Brian Merkt,  Brian Patrick Merkt, Minnesota Department of Corrections, Scott County Justice System, Linwood Township, Stacy MN, Stacy Minnesota, Shakopee Murder, child rape, child murder, Minnesota Parole Board, Wisconsin Social Services Department, Level II sex offender,Level III sex offender,Sex offender registration, probation violation, sex crime,murder, MN End of Confinement Review Board, Release on Good Behavior, child predator, sex predator, sexual predator warning,child exploitation, adjudicated sexual offenders, sexual offense against a victim who is a minor, sexual offenses committed against children, Sexual conduct, Solicitation to engage in sexual conduct, mandatory life imprisonment, kidnapping, forcible rape, sodomy, maiming of children, PRETRIAL RELEASE, supervised release, victim who is a minor, electronic monitoring, gps monitoring, sexual registration, notification to schools, notification of communities, community notification meeting, sexual offender compliance, release on good behavior

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The trial section VI

The trial section ii

The trial begins after a one year preparation period

The Actual Handwritten Court Notes

No recording devices - no cameras - no drama tv allowed in.   only paper and a pen.  


these documents contain pages and pages of heartwrenching testimony from the trial of Brian patrick merkt in the murder of 3 year old mackenzie.  The trial started on April 7, 1997 and ended on May 3, 1997 .  please excuse the spelling, the gaps, initials and the abbreviations too.  pages and dates may be out of order. 


We were writing as fast as possible.  mackenzie's family was in court every minute to write these notes!  there were 218 exhibits offered during the trial.   the exhibits (as well as testimony) were so gory that a juror fainted at times.

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The trial section IX

The trial section VII

The trial section iIi

The trial section X

The trial section iV

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The trial section VIII

MacKenzie's

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The trial section XI

The trial section V