I'm so curious as to WHY Mrs Serna hasn't been back? :waiting:
Interesting that her husband admits "it could have" been murder.
Hmmm...
Hi, I had no idea people were waiting on me to reply. Took the advice on getting verified and that hasn't gone smoothly and I'd lost track of this thread so I'm surprised to see it's still active.
A quick read tells me you're responding to Fred the juror's 4th (or is it 5th) interview with the media. I listened to much of the longest one on his friends' podcast and was dismayed to hear him state 'facts' that not only were not in evidence in the trial, they weren't in discovery anywhere. If this juror had the ability to discern any evidence to convict, he chose to not use it. He joined his fellow jurors in a unanimous verdict acquitting our client.
As far as what he feels was withheld regarding the truck insurance investigation, he was provided an instruction from the judge regarding that investigation. That it didn't become a bigger part of the prosecution's case in chief is something the prosecution is responsible for; jurors were told there had been an investigation into alleged insurance fraud with a conclusion the allegations were unfounded. All the media has to do is continue to trot out the same old photos of the truck to get the reaction they want.
The quote you pulled from the recent news article only sounds awful when orphaned from its context. We don't believe this was a homicide by any means, but even if it were, the state failed to bring evidence of that, and failed most certainly to bring evidence that our client murdered his wife. And if this juror feels he should have been privy to some supposed statements or stories that he thinks exist, he is indeed second guessing the judge and I'm certain he has more respect for Judge Eichwald than that.
The unfortunate truth is this case was concocted by a detective who craved the attention and power it brought him, a heart broken father resolute in blaming our client for his daughter's death, and a civil attorney.
I really do want to help answer your questions, but you can see how poorly I keep up with you all. This case has been incredibly important to our small defense team; we believe in our client's innocence completely, so I'll try my best to settle your concerns.
PS: Please take the time to read the comments on the web edition of the juror Fred's story to the print press.
