The lies she told about the nature of her relationship were exposed by the bartender's and the real estate agent's testimony. She deliberately misled investigators as to the identity of the gunman for months, and demanded a search warrant before her home could be searched by LE. She deleted 100s of text messages and emails from her phone. Hemy deleted information from her laptop which was at work on the morning of the murder, IIRC. She informed several people (Shayna Citron and Rusty's father) of the nature of Rusty's death before she was officially told at the hospital that he was shot and killed in the parking lot of the preschool. She reacted strangely and coldly when informed of Rusty's death by the physician at Atlanta Medical Center. There is evidence that she provided Hemy with Rusty's typical morning schedule, as well as the entry code for the garage, and the general geographical layout of her neighborhood.
All that from memory, so no guarantees on the absolute accuracy of the foregoing. I do believe all of it was proven at HN's trial, however, or claimed by the prosecution, with respect to AS, so far.
IMO that's an awful lot of circumstantial evidence that she was very involved and invested, even, in Rusty's eventual demise.
I hope it's enough to convict, as I don't think I could be dissuaded from believing that she played a very large role in this murder. I think the testimony of Hemy Neuman is absolutely essential under these circumstances, as only he knows her precise role and actions she took in advance of Rusty's death. I hope the prosecution can offer Hemy a deal in order to convince him to testify and not permit him to invoke his 5th Amendment rights if called to the stand during AS's trial. By deal, I don't mean a lesser sentence, but perhaps an accomodation to him in terms of where he wants to serve his sentence in the Georgia DOC (closer to family or any other supporters, perhaps), and immunity from further charges (since he is already serving LWOP) that might result from his testimony against AS. I know he was deemed mentally ill by his jury, but he could probably be rehabilitated on the stand to some degree, and it might be argued that his "mental illness" might have clouded his judgment at the time, but did not affect his memory of the circumstances of the affair and the discussions that led to the murder. He was holding down a pretty intense job and had completed a stellar education, was married with 3 kids and lived in a nice home in a nice neighborhood, so obviously any mental issues didn't hobble him in his everyday life to any significant degree.
JMO:twocents:
