judy barnacle says it was braulio castillo's sister who phoned daughter michelle was dead. shortly after castillo was charged with his estranged wife's murder, barnacle wrote a letter to the court to signal her support for him. on the witness stand stay it was prosecutors who raised the question about the letter and barnacle repeated its message about braulio castillo. he's never treated her badly. but the prosecutor was quick to underscore that's just what you witnessed, ma'am. michelle castillo and her husband were involved in a bitter divorce and custody battle that was winding to a close when she was found dead. her body was in a basement bathroom hanging from the shower. prosecutors contend castillo beat her, suffocated her, then set the scene to look like a suicide. but michelle's close friends have testified she was upbeat the night before her body was found, out to dinner with a running club, looking forward to running the boston marathon. today the housekeeper provided the defense some important testimony ou she says michelle was down in the days before she died. sh

and castillo weren't dating any longer the day michelle's body was found in her home hanging from the shower. the defense contends the mother of five took her own life. white testified she and braulioe no longer dating at the time of michelle's death, that they just decided to be friends. prosecutors produced jailhouse letters written from castillo to white before he bonded out in which he professes his love, writing, my saving grace is knowing we'll be together in the end after this. she received a delivery of clothing, clothing that used to be michelle's. judy barnacle says it was braulio castillo's sister who phoned daughter michelle was dead. she stayed with braulio's family on every visit to ashburn since. shortly after castillo was charged with his wife's murder, she wrote a letter to the court to signal her support for him. it was prosecutors who raised a question about the letter. he's never treated her badly. but the prosecutor was quick to underscore that's just what you witnessed, ma'am. the biggest moment yet in this trial could come on monday. that's when braulio castillo might take the stand in his own defense. >>> kicking off right now in alexandria, a community meet

. >> braulio castillo was found guilty of first-degree murder after a five-week trial. bureau chief julie carey broke the news first. she is live with reaction to today's sentencing. jules? >> reporter: well, it's been more than two years since michelle castillo was killed and as you said this trial itself went more than five weeks. through it all, many of her friends have come to every court hearing to show their support and today they got the result they hoped for. >> reporter: prosecutors celebrating with some of the victim's closest friends after the jury recommended michelle castillo's killer, her husband, spend the rest of his life in prison. braulio castillo was found guilty of breaking into his estranged wife's home, suffocating her and hanging her body in a shower to make it look like a suicide. >> what he did to michelle and what he heinous and unforgivable. >> reporter: two of those children testified today about the impact, the loss of their mom has had on their lives said oldest son nicholas. i miss my mom. i love my mom and a big portion of my life is gone

today a jury recommended life in prison plus 16 years for braulio castillo. chief julie carey said it's an outcome julie's friends have long awaited. >> reporter: murder victim michelle castillo's friends have waited per than two years for this day, the day jurors recommended her husband would spend the rest of his life in prison. they wore orange, weari ing t-shirts showing her crossing a finish line. >> i'm very satisfied and i feel it was warranted, and just. for the crimes that were committed. >> the victim's friends say it's been a process, hearing braulio deny killing his wife saying it was a suicide. >> if you knew her she loved life and she loved her family and she would never, ever leave her children. >> prosecutors convinced jurors that in 2013, braulio castillo broke into her home, and hung her body to make it look like a suicide. >> to speaks of the cold heartedness and the planning that was involved and the callous decision that he made to try to get away with what he with the victim's friends. >> what he did to michelle, and what he did to those

braulio castillo is accused of killing his wife michelle back in 2014.he two were in the mle bitter divorce and custody battle. the defense says michelle took her own life, but today prosecutors told the jury she was happy and had just qualified for the boston marathon and had no reason to commit suicide. the prosecution also claimed that braulio castillo tried to smother his wife with a pillow as she slept, but stopped when he realized his young son was also in the bed. he told the boy to go to another room before allegedly committing the crime. >>> there could be a verdict next week in the trial of a police officer charged in freddie gray's death. cesar goodson was the one driving the transport van and he's the only officer charged with murder. before the defense rest, goodson chose not to take the stand. >> reporter: closing arguments will be delivered here in court monday morning. the judge in this non-jury trial is expected to deliver his verdict early next week. the baltimore riots that followed the death of freddie gray in april of 2015 were quiet

