Verdict and 44-year sentence, secured through DNA evidence, will not end questions about what happened to Marcia Trimble
In closing arguments, prosecution appeals to science while defense decries 'tunnel vision'
Day-one witnesses also include man who discovered missing girl's body
Trial set to begin in the morning with opening statements and testimony from the murdered girl's mother
Hearings unveil a previously unknown possible motive for killer -- but a ruling today means it may not come up in court
After 33 years, Nashville's most notorious murder case may finally be closed.
[Story updated 12:27 pm]
Updated with comments from the DA and the victim's mother -- After victim's family appeals for justice, judge seals fate of the convicted killer of Janet Levine March
Post-indictment evidence proved crucial to prosecution's case
Case will go to the jury this afternoon
March defense effort to establish possible alternative suspect leads Assistant D.A. Thurman to complain of "the worst performance I've seen in 30 years"