Emotional weight palpable outside courtroom

There is heavy reaction to the emotional words of the victims’ families.

Amid the clacking keyboards of journalists taking hurried notes, sniffling can be heard from some in the audience in the overflow courtroom. Some people are wiping tears from their faces.

By Nicole Fuller

nicole.fuller@newsday.com@NicoleFuller

Nicole Fuller is Newsday's senior criminal justice reporter. She began working at Newsday in 2012 and previously covered local government.