Update from page...
Wow today was not much different than yesterday. I wanted to yell that they are lying as I sat there and listened to their fabricated interpretation of evidence and picked my sister’s life apart to fit their theory of suicide. They present her life in such a way as if their life is perfect. The defense medical examiner from Kentucky finished his testimony saying he will not change his opinion of suicide even after Attorney Greer pointed out several evidence that says otherwise including absence of DNA and fingerprints on items that should have been positive and evidence of sexual assault with knife handle.
Then their clinical psychologist picked incidences throughout Rebecca’s life, some weight loss (5lbs per autopsy weight), some sleeplessness, her stress with Jonah’s kids, her relationship with Jonah, and her 2 entries found in her phone to fit his testimony that she committed suicide. He claimed that Jonah Schacknai’s phone message about Max condition was “the straw that broke the camel’s back”. The fact is nobody has heard this message and nobody will ever know what that message said. The San Diego Sheriff department and lead detective conveniently forgot to retrieve the message in time from the carrier. Their most important “straw that broke the camel’s back” cannot be proven. Attorney Greer pointed out how this clinical psychologist ignored positive factors in her life and positive coping habits Rebecca had including my exercise, healthy eating, prayers, and her faith in God. Rebecca had no history of depression, no threats of suicide in the past, no diagnosis of depression, no history of alcohol or substance abuse, and anybody who knows her will say she always had positive outlook in life and lightens the mood of those around her. She made plans for the future that included our father’s birthday party that fall of 2011.
According to this psychologist, most of us are at risk of suicide and will most likely commit suicide because we all have stressors whether it’s issues in relationship at one time or another, stress about step kids, lost sleep, lost weight, have tragic events/deaths, and so on. I have not slept more than 5-6 hrs a night since Rebecca was murdered, our father has died 2013 with broken heart, and obviously I am under a lot of stress leading up to trial since 2011, financial stress of trial expenses, and now during trial in addition to daily stress of being a parent, having a job, taking care of family etc. I wonder what my psychology evaluation would be according to him?????
The defense eliminated several witnesses as I mentioned on yesterday’s update. They rested their case today. But they were not ready to make closing arguments. So closing arguments are scheduled on Monday 4/2/18.
On a positive note I get to see my kids 2 more days than in past weeks.
Regardless of how I feel or my mom and family feels,
I have to step back and take a deep breath that God is in control and sees the bigger picture that I cannot see. We wouldn’t be here without God, Attorney Greer, and everyone who has prayed with us and stood alongside us through this fight for justice. Please pray with us fervently that God will speak through attorney Greer on Monday and open the eyes, ears, and hearts of the jury to the truth.
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No question this family is in great pain. When I read this update, I would hope for peace and comfort for her, but as a juror, no, I could not rule in her favor.
It’s understandable that a loving sister would want to believe her sister was living a happy fulfilled life just before she died. But IMO, RZ had just endured a hideously painful stretch before that fatefull night. WAY too many stress factors converging!
The sister writes:
“According to this psychologist, most of us are at risk of suicide and will most likely commit suicide because we all have stressors whether it’s issues in relationship at one time or another, stress about step kids, lost sleep, lost weight, have tragic events/deaths, and so on.”
But all these stressors were compounding each other!
If we are to assume that RZ truly loved Adam, well...he was already dating the woman he would marry at this point. Did RZ know this...well, Mr Greer indicates that her sister was one source of this info. Maybe they discovered this later...but I believe most women can sense when a man’s interest begins to be elsewhere.
JS had all the power and essentially as just as he’s courting another woman, he puts RZ on probation. So passive aggressive. The problem with his daughter must be solved or they will “re-evaluate.” Yet by RZ’s words, he does not back her when she’s disrespected by his children. A no-win for RZ.
There’s the second wife down the street...that the daughter does get along with...and she is also hostile. RZ is pretty much living in a toxic enviorment, with a cheating boyfriend and, having quit her job...dependent on him for money.
She seems powerless ...especially if she truly loves him.
Into this miserable environment, comes an unspeakable tragedy. The beloved youngest child is gravely hurt when only she and her sister are in the house. She soon realizes there will be an investigation, the mother will blame her, the older kids will have more ammunition, and the cheating boyfriend is devastated.
What are the chances of saving this relationship when he’s already one foot out the door and so many in his immediate circle hate her? And then she hears the child is doing even worse. And she will have to face that investigation, something anyone would find stressful.
My God, she would have to be Spock from Star Wars not to be an emotional basket case!
To say that she was not beset with enough problems to be suicidal...is disingenuous. That’s not proof she wasnt murdered, but continuing to deny that her life was in a hideous spiral is sad, it not credible.