WI v. Darrell Brooks: Deadly Parade Crash Trial

Defense Opening Statement & Nicholas Kirby

Darrell Brooks delivers his opening statement. Following an unsuccessful attempt to call the State of Wisconsin to the witness stand, Nicholas Kirby, a friend of Erika Patterson, takes the stand. MORE

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57-WI v. Brooks: Defense Opening Statement & Nicholas Kirby

Darrell Brooks appears in court

1-WI v. Brooks: Prosecution Opening Statement

Sgt. David Wanner testifies with a map behind him

2-WI v. Brooks: Sgt. David Wanner

Kori Runkle testifies

3-WI v. Brooks: Kori Runkle

Judge addresses court

4-WI v. Brooks: Outside the Presence of the Jury

Erika Patterson testifies in court

5-WI v. Brooks: Erika Patterson

Det. Steven Guth testifies

6-WI v. Brooks: Det. Steven Guth

Ofc. Jeremy Philipps testifies

7-WI v. Brooks: Ofc. Jeremy Phillips

Kyle Edwards testifies in court

8-WI v. Brooks: Kyle Edwards & Holly Berg

WI v. Brooks: Det. Thomas Casey

9-WI v. Brooks: Det. Thomas Casey

WI v. Brooks: Outside the Presence of the Jury

10-WI v. Brooks: Outside the Presence of the Jury

WI v. Brooks: Det. Thomas Casey

11-WI v. Brooks: Det. Thomas Casey

WI v. Brooks: Ofc. Bryce Butryn

12-WI v. Brooks: Ofc. Bryce Butryn

WI v. Brooks: Ofc. Sonia Schneider

13-WI v. Brooks: Ofc. Sonia Schneider

WI v. Brooks: Chief Jim Haakenson

14-WI v. Brooks: Chief Jim Haakenson, Nicole White & Sarah Wehmeier Aparicio

WI v. Brooks: Kyle Jewell & Thomas Greene

15-WI v. Brooks: Kyle Jewell & Thomas Greene

WI v. Brooks: Outside the Presence of the Jury

16-WI v. Brooks: Outside the Presence of the Jury

WI v. Brooks: Kelly Grabow

17-WI v. Brooks: Kelly Grabow

WI v. Brooks: Jeff Rogers

18-WI v. Brooks: Jeff Rogers

WI v. Brooks: Joshua Kraner

19-WI v. Brooks: Joshua Kraner

WI v. Brooks: Alyssa Gajewski

20-WI v. Brooks: Alyssa Gajewski

WI v. Brooks: Jaimie Sutton

21-WI v. Brooks: Jaimie Sutton & Det. Michael Carpenter

WI v. Brooks: Debora Ramirez

22-WI v. Brooks: Debora Ramirez

WI v. Brooks: Outside the Presence of the Jury

23-WI v. Brooks: Outside the Presence of the Jury

WI v. Brooks: Stefanie Bonesteel

24-WI v. Brooks: Stefanie Bonesteel, Adam Bonesteel & Matthew Harris

WI v. Brooks: Heather Ricciotti

25-WI v. Brooks: Heather Ricciotti & Daniel Knapp

WI v. Brooks: Laura Thein

26-WI v. Brooks: Laura Thein

WI v. Brooks: Outside the Presence of the Jury

27-WI v. Brooks: Outside the Presence of the Jury

WI v. Brooks: Hope Evans-Jansen

28-WI v. Brooks: Hope Evans-Jansen, MT Michael Smith & Dr. Amy Sheil

WI v. Brooks: Dr. Lynda Biedrzycki

29-WI v. Brooks: Dr. Lynda Biedrzycki

WI v. Brooks: Father Matthew Widder

30-WI v. Brooks: Father Matthew Widder

WI v. Brooks: Det. Lukas Hallmark

31-WI v. Brooks: Det. Lukas Hallmark

WI v. Brooks: Asst. Chief Craig Liermann

32-WI v. Brooks: Asst. Chief Craig Liermann

WI v. Brooks: Ofc. Ralph Salyers

33-WI v. Brooks: Ofc. Ralph Salyers

WI v. Brooks: Ofc. Bryce Scholten

34-WI v. Brooks: Ofc. Bryce Scholten

WI v. Brooks: Ofc. Christopher Moss

35-WI v. Brooks: Ofc. Christopher Moss

WI v. Brooks: Carlos Arechiga-Nolasco

36-WI v. Brooks: Carlos Arechiga-Nolasco

WI v. Brooks: Sean Backler, Domanic Caproon & Erin Cordes

37-WI v. Brooks: Sean Backler, Domanic Caproon & Erin Cordes

WI v. Brooks: Anthony Winters &. Daniel Rider

38-WI v. Brooks: Anthony Winters &. Daniel Rider

WI v. Brooks: Ofc. Rebecca Carpenter

39-WI v. Brooks: Ofc. Rebecca Carpenter

WI v. Brooks: Ofc. Garrett Luling

40-WI v. Brooks: Ofc. Garrett Luling

WI v. Brooks: Ofc. Draelon Leija

41-WI v. Brooks: Ofc. Draelon Leija & Det. Jay Carpenter

