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4:23 Inside the courtroom

Jurors have found David Temple guilty in the murder of his pregnant wife, Belinda.

Temple appeared stunned when the judge announced the verdict.

Before the jury came into the courtroom, he sat with his head in his hands.

Jurors had deliberated about eight hours before delivering the guilty verdict.

A woman could be heard sobbing loudly as Temple walked out of the courtroom. Others, believed to be Temple family members, gathered around her.

Prosecutor Kelly Siegler kneeled before Belinda Temple's family and spoke quietly with them.

Belinda's parents later spoke about the verdict.

"Not only did we lose our daughter, Belinda, we lost our grandbaby, Erin, that we never got to see," said Tom Lucas, Belinda Temple's father. "Beautiful, I'm sure. Little six-pound girl. We pray now that they may rest in peace..."

He later choked back tears as he described the last eight years.

"People have told us over the years 'Get over it.' ...You can't get over it -- your baby, especially under these circumstances," he said. "I mean, you know, it's senseless. Put a shotgun to my baby's head, blow her brains out."

Belinda Temple's brother said he immediately suspected David Temple as soon as he learned his sister was murdered.

Belinda Temple, a Katy teacher, was eight months pregnant when she was gunned down inside the couple's Katy home in 1999.

Temple, an ex-football coach at Alief Hastings High School, immediately came under suspicion when investigators learned he was having an affair with a fellow teacher.

Throughout the trial, the prosecution has argued that Temple killed his wife to be with the woman he was having an affair with at the time, Heather Scott .  Temple and Scott married two years after Belinda’s death.

At times Temple cried as prosecutors painted an image of a man with a bad temper who was unfaithful to his wife, killed her and staged a burglary to cover up his crime.

Defense attornies tried to convince jurors that someone else killed Belinda Temple, but they didn't buy it.

Temple took the stand in his own defense earlier in the week, vehemently denying he had anything to do with Belinda’s murder.

The punishment phase of the trial will begin Monday at 9:30 a.m.

4:05 p.m. Posted by Wendell Edwards at the Temple trial

There is a verdict in the Temple trial.

It didn’t take long for the news to spread.

The courtroom is filling up fast.

It’s been a long five weeks and now the end is near.

Guilty or innocent? In a few minutes, we should know.

The verdict will be streamed right here live on khou.com

Stay tuned.

2:47 p.m. Posted By Wendell Edwards at the Temple trial

The hallways in the Harris County Criminal Justice Center are relatively large.

But while the jury left for lunch, the 20^th floor hallway suddenly became quite small.

David Temple and I met face to face. He was all by himself and walked right passed me.

Then suddenly, I took a chance, turned around and spoke.

“Mr. Temple?” I said, my voice booming and loud, like it was coming from a megaphone. At least that’s what it felt like.

David Temple turned around. We began walking toward each other. I had his attention, so I figured my question should be good.

I spoke again.

“Where’s Heather?” I asked. “I didn’t see her this morning and she hasn’t been here all week?”

Temple is large man. His shoulders are broad. He's built still just like an ex-football player. Fitting since he was a standout in high school and college.

We shook hands and he succinctly and politely answered my question.

“She’s at home taking care my son, Evan,” he said. 

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David Temple is accused in the murder of his wife, Belinda.

He said Evan had not been feeling well all week. So, Heather stayed behind to be with him.

Mystery solved.

I really didn’t know what else to say. So, I introduced myself and acknowledged the elephant in the hallway.

“It must difficult waiting,” I said.

He turned his head toward me. The pain on his face was evident. The stress of this murder trial, clearly weighing him down like a cement block.

With his life now in the hands of a jury, Temple stated the obvious. 

“You have no idea,” he said.

We exchanged pleasantries and he left.

He turned and walked away, disappearing around the corner.

Leaving the hallway on the 20^th floor, a little bigger than it was just minutes before.

12:30 p.m. Posted By Wendell Edwards at the Temple trial

Sitting as a juror can be a tough job.

After deliberating for three hours this morning, this jury has gone to lunch.

Not much movement from them since early this morning.

However, I did find out, late yesterday, jurors asked for photos of Belinda Temple’s wounds and a copy of the timeline.

No one is really sure what this means. It’s hard to guess what a jury is thinking.

Mostly you just sit and wait.

And in my case...just listen.

Case in point: I overheard one of the detectives got a text saying someone read on a blog that the jury could have verdict by the end of the day. Apparently the blogger’s boss is a juror.

Not sure about this one.

Another case in point: Lawyers through the courthouse are talking about the closing arguments yesterday. Siegler versus DeGuerin. It was quite a show. The courtroom was packed, but that didn’t stop others from listening in. Since the closing arguments were being videotaped for news purposes, Judge Doug Shaver, allowed a signal to stream through the courthouse. Attorneys could watch the closing arguments from their desktops.

I have to admit, it was a good show, from DeGuerin standing in front of the jury leaning on a shot gun to Siegler needling David Temple, walking behind him and pointing to him constantly.

Now, it’s the jurors who must decide which argument to believe.

That is, perhaps, the hardest part of all.

11:23 a.m. Posted by Wendell Edwards at the Temple Trial

Another hour has gone by. The jury is still deliberating.

They took a short break, but got right back to it pretty quickly.

One question is burning through the media corps?

Where is Heather Scott Temple?

You may recall she’s the former “other woman” in this trial and is currently married to the defendant David Temple.

Back in 1998-99, she and David where having an “affair” as the prosectors called it, “a fling” as the defense called it, or “just a casually romantic relationship,” as the couple themselves even described it in their testimony.

They married two years after Belinda Temple’s death.

Heather took the stand, called by the state, and even testified that she and David made a mistake, and that their sex “wasn't even memorable.”

But as this jury decides her husband’s fate, she’s not here.

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Heather Temple

Nor was she here yesterday during closing arguments.

In fact, she’s been missing all week.

Is this some sort of court strategy?

I asked the defense attorneies, but they wouldn’t talk.

 I can tell you, the rest of the Temple family is here in a solid show of solidarity -- David’s parents, his brothers and his aunt and uncles. It’s a united family.

Except for Heather?

Wonder why?

10:19 a.m. Inside the Harris County Courthouse

The morning got off to a musical start. All the parties, except the prosecution, showed up only to be locked out of the courtroom.

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David Temple is accused of killing his pregnant wife.

Judge Doug Shaver had to find a bailiff to open the door.

But then, at the last minute they switched from Courtroom #19 to the ceremonial courtroom.

The judge found it comical.

“It’s like a Chinese circus in here,” he said, off the cuff.

After all that, the jury then sent out a note indicating it had two requests.

We all convened only to have to wait for 20 minutes for the prosecution to show up.

Shaver admonished Assist. D.A. Kelly Siegler for being late.

“Next time you are not here, we will proceed without you,” he told her. I spoke with Kelly briefly and she said she didn’t know what happened. Her pager was on, but somehow it didn’t work. Go figure.

The jury wanted a witness list. The judge denied that request, saying no such list existed.

Jurors also wanted a transcript of closing arguments. Judge Shaver denied that, too. He said that’s not evidence.

Jury is still deliberating.

Coming up... where’s Heather Scott Temple?

She’s certainly not with her husband.