An Alameda County jury is deliberating the second-degree murder case against Richard Charles, accused of killing his former fiancée, Anika Crane, in March 2020. Prosecutors presented extensive evidence, including surveillance footage and DNA, suggesting that Charles brutally attacked Crane before disposing of her body in her car. The defense argues the evidence is circumstantial, claiming the prosecution's case lacks concrete proof. Crane and Charles had a tumultuous relationship, marked by multiple breakups. Despite their complicated history, the circumstances of her death remained largely unnoticed until Charles' arrest three months later.
The defendant took very calculated, and very deliberate, steps to attempt to cover up his crime and to deflect blame away from him.
To Charles' attorney, the entire case amounted to a baseless story with little in the way of hard proof including a definitive crime scene, an exact time of death or a motive.
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