WI v. Brooks: Det. Jay Carpenter PT2

42-WI v. Brooks: Det. Jay Carpenter PT2

WI v. Brooks: Juan Marquez

43-WI v. Brooks: Juan Marquez

WI v. Brooks: Det. Jay Carpenter PT3

44-WI v. Brooks: Det. Jay Carpenter PT3

WI v. Brooks: Det. Jay Carpenter PT4

45-WI v. Brooks: Det. Jay Carpenter PT4

WI v. Brooks: Det. Jay Carpenter PT5

46-WI v. Brooks: Det. Jay Carpenter PT5

WI v. Brooks: Outside the Presence of the Jury

47-WI v. Brooks: Outside the Presence of the Jury

WI v. Brooks: Steven Schlomann

48-WI v. Brooks: Steven Schlomann, Robert Stone II , Andrew Amerson & Leonard Miller

WI v. Brooks: Specialist Kyle Decker

49-WI v. Brooks: Specialist Kyle Decker

WI v. Brooks: Det. Justin Rowe

50-WI v. Brooks: Det. Justin Rowe

WI v. Rrooks: Tpr. Ryan Schultz

51-WI v. Rrooks: Tpr. Ryan Schultz

WI v. Brooks: Chris Johnson

52-WI v. Brooks: Chris Johnson

WI v. Brooks: Trevor Naleid

53-WI v. Brooks: Trevor Naleid

WI v. Brooks: Det. Thomas Casey

54-WI v. Brooks: Det. Thomas Casey

WI v. Brooks: Det. Thomas Casey PT2

55-WI v. Brooks: Det. Thomas Casey PT2

WI v. Brooks: Outside the Presence of the Jury

56-WI v. Brooks: Outside the Presence of the Jury

WI v. Brooks: Nicholas Kirby

57-WI v. Brooks: Defense Opening Statement & Nicholas Kirby

WI v. Brooks: Heather Riener

58-WI v. Brooks: Heather Riener

WI v. Brooks: Douglas Kolar

59-WI v. Brooks: Douglas Kolar & Det. Steven Guth

WI v. Brooks: Erika Patterson

60-WI v. Brooks: Erika Patterson

WI v. Brooks: Outside the Presence of the Jury

61-WI v. Brooks: Outside the Presence of the Jury

WI v. Brooks: Deanna Aldrich

62-WI v. Brooks: Deanna Aldrich & Christopher Bertram

WI v. Brooks: Jason Hayes

63-WI v. Brooks: Jason Hayes, Abel Lazzano & Kathleen Yourell

WI v. Brooks: Katrice Babiasz

64-WI v. Brooks: Katrice Babiasz

WI v. Brooks: Outside the Presence of the Jury

65-WI v. Brooks: Outside the Presence of the Jury

WI v. Brooks: Outside the Presence of the Jury

66-WI v. Brooks: Outside the Presence of the Jury

WI v. Brooks: Dep. Nicholas Kibler & Zachary Tremaine

67-WI v. Brooks: Dep. Nicholas Kibler & Zachary Tremaine

WI v. Brooks: Outside the Presence of the Jury

68-WI v. Brooks: Outside the Presence of the Jury

WI v. Brooks: Outside the Presence of the Jury

69-WI v. Brooks: Outside the Presence of the Jury

WI v. Brooks: Jury Instructions

70-WI v. Brooks: Jury Instructions

WI v. Brooks: Jury Instructions PT2

71-WI v. Brooks: Jury Instructions PT2

WI v. Brooks: Prosecution Closing Argument

72-WI v. Brooks: Prosecution Closing Argument

Darrell Brooks delivers his closing argument.

73-WI v. Brooks: Defense Closing Argument

The prosecution delivers their rebuttal.

74-WI v. Brooks: Prosecution Rebuttal

The jury deliberates in the trial of WI v. Darrell Brooks.

75-WI v. Brooks: Jury Deliberations

Darrell Brooks reacts as the jury's verdict is read

76-WI v. Brooks: Verdict

WI v. Brooks: Victim Impact Statements

77-WI v. Brooks: Victim Impact Statements

WI v. Brooks: Victim Impact Statements

78-WI v. Brooks: Victim Impact Statements PT2

WI v. Brooks: Victim Impact Statements

79-WI v. Brooks: Victim Impact Statements PT3

WI v. Brooks: Victim Impact Statements

80-WI v. Brooks: Victim Impact Statements PT4

WI v. Brooks: Prosecution Closing Arguments

81-WI v. Brooks: Prosecution Closing Arguments

Darrell Brooks addresses the court

82-WI v. Brooks: Defense Closing Arguments

Darrell Brooks looks up in court

83-WI v. Brooks: Defense Closing Arguments PT2

Judge Dorow addresses the court

84-WI v. Brooks: Sentencing

Darrell Brooks stands in court

85-WI v. Brooks: Sentencing PT2