Crystal Mangum

Crystal Mangum

Crystal Mangum

Crystal Mangum

Crystal Mangum appears in court.
(David Lynch - NewsObserver.com)

Crystal Mangum appears in court on Thursday, March 21, 2013 to request a court appointed attorney.
(The Herald-Sun - Christine T. Nguyen)

Crystal Mangum answers questions from Superior Court Judge Paul Ridgeway about
decisions she has made in regards to her defense prior to opening statements in
her murder trial on Thursday Nov. 14, 2013.
(Chuck Liddy - NewsObserver.com)

Crystal Mangum breaks into tears Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, as the 911 tape is played
 in court regarding her stabbing her boyfriend. Mangum is on trial for murder in the
death of her boyfriend, Reginald Daye, 46.
(Chuck Liddy - NewsObserver.com) 

Crystal Mangum listens to testimony in her murder trial on Nov. 18, 2013.
(Photo by Pete James - Capitol Broadcasting Company)

Crystal Mangum testifies in her own defense on Nov. 20, 2013, during her murder trial.
(Photo by Pete James - Capitol Broadcasting Company)

Crystal Mangum during her murder trial.
(Photo by Pete James - Capitol Broadcasting Company)

Crystal Mangum reacts to hearing the verdict in a Durham, N.C., courtroom on November 28, 2013.
Associated Press/Photo by Chuck Liddy (The News & Observer)

The victim