1/12/04 Defendant Reinaldo Rivera, left, is escorted from the courtroom by deputies after jury selection for
Rivera's death penalty case in Augusta Richmond County Superior Court at the Municipal Building on Monday.
(Andrew Davis Tucker/Augusta Chronicle Staff)

1/12/04 Defendant Reinaldo Rivera (right) talks with his lawyers Peter Johnson (left)
and Jacque Hawk during jury selection.
(Andrew Davis Tucker/Augusta Chronicle Staff)

1/13/04 Jessica Bosdell, the sister of victim Tabitha Bosdell, becomes emotional as she is questioned
by Assistant District Attorney Ashley Wright during the first day of the death penalty case against
Reinaldo Rivera in Augusta Richmond County Superior Court at the Municipal Building.
(Andrew Davis Tucker/Augusta Chronicle Staff)

1/13/04 Victim Tabitha Bosdell (right) is pictured holding her neice as Assistant District Attorney Ashley
Wright (left) questions Bosdell's sister, Jessica Bosdell, during the first day of the death
penalty case against Reinaldo Rivera.
(Andrew Davis Tucker/Augusta Chronicle Staff)

1/13/04 Defendant Reinaldo Rivera becomes emotional while his defense attorney Jacque Hawk
outlines his history in his opening arguements during the first day of the death penalty case.
(Andrew Davis Tucker/Augusta Chronicle Staff)

1/14/04 Chrisilee Barton becomes emotional during the testimony of her attack
by Reinaldo Rivera during the proceeding of his death penalty case.
(Andrew Davis Tucker/Augusta Chronicle Staff)

1/14/04 Chrisilee Barton shows the scars on her neck to the jury during testimony of her attack
by Reinaldo Rivera during the proceeding of his death penalty case.
(Andrew Davis Tucker/Augusta Chronicle Staff)

1/14/04 Defendant Reinaldo Rivera becomes emotional as he finishes listening to one of his victims,
Chrisilee Barton, testify during the proceeding of his death penalty case. After a short recess,
Rivera waived his attorney's right to cross examine Barton.
(Andrew Davis Tucker/Augusta Chronicle Staff)

1/15/04 Defendant Reinaldo Rivera wipes his face as he becomes emotional as one
of his former co-workers, Brad Carter, testifies for the prosecution.
(Andrew Davis Tucker/Augusta Chronicle Staff)

1/15/04 Defense attorneys Peter Johnson (left) and Jacque Hawk wear listening aids to listen
 to the taped confession of Reinaldo Rivera as it is played during the death penalty case.
(Andrew Davis Tucker/Augusta Chronicle Staff)

1/15/04 The defendant's ex-wife, Tammy Rivera, gives her testimony.
(Andrew Davis Tucker/Augusta Chronicle Staff)

1/16/04 Forensic expert Dr. Joel Sexton gives his testimony about the autopsy of victim
Melissa Dingess during the morning session of the death penalty case.
(Andrew Davis Tucker/Augusta Chronicle Staff)

1/16/04 Investigator Richard Roundtree of the Richmond County Sheriffs Department gives his testimony.
(Andrew Davis Tucker/Augusta Chronicle Staff)

1/16/04 Defendant Reinaldo Rivera reacts to proceedings.
(Andrew Davis Tucker/Augusta Chronicle Staff)

1/16/04 Defendant Reinaldo Rivera stands up in court to request that their not be a mistrial
after his attorney Peter Johnson requested a mistrial during the afternoon session.
(Andrew Davis Tucker/Augusta Chronicle Staff)

1/16/04 Defendant Reinaldo Rivera buries his face in his hands as he reacts as the tape
of his confession to Aiken County authorities is played during the afternoon session.
(Andrew Davis Tucker/Augusta Chronicle Staff)

1/16/04 Witness Josh Wilson, former husband of victim Tiffany Wilson, testifies during the afternoon session.
(Andrew Davis Tucker/Augusta Chronicle Staff)

1/16/04 Witness Wayne Bunton, former Richmond County Investigator.
(Andrew Davis Tucker/Augusta Chronicle Staff)

1/19/04 Dr. David Hess, Chairman of the Department of Neurology at the Medical College of Georgia,
 gives his testimony in an evidence hearing before the start of the defense's case.
(Andrew Davis Tucker/Augusta Chronicle Staff)

1/19/04 An MRI shows the brain of defendant Reinaldo Rivera, below, in contrast to an MRI
of a normal brain, above, as Neuropsychiatrist Dr. Thomas Sachy (not pictured) of
Georgia Pain and Behavorial Medicine gives his testimony in an evidence hearing.
(Andrew Davis Tucker/Augusta Chronicle Staff)

1/19/04 Defendant Reinaldo Rivera (left) listens to testimony in an evidence hearing.
(Andrew Davis Tucker/Augusta Chronicle Staff)

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