It was another gruesome day at the Ira Einhorn murder trial Monday as a bookstore owner testified that Einhorn sought a book on mummification three to six months before his arrest. Einhorn's lawyer says the witness' timeline is off, and that according to prosecutors, Holly had been dead for months during that period. Ira's lawyer also said Ira denies seeking out such a book.

Then there was this testimony today from Ira's downstairs neighbor:

"Einhorn's former neighbor Paul Herre testified he heard screams and six loud thumps coming down from Einhorn's apartment in the fall of 1977. "I heard pounding and screaming coming from my living-room area, coming from the apartment above. . . . It was a female voice," Herre said."

"During that same autumn, an overwhelming stench took over Herre's kitchen. Herre said the smell was worse than the 1976 summertime garbage strike in the city, and was so bad that his roommate left for a time. He testified that he traced the stink to a storage area in his kitchen - directly below Einhorn's closet."

"Herre said he discovered the odor on Sept. 26, 1977, after returning home from a weeklong trip to his sister's wedding. " Holly was last seen alive two weeks earlier.

Then the police chemist testified about the decomposition of the body inside the trunk.

The prosecution expects to rest its case by Wednesday. After that, the jury may hear from defense witnesses, including Ira.