Jackson 's retrial took jurors back to the events of late summer 1977 , when two widows , Vernita Curtis , 81 and Gladys Ott , 90 , were beaten and strangled to death during burglaries a week apart in a Long Beach apartment building .
jackson s retrial took jurors back to the events of late summer 1977 when two widows vernita curtis 81 and gladys ott 90 were beaten and strangled to death during burglaries a week apart in a long beach apartment building