Harrison Thorp 9:10 a.m.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 9:10 am
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DOVER - The jury in the Timothy Verrill double-murder trial begins its third day of deliberations today.
Last week's snowstorm forced the cancellation of deliberations on Thursday.
On Monday, Strafford Superior Court Judge Mark E. Howard excused them early so they could watch the eclipse.
Verrill, 41, formerly of Belknap Street in Dover, is charged in the Jan. 27, 2017, killing of Christine Sullivan, 48, of Farmington; and Jenna Pellegrini, 32, of Barrington. Both were found dead of multiple stab wounds.
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Christine Sullivan, Timothy Verrill, Jenna Pellegrini |
The women's bodes were found wrapped in a tarp under a stairwell leading to an upstairs hot tub porch at 979 Meaderboro Road in Farmington on Jan. 29, 2017, two days after the state alleges Verrill stabbed them both to death.
Verrill has been incarcerated since February 2017 when he was arrested in Massachusetts. His first trial in 2019 ended in a mistrial after it was learned the New Hampshire State Police Major Crimes Unit had failed to turn over massive amounts of evidence, some of which was exculpatory, meaning it may have benefited the defense.
He faces life in prison if found guilty.