It could soon be up to the jury to decide the fate of 86-year-old Richard Pierce after the prosecution, and the defense rested their cases in the murder trial on Wednesday. The state wrapped up its case shortly before 3 p.m. on Wednesday after it called 11 people to the stand and offered another 30 exhibits of evidence since the trial restarted on Tuesday.  Since the beginning of the trial, the prosecution used 27 different people and 115 exhibits of evidence to try and show that Pierce is responsible for the death of his wife Carol Jean, who has not been seen since 1975. The defense called no witnesses, including Pierce, before resting their case Wednesday afternoon. The prosecution and the defense were scheduled to give their closing arguments Thursday morning, with deliberations beginning shortly after that.