Murder trial begins
POOL PHOTO BY MIKE LANG
Defendant John Lee sobs during testimony as crime scene photos are displayed showing the body of his former girlfriend, Traci Nabergall. Lee is accused in the 2011 stabbing deaths of Nabergall and Jason Salter in South Venice.
POOL PHOTO BY MIKE LANG
Jason Salter's neighbor, Jay Kovacevich, cries as prosecutors play the 911 call he made after finding the body of Traci Nabergall at Salter's home. John Lee is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the 2011 stabbing deaths of Nabergall and Salter in South Venice.
POOL PHOTO BY MIKE LANG
John Lee listens to testimony Friday as his trial gets under way in court in Sarasota.
John Lee’s upper body shook. He cried silently into his hands Friday as an enlarged photograph of his former girlfriend Traci Nabergall’s blood-covered body was displayed for the jury on the first day of his double murder trial at the Sarasota County Courthouse.
Two relatives of the victims left the courtroom while the graphic photo of Nabergall was shown.
