lieutenant mike hochens of the alexandria police department, the federal bureau of investigation agent aaron detective sten o'shea from the loudoun county sheriff office. there mor law enforcement officers who dese creit fr theork case. ime robi me from nag them all thwored this case ith grace anit produced th coviction of a violent murderer. i thank the people without whom this culd not have beenmy d victim witness coordinator and witness advocate. law clerks. udoun county wealth attorney and the ohi county west virginia prosecutor attorney scott simpson. i cannot finish remarks without highlighting the contribution of the case by thanking david lord. david, right here, is wing of

the best trial attorneys in the commonwealth. outstanding attorney and better person. to him goes the outstanding lion's share. violence does not win in the end. privilege to represent the commonwealth and the city of alexandria in this case and my privilege to represent the families who has suffered the harm in the matter. i want to thank everybody here for the time being here tonight. we will turn it over to the families now. >> i'm norman lodato representing the loat family i have a short statement. i won't tke qustions afterwards. we would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone who has devoted their time, energy and expertise to ensure

justicewill be served. from the first responders and the medical sta hospital center to the alexandria police department, detectives, the f.b.i., the loudoun county sheriff department and west virginia police department. we want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts. we want to thank the prosecution team of porter, david lord, mark burnbalm and jimmy antoss and their staff who lived and breathed the cases tirelessly. finally we offer our thanks to the jury for giving us the kind of prime attention and service that you did to the three beautiful souls takenfrom. to all these people, we will not forget you. ruthanne's absence is unfillable void, this verdict provides more strength to the family, to continue our lives in a manner that would make

her proud. thank you. >> on behalf of our family i'm speaking for ron kirby who was my father. we want to thank everyone involved was the case, not just my dad's case but all three families. we have so many people to thank but just to name a few, but not limited to the city of alexandria. police department, all the detectives a and the f.b.i., the attorney general and the commonwealth attorneys. they did a phenomenal job and a special to the lead prosecutor mr. porter. we couldn't get the guilty verdict on ten counts without his team and their constant diligence for every facet of the case. we thank the jurors and law officers involved and the victims, the witness assistance. they were with us every step of the way. making sure we were okay.

weant toh tk the media for giving the families our privacy. now that the defendant is found guilty we can start to mourn. we know it will bring us a sense of relief and justice for all families. however, it will never compensate loss or bring back the loved ones. ron kirby, nancy dunning and ruthanne lodato. >> i'm liz dunning. it has been 11 years, ten was brtally murdered yverance. we long aglos justice would ever come. our relief today is mixed with the anguish that our dad i not ere standing beside us. finally feeling the weight of cool and unfair suspicion being lifted from his shoulders that had already carried too heavy a load.

we willgy the loss of the amazing, funny, kind mom for the rest of our lives every day. we are grateful to the team at the commonwealth attorney office for their hard work and courage in the last 15 months and the jury for the decision today. our next step is live in the world for the knowledge that justice is done. we ask that you will grant us privacy to do just that. thank you very much. >> questions. >> we did not hear from any member of the jury. is it your opinion that during the trial -- [inaudible question] >> we were confident in the case. but the bravery shown by room, traumatized from in a

the moment this happened, having worked with her over the past18 months. she stepped up to the meat and showed a bravery that is uncommon in people nowadays. she was able to step in the courtroom and get on the stand and find it within herself to look them dead in eyes and identify him as the murderer, i thought it would be difficult to not convict him on that afterwards. >> talk about -- [inaudible question] >> i don't want to speculate on what the jury believed. but given the quality of the tape and given the lack of comparable pictures of the defendant in the relevant time frames, it is diffult from the video alone to be certain it was the defendant. however when you couple it

with everything else we know about the case that is what a circumstantial case is. when they put that together the only reasonable is to include it is p of this. >> this was a mntnou of circumstantial evidence. it really was. >> i pointed out before we were confident in the case from the beginning. the law enforcement officers and the detectives handeds case gave us a very, very, very well investigated detailed meticulous case. the challenge is putting that on. the reaof tis, and the experts explain this well in the trial you won't necsary flipped that evidence, particularly in the way the crimes were committed. to the extent that the circumstantial evidence has to be relied on my arguement to

