Marcus Wesson arrested.
Accused killer Marcus Wesson waits to see the judge during his arraignment March 17, 2004.
Marcus Wesson
Marcus Wesson
Marcus Wesson
Marcus Wesson
Marcus Wesson
Marcus Wesson at trial.
Crime scene tape stretches across the front of the house where accused killer Marcus Wesson lived March 17, 2004 in Fresno, California. Wesson is accused of shooting nine family members at his home last week. He could face the death penalty if convicted. (Photo by Roger Hornback/Getty Images)
The house where nine bodies were found is seen March 13, 2004 in Fresno, California. According to reports,
the bodies were found entwined in piles of clothing in a bedroom in the home.
The house where nine bodies were found is seen March 13, 2004 in Fresno, California. According to reports,
the bodies were found entwined in piles of clothing in a bedroom in the home.
The house where nine bodies were found is seen March 13, 2004 in Fresno, California. According to reports,
the bodies were found entwined in piles of clothing in a bedroom in the home.
Clothing hangs in back of the house March 13, 2004 in Fresno, California. According to reports,
nine bodies were found entwined in piles of clothing in a bedroom in the home.
A casket is seen through a window of a house March 13, 2004 in Fresno, California. According to reports,
nine bodies were found entwined in piles of clothing in a bedroom in the home.
A dozen caskets that were removed from the Marcus Wesson residence are transported
from the scene on the back of a truck March 15, 2004 in Fresno, California.
A makeshift memorial to the nine victims found shot to death in front of of the house where
accused killer Marcus Wesson lived is shown March 17, 2004 in Fresno, California.
The daughters of accused murderer Marcus Wesson, (L-R) Rosie Solorio and Kiani Wesson, talk to the
media in front of the court house after Wesson's court appearance March 30, 2004 in Fresno, California.
The victims
Nine of the children of 57-year-old Fresno, California resident Marcus Wesson, who were known to be very strictly ruled by their father, not speaking in his presence with the girls walking behind him wearing dark robes, were shot to death on March 12 at their home in Fresno. Marcus Wesson shot each child in the face and stacked their bodies inside the house before surrendering to police.
Dead were Sebhrenah, 25; Elizabeth, 17; Illabelle, 8; Aviv, 7; Jonathan, 7; Ethan 4; Sedona, 1; Marshey, 1; and Jeva , 1. The motive behind the slayings remains unclear.