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And ladies and gentlemen, as you aware, this is the trial in the matter of state of New Jersey

versus Liam McIntoshane.

It's in date.

It's January, 2019. More than two years since Sarah Stern's car was found abandoned on the Belmar Bridge.

Liam McItazney is now standing trial on seven charges,

including first-degree murder, robbery, and desecrating human remains.

He could face life in prison if he's convicted.

The wood-paneled courtroom fits a little over 50 people, and today it's packed.

Michael Stern and Sarah's friends and family are on one side.

The McItazney family on the other.

Monmouth County Assistant Prosecutor Megan Doyle takes the floor to give the state's opening statement.

Ladies and gentlemen, Sarah Stern will not be walking through those doors into this courtroom at any point.

She will never send her father another text. She will never hug him or

tell him. She loves him. Her friends and family will never get to enjoy her company, her smile,

her laugh, or being with her. That's not because she drove to the top of the Route 35 Bridge in Belmont.

It's not because she disappeared to Canada, created some false identity, and is living her best life.

It's because this defendant murder part.

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