Testimony winding down in murder trial

CREATED Oct. 24, 2012

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PURCELL, Okla. (AP) More than a week of testimony is nearing a close in the first-degree murder trial of an Oklahoma man charged in the deaths of two children and their mother.

For the past week, a 12-member jury in McClain County has heard testimony in the case of Shaun Michael Bosse  of Blanchard. Prosecutors say jurors could begin deliberating a verdict in the case later this week after hearing closing arguments by prosecutors and defense attorneys.

Bosse is charged in the July 23, 2010, deaths of 25-year-old Katrina Griffin and her children 8-year-old Christian Griffin and 6-year-old Chasity Hammer. Their bodies were found in the family's burned-out mobile home.

Bosse who also faces a count of first-degree arson has pleaded not guilty.

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.

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