Prosecution gives opening statement in Katehis trial

Brookyln ADA Anna Nicolazzi, has just given her opening statement to the jury, laying out what she intends to prove regarding George Weber's murder.  The opening was almost the exact same one she gave last year and described in heart wrenching detail the events that led an animal named John Katehis to cross paths with George Weber.  She described the details of their meeting and Katehis's behavior afterwards.  She gave a preview to the jury of what they would see in Katehis's videotaped pseudo confession in which he lies throughout but gives his version of what occurred.  The jury will likely see that video tomorrow or Monday.  If you don't recall this chilling account of what happened, you can view a portion of it here http://publish.vx.roo.com/nypost/viral/2010?vxSiteId=b0debab1-419e-413a-bc36-ecb11d2ff4f8&vxChannel=PostUsFeed&vxClipId=1458_1075827&vxBitrate=300
She explained:
- That when the police arrived at George Weber's apartment, they found him bound with duct tape at his feet and one of his hands (as he was apparently able to free one of his hands before dying).  They found that his apartment had been ransacked and that there was blood everywhere.
- After looking in George's cell phone, they saw that the last number he dialed was someone listed in his phone book as "John from Queens".
- After examing who this phone belonged to, they found that it was registered to the defendant's father.  They also found that the email address GreekSatan92, belonged to the defendant and was used to communicate with George.
- She described how George had a fetish in which he liked to be smothered almost to the point of passing out. 
-The two made contact after Katehis put an ad out on craigslist entitled "M4M will blow for cash".  George emailed him and sent photos of how he wanted to be smothered.  The two arranged to meet and Katehis would smother George for $60. 
- After brutally stabbing George a mind boggling 50 times, Katehis fled the scene, was apprehended by police with the assistance of the defendant's father (who also looks like a real freak BTW).  After lying about everything including his name, he videotaped a confession after winking at the camera and laughing as he described what happened. 
- She explained how Katehis told police (and said on video) that George had given him cocaine from a chest that was in the center of his apartment.  She further explained that the substance was tested and that it wasn't cocaine, but insecticide to fight bed bugs and that Katehis was given a full toxicology report, in which he was found not to have any cocaine in his system (or any controlled substance for that matter) and that was one of many lies that he told.

She indicated that she would prove all that she explained and ask the jury in accordance with the law to deliver a guilty verdict after hearing the evidence.  She also reiterated that although he was 16 at the time of the murder, that makes you an adult in the eyes of the law in the state of NY and that whatever you may think about the maturity of a 16 year old, in the law's eyes, he's an adult. 

I found it very effective and it gave me chills thinking that this is how my friend spent his final hours, mumbling and stuggling to break free, as life was drained out of him, while this lunatic was stealing his clothes and running out of his apartment after stabbing him 50 times.