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11: For Conviction
1: to exonerate
His confession was "bizarre" because he is a freak child murderer - gmafb. [emoji35]Holdout Juror:
his confession was bizarre
issues surrounding custody, Miranda rights and not videotaping all of confession
Mental health issues in this case
Exactly. Numerous confessions throughout the years count equally in my mind.Another Juror: Series of confessions spread over period of years none of which were retracted; his psych probs were Johnny Come Lately
Unfortunately I am not surprised at the mistrial. I haven't followed the trial closely but I have followed the case. after all these years, no physical evidence, and the fact that they were focused on another suspect until just a few years ago makes it a hard case to sell. PH wasn't even on their radar until he confessed, and with a possibility of mental issues it just doesn't sit well with me.
Viva Juror 11. #adamsirois
Good questions, Eileen. I'm from SW Ohio and had just completed my first year of college in 1979. I remember children being featured on milk cartons long ago, but was not familiar with the name Etan Patz nor his picture until a few months ago. I remember well the murder of John Lennon and the death of Elvis. I was still in college and remember getting word that President Reagan had been shot while working at the university library.Since this forum is pretty active right now I'll ask, For those of who can remember, how well-known or publicized was this case in '79? How often did you hear about it on the media? Did the average American (outside of NYC area) know about it? Was it as well known as Caylee Anthony or Elizabeth Smart? Was it a comparable media circus? I know it was '79 but I have no doubt there was a huge circus over John Lennon or Ronald Reagan being shot, which happened around the same time. Of course there was no cable news back then, so you just had newspapers, magazines, the evening news, and radio...how often was it mentioned in those outlets? Or would you say the case has become "bigger" over time?