Witch Trial

Summary

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Toil and Trouble – Episode 6: "Witch Trial"

Always True Crime | October 23, 2025

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Episode Overview

This episode of Toil and Trouble delves into the real-life courtroom drama between Alfred Douglas, a respected tarot expert and founder of the Order of the Morning Star, and Maura (sometimes spelled Moira) Lane—a one-time guest in his home whose involvement eventually led to a criminal trial. As hosts Taylor Glenn and Hannah George unravel the tale, they navigate themes of coercive control, family fear, and the blurred line between mentorship and manipulation. The episode is anchored by court reporter Jaya Narain’s coverage, who provides insightful context from the courtroom.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. The Unusual Defendant and the Courtroom Drama

Timestamp: 02:33–06:58

• Court reporter Jaya Narain describes arriving at Hove Crown Court for what was supposed to be Moira Lane’s sentencing on charges of harassment and criminal damage. Moira—described as a "striking figure" with a gothic, occult-influenced style—creates immediate tension in the courtroom.
• Moira shocks the room by repudiating her original guilty pleas, alleging coercion not only by the prosecution but by her own barrister, Mr. Teo Adebayo.
• She declares herself a qualified lawyer (trained in Dublin), sacks her barrister in open court, and insists on representing herself moving forward.
• Quote (Jaya Narain):
  “It’s very unusual for someone to sack their barrister… and for a barrister to then be called to give evidence with claims made against his professionalism and truthfulness… in all my experience of reporting courts, I’ve never come across that before.” (06:28)

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2. Moira’s Bid to Vacate Her Plea

Timestamp: 06:58–11:41

• Moira claims her guilty plea was involuntary—she alleges threats of a lengthy prison sentence and claims her barrister intimidated her.
• Mr. Adebayo has the opportunity to defend himself, producing a crucial "change of plea" endorsement, signed by Moira, in which she explicitly stated her plea was given voluntarily.
• Quote (Narrator/Host):
  “This is called a change of plea. Endorsement… Lane said that she was in agreement with all that he’d advised her, that she’d done so completely off her own free will and volition and that she’d not been forced or coerced in any way… she had signed and endorsed it.” (09:28)
• Moira maintains she was pressured, even to sign that document, but the judge finds Mr. Adebayo credible and denies her application. She’s set for sentencing.
• Moira displays “extremely nervous” and “ferociously angry” behavior in court—often interrupting and close to tears.

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3. Family Perspective and Fallout

Timestamp: 13:08–16:58

• Family members Paul and Anna Wilson recount the stress and feeling of helplessness surrounding Alfred’s situation, as well as their fears for his safety.
• They admit never understanding Moira’s motivations and struggle with whether mental health played a role.
  • Quote (Paul or Anna Wilson):
    “We constantly keep coming back to does she have a mental health issue? But I don't know that there is such a mental health issue… we are just not qualified to make that judgment.” (16:40)
• Moira, via a transcript read by an actor, claims she was an unpaid carer for Alfred, suffered from anxiety, and lost her own job and income as a result of the ordeal.
• Moira accuses the Wilsons of having inheritance motives and blames “unfair reporting" for her difficulties finding employment.
  • Quote (Moira, via actor):
    “…I'm sofa surfing, of course, and I'm trying to fix and manage things in such a way that I could try and obtain employment. It's difficult though, with this unfair reporting that has been instigated by Paul Wilson Patterson and Anna Wilson Patterson, whose only motivation really is to gain inheritance." (17:04)

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4. Sentencing and Consequences

Timestamp: 17:30–19:00

• Moira is sentenced to four months in prison, suspended for 18 months—meaning she avoids immediate jail time.
• She is ordered to:
  • Pay over £2,500 in compensation to Alfred Douglas
  • Attend 20 rehabilitation days
  • Complete 150 hours of unpaid work
  • Observe a five-year restraining order forbidding contact with Mr. Douglas
• Quote (Jaya Narain):
  "Moira was told to leave the dock. Outside the court, her attitude towards the waiting press was unchanged... refused to speak to the media in any shape, way or form..." (18:33–18:43)

