I certainly did not mean to misrepresent your comment - I went back to read your post and yes, you did say murder "trial". With all due respect, your stance is that you believe she murdered her daughter, right? Therefore, it is only logical that I took your comment to suggest she would murder again leading to another trial. I apologize if I misinterpreted your stance on the case.
As far as my admittance to no evidence of molestation, I'm afraid I didn't make my post very clear. No, GA did not admit the molestation. No, Casey didn't testify to said molestation. And, No, no one got on the stand as an eye witness to the molestation.
To some, those 3 things = no evidence.
However, I didn't expect the perp to get on the stand and admit to the molestation (most don't), I didn't expect Casey to take the stand and subject herself to cross examination that would open the door to her lying, stealing, etc. that would prejudice the jury's minds. And as to witnesses, there may be eye witnesses but I again, did not expect CA or LA to admit to such.
Furthermore, there were 2 witnesses that were proffered that Casey did tell of sexual abuse but due to hearsay or whatever, the judge did not allow the jury to hear either of them. I'm speaking of TL and JG. And, in my opinion, it is not unnatural in incest to tell someone but not tell who the actual assailant was. I did the same thing. However, In my opinion both GA and LA made inappropriate advances, abuse.
Now, on to what evidence, in my opinion, did show up throughout this ordeal that there was molestation.
Some of the common symptoms in Adult survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse include Insomnia, sleep disorders, Addiction, Psychologic and Behavioral Presentations, Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, Dissociative states, Lying, stealing, truancy, running away, Poor contraceptive practices, Compulsive sexual behaviors, constant search for intimacy, among many others. To me, that screams Casey. IMO.
I found this site that had some interesting statistics.
http://www.aaets.org/article120.htm .
"Although there is no single syndrome that is universally present in adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, there is an extensive body of research that documents adverse short- and long-term effects of such abuse. To appropriately treat and manage survivors, it is useful to understand that survivors' symptoms or behavioral sequelae often represent
coping strategies employed in response to abnormal, traumatic events. These coping mechanisms are used for protection during the abuse or later to guard against feelings of overwhelming helplessness and terror. Although some of these coping strategies may eventually lead to health problems, if symptoms are evaluated outside their original context, survivors may be misdiagnosed or mislabeled."
More importantly, as an incest survivor myself, I literally see some of myself at that age, in Casey. And at a very low point in my life, I probably would have done anything my assailant told me to do.
All this said, again, is JUST MY OWN OPINION.
