John Odgren, charged with fatally stabbing another student at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, was portrayed by a prosecutor as a calculating killer who often talked about committing "the perfect murder."
The teen, described as a "geeky, uncoordinated, awkward 16-year-old," allegedly brought a carving knife to school, picked a victim at random in a boys' bathroom, then stabbed him eight times.
The teen's defense attorney told jurors that Odgren was mentally ill when he killed 15-year-old James Alenson in Jan. 2007.
Attorney Jonathan Shapiro said Odgren was struggling with a form of autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, anxiety and possibly bipolar disorder when he attacked the freshman, whom he had never met.
John Odgren, charged with fatally stabbing another student at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, was portrayed by a prosecutor as a calculating killer who often talked about committing "the perfect murder."
The teen, described as a "geeky, uncoordinated, awkward 16-year-old," allegedly brought a carving knife to school, picked a victim at random in a boys' bathroom, then stabbed him eight times.
The teen's defense attorney told jurors that Odgren was mentally ill when he killed 15-year-old James Alenson in Jan. 2007.
Attorney Jonathan Shapiro said Odgren was struggling with a form of autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, anxiety and possibly bipolar disorder when he attacked the freshman, whom he had never met.
