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In her opening statement to the jury Monday, Huron County Crown Teresa Donnelly said Panovski’s revenge came in the form of three shotgun blasts from the bushes at Don Frigo and his wife Eva Willer Frigo, while they rode their horses back to their campground while at field dog trials at the Hullett Wildlife Area, north of Clinton in Central Huron on Sept. 13, 2014.

Donnelly said Panovski had “a long standing, deep hatred of Don Frigo,” so much so that he shot him in the face and then, with the shotgun barrel pointed out the passenger side window of his old Toyota, shot him in the back of the head after he had stumbled and fallen from his horse.

Between those two shots, another blast injured Don Frigo’s wife, when a pellet went into her cheek and her tooth.

She will be testifying at this trial, Donnelly said, and will describe seeing the profile of the shooter who wore a camouflage jacket and hat when she glanced back as she rode away for help of her husband’s execution.

This will be a complex trial for the seven men and seven women who are hearing the case. Donnelly’s 40-minute address covered a lot of ground, including the close-knit world of field dog training, where hunting dogs compete for glory for their owners by displaying their hunting assistance prowess.

The Frigos’ and Panovskis’ shared love of competitive field dog training stemming back to the 1990s.

This was the Frigos’ hobby, and one they embraced with a deep passion. On the weekend of Don Frigo’s death, they were returning to Hullett where a group of fellow bird-dog enthusiasts gathered annually for training.