the jury is try. in most murders you rely on circumstantial evidence. d.n.a. itself is circumstantial evidence. the reality is circumstantial evidence if it logically leads to one and only one conclusion it's powerful. the jury agreed with my position on that in this case. >> evidence powerful in your mind? leon: you have been listening to the commonwealth attorney brian porter addressing the press after the jury reached a verdict on guilty on all charges from charles severance. dy siding -- deciding life in prisonment on all three charges. alison: we heard from the prosecor and the relative of each of the victims, all of them thanking people involved with the trial to say one saying we can begin to mourn.e . get to jeff goldberg. he has been there since day one. what is the latest? jeff: as you heard from brian

porter this is bringing to a close a chapter that the city of alexandria, police department, the commonwealth attorney office dedicated countless hours. you can sense relief from porter and the falllies of the victims. the families have formed a bond in the years. not a club to be a member of but with the deep pain they have endured they formed a great strength. you cit in the crtroom when they interact with one another. when the verdict was read earlier in morning, there were chand hugs. a recap for what took place. charles severance fund guilty on all ten charges against

him. late today the jury coming in with a sentencing recommendations, recommending maximum sentee. three life stenses, 0,000 in fines and the 48 years of the additional charges. we have much more at 5:00. until then, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. leon: as you know, all three of charles severance's victims lived two and a half miles of each other. alison: tonight people in the alexdria neighborhoods arery acting to all the news. brianne carter picks up the te oerage from the del ray neighborhood. brianne: so many in the neighborhood for many years were concerned about who was responsible. tonight with word of the verdict. for some there are questions and for others it brings relief. >> reaction tonight from the

residents after charles severance was found guilty on all ounts >> the quaint community was on edge for a decade after nancy dunning, ron kirby and ruthanne lodato were gunned down at the homes. each about a mile apart from one another. after each of the killings, they filled the streets changing the mood of the quiet neighborhood. it brings relief to people including sharon edwards. >> that is fabulous! brianne: edwards says nancy dunning a real estate known as the queen of delray was the reason she moved to this section of the city. >> she was a wonderful woman. i can't tell you what she did for me. >> ron kirby and ruthanne lodato were also well-known. kirby a regional transportation planner. lodato a music teacher who had an impact on so many. this neighbor hopes it brings osure. >> a frind of mine.

brianne: you heard in t press conference from the courthouse how many different people were involved leading to this point. coming up at 6:00 we hear from alexandria police chief and what he has to say about the verdict today. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. alison: thank you very much. we get to more breaking news now. this time from metro. telling us neil cohen no longer in the running to be the next transit agency general manager. the chair said cohen is no longer under consideration but did not give a reason why. we are keeping a close eye on tion that and we will bring coming up in the hour. leon? leon: let's check of the weather. it's gray outside but not too bad. chief meteorologist doug hill standing by in the belfort furniture weather center.

what does it like it for you? doug: let's go to live shot from the national harbor. the spectrum here, the longest through the evening. hours and it is going to clear from north to south. fog in the early morning. 39 in the outlying areas. as we head through the day tomorrow, we have a lt of sunshine. the next seven days in detail in a bit. alison: thank you, doug. we have braking news tonight out of montgomery county. this is where police are investigating after a body was found in gaithersburg. this is not far from the wall.

our jennifer donelan is live on the scene with the latest information on breaking news. jen? jennifer: of great concern is the area next to south lake elementary school in caitlyn. that is the playground on the school ground. the wooded line, a man's body was discovered. we don't have an age or an identity. this happened around 12:42. we have video from news chopper 7. thigh got the call from someone passing by. the body will be sent for autopsy tomorrow. we wil ave formation on the cause and the manner of death tomorrow. ped up the investigation a few moments ago. school is ouhe day. it wasn't a concern and they didn't see this play out.

leon: new develop, in staning at a nightclub. leila louge culd be back open on wednesd. >> closed tendays ago after a fatal shooting, the owner of the lounge in union market came abc board and heard it. >> if that weapon is inside it's too late to drain the swamp. >> sity at the club was lax when 18-year-old eric jones of clinton, maryland, was stabbed to death. police show these people as persons of interest in the attack. which was not even caught on the surveillance camera. >> focus on it. it has to efficient and proper.

