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McDermott found guilty, sane
After two and half days of deliberations, a Massachusetts jury found Michael "Mucko" McDermott guilty of gunning down seven co-workers, deciding that he was sane at the time of the murders. He faces life in prison.
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Mucko's suicide note read as testimony concludes
Michael "Mucko" McDermott apologizes to his family for the pain his death may cause and describes a deepening depression in a suicide note read to the jury that will determine whether to convict him of murdering seven co-workers.
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Prozac may have played role, witness says
Psychologist: Mucko insane, not malingering

Was he faking?
On cross-examination Friday, prosecutors confronted Michael "Mucko" McDermott with evidence that he researched "how to fake mental illness" following his bizarre account of why he shot seven people dead in his office.
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McDermott continues direct testimony
McDermott says he was commissioned by an archangel to prevent the Holocaust



April 9, 2002: Co-workers take the stand
April 8, 2002: Witnesses: McDermott was calm, chatty before rampage
April 4, 2002: Jurors hear of grisly scene
April 1, 2002: Jury selection begins
Jan. 1, 2001: Parents of accused gunman say he was hospitalized for depression
Dec. 28, 2000: Alleged shooter in workplace killing remembered in contradictory ways
Dec. 27, 2000: Investigators: Gunman stashed ammo and weapons at work
Dec. 27, 2000: Software tester at center of Boston shooting
Dec. 26, 2000: Seven killed in shooting at suburban Boston office building

    Michael "Mucko" McDermott faces life in prison if convicted of murdering seven co-workers in a Dec. 26, 2000, office shooting spree. McDermott claims he was insane at the time of the killings.    
   
  • Case background
  • Full coverage
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  • Michael "Mucko" McDermott
  • The victims
  • The prosecutors
  • The defense
  • Judge R. Malcolm Graham
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  • Prosecution witnesses
  • Defense witnesses
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  • Case in photos
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  • The early years
  • Problems start brewing
  • The office rampage
  • Mass. v. McDermott
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  • Murder
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  • Prosecution closing

  • Defense closing

  • McDermott takes stand >More

  • Medical examiner testifies

  • Witness testimony

  • Defense opening

  • Prosecution opening

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  • Verdict Sheet
    The jury deliberating the case must fill out these forms when they reach a decision

  • Murder Indictments
    A Middlesex County grand jury indicted McDermott for seven counts of murder, one count for each of the seven victims

  • Firearms Indictments
    McDermott was also charged with three counts of unlawful possession of a firearm and one count each of unlawful possession of a large capacity firearm feeding device

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