Lee Evans, right, of Irvington, N.J., who is defending himself, stands with his advising attorney Bukie O. Adetula, in a courtroom at Essex County Superior Court in Newark, N.J., Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011. Adetula requested a mis-trial in Evans' murder trial in the deaths of five Newark teenagers in 1978, but judge Patricia Costello denied the motion. Evans was one of two suspects charged in March 2010 with the murders in what had been one of New Jer-sey's longest running cold cases. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Assistant Prosecutor Cheryl Cucinello is telling a jury in Newark that Lee Evans has long been suspected and is responsible for the teens’ deaths.
The bodies of the five boys, initially declared missing in 1978, were never found.
Their disappearance became one of New Jersey’s longest running cold cases.
Evans, who is representing himself against the murder charges, said earlier Friday during his closing statements that there is no evidence to connect him to the case.
The state’s main witness testified during the trial that he and Evans lured the boys to a vacant home, trapped them in a closet and set it ablaze in retaliation for the teens stealing some marijuana.
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