Article: High emotions for Day 3 testimony in Cozad trial.

Byline: Sharon Dunn

Aug. 2--They had lived with the pain, but Wednesday was their first time to hear it.

In the courtroom of the third day of an attempted murder trial, Rafael Mendoza's family struggled as they listened to the 911 tape Mendoza made the night of Sept. 11, 2006, after being attacked and stabbed.

Clutching a box of tissues, Mendoza's sister, Isabel Mendoza, wiped the tears after taking a break from the courtroom.

"That was the first time we all heard it," Mendoza said, standing beside her father, Rafael Mendoza Sr. "It affected all of us. It was horrible going through it the first time. But listening to the tape, it was ...

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