prosecutors had argued braulio castillo had suffocated his wife and then staged her death to make it looks like a suicide. at the sentencing hearing, we expect prosecutors to call to the stand the couple's oldest son as well as the couple now caring for the four younger castillo children. possible penalties range from a minimum of 40 years in prison to two julie carey, news 4. >>> on thursday, a judge will decide if a baltimore police officer is guilty or innocent of murder following the death of freddie gray. closing arguments ended yesterday in the case against officer caesar goodson. goodson was driving the police van that gray broke his neck in. prosecutor satisfies say goodson failed to put a seat belt on him. the defense argues officer check order gray and he showed no signs of medical distress. >>> i'm angie goff at the live desk where i've been going through this new poll that was just released that talks about how voters in swing states feel about the people who are running for president and it looks like hillary clinton is pulling ahead in the key state of florida. hillary

braulio castillo snuck into his wife's house and killed her and tried to make it look like a suicide. >> prince georges county a man is wanted for trying to snatch window. police responded around 4:00 a.m. the child was sleeping when the suspect tried to reach through the unlocked bedroom window the child screamed the man ran away officers are in the neighbourhood tonight asking for help in the investigation. >> new pictures of a man wanted for groping a young girl in a virginia target store. surveillance got very clear images of that suspect an 11- year-old girl said he touched her bottom while she was indifferent aisle from her father. this happened in mcclean we have photos posted on the wusa 9 app which you can share with friends to help police find that guy right there. >>> electrical vault fire left hundreds of people at market common in claire on the without power. dominion power is looking at how it started in front of the barnes and noble in the arlington county neighbourhood. they think lit think it will take two days to a week. >> we will be without power i have meetings th

the jury reached a verdict again braulio castillo. today, they recommended a life sentence. they say he sneaked into the house, killed her, and tried to make it look like a suicide. the body was found hanging in the shower. >>> senators are pushing for another vote on a gun control bill. this comes after they shut down four separate proposals. it is aimed to keep guns out of terrorists. about 2700 american lists. the bill would give finch deny ad gun purchase -- would give inning -- members of group code pink protested in nra headquarters. they blamed the gun organization for pressuring lawmakers to defeat the new gun control measures. >>> case closed. tonight, officials bring an official end to the mississippi burning murder investigation. has anything change? >> the massacre inspired local police to reach out to members of the lgbt community. what those in uniform hope to learn from the meeting. >>> michelle obama is about to make an appearance in everyone's favorite front seat, new details behind today's record >>> the investigation into the 1964 mississippi burning killi

. >>> braulio castillo and his wife were locked in a bitter custody battle when she was found dead in her pavement. prosecutors convinced the jury dna and autopsy evidence proved castillo estranged wife and staged the death to look like a suicide. michelle's friends and family cheered after the verdict. >> pleased, thrilled, just pleased for the children more than anybody and for the victim's friends and family who are here and supported us throughout the entire five weeks of the trial. >> several witnesses will be called for the sentencing hearing including the couple's oldest son. >>> also happening today, well-known rabbi is trying to overturn his voyeurism convictions. he was a rabbi for 25 years. he was convicted of secretly recording woman in a ritual bath at the national capital in georgetown. he pleaded guilty to 52 misdemeanor counts of voyeurism and sentenced to 6 1/2 years. his lawyers want it reduced to 1 year. >>> a man shot yesterday in northwest is expected to okay. the shooting happened on p meridian place. .victim is now in stable condition. police are searching for a

braulio castillo was convicted of killing his estranged wife in 2014 and staging the murder to look like a suicide. the oldest son said it is never easy losing a father but the family feels better after the sentencing. . >>> maryland's purple line has taken another ma forward. >>> a group of private companies that will design, build and operate the line has reached a financial agreement on the $5.6 billion project. neighborhoods along the 16-mile stretch from bethesda to silver spring, new carrollton will change with roads, development and trails. many call what is going to happen an upgrade. others are concerned about new development. >> that is true. it is also true the larger public interest will be served by this important transit project. >> i'd lose my job. it would affect everybody in the area. >> reporter: construction is expected to pick up in the coming months all along the corridor of the planned purple line. if all goes right, it could be running by 2022. if you feel you are paying more for medication that you need, the you are not the increased cost of staying well and what'

