The widow and one son of a slain Ottawa police officer say the murder trial has been emotional but they appreciate hearing from the emergency personnel who tried to save Const. Eric Czapnik.

The ex-husband of Ximena Osegueda was one of the two men who found the body of the slain University of British Columbia student in Mexico last week, CBC News has learned.

Tori Stafford's mother and father, like the parents of other slain children, sit through all the criminal proceedings, willing themselves to hear the details of their daughter's last hours, no matter how horrific or painful the evidence.

Hospital staff and paramedics recounted the final moments of Eric Czapnik's life as the trial of the former Mountie accused of killing the Ottawa constable continues.

Family members of Canadians killed in Mexico say they are still struggling to find answers about the deaths of their loved ones, years after the crimes were committed.