Hey everyone, I just wanted to chime in after watching the closing arguments.
First of all, my heart breaks for Brendan and those who loved him.
To me, there's no question as to whether DJ killed his son or not. DJ killed his son. But this case has so much more to it then just a father killing son. I get why so many people want to see this as a clear case of evil destroying good, but it's just not that simple. This is a complex case involving two very damaged individuals. Julie seems dangerous because she can appear normal on some levels on the stand and in texts, she has intelligence and prowess but these often mask much deeper problems. I think Julie pushed his buttons. A person with a sound mind would have stayed away from her but his obsession and I believe from his texts, ADDICTION to Julie caused him to react in a completely unacceptable way. I do believe DJ loved Brendan. You can see it in the interrogation videos. I think Julie had foreknowledge but Julie knew she was playing a dangerous game with his mind. She knew she way toying with his emotions yet lacked any heart to stop. Vail I can emphasize with a lot of your thoughts on Julie. It's sad.
Does anyone know as to why DJ's drug use wasn't pounced on by the prosecution out of curiosity? Did the judge decide to keep this out of the trial so it would prejudice the proceedings? I mean during the initial search, didn't they find some pot, pipes or any paraphernalia? You would think the prosecutor would use his drug use to argue in one way or another that he was a bad dad but all that was shown were pot leaf and shroom posters. Is it possible he was on drugs when this happened?
Rebecca Everett‏