Jury Deliberates Retrial of Marvin McClendon

Jurors have begun deliberations in the retrial of Marvin 'Skip' McClendon Jr., a former Massachusetts corrections officer accused of the 1988 murder of 11-year-old Melissa Ann Tremblay. Tremblay's body was discovered in a Lawrence, Massachusetts rail yard, and the case remained unsolved for over 30 years until McClendon's arrest in 2022, partly based on DNA evidence. This is McClendon's second trial after a mistrial was declared last year. The prosecution argues that McClendon knew undisclosed details about the crime and was familiar with the area, while his defense challenges the conclusiveness of the DNA evidence. The victim's surviving relatives are attending the trial. The case is significant as it hinges on DNA evidence found under Tremblay's fingernails and the circumstantial evidence presented by the prosecution.