Wayland Patch 2/19/13: Fujita Trial Resumes Tuesday with Full Day of Testimony Expected. Testimony is expected to resume today in the first-degree murder trial of…

Wayland Town Crier 2/16/13: Jury visits sites in Wayland murder case. Jurors on Friday toured sites in Wayland key in the murder case against Nathaniel Fujita, accused of strangling his ex-girlfriend and hiding her body in a marsh more than a year and a half ago. The jury of 10 men and six women hearing the Fujita murder case in Middlesex Superior Court went on a view of several sites in Wayland, which lasted about two and a half hours.

Boston Globe 2/16/13: Fujita murder trial tours Wayland crime scenes. Jurors in the Nathaniel ­Fujita trial were taken by bus Friday to three Wayland locations allegedly tied to the slaying of Lauren Astley. As the first week of the trial ended, jurors visited the Fujita home, the nearby Wayland Town Beach, and a secluded site off Water Row, where ­Astley’s body was found, partially submerged in mud.

Boston Globe 2/15/13: Jurors in Nathaniel Fujita trial visit crime scenes in Wayland today. Jurors in the murder trial of Nathaniel Fujita, the man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, on Friday morning visited three locations in the Wayland area that played key roles in the death of Lauren Astley. The jurors visited the Fujita home, where prosecutors allege the defendant lured Astley on July 3, 2011 and allegedly attacked her.The juors stayed for about a half hour.

Wayland Patch 2/15/13: Fujita Chooses Not to Accompany Jury on Site Visits in Wayland. Friday morning, jurors who will decide the verdict in Nathaniel Fujita’s murder trial visited three locations in Wayland that figure prominently in that case. The defendant chose not to take part in those visits.

Wayland Patch 2/15/13: Jurors Will Visit Wayland Spots Today Relevant to Fujita Murder Trial Jurors are expected to gather at Middlesex Superior Court Friday morning only briefly before they will board a bus for a trip to Wayland. In Wayland, Prosecutor Lisa McGovern and Defense Attorney William Sullivan will explain to jurors what they are viewing as they visit sites in town important in the murder trial of Nathaniel Fujita.

Good Morning America 2/14/13: http://abcnews.go.com/US/trial-begins-nathaniel-fujita-charged-killing-lauren-astley/story?id=18498080. The lawyer for a 20-year-old Massachusetts man, charged with stabbing and strangling his ex-girlfriend, says his client killed the woman he loved because he took the breakup hard and was suffering from a psychotic episode.

Massachusetts Teen’s Insanity Plea in Murder Trial. Dan Abrams discusses the teen accused of killing his high school sweetheart.

WHDH 2/14/13: Victim’s co-worker takes stand in Wayland trial. Testimony in the trial of a Wayland man charged with killing his ex-girlfriend continued on Thursday. Former co-workers of Lauren Astley, who prosecutors say was strangled and stabbed to death by 20-year-old Nathanial Fujita in July 2011, took the stand Thursday. They said Astley was going to meet up with Fujita after work because she was worried about him. Hours later, Astley was dead.  Video online here.

Boston Herald 2/15/13: Cop: Fujita calm after killing ex-girlfriend. Nathaniel Fujita calmly answered a police officer’s questions about his missing ex-girlfriend — as the desperate search for Lauren Astley was under way — showing nothing that would indicate he had brutally murdered his former high school sweetheart and dumped her body in a marsh just five hours earlier, a police officer testified yesterday.

Fox25 2/15/13: Fujita trial: Coworkers recall confrontation before brutal murder. The murder trial of Nathanial Fujita continued Thursday morning with statement from the victim’s coworkers recalling the days before her death. Video here.

Metrowest Daily News 2/15/13: Officer: Fujita said he had ‘awkward’ talk with Astley the day she went missing. When police questioned Nathaniel Fujita about Lauren Astley the night she disappeared in 2010, he could not provide details of what he said was a brief conversation with her at his Wayland home.
Wayland Police Sgt. William Smith, testifying Thursday in Middlesex Superior Court during Fujita’s murder trial, said he went to Fujita’s 108 West Plain St., home early on July 4, 2010, as part of the search for the missing Astley.

