Covington, LA - The trial of a Pearl River man accused of killing his wife and son aroused a lot of emotion Friday.
Testimony focused in on taped recordings made of the defendant in the days before the murders.
Women cried and husbands clutched their wives in court as chilling phone messages from James Magee were played for the jury. Magee, accused of killing his wife and 5 year old son Zack shifted in his seat for 25 minutes.
In the first full day of testimony the cousin of Adrian Magee testified about harassment. To bolster her testimony, she brought a recording of over 40 threatening phone calls made by James to Adrienne in the days leading up to her murder near Mandeville. In the recordings Magee taunts his estranged wife accused her of seeing others,called her names and repeatedly tells her to call him back. He also tells her he'll catch up with her.
Adrienne Magee had moved in with a cousin with her 3 kids for safety and had just gotten are straining order against Magee the day before he allegedly ran her down and fatally shot she and their son.
Testimony showed that Adrienne Magee was so fearful for her life, that she hid her car in a parking lot so her husband wouldn't spot it. But she decided to get the car the day before she died because she said; she was tired of living like prisoner.
Defense attorneys say Magee was taking drugs and alcohol at the time of the killings. He could face the death penalty if convicted