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5. Legacy and Ongoing Impact

Timestamp: 19:00–25:06

• Paul and Anna hope that telling their story helps others recognize coercive relationships and better safeguard vulnerable relatives, especially the elderly:
  • Quote (Paul or Anna Wilson):
    “Maybe it's a cautionary tale for other people, other families... if you've got elderly relatives... you at least get the passport number of the person or some full name or their birth certificate or a next of kin." (20:36)
• Dr. Kate Sherrell, paranormal historian, notes that mentorship and trust are inherent—and risky—in the world of the occult:
  • Quote (Dr. Kate Sherrell):
    "The most important things... in the occult... can only be learned face to face or with that very direct contact and the trust that's necessary between that." (21:57)
• In the aftermath, Alfred is recovering, reestablishing his independence and humor, though still dealing with the practical legacy (boxes of Moira’s belongings, unresolved paperwork) and ongoing legal appeals from Moira.
• Quote (Paul or Anna Wilson):
  “We thought Alfred would get his money, the goods that she's left in his house for nearly two years would be collected and that would be the end. But it's never the end.” (24:49)

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6. Final Reflections

Timestamp: 25:06–25:59

• The hosts and narrators reiterate the entwined themes of trust, vulnerability, and control—not just in occult circles, but in all families and relationships.
• Quote (Narrator/Host):
  "At first glance, this story appeared to be about magic and the occult. But at its heart, it's really a story about relationships and all the messy things that come with them. Trust, vulnerability and control." (20:17)

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Memorable Moments & Notable Quotes

• On courtroom spectacle:
  “She looked stressed out and she was continuing to shake her head. There was no outbursts... she didn’t, I don’t think.” (18:19)
• On Alfred’s recovery:
  “He looks physically much better… he is back to being quite funny and he does have a very funny sense of humor.” (23:18)
• On the never-ending ordeal:
  “So we thought, oh, okay, right, so that's it, that's the end of it. And now she's appealing her sentence... but it's never the end.” (24:03, 24:49)

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Segment Timeline (Timestamps)

• Opening/context: 02:33–03:27
  Court reporter’s introduction at Hove Crown Court.
• Moira’s dramatic plea withdrawal: 03:27–06:58
  Moira dismisses her barrister, claims coercion.
• Courtroom fallout: 07:07–11:41
  Rejection of Moira’s bid to vacate plea.
• Family perspective/impact: 13:08–17:04
  Paul & Anna share emotional and practical consequences.
• Moira’s perspective/transcript reading: 16:15–17:30
• Sentencing and aftermath: 17:30–18:43
  Details of sentence, compensation, and restraining order.
• Societal reflection/occult risks: 19:00–22:22
  Discussion with Dr. Kate Sherrell about trust in the occult.
• Alfred’s recovery and continued legal battle: 22:22–25:06

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Conclusion

This episode uses a fascinating, unusual court case to explore the dangers of misplaced trust, the complexity of familial intervention, and the specific vulnerabilities that arise in the close-knit worlds of mentorship, especially in esoteric circles. While justice has been served on paper, the lasting psychological and practical effects linger for all involved.

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Transcript

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[Jaya Narain (Court Reporter)]

It's a rainy gray day in July 2024 and court reporter Jaya Narain is at the Crown Court in Hove. He's been working as a court reporter for nearly 30 years and has been here many times before.

[Narrator/Host]

I was actually given a tip from a crime reporter on the national who had heard about the magistrate court case and then asked me to go and interview the family and speak to them prior to the case going to the Crown Court.

[Co-Host/Interviewer]

Hove Crown court is about 50 miles down the coast from Rye. It's a long and low building dating back to the 1960s, all concrete and windows with a set of wide, shallow stairs leading up to the main entrance. Above the doors looms the royal coat of arms representing the monarch.

[Jaya Narain (Court Reporter)]

Inside the courtroom, Moira Lane is sitting in the dock, flanked by her barrister, Teo Adebayo.

