Former University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely is on trial for murdering his ex-girlfriend, Yeardley Love, in a case that has garnered national attention.
His first-degree murder trial included dramatic testimony Wednesday in Charlottesville, Virginia, from Love's two roommates, serving as witnesses for the prosecution.
The saga is People's cover story this week. What makes it so noteworthy?
The element of mystery surrounding the case, for one, and the fact that the accused is a Division I lacrosse star - who professes his innocence.
Caity Whiteley, who lived with Love and was on the lacrosse team with her, described returning to Love's apartment to ask her to go out with them.
With Yeardley Love, 22, face down in bed, just as Whiteley had last seen her, nothing appeared to be out of the ordinary, at least at first.
"Her hair was all messed up and pulled aside," Whiteley said, according to Charlottesville's Daily Progress. "I moved her hair, and then that's when I noticed."
"There were cuts on her face, and it was just messed up." Whiteley also testified that Love's body was warm but that her feet were cold at the time.
On Thursday, when graphic photos of Love's lifeless body were shown in court, her family sobbed, while George Huguely, 23, kept his head down.
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