There were visible swings of contrasting emotions during the start of testimony at the first-degree murder trial of David Marshall Murdock on Monday in Bartow.
Emotions ranged from the love and happiness Murdock shared with his slain ex-girlfriend at the start of their romance, to tears from the defendant and others in the courtroom as crime scene photos and a 911 call were presented to the jury by the prosecution.
Murdock, 65, of Lake Wales is accused of killing Lisa Lorraine Bunce, 56, on Jan. 5, 2019, while she was in Haines City visiting her friend Sanda Andrews, 71, according to an account in a Polk County Sheriff’s Office charging affidavit…