Recent content by thespeculator

Maybe they've reached a verdict, and now the judge is notifying family so they can head over to the courthouse. Or maybe it will still drag on through the end of this week.

If all the jurors are at least fairly bright people with no big hangups, I think they will have a guilty verdict by noon on Tuesday. Since most of the evidence was driven home strongly by the Prosecutors, and argued very weakly by the defense, the jurors will not likely need to review very much...

I think Maline is an alright guy actually. I think we just saw his incredible inner conflict, between doing his job while really believing he's been defending Satan in the flesh. I think his conscience was finally catching up with him. Notice how weak his last few words were in his closing? He...

McGee could have provided a rigorous defense in this trial without resorting to dirty tactics. I really wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt, and believe that he's just a decent guy who takes his job very seriously. He's talked of "hatred" so much in his closing statement, and claims the...

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I just ran across a news chopper aerial photo I had saved, from the initial discovery and excavation of the graves. I saved this because it has such a profound impact on me every time I look at it. In this photo, most of the people on-site at that moment were standing around one of the graves...

I've wondered if Chase was a "Robin Hood" of sorts for the Merritt clan, stealing from the "rich" to give to his "poor" loser kin. Was he gifted in a way that his siblings were not, having the right combination of con man savvy, physical strength, and being enough of a psychopath to "git 'er...

This "forensic accountant" for the defense is a LIAR. When he knows the true answer is not one he wants to provide, he diverts and tries to cloud things up every time. Wonder if he has any political motives in SB County.

With the evidence and witnesses presented, it really comes down to what someone *wants* to believe, as far as the general public audience is concerned. Someone who distrusts law enforcement and prosecutors will tend to discredit the evidence as "cooked up" or "skewed" in favor of the...