>> pcp, hers. >> the clubs had problems. people were shot and wounded outside the ub a year ago. the deal worked out wit the government. we aplched the owner judy ingram. >> your reaction to what happened? >> a quick turn. talk to her lawyer. >> they live in the community. >> they required them to come up with certain information about the safety and security. assuming that d all of that the signs could be taken down by wednesday and the club can resam ford, abc7 news. alison: coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" --

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leon: breaking news coming in the newsroom. jonathan elias on it for us now. what is the word? jonathan: the immediate -oll for what fry wthhe hemistry abexplosion x people, instructor and five students to the hospital. t faiaxtyunschool is changing the policy as w speak. in act they sent out a letter to let parents know there was no protocol put in place. suspension of all open flames in all classrooms. they are doing everything they can to see that this never happens again. this was a chemistry class on friday morninwhere they were doing an experiment that they have done a nt rg. explosion. as a result five students and the instructor rush to hospital wh bue school was as ou remember evacuate playground until they can the figure out what is going on. the school now the fairfax county schools coming out with an immediate change that business is done for the

students. that is the latest from the breaking news desk. back to you. isood del -- leon: good deal. thank you. alis: turn to the weather. mild out there. doug: mid60's. not bad. tomorrow we will get the sun d 70 degrees. let's shre images. clouds. we got through the afternoon. the ses are brightening bit. it's moving in fm the north. you an see the clearing skies. 59 i it's 62in gemanwn. 61 i 60 in the district. 58 right now inwoodbridge. we cleies we have some areas cooler than that. 58n andrews. 59 in annapolis. the temperatures will continue to tumble in the everything.

no real hot stuff right now. but to the west where there is more sunshine, columbus is 67. the temperatures will be above average. we stay cloudy today. on the northern fringe of the storm center moving across georgia. there will be rain tomorrow. but the northrly winds will clear the skies to set up the stage for a nice string of days hre. future cast shows clear skies tomorrow morning and the cloudiness and the rain suppressed south. with the high pressure in charge it will be pleasant. through the day tomorrow, tomorrow and wednesday and wednesday night. by thursday some of the moisture may come back a little bit to form a cloudy skies at times. a sprinkle or a shower.

we have a push of cold air that will come through in the afternoon or the everything. tell you the story for tuesday. sunshi throughout the day. average wake-up of 46 degrees. 65 by midday. 70 degrees for high in the afternoon. the next seven days willet up to 72 on wednesday. thursday may be a brief sprinkle or a shower. the temperatures are near 70. the warmup on friday. the cold fro comesthrough saturday. back to 60 by monday. no major storms in sight. for the next seven days a slight chance. 30%. >> digital media sensation. alison: but find out why y can't listen to the second season of "serial" on itunes. leon: plus -- >> i like to paint my daddy. leon: meet the 4-year-old with a budding career that runs in the family and is sparking as w!

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leon: update on the investigation in the russian jetliner that crashed on the sigh nay pa lens is a saturda-- sinai peninsula. they are saying there is nothing wrong with the plane. isil group is claiming responsibility but u.s. officials say it's too soon to rule on a cause. this is as the bodies of the victims return home to russia. next month marks 41 years since t.w.a. flight 514 crashed in virginia. alison: wjla.com now is the only place to see a new documentary on this accident. jay korff is in the newsroom with the story only on 7. you have been working on this for years. jay: indeed. it has been nearly three years. labor of love we have been working on. diverted twa 4514. in 1974, a commercial airliner slammed in a hillside in northern virginia killing everyone on board. nearly 100 lives. but what a lot of people don't

know is coming out of the crash, countless lives were saved due to safety improvements. >> cuts a path through the blue ridge mountains. nearby, humble roadside memorial untouched is the only thing to remind passerbys of the horror witnessed here 41 years ago. >> this is one of the most completely destroyed aircraft wreckages. jay: in 1974, flight 514 slammed into mount weather along the loudoun county line. after being diverted from reagan national airport to dulles due to foul weather. >> there were plenty of bodies but we couldn't find survivors. jay: all 92 people aboard died incling alice's mother and father. >> the mountain jumped up and bit the plane. jay: the national transportation safety board ruled the crash occurred because the plane descended too low, too soon due to

miscommunication between the pilots and the air traffic control. >> you felt it was too soon. how could thise happening? they were alost home. >> for nearly three yers, abc7 news has been digging into the disaster to understand how the safety recommendations put in place after this crash made flying today much safer for the public. >> it's a very significant accident. >> this exclusive documentary is now available to watch online at wjla.com. it is just a couple of clings away. go to the main page wjla.com. scroll down. go ahead and hit "watch exclusive." you cannot only watch the documentary, but you can go to the remarkable powerful and emotional exclusive photos we were able to get from one of the first responders. school through that. it's about 27 minutes.