[Narrator/Host]

She's quite a striking figure. She is raven haired, wears very pale white makeup and wears head to toe black. She's wearing a long dress with a long coat over the top of it and black, I think, suede shoes. She looks quite striking. She has big black glasses on. To all intents and purposes, she had been nicknamed by residents in Rye a white witch. And she presented as somebody who would be donning the mantle or the outfit of somebody who was interested in the occult.

[Jaya Narain (Court Reporter)]

Aside from the defendant's striking appearance, it's just another day at the office for Jayer. That is until the judge enters the courtroom and Moira stands.

[Narrator/Host]

It was listed in Crown Court as a sentencing hearing. I'd sort of turned up for a sentencing hearing. I was expecting the sentencing hearing to.

[Co-Host/Interviewer]

Go ahead, but the sentencing hearing isn't going to go ahead and when she's asked to, Moira addresses the court.

[Narrator/Host]

It was immediately clear that she was unhappy with the pleas that she had entered on the original charges and that she wanted them, as she said, scrubbed off. Vacated is the legal terminology for it, but she wanted them vacated and that isn't all. She said to her barrister and then to the judge that she'd been coerced and bullied into making the guilty pleas when she didn't admit the basis for those charges.

[Jaya Narain (Court Reporter)]

Moira says she's been coerced and bullied into making a guilty plea by her own barrister, the man standing next to her.

[Narrator/Host]

She essentially said that she was a trained lawyer herself, having qualified in Dublin, and that she wanted to represent herself now. And then she just said that she wanted a hearing whereby she may be able to vacate the pleas that she'd made.

[Co-Host/Interviewer]

The court is silent. What will Moira do next?

[Jaya Narain (Court Reporter)]

I'm hannah george.

[Co-Host/Interviewer]

And I'm taylor glenn. This is toil and trouble. Episode 6 witch trial.

[Narrator/Host]

If you've made guilty pleas, to get leave, to have them vacated is quite an unusual thing. Normally judges don't allow that, but she was making quite a lot of allegations about intimidation and bullying and so I think the judge wanted to give her the opportunity to have that hearing and that evidence that she may have been bullied or intimidated, explored. He set a date in November for that to go ahead.

[Jaya Narain (Court Reporter)]

But for Jayer, who's been working as a court reporter for 30 years, this was unprecedented.

[Narrator/Host]

It's very unusual for someone to sack their barrister, first of all in a court case, but then also to accuse them of bullying, and for that to go to a hearing which is heard in court, and for a barrister, a defending barrister, to then be called to give evidence with claims made against his professionalism and truthfulness made in open court. So it's quite unusual. In all my experience of reporting courts, I've never come across that before.

[Jaya Narain (Court Reporter)]

And so In November of 2024, Moira was in court again, but this time she was representing herself.

[Co-Host/Interviewer]

All of that training hours at Alfred's kitchen table with him playing the role of the judge, had led to this.

[Narrator/Host]

She claimed her barrister, Mr. Adebayo, was a bully who had forced her to plead guilty to two charges, one of criminal damage, one of harassment. She said that he'd warned her that if she went to trial and was found guilty, she could face 10 years in prison. And he said that she'd been intimidated, that he'd tried to scare her, that he said that the judge would get his revenge if she tried to take it to trial.

[Jaya Narain (Court Reporter)]

Jaya was surprised to see Moira had taken this route because from where he was sitting, at least, it was a real risk.

[Narrator/Host]

If you are charged with three counts of assault by beating, a charge of stalking causing harassment and two charges of criminal damage. But then the cps, the crime prosecution, say that they'll accept one charge of harassment with the stalking element dropped and one charge of criminal damage. That's a huge victory for you as the defendant because they are dropping the more serious charges of beating and stalking and undoubtedly would not have led to a custodial sentence, whereas the other ones would have.

[Co-Host/Interviewer]

Moira had made some serious allegations against her barrister and so Mr. Adebayo was given the opportunity to defend himself. Incidentally, we did get in touch with Mr. Adebayo. He did not respond to our request for a comment, but Ja was there to see it all unfold.