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CBS Boston 2/14/13: Co-Workers Say Wayland Teen Murder Victim Afraid, Concerned About Fujita. Lauren Astley’s co-workers say she talked about being afraid the night she left work to meet with her ex-boyfriend, Nate Fujita. That was the last time they ever saw her. A year-and-a-half later, Fujita is now on trial for her murder.

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Boston Globe 2/14/13: Mother of accused killer Nathaniel Fujita had serious conversation with his girlfriend before she was murdered. A distraught Beth Fujita, the mother of accused murderer Nathaniel Fujita, had a serious conversation with Lauren Astley at the Natick Mall, where Astley worked at a boutique, in the weeks before Astley was killed, according to testimony today from the boutique manager.

CBSLocal 2/14/13: Keller @ Large: Fujita Insanity Defense Likely Won’t Work. As if the family and friends of Lauren Astley haven’t suffered enough since her brutal murder in July, 2011, they must now endure a trial in which the defense lawyer for her accused murderer, Nathaniel Fujita, plans to mount an insanity defense. We’ll see what evidence unfolds in court, but chances are this ploy won’t work. Insanity defenses rarely do.

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Trial Twitter Feeds aggregated here but according to a tweet by Metrowest Daily News’ Richard Lodge: “@Norman_MillerMW reports press barred from courtroom #tweeting#Fujitatrial murder case against #Wayland man”

Twitter Feeds of reporters in the courtroom: https://twitter.com/waylandenews/fujita-trial

ABC News 2/14/13: Trial Begins for Man Charged With Killing Ex-Girlfriend. The lawyer for a 20-year-old Massachusetts man, charged with stabbing and strangling his ex-girlfriend, says his client killed the woman he loved because he took the breakup hard and was suffering from a psychotic episode. Nathaniel Fujita faces life in prison without parole if he’s convicted in the 2011 death of Lauren Astley. Astley’s body was found July 4, 2011, in a swamp near the couple’s hometown of Wayland, Mass. Fujita has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder.

Boston Globe 2/14/13: Wayland teen’s erratic behavior described at murder trial. Nathaniel Fujita was humiliated when his high school sweetheart broke up with him in the spring of their senior year. He pleaded with her to come back, and when that did not work, he began harassing her, ranting and raving and nearly knocking over a tent in a fit of rage at her graduation party, prosecutors say. On July 3, 2011, Fujita allegedly invited 18-year-old Lauren Astley to his parents’ Wayland home, told her to park her car out of sight, and then strangled her with a bungee cord, slashed her throat, and hit her, prosecutor Lisa McGovern told jurors Wednesday at Fujita’s murder trial in Middlesex Superior Court.

Wayland Patch 2/13/13: Fujita Could Take the Stand in His Murder Trial. The 92-name witness list in the trial of Nathaniel Fujita does not include the defendant’s name, but that doesn’t mean he won’t testify. According to defense attorney William Sullivan, the decision as to whether his client will testify in his own first-degree murder trial “has not been made yet.”

Boston Globe 2/13/13: Wayland man killed his former girlfriend because he was humiliated by their break-up, prosecutor tells jury. The prosecutor in the trial of Nathaniel Fujita told jurors this morning that the Wayland man killed his one-time girlfriend because he was humiliated when she broke up with him and he murdered her in revenge. Fujita is accused of strangling and slashing to death Lauren Astley on July 3, 2011. Both were 18 years old at the time, and were college-bound Wayland High School graduates; Fujita was an accomplished athlete and Astley a talented singer.

Boston Herald 2/13/13: Murder trial in Wayland slaying kicks off. Former Wayland high school football star Nathaniel Fujita was “not criminally responsible” for killing his 18-year-old ex-girlfriend because he was suffering from major depression that sparked a “psychotic episode,” the defendant’s lawyer told jurors at the opening of his murder trial in Middlesex County Superior Court today.

