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Maria NuÑez holds up a photo of her daughter, Sophia NuÑez, who was murdered by Mark Goudeau, following sentencing in Godeau's trial at Maricopa County Superior Court, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, in Phoenix. Jurors sentenced Goudeau to death about a month The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher, Associated Press
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Mark Goudeau appears for his sentencing at Maricopa County Superior Court, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, in Phoenix. Jurors sentenced Goudeau to death about a month after they found him guilty of the nine murders and 58 other charges, including kidnapping and The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher , Pool, Associated Press
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Maria NuÑez, left, the mother of Sophia NuÑez, who was murdered by Mark Goudeau, hugs her niece Desirae Rocha following sentencing in Godeau's trial at Maricopa County Superior Court, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, in Phoenix. Jurors sentenced Goudeau to dea The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher, Associated Press
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Mark Goudeau, center, is escorted from the courtroom by Sheriff's deputies after his sentencing at Maricopa County Superior Court, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, in Phoenix. Jurors sentenced Goudeau to death about a month after they found him guilty of the nin The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher, Pool, Associated Press
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Mark Goudeau, left, appears for his sentencing at Maricopa County Superior Court, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, in Phoenix. Jurors sentenced Goudeau to death about a month after they found him guilty of the nine murders and 58 other charges, including kidnapp The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher , Pool, Associated Press
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Mark Goudeau, center, appears for his sentencing at Maricopa County Superior Court, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, in Phoenix. Jurors sentenced Goudeau to death about a month after they found him guilty of the nine murders and 58 other charges, including kidna The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher , Pool, Associated Press
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FILE - In this undated Arizona Department of Corrections photo, Mark Goudeau is shown. A jury has reached a decision about whether to sentence Goudeau, whom they convicted of being the Phoenix area's Baseline Killer to death or life in prison on Wednesda Arizona Department of Corrections, file, Associated Press
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PHOENIX — Jurors who decided the fate of convicted serial killer Mark Goudeau (goo-DOH') would wake up with nightmares, struggled with the weight of keeping the case to themselves and bonded with each other during the emotional six-month trial.

The jurors spoke Wednesday of the behind-the-scenes emotional toll that Phoenix's Baseline Killer trial took on them. They spoke several hours after sentencing the 47-year-old Goudeau to death.

Goudeau's victims — eight of them women — ranged from a beautiful 19-year-old girl who dreamed of being a lawyer to a 39-year-old mother of three and preschool teacher on her way to a Christmas party.

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The jurors say the hardest part was not being able to talk about the trial with their loved ones.

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