[Narrator/Host]

Mr. Adebayo actually gave evidence himself in court, denying that he'd said anything of the sort, and claiming that Lane had willingly agreed to plead to the lesser accounts, saying that he'd been in discussion with the Crown Prosecution Service to try and get a good deal for her and. And basically come to a plea bargain, that he'd advised her she'd ruminated on it. He said there'd been no pushback from her at any stage on any of the charges and that she seemed quite happy at the early stage to change her plea. And I think he felt he'd done a good job. But he also tellingly produced a piece.

[Jaya Narain (Court Reporter)]

Of paper, a piece of paper that would prove pivotal in Moira's bid to vacate her plea.

[Narrator/Host]

This is called a change of plea. Endorsement was produced at the court which showed that Lane said that she was in agreement with all that he'd advised her, that she'd done so completely off her own free will and volition and that she'd not been forced or coerced in any way to change her claim. Now this I didn't know about this technical legal document that they get people to sign, but it's obviously to avoid situations exactly as they found themselves in. And she had signed and endorsed it.

[Co-Host/Interviewer]

But despite the piece of paper, Moira had a counter argument.

[Narrator/Host]

She said that it didn't matter. She felt under pressure to sign it, that the pen had always been thrust at her to sign and she felt that the coercion had existed even at that stage, despite the fact her signature was on it and she had signed. Her innocence in her mind was complete. She was a victim of the situation as much as Alfred was almost. And she wouldn't accept that she was guilty of anything.

[Co-Host/Interviewer]

Essentially, on top of her striking appearance, Jaya had noticed something else about Moira during her time in court.

[Narrator/Host]

She was also extremely nervous. She was quite shaken throughout. She wasn't confident. She was, I'd say, close to tears on several occasions. Also ferociously angry. Interrupted the judge, interrupted the prosecuting barrister, interrupted all court staff whenever a thing was presented that she disagreed with. Ended up being told to be quiet by the judge on more than one occasion and told that she would have a chance to say what she wanted to say. She disagreed with almost everything that was said about the actual offences and would try and rebut them as they were made in court.

[Jaya Narain (Court Reporter)]

Despite her protestations, the judge had made a decision based on Mr. Adebayo's evidence and that all important piece of paper. Moira's application was denied. She was going to be sentenced for harassment and criminal damage and at this stage there was nothing more she could do about it.

[Narrator/Host]

I remember her being absolutely furious. I remember at one stage breaking down in tears and walking out and I tried to approach her, to ask her what her views were. She would not speak to me.

[Co-Host/Interviewer]

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When Moira's sentencing hearing finally rolled around, it was 31 January 2025, two and a half years after the coronation incident and nearly six years since she swept into Alfred's life. Paul and Anna were keen for resolution, but even after all this time, they were reluctant to see Moira face to face.

[Paul or Anna Wilson (Family Members)]

Every time there's a hearing, we're invited, we're told what court it is by this witness person. By which point we'd realized that the media were going to these hearings. There was absolutely no way that we felt we could go to a hearing without ending up standing on the steps of a court with Moira. So we felt really we couldn't go.

[Jaya Narain (Court Reporter)]

But Jaya was there at the same court as before, this time in the bright afternoon sun. Moira arrived wearing a long black woolen coat, coat tied at the waist, a dark blue scarf wrapped around her neck, a black bowler hat perched on top of her dark hair, and a pair of thin dark sunglasses. She had a leather satchel slung across her shoulder and was accompanied by a friend. As they ascended the steps into the.

[Co-Host/Interviewer]

Court, Moira was representing herself once again and stood before the court. The judge asked if she had anything else to say.

[Narrator/Host]

She made some mitigation where she said that things hadn't happened that way. I remember that as the case was being spelled out, shaking her head and going tutting, which caused the sort of judge to lift his head and look at her. I don't think she countered with any sort of like robust mitigation on her behalf.

[Co-Host/Interviewer]

After all this time in court with Moira, Jaya might have expected to see evidence of her legal training, but it was quite the opposite.