. >>> prosecution has rested its case in braulio castillo is accused of killing his estranged wife and making it look like a suicide. yesterday his oldest son identified his father as the suspicious man seen in a neighbor's security camera video. the couple was in the middle of a divorce and child custody battle when the o in 2014. >> the man accused of leaving a 2-year-old girl in a hot car has to face a judge this morning. arlington county police say da'quan fields had his driving privileges revoked. investigators claim he drank a beer and watch tv as theed to her sat for gotten in the car. >>> nine children have died so far this year in hot car deaths, oftentimes the temperature sdwn have to be as hot as you might think for it to be deadly. since 1998, there have been 20 hot car deaths in virginia, 14 in maryland and one this d.c. >> the car heats up on average 19 degrees in as little as ten minutes. so we know that it doesn't have to be that hot outside for the inside of a car to get warm, warmer and then so hot that it is life threatening. >> safe kids worldwides recommends puttin

they believed the shadowy figure is braulio castillo. meekers are now the foster parents for the four youngest castillo children. the defense begins calling its witnesses tomorrow. back to you in the studio. >>> two doctors testified today in another trial, the trial of andrew schmuhl. he's the man accused in the home invasion attack against a mclean couple. the doctor said schmuhl came to them complaining of fatigue and was diagnosed with low testosterone. his lawyers are argued he was so medicated he was impaired when he tasered, stabbed, and shot a couple in the mclean home. it was in retaliation for the firing of schmuhl's wife, alicia alicia. >>> goodson is the police officer charged with the most serious crime considering the death of freddie gray. a judge will decide his fate. freddie gray died after suffering a broken neck in the back of a police van last year. officer goodson was driving that van. he faces second-degree murder, manslaughter, and other charges. >>> he's written a book about it, a book that reveals new details abou

. >>> and also today closing arguments expected in the braulio castillo case. castillo's lawyers say the mother of five took her own life. julie carey will be in the courtroom today. you can follow her on twitt twitter @juliecareynbc. >>> donald trump is scheduled to be deposeded this d.c. today in a legal spat with celebrity chef over a planned restaurant in trump's new hotel on pennsylvania avenue. the chef pulled out of a deal to enon the restaurant last year after trump's comments about immigrants on the campaign trail. trump then sued the chef for breach of contract. >>> turning now to decision 016 and donald trump is also scheduled to be back on the campaign trail today. he'll hold a rally in dallas tonight at 8:00 on the democratic side, bernie sanders is expected to address what is next for his campaign in and online video message to supporters. that is scheduled to begin at 8:30 tonigh not have any public events scheduled for today. >>> you might notice a bright peach color in the waters near reagan national airport tonight. a nontoxic dye will be used

. >>> i'm julie carey at the loudoun county courthouse where a jury just had found braulio castillo guiltyt-degree murder in the death of his wife michelle castillo. that incident happened back in march of 2014. the body of the mother was found dead in a basement hanging from a shower. prosecutors argued that her husband had suffocated her, then staged the scene to look like a suicide. his defense attorneys argued michelle castillo took her own life in the midst of a bitter divorce. the jury clearly believing the prosecutor's case. the sentencing hearing will begin tomorrow. >>> american airlines is being sued by a family. it says their daughter was sexually abused while flying as an unaccompanied minor. the girl is 13 years old. she took a flight from dallas to portland after visiting her father in texas. her parents paid extra for her to fly alone. witnesses say a passenger named chad camp chose the empty seat next to her. a flight attendant saw the girl crying about 30 minutes later and saw camp fondling her. that man has now been charged with sex >> we never, never thought that this wo

braulio castillo was barred from going to the house.er body was found hanging in the basement bathroom. prosecutors allege braulio killed her and made it look like a suicide. ashley baker says during a videotaped session with zach five months after his mom's death he told her he had been sleeping in his mom's bed. she asked how did your mother look. scared, said zach. the boy left his special blanket gigi behind. he received that his father brought gigi from his mother's room to his brother's room. zach claims seeing his dad because he had been influenced mother's good friends. they also implied baker herself could have biassed the boy when she told him police thought his dad hurt his mother. they called maryland's chief medical examiner to the stand, which is completely different from the virginia medical examin examiner's ruling. >>> 17 additional ride-on buses. the ride-on bus service will be free. the county also plans to retime stoplights and restrict street parking on some roads in order to keep traffic moving. >> that same thing

braulio castillo is accused of killing his wife michelle and suicide. >> the defense received some criticaltimony today from a top doctor who says the death was not a murder. michelle castillo and her estranged husband were locked into a bitter divorce battle when one morning her kids woke up to find her missing. her body was found in the basement hanging in a shower. prosecutors say her husband suffocated her, then put her body in the shower to make it look like a suicide. a virginia medical examiner ruled the death a homicide, but the defense lawyers turned to maryland's chief medical examiner for a different view. dr. david fowler testified he studied the autopsy photos and other evidence and came to his own conclusion. asked the defense, what is that opinion? dr. fowler, in my opinion, it is consistent with a suicide. do you have an opinion as to whether it is consistent with in my opinion, it is not consistent with a homicide. the other injuries found on michelle's body came from leaning against the tile wall, not from an assault. but the prosecution also bo bolstered its case today. t

