Thirty-three months ago, Cesar Rodriguez, the stepfather of Nixzmary Brown, is seen in this photo released by the District Attorney's office in Brooklyn, N.Y. Videotaped and written statements by Cesar Rodriguez _ combined with grim crime scene photos from the room where the victim was tortured, starved and forced to urinate in a litter box _ have brought jurors to tears at his high-profile murder trial in Brooklyn earlier this week.