Friday 21 October 2022 12:37 AM Waukesha parade killer Darrell Brooks SOBS in court as he addresses jury during ... trends now
Accused Waukesha parade killer Darrell Brooks broke down in tears as he delivered his opening statement to the jury today, the latest display in a trial which has been marked by his disruptive outbursts and erratic behavior.
Brooks, 40, tearfully told the jury to remember that there were two sides to every story, while repeatedly mentioning the amount of 'suffering' the parade incident had created - his own included.
He insisted that nothing that happened during the parade attack last November was intentional, and tearfully bemoaned the names - such as 'monster' and 'demon' - he had been called in the press since his arrest.
Brooks finally told the jury that he wanted them to see him for who he truly was, and told them the power was in their hands to determine what was truth and what wasn't.
He is charged with murdering six people by ploughing an SUV through a Christmas parade in Wisconsin last year.
Darrell Brooks, 40, is accused of killing six people by ploughing an SUV through a Christmas parade in Wisconsin November last year
Darrell Brooks broke down in tears during his opening statement to the Jury in court today
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Before Brooks began his opening statement, Judge Jennifer Dorow noted that she had provided him with excerpts from a judicial book on opening statements that she felt 'would be helpful to provide to Mr. Brooks as he puts together his opening statement.'
She added that his remarks needed to be 'based on the law and evidence you believe is properly admissible.'
Brooks started in by talking about how there are 'two sides to every story.'
'I would just like to first say that, I want to bring to remembering something that I think everyone in this room has been taught, pretty much as far back as we can remember, is that there's always two sides to every story,' he said.
'And for so long now, roughly a year, theres really only truly been one side told of this story. And I've sat back and watched from countless narratives that's been put out there, the way this incident has been portrayed at times. And finally, everyone getting a chance to get the full