braulio castillo told jurors he has an alibi.ack in march, he says he was at a friend's house the night his wife died. then he went home afterward. he tried to counter prosecution claims that he was in the midst of a bitter divorce. >>> a wild scene in montgomery county. the crash had pedestrians scrambling to get to safety. >>> it is one baltimore police officer testifying against another. we alright guys, we've brought you to this construction trailer to talk about trucks today. which truck brand offers engines with best in class v8 towing or fuel economy? are we moving? where we going? it's the answer to the question baby! silverado. oooh that's cool. it's truck month. qualified buyers get 0% plus, find your tag and get $8,250 total value on this silverado all star. find new roads at your local chevy dealer vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, energy-saving upgrades. it

braulio castillo is charged with murdering his estranged wife michelle. the security camera shows a man whose face cannot be seen approaching the house the night michelle was found dead. on the witness stand, the oldest son nicholas identified the man as his father. why the son is so sure the man in the video is his dad. >>> to a mysterious dropoff at an george's county. more than two dozen cats abandoned in boxes and left out in bad weather without letting shelter workers know they were even out there. >> reporter: whoever did this, whoever did this, at least they had the decency to punch some air holes into the boxes. 28 cats. 28 cats including some mama cats still nursing their babies, abandoned in these crates in the rain in greenbelt over the weekend. what's going on here? they're okay now, these little kittens and this mama cat still nursing her babies, but this could have had a whole different ending. >> luckily none of the animals were injured, but it could have been a tragic >> reporter: you see these cats, 28 of them, left abandoned in the rain

braulio castillo is accused of killing his estran w yesterday his older son identified his father ofuspicious man seen in a neighbor's kurt camera video. after the son's testimony, the prosecution rested its case. the couple was in the middle of a divorce and child custody battle when the mother was killed in 2014. >>> man accused of leaving a child in a hot car is due in court. da'quan fields had his driving privileges revoked. the 2-year-old later died in the hospital p. fields faces child neglect and involuntary manslaughter charges. safe kids worldwide says temperatures inside cars can be life threatening even when it's not dangerously hot outside. the group recommends putting your purse or phone in the back seat the with your child so you don't forget them. >> the inside of the vehicle will heat up 19 degrees in continue to rise. cracking a window won't make any difference. that car is just going to get hotter and hotter. >> since 1998, there have been 20 hot car deaths in virginia, 14 in maryland and one in d.c. p. >>> the trial of officer goodson is scheduled to begin on thurs

braulio castillo was found guilty of first dree murd-degre and breaking and entering. michelle's body was found in the basement of her ashburn home hanging from a shower. prosecuto castillo had suffocated his wife and then staged her death to make it looks like a suicide. we expect prosecutors to call to the stand the countple's oldest son as well as the couple now caring for the four younger castillo children. possible penalties range from a minimum of 40 years in prison to two life terms. in loudoun county, i'm julie carey, news 4. >>> happening today, a well-known rabbi is trying to appeal his 6 1/2 year sentence. berna berna bernard pleaded guilty to 52 misdemeanor counts of voyeurism. his lawyers want the sentence reduced to one year. >>> mount st. mary's university has appointed an interim president. retired brigadier general timothy trainer is coming to the school from west point. simon newman stepped down in struggling freshmen to, quote, bunnies that should be drowned. >>> d.c. police are looking for the person who shot a man in northwest. that shooting happen

braulio castillo is accused of killing his estranged wife and trying to make it looks like a suicide.ay the oddest son identify his father as a suspicion man in a naeighbor's video. >>> mma feert ighter kimbo slic died at the age of 42 in coral springs, florida. police are not releasing a cause of death. theity for a series of street fights on youtube before fighting mixed martial arts professionally. >>> last known surviving search and rescue dog who worked at ground zero following the september 11th terrorist attacks has died. brittany would have turned 17 in august. her handlers had to put her down because of her declining health. she was given a hero's salute and her flag draped casket was carry carried to awaiting suv. an autopsy or necropsy will be performed as part of a long running study on 9/11 search dogs. >>> if your new born is formula fed, you may want to switch to a smaller bottle. a new study found babies gain more weight if fed larger >>> have you ever wondered what causes that stabbing feeling called brain freeze when you dig into a scoop of ice cream or dripping a mi