reporting lifer, jay korff. leon: it is worth every minute. nice work. fascinating stuff. highly recommend you check it out. something to listen to the podcast "serial" is expanding the reach. it had a big event on itunes that is going to streaming on pandora. premier date for season two for "serial" has not been announced but the season one is available pandora november 24. alison: right now the hope center inienna is i all it no save a dog that had a nasty accident. e yellow lab managed to land on a rusty piece of rebar. reporter: this is 5-year-old yellow lab fortunate to be alive. earlier today, e naged be impaled by a long piece of rebar. >> he is quite lucky. >> dr. julia hawthorn at the

home advanced veterinarian center spent two hours removing the quarter-inch thick metal rod from the body. it missed the vital blood vessels there. >> the vet staff tell us that he waslyig outside when his pet-sitter heard a loud crying. the labrador's owners are now driving back to the d.c. area to be by their dog's side. >> scary. hopefully he will do well. we'll see. we are not out of the woods yet. >> this is where the rebar was in the ground. this is the rest of the five-foot piece of metal. much of this was inside f th dog. hi is in stable condition with a good prognosis for survival. kevin lewis, abc7 news. >> ten weeks after being badly

burned battling a blaze. a local firefighter is back on the hose. i'm brad bll. his courageous story coming up. announcer: countdown to veterans day, sponsored by paralyzed

alison: today marks two and a half months since three were injured in an apartment fire in laurel. this one right here. today one of the firefighters went back to work.

our maryland bureau chief brad bell reports that zack said he just wants to help people. brad: prince george's county firefighters zack's life changed august 20, inside this burning apartment building in laurel. he was on the first arriving truck. >> we got on the scene and we had heavy fire showing. >> he grabbed a hose, climbed three flights of stairs. faced the blaze. >> i went back and i popped the door. we had heavy fire. >> he was enveloped in flames. >> i didn't realize how burned i was until i got out. you are in there and you have adrenaline. >> it took him ten weeks to recover. today is his first day back. he is back on a call. the tall firefighter, yellow helmet again manning the hose. he is treated to lunch and

praised by the deputy chief. he will bear the scars for life. >> third degree. second-degree on my ears and neck. >> but today he is ready to answer the next call for help. >> i enjoy going out to help other people. >> he was not the only firefighter injured that day. another suffered less serious burns and another injured their ankle. they are looking to investigate if there are le on thes to be learned. brad bell, abc7 news in laurel. leon: breaking news now from the beltway. jennifer donelan is on her way to the scene in mobile track 7. what are you tracking right now? jennifer: this is a mess. we have a car fire.

we have a report of a car fire in the median near i-270. all traffic shut down on utter loop. we are en route. we'll get back to you. alison: okay. looks like quite a scene there. thank you. we'll check back with you shortly. prepare for delays. the environmental protection agency is expanding the probe in the emissions scandal by volkswagen. volkswagen admitted to cheating admission testing on 11 million cars around the world. leon: hiring a contractor for your home can be expensive.

but how many times have you walked away feeling that unnecessary work was done and you paid more than you should have?ll, our troubleshooter horace holmes went under cover. he joins us now with a preview of the findings. hey, horace. horace: hey, leon. i didn't know until idid the story you can create a leak hat lookslike a big problem underneath a sink by simply turning, simple turn like this of the faucet head. it creates a leak down here and up here. this is what we did at the home we rented. we hid cameras in the home and called in the plumbers. what does it take to fix a simple leak? how much should it cost? "7 on your side" wanted to know. we went under cover and put plumbers to the hidden camera test. we went in a in the d.c. area. placed hidden cameras throughout the house and hired plumbers. seven plumbers we chose from the yellow pages.

