1/8/13 - Testimony was heard today in the trial of a Warren man charged in a 2008 double murder in Oceola Township. Assistant Prosecutor Pamela Maas claims 66-year-old Jerome Kowalski had a long standing grudge with his brother, culminating in the murder. Defense attorney Walter Piszczatowski argued that evidence points to a professional execution-style killing rather than a crime of passion and pointed out what he claims are inconsistencies and factual errors in the confession Kowalski gave police following the killings. The Livingston County Medical Examiner later testified about the wounds of the victims and said Richard Kowalski was shot twice in the head while his wife Brenda was shot three to five times. Brenda Kowalski' son Michael Reilly also testified that he was worried after he hadnât heard from his parents and went over to their home on Lyngre Drive. Upon entering, he saw a chair flipped over in the kitchen and his parents on the floor covered in blood. Reilly further testified that he then tried to call his wife, his best friend and 911. Jurors also heard testimony from the trooper who first responded to the scene and the medical examiner investigator who handled the bodies, as well as a mail deliverer and tanning shop owner who were among the last to see the Kowalskis alive. WHMI will provide full coverage as the trial continues this week. (JM)
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