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Physical Evidence
writings inside the boat
In her Day 27 opening statement, Clarke described the boat writings as expressing jealousy of the defendant's brother's martyrdom and repeating ideas about Muslim suffering that the defendant had read and heard. She urged consideration of the full text and promised testimony about its origins.
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Clarke asked jurors to evaluate the complete boat writings, their origins, and how deeply rooted their expressed views were, rather than consider the words alone.