>> show you what the problem is. >> our producer posed as the homeowner. watch how she handles the plumber when it doesn't go as expected. >> is there some other way to fix it where you don't have to replace it? horace: that is what we want you to pay attention to as you watch the story. put yourself in the homeowner's shoes. >> it's $270. >> it's $270 for that little bit? horace: we will show you what our producer did and how contractors do their business and arm you with questions you should ask before you hand them money. even a simple problem can be costly. it can be costly. you know how to fix the problem we created? turn the faucet head, tighten it up and it will stop the leak completely. the hidden camera test of plumbers tonight at 11:00 on abc7 news. back to you. alison: we look forward to watching that. thank you. a 4-year-old, 4 years old in florida, artist, leaving a big

mark on the tattoo world of all things. starting with her dad. brad bellimo runs his own tattoo shop and his daughter chloe is often there with him. she took to drawing at an early age so when she said she wanted to draw a tattoo, he offered up his own arm for the canvas. >> i only have so much space left. i was a good spot to see and watch and guide her. >> why did you pick a strawberry? >> because it was cute. leon: so is she. alison: she is cute. he posted a picture on the tattoo on social media. it went viral almost immediately. he sehe hoped to pass on the business to her one day or give her a good after-school job. leon: can you believe that there are some people out there who were complaining about this. i find this online and people saying it's child abuse but having him make her do that. can you believe that? alison: child abuse?

leon: she is being an artist. cool. alison: she seemed happy. leon: nice story out of florida. alison: stop it. leon: your hometown. alison: stop that. all right. still to come at 5:00 -- >> it's what police say he hit a woman in the head with that landed him on the wall of justice. the charges. he

leon: "7 on your side" learned that one of the teachers fighting back wall of justice fugitive is back at it again. the f.b.i. dubbedded this serial bank robber at the forever loyal bandit. after three successful bank robberies in fairfax county, they believe he resurfaced friday night in falls church at the capital one bank around 5:30 p.m. police say he walked in the bank, went up to the counter, passed a note demanding money. the teller handed over undisclosed amount of cash and the robber walked ut. keep an eye out. last year he hit three banks three months in a row and quiet for a year. now it seems he is back. jennifer donelan shows us the fugitive on this week's "wall of justice." jennifer: we are back with the "7 on your side" "fighting back: wall of justice." police across the area need your help locating the fugitives. tonight we have word of

another arrest. that seven total funneltives behind bars. the police were searching for rodriguez after detectives say he held a young girl he knew against her will and tried to rape her. with the help of u.s. marshals, rodriguez is now in custody. prince william county police adding robles to the wall after they say he hit a woman in the head with a pipe. arlington county police need your help to find copas wanted for breaking and entering and assault. d.c. police and the u.s. marshals are looking for samuel buck robinson for first-degree burglary and d.c. are looking for ewell for forgery. further south they are searching for donna cochran for felony embezzlement. set the wall of justice in motion. tonight the spotlight is on samuel buck robinson wanted in a violent burglary. u.s. marshals with the capital area fugitive task force on behalf of d.c. police need your help locating samuel

"buck" robinson. police say 35-year-old broke in the apartment of a mental health patient and attacked her in may. look at the tattoos. they could identify him. police say that robinson punched the victim in her face, grabbed her and took her to bathroom where she was hit and kicked. they say robinson took a curtain rod to beat her again. before escaping they say he stole the victim's purse and the cell phone. >> took place back in may. alleged he broke in the head of an elderly woman. she was beaten and the prompt taken from her phone. >> he weighs 5'8", 35 years old, black hair and brown eyes and is wanted for first-degree burglary. police want him off the wall of justice and to put him behind bars. if you know where samuel "buck" robinson is call d.c. police. the victim in this case suffered injuries to her face and upper body. we will see you next week with

the "fighting back: wall of justice." leon: coming up at 5:00, a look at frank beamer's decision to call it a ca

jamie: we're going to start with a picture so you get an idea. this is a picture of what is happening. car fire, outer loop of the beltway. the lanes are closed in montgomery county. look at the backup. right after georgetown road if you are traveling on the beltway. no one is moving. this isn't a still shot. this is a shot just prior to old georgetown so you get a good idea of how traffic is not moving again. this is the outer loop of the beltway. inner loop we had a couple of lanes blocked. it is now open. outer loop is closed. three is a three-mile backup behind it starting before connecticut avenue. move to the maps because i want to talk about the backup prior to this, which is three miles. even past this point. so if you hop on maybe to 270 spur continuing south you don't get much of a break. we have an earlier car fire. so that is a seven-mile backup. so in total, ten miles.