[Narrator/Host]

I didn't see her bring up any of her legal knowledge to bear on the case. She sort of had an idea about where she could complain to and things like that. She knew that she could push back on certain elements, but she didn't bring sort of like legal argument to bear. Start citing case law or previous example or precedents. She didn't do any of that for Paul and Anna.

[Co-Host/Interviewer]

They never really felt like they understood why Moira behaved in the way that she did.

[Paul or Anna Wilson (Family Members)]

It'd be interesting to hear her side of the story. We'd be interested. You know, obviously we don't want to meet her face to face, but it would be interesting to us to hear what her version of it was and whether she felt in some way that things had happened or that she wasn't treated fairly. But I still don't think whatever happened that it was necessary to be violent. And I think that you can't really come back from that.

[Jaya Narain (Court Reporter)]

Although Moira did not respond to our request for an interview or provide a comment for the series, we have been able to obtain the transcript from the sentencing hearing. It reveals some of what she feels about the situation. These are Moira's words voiced by an actor.

[Co-Host/Interviewer]

First of all, I'd like to say that there are certain issues missing from the presentencing report. She makes a certain comment saying that I showed no remorse. She doesn't mention how myself and Mr. Douglas met. We met through an occult correspondence course. She doesn't mention the fact or emphasize the fact that I was an unpaid carer. But I would like to put it forward that I was the unpaid carer for Mr. Douglas, but I couldn't cope. And probably fairly obvious that I suffer with an anxiety disorder.

[Paul or Anna Wilson (Family Members)]

We constantly keep coming back to does she have a mental health issue? But I don't know that there is such a mental health issue. I don't. We are just not qualified to make that judgment.

[Jaya Narain (Court Reporter)]

During the sentencing hearing, Moira made it clear to the judge the impact the last few years had had on her.

[Co-Host/Interviewer]

I had been working in the civil service. I have lost my job and I have lost my income. I am sofa surfing, of course, and I'm trying to fix and manage things in such a way that I could try and obtain employment. It's difficult though, with this unfair reporting that has been instigated by Paul Wilson. Patterson and Anna Wilson. Patterson, whose only motivation really is to gain inheritance.

[Narrator/Host]

The judge eventually sentenced her to four months in prison, which she then suspended for 18 months. So she didn't get a custodial sentence.

[Co-Host/Interviewer]

Here's court reporter Jaya again.

[Narrator/Host]

And she was ordered to pay more than 2,500 pounds in compensation to Alfred Douglas. She was also ordered to attend 20 rehabilitation days and to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work. She was also handed a restraining order forbidding her from contacting Mr. Douglas for five years.

[Co-Host/Interviewer]

The charges of assault against Paul, Anna and Alfred were left to lie on file, which means they could, in theory be reinstated at a future date, but only at the request of the judge or Court of Appeal. From his position in court, Jaya could see Moira's reaction.

[Narrator/Host]

She looked stressed out and she was continuing to shake her head. There was no outbursts. I don't remember her shouting anything or anything like that. It sometimes happens when people are hugely upset about things, but she didn't, I don't think.

[Jaya Narain (Court Reporter)]

Moira was told to leave the dock. Outside the court, her attitude towards the waiting press was unchanged throughout the case.

[Narrator/Host]

Lane had covered her face, used signs in front of her face to try and stop herself being photographed, refused to speak to the media in any shape, way or form, despite approaches, had just rebutted all sort of chance to put her side of things to the press.

[Co-Host/Interviewer]

Moira has avoided all press since the start. But Paul and Anna feel differently. They wanted to shine a light on this unusual case and the impact it had on their family.

[Paul or Anna Wilson (Family Members)]

It's been an unedifying episode in our lives and we'd rather not be in the Daily Mail if at all possible. But I think at the same time you feel like if there are there more people out there that do things like this, is this a thing that happens quite often and that actually no one talks about it because you feel a bit ridiculous that somehow we didn't manage to deal with it, we didn't solve it, we didn't resolve it and it ended up using up a huge amount of police resource.

[Jaya Narain (Court Reporter)]

We asked Paul and Anna whether they felt there was a risk this series could reignite the disquiet in Alfred's life.

