Jurors continue deliberations in Ferrara trial

YOUNGSTOWN — Jurors in the James Ferrara trial resumed deliberations this morning in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court.

Ferrara, 64, is accused of killing Benjamin Marsh, 33; his wife Marilyn, 32; and their daughter Heather, 4, inside their South Turner Road home in Canfield Township on Dec. 13, 1974.

A son of the Marsh's, Christopher, 1, survived the attacks but was found more than 24 hours later crawling in his mother's blood.

Ferrara was indicted in June after fingerprint evidence collected at the crime scene was matched to his prints in 2009.

Jurors deliberated for about 45 minutes Wednesday after hearing closing arguments before being sent home for the evening by Judge R. Scott Krichbaum.

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