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WCVB.com 2/13/13: Wayland teen was depressed before girlfriend’s death, defense says. A Wayland teen charged in connection with the death of his ex-girlfriend had been diagnosed with a depressive disorder weeks before the victim was found dead in a marshy area, his attorney said during opening statements Wednesday.

WHDH 2/13/13: Wayland man’s murder trial begins. There was chilling testimony in the first day of 20-year-old Nathanial Fujita’s murder trial. Fujita pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the July 2011 death of his ex-girlfriend, Lauren Astley. Both were 18 at the time and had just graduated from Wayland High School. Prosecutors say Fujita was so humiliated Astley broke up with him he wanted to inflict pain and he wanted to end her life. Video here

Wayland Patch 2/13/13: Live Blog: Defense Says Fujita Suffered from ‘Major Depressive Disorder’ at Time of Killing. Wayland Patch will be posting regular updates from the courtroom at Middlesex Suprior Court in Woburn as Nathaniel Fujita, now 20, stands trial for the murder of 18-year-old Lauren Astley in July 2011. The most recent updates will be at the top of the article with a timestamp.

Metrowest Daily News 2/13/13: Fujita suffered from major depressive disorder says defense. There is no doubt who killed Lauren Astley on July 3, 2011 – Nathaniel Fujita. Both prosecutor Lisa McGovern and Fujita’s lawyer, William Sullivan today told the jury during their opening statements during Fujita’s Middlesex Superior Court that he killed his 18-year-old girlfriend. However, they both told the jury different reasons for her death. McGovern said the murder was planned by a young man who was angry and had his ego hurt when Astley broke up with him for good earlier in the year. But Sullivan told the jury it was the actions of a man who suffered a brief psychotic episode due to a major depressive disorder.

Wayland Patch 2/13/13: Attorneys Will Present Opening Arguments Today in Wayland Murder Trial. The opening arguments will take place today at Middlesex Superior Court in the trial of a 20-year-old Wayland man accused of killing 18-year-old Lauren Astley, also of Wayland, in July 2011. Nathaniel Fujita was 18 years old when Astley’s body, strangled and with multiple stab wounds, was found in a Wayland marsh. He has been charged with first-degree murder, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and assault and battery. According to Massachusetts law, Fujita faces life in prison without parole if convicted of first-degree murder.

Wayland Town Crier 2/13/13: Opening statements in Wayland murder trial today. urors today will begin hearing the case against a Wayland man accused of slaughtering his young ex-girlfriend in his home a year and a half ago. Nathaiel Fujita, 20, is charged with first-degree murder in the July 3, 2011, death of Lauren Astley, 18. Jury selection ended on Tuesday after prosecutor Lisa McGovern and Fujita’s lawyer, William Sullivan, selected the final nine jurors. They had chosen seven by the end of the day Monday. Although 16 jurors have been seated, only 12 will actually decide the case.

Boston Globe 2/12/13: Opening statements expected Wednesday in Nathaniel Fujita’s murder trial. Opening statements are expected Wednesday in the murder trial of Nathaniel Fujita, a Wayland man accused of murdering his former high-school sweetheart in July of 2011. Jury selection was completed on Tuesday at Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn. Fujita’s lawyer, William Sullivan, said on Tuesday that his client’s defense would likely rest on “a question of criminal responsibility.” On Monday, the judge told prospective jurors that the insanity defense was likely to be used by the defense.

Real time resources:

• Aggregated Twitter Feed of tweets from reporters in the courtroom
• Wayland Patch Live Blog
• Mark Katic (WBZ)
• Norman Miller (Metrowest Daily News)
• Evan Allen (Boston Globe) on Twitter
• Brooklyn Lowery (Wayland Patch) on Twitter
• #fujitatrial on Twitter