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11:20 p.m. • 6-19-13

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  • A Wake County jury on June 7, 2012, returns a sentencing recommendation of life in prison for Jason Williford, and Kathy Taft's children speak about their loss.

    June 7, 2012

  • June 6, 2012, closing arguments and proceedings in the sentencing phase of Jason Williford's first-degree murder trial for the March 2010 death of North Carolina state school board member Kathy Taft.

    June 6, 2012

  • June 5, 2012, testimony in the sentencing phase of Jason Williford's first-degree murder trial for the March 2010 death of North Carolina state school board member Kathy Taft.

    June 5, 2012

  • June 4, 2012, testimony in the sentencing phase of Jason Williford's first-degree murder trial for the March 2010 death of North Carolina state school board member Kathy Taft.

    June 4, 2012

  • A Wake County jury returns its verdict June 1, 2012, after more than five hours of deliberation in the first-degree murder trial of Jason Williford.

    June 1, 2012

  • May 31 2012, proceedings and closing arguments in the murder trial of Jason Williford, accused of killing North Carolina state school board member Kathy Taft in March 2010.

    May 31, 2012

  • May 30, 2012, testimony and proceedings in the murder trial of Jason Williford, accused of killing North Carolina state school board member Kathy Taft in March 2010.

    May 31, 2012

  • May 29, 2012, testimony and proceedings in the murder trial of Jason Williford, accused of killing North Carolina state school board member Kathy Taft in March 2010.

    May 29, 2012

  • May 25, 2012, testimony and proceedings in the murder trial of Jason Williford, accused of killing North Carolina state school board member Kathy Taft in March 2010.

    May 25, 2012

  • May 24, 2012, testimony and proceedings in the murder trial of Jason Williford, accused of killing North Carolina state school board member Kathy Taft in March 2010.

    May 24, 2012

  • May 23, 2012, testimony and proceedings in the murder trial of Jason Williford, accused of killing North Carolina state school board member Kathy Taft in March 2010.

    May 23, 2012

  • May 22, 2012, testimony and proceedings in the murder trial of Jason Williford, accused of killing North Carolina state school board member Kathy Taft in March 2010.

    May 22, 2012

  • May 18, 2012, testimony and proceedings in the murder trial of Jason Williford, accused of killing North Carolina state school board member Kathy Taft in March 2010.

    May 18, 2012

  • May 17, 2012, testimony and proceedings in the murder trial of Jason Williford, accused of killing North Carolina state school board member Kathy Taft in March 2010.

    May 17, 2012

  • May 16, 2012, testimony and proceedings in the murder trial of Jason Williford, accused of killing North Carolina state school board member Kathy Taft in March 2010.

    May 16, 2012

  • A July 20, 2011, homicide status hearing for Jason Williford, charged with first-degree murder in the March 2010 death of State School Board member Kathy Taft.

    July 20, 2011

  • The Raleigh man charged in the death of a State Board of Education member makes his initial court appearance.

    April 19, 2010


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