crime

During the two weeks of the Lemaricus Davidson murder trial, a steady stream of people sat inside the courtroom. Mostly family members, friends and supporters of the families, filled the seats.

But others - with no connection to the families - also spent time there.  Attorneys, court workers, other government workers and police officers were often part of the courtroom contingent.

There were also some random folks there, like the guy from Florida who handed me a racist newsletter. Or the soccer mom who wanted to see the "monster."

I've written before how news stories sometimes bleed into our personal lives. And how we try not to let our feelings affect how we report those stories.

In the case of the murder-suicide today of Erik Webb and his estranged wife, Sarah, that is a very difficult thing to do. 

It is very difficult to report this story without a deep sense of sadness.  I knew them both.  Not well, but well enough to see both their faces now, in my minds eye, in happier times.