[Narrator/Host]

Alfred suggested that it would rattle her and I suppose he thinks that she might return to what she was at the moment she's not intruding on his life too much, so she might come flying back at him. But for us, no, we haven't given it any thought at all. No. People need to hear about her so this doesn't happen again.

[Co-Host/Interviewer]

At first glance, this story appeared to be about magic and the occult. But at its heart, it's really a story about relationships and all the messy things that come with them. Trust, vulnerability and control.

[Paul or Anna Wilson (Family Members)]

Maybe it's a cautionary tale for other people, other families, or maybe it's good if you've got elderly relatives, if they're inviting people into their homes that actually you at least get the passport number of the person or some full name or their birth certificate or a next of kin and that you don't actually just go, oh yeah, that's okay, because you've made that decision that you actually kind of say, I think we need to know a bit more about this person. But it was sort of done out of respect for him. So I guess we just have to say, well, that was our choice.

[Jaya Narain (Court Reporter)]

And like it or not, relationships, trust and vulnerability have been core elements of Alfred's working life today. I think some of the greatest teachings and the greatest teachers within the occult can only really be accessed by direct contact, putting yourself in an arguably dangerous or vulnerable position. For Dr. Kate Sherrell, writer and paranormal historian, the intensity of this kind of working relationship will always pose some risk. As much as you can learn things from books in the occult, the most important things and the lessons and the teachings that do transform your life and.

[Co-Host/Interviewer]

Do become the basis of personal magic.

[Jaya Narain (Court Reporter)]

And occult systems can only really be appreciated and be learned face to face or with that very direct contact and the trust that's necessary between that. So while it seems quite odd and quite intense the way that Madeleine worked with some of her students, that tradition still continues today in so many esoteric fields.

[Co-Host/Interviewer]

But this is also the story about the ripple effects. It's now close to a year since Moira's sentencing hearing, but Anna and Paul are still seeking any kind of justice they can get, even as Alfred tries to move on.

[Narrator/Host]

I said from the very beginning when we realized we had to contend with her, that we were doing it because we loved him and we don't want to see him hurt anymore. Of course there's some self preservation aspect of that, but no, it was very clearly stated to him. So he knew where we were coming from. To use a common phrase, yes.

[Paul or Anna Wilson (Family Members)]

So our speaking out is our tough love for him.

[Jaya Narain (Court Reporter)]

In the time since Moira left Alfred's house, he has begun to put his life back together, physically and mentally, but it's taken years.

[Paul or Anna Wilson (Family Members)]

He looks physically much better. He's worried about his memory and he's worried about, you know, all the tech stuff, all the bank stuff, everything is quite complicated, isn't it, when you get older and the computers. But I think he is back to being quite funny and he does have a very funny sense of humor.

[Co-Host/Interviewer]

Anna and Paul's relationship with Alfred is still strong and he's been very clear he wants to put this all behind him.

[Jaya Narain (Court Reporter)]

But it's not been as simple as that.

[Paul or Anna Wilson (Family Members)]

So we thought, oh, okay, right, so that's it, that's the end of it. And now she's appealing her sentence.

[Jaya Narain (Court Reporter)]

Not only is Moira appealing her sentence, but she's also appealing her conviction.

[Paul or Anna Wilson (Family Members)]

So at every stage she's created a scenario where it becomes something else. So something else unexpected happens.

[Co-Host/Interviewer]

Alfred is still living amongst boxes of Moira's possessions, even after all this time, unable to return them, but unable to throw them away. Even as time moves on and that period of his life seems more distant, Moira still holds some power. She remains rooted in his home.

[Paul or Anna Wilson (Family Members)]

We thought Alfred would get his money, the goods that she's left in his house for nearly two years would be collected and that would be the end. But it's never the end.

[Co-Host/Interviewer]

We put all allegations included in this episode to Moira. At the time of recording, she had not responded.

[Jaya Narain (Court Reporter)]

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[Co-Host/Interviewer]

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[Jaya Narain (Court Reporter)]

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[Paul or Anna Wilson (Family Members)]

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