Mark Waden, convicted of murdering his American girlfriend Priscilla Brooten in 2018, is now appealing his life sentence—just ten days after being sentenced. Found guilty after a tense jury deliberation, the case hinged on circumstantial evidence and Waden’s own statements, including claims she’d left with her belongings—which prosecutors contradicted by finding her items at his home. A former partner testified he received Brooten’s phone, makeup, and clothes from Waden after her disappearance. Compelling but indirect: prosecutors also cited a trench dug at Waden’s property the day after she vanished as suspicious. The defense countered with no physical proof, arguing Brooten may have died by suicide or fled out of fear, given her mental health history and illegal status in Australia. Waden himself declared “It wasn’t me” during sentencing. His appeal is now underway, keeping the nation’s attention—and courtroom drama—alive.
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