you cannot access the outer loop any point past old georgetown road if you are getting on at connecticut. it may be best to take 410. river road is an option. the outer loop is closed. that is a look at traffic. leon: that is a mess for a while. alison: really bad. leon: the sunset looked nice. alison: the weather is a much better topic these days, doug. doug: absolutely. starting to see clearing. capitol wheel. the skies are cloudy overhead in arlington. but just north and west the clearing trend. by morning everyone will see clear skies. tell you the story about today. the daylight hours contracting quickly ahead of the shottest day of the daylight hours september 21. today is ten hours. 10 hours and 31 minutes of daylight. but the next 15 days it's down to ten hours straight. we lose a lot of time. by the time we get to december 21, we'll have nine hours and 26 hours of daylight from

sunrise to sunset. then they will slowly extend. this happens every november and december. if you are sensitive to daylight, like me, it is a stuff time to adjust to. there is nothing tough about the temperatures at all. it's 63 at reagan national airport. to the overnight, the skies clear. chilly. the warmest temperatures are over the metro at points south and east. close to 50 degrees. contrast that to the upper 30's for western maryland parts to the shenandoah valley. the forecast looks good. a lot of sunshine start to finish. temperatures 70 degrees. six degrees above average. we'll take that and the next seven days to tell you the truth. we will be in the lower 70's on wednesday. on 70, cooler with clouds on thursday. a few showers and sprinkles and a surge of warm air. 76 on friday. ahead of the cold front. cold front yield showers. turn cooler. redskins, aren't going to be here this sunday. however, they are going to be

back the saints thereafter, erin, if i'm right. prime football weather. it looks good. were coming up next hour. erin, alison and leon. : thank you. college football now. what a big surprise out of blacksburg today. erin: there is. a big retirement announcement on sunday. tonight virginia head coach frank beamer is talk about his decision to retire. he took the hokies from a nonfactor football team and turned them into a perennial power. beamer led the hokies to 22 straight winning seasons and 22 consecutive bowl appearances which is very impressive. he was at the helm of the virginia tech program since 18987. he even oversaw the glory days of the quarterback michael vick and led virginia tech to number two in the postseason associated press poll in 1999. as beamer fought back the tears, speaking to the media today, you could tell this was an emotional decision.

coach beamer: the tough part of retiring, you are leaving the people you love the most. that wasn't an easy time. but i appreciate them. several of the players came to my office afterwards. good group of guys. erin: everybody loves him. meantime the redskins are back in town after their bye week. hit the practice field today. deangelo hall played for beamer at virginia tech. hall was one of the best players to ever play for beamer and he spoke to us today about his retirement. >> deangelo: coach beamer has been so much more than a football coach for me and other guys. we still talk to him to this day. we are sad about it. i know he is ready to be done with this chapter in his life and move on to being a grandfather and in his kids' lives being a father. erin: the world series ended last night after another extra innings game and another

come-from-behind win. for the first time in 30 years the kansas city royals are champions. k.c. was down 2-0 heading in the ninth. royals scored two runs to tie the game. in the 12th they racked up five more to steal the win. that is their first world series title since 1985. they will paint the town blue tomorrow for their victory parade which is pretty special for folks there. alison: exciting. leon: did it last night the way they have done it all season. nick, nick, nick their way through. somehow, some way you look up and they have seven months. erin: makes you think the nets will hungry next year which isn't good for the nationals. alison: big sports weekend. a lot going on. we'll be right back. discover the world animals, seen those before but sometimes they do it on their own mmm foot wow food for giants

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maureen: a jury found charles severance guilty for the murders of nancy dunning, ron kirby and ruthanne lodato. leon: they date back to 2003. we have complete coverage from those affected by the crimes. with begin with jeff goldberg who heard from the families of the victims. jeff? jeff: not long after the verdicts were read in court the judge called for a recess. you could see the family members in court hugging one another that they find relief. charles severance found guilty on all ten charges related to the murders of nancy dunning, ruthanne lodato and ron kirby. kirby as well as the shooting of lodato's family care-taker franco. after the verdict was a stensing phase that include -- sentencing phase that included the family members of the victims. all sharing stories of how it impacted their lives. through it all charles severance stared straight ahead and said nothing.

after the jury delivered recommendation for three life-sentence term we heard the family members of the victims and from the lead prosecutor. >> now that he is found guilty we can start to mourn. it will never compensate the loss or bring back our lovedded ones. >> the rein of the alexandria assassin is over. at long last the defendant has been held accountable and exposed for what he is. a cowardly murderer. jeff: the parents of charles severance said nothing leaving court but sam severance put out a statement earlier saying that the family respects the jury's verdict. they expressed the deepest sympathy for family of the victim and the severance family is strong and will continue on. appeal of the verdict is expected. we tried to speak to the jurors but they had nothi