afraid the night she left work to meet with her ex-boyfriend, Nate Fujita. That was the last time they ever saw her.
If Nate Fujita was in the long-term grip of mental disorders that overwhelmed him, that's one thing. But his lawyer has a very high mountain to climb to prove it.
The trial of a Wayland man charged with killing his ex-girlfriend is scheduled to get started.
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A Wayland teenager accused of killing his former girlfriend and leaving her body in a marshy area of town will go on trial in about a year.
A Wayland teenager accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and disposing of her body in a marshy area of town pleaded not guilty Tuesday.
Hundreds of family, friends and classmates turned out for a memorial service in Wayland for Lauren Astley.
Hundreds gathered at a church on Monday night, as a community stunned and saddened by the murder of a Wayland teenager remembered her life.
Dozens of police were back in a marshy area of Wayland Friday, searching for more evidence in the murder of 18-year-old Lauren Astley.
For the first time, the mother of a teenager murdered in Wayland is sharing the pain of that loss.
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