• Troy Brake

Firefighters battle the blaze at the Zimmer's house in Wright Township, Sept. 29, 2008 

Video inside Zimmer House after murders

On Thursday, jurors in the murder trial of Troy Brake viewed a video of the crime scene at the Zimmer house. The video took them into the burned-out home where the dead bodies, bullets and shell casings were discovered.

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