Murder Trial Jurors Visit Danvers High School

Photo Credit: Sean Mackey/Police escort jurors who were transported to various locations in the bus.

The jury in the Philip Chism murder trial visited Danvers High School on Wednesday, and were scheduled to visit a couple other important locations afterwards.

Chism, is the Danvers teen and former Danvers High School student, accused of raping and murdering his math teacher, Colleen Ritzer of Andover

Before the trip to view the high school, a doctor took the stand, and testified that Chism suffered from a psychotic episode in October, according to 7News/whdh.com.

Surveillance video shown in the trial of Chism, shows him following the woman moments before her slaying.

Lawyers for Chism, who was 14 years old at the time of his alleged crime, sought a mental health evaluation for him in mid-October. The judge declared the now 16-year-old Chism competent after reading a report on his ability to understand the trial proceedings and assist his attorneys.

Chism was driven to rape and murder his Danvers High School math teacher by his depraved lust, prosecutors asserted, the Boston Herald reported.

Chism’s lawyers are trying to prove that his family has a history of mental illness.