1/22/13 - The trial of a Warren man charged with murdering his brother and sister-in-law in Oceola Township picked back up Tuesday in 53rd District Court in Brighton. 66-year-old Jerome Kowalski is charged in the deaths of Richard and Brenda Kowalski. Today marks day ten of the trial and the prosecution and the defense spent the majority of the morning discussing evidence and jury instructions in the case. Jurors later heard a recording of the call that was made by Brenda Kowalskiâs son Mike Reilly to 911 shortly after discovering the bodies in the kitchen of the coupleâs Lyngre Drive home. In the recording, he says Richard and Brenda were part of his whole world and that his grandmother had just past away two weeks ago. He then went on to say "I wonder if my uncle and him got into a dispute over my grandmother's estate...I bet my uncle did this, the dirty bastard. If he did, I will beat him to a pulp". After the recording was played and admitted into evidence, the defense briefly called a witness from the Livingston County Medical Examinerâs Office who had testified previously. The trial is continuing this afternoon with Forensic Pathologist Dr. Werner Spitz taking the stand, the former Wayne County Chief Medical Examiner who is pictured. (JM)
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