John Tonsmeire speaks about finding his daughter during the trial of Laron Carlton Graham in Juneau Superior Courton Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. Graham is facing two counts of first-degree murder for the Nov. 14, 2015 shooting deaths of 36-year-old Robert H. Meireis and 34-year-old Elizabeth K. Tonsmeire. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

John Tonsmeire speaks about finding his daughter during the trial of Laron Carlton Graham in Juneau Superior Courton Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. Graham is facing two counts of first-degree murder for the Nov. 14, 2015 shooting deaths of 36-year-old Robert H. Meireis and 34-year-old Elizabeth K. Tonsmeire. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Video: Juneau father testifies about finding his murdered daughter

The murder trial is happening now in Juneau.

Editor’s Note: Graphic details of the killings could be offensive or disturbing to some readers.

John “Kelly” Tonsmeire speaks about finding his daughter during the trial of Laron Carlton Graham in Juneau Superior Court on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. Graham is facing two counts of first-degree murder for the Nov. 14, 2015 shooting deaths of 36-year-old Robert H. Meireis and 34-year-old Elizabeth K. Tonsmeire.

Read about Day 2 of the trial here: ‘The most horrific scene you could imagine’: Victim’s father testifies in double murder caseand and Day 1 of the trial here: ‘Dead men don’t tell tales’: Double murder trial underway in Juneau

• Contact staff photographer Michael Penn at 523-2262 and mpenn@juneauempire.com. Follow our Instagram at @Juneau.Life.

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