Last time, on Appalachian Mysteria, testimony in the trial came to a close.

The medical examiner who saw Alex's body testified that his throat had been cut with seven movements

in a sawing motion, and that though he walked a mile and a half in the forest before

his death, he probably did not have the strength left to make the cuts himself.

The medical examiner for the defense disagreed, only citing three cuts, and noting that Alex

lost less than a pint of blood, the amount taken during a voluntary blood donation.

Megan testified that the day she and Alex went to Hyrock, he had cut her, both on her back

and her genitalia, and that she'd gone through with the ritual that day because she was

afraid of him.

On this episode, a stranger approaches Teresa in the courtroom, the verdict is finally

delivered, and we hear from two jury members who reveal some of the discussion that took

place behind closed doors.

From Chromatic Media and the heart of Morgantown, West Virginia, this is Appalachian Mysteria

Season 2 Big Savage.

Megan Schaefer was the last person to testify at her own trial.

That was a Friday.

That afternoon, Judge Struben instructed the jury to go home for the weekend, then return

on Monday morning for closing arguments and deliberation.

He had managed them not to read any news stories about the case and to stay off social media.

Monday morning, the courtroom was as packed as ever with a number of curious law enforcement

officers and attendants.

For the prosecution, Lisa Thayer Welch called Alex a young man with manners, referring

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