GUILTY KS - Evan Brewer, 3, Wichita, 6 July 2017

[HayLouise]

Edwards showing jurors picture of Evan naked and chained:


"This was Evan's life. This was the house he lived in. His mom didn't protect him. He controlled him. This is the evidence...of Evan's life. His story will always be remembered with a dog collar wrapped around his neck."

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While Edwards is showing this image, Bodine sits between his attorney shaking his head. He's flipping the marker he's holding over and over in front of him.

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[HayLouise]

Edwards: "Evan wouldn't break. Even 'til his final days he stood up to the man who would kill him."

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[Tssiemer]

I'm not crying... you're crying...

 

[HayLouise]

Edwards: "Who puts surveillance cameras on their kids?" Someone who's doing drugs, who's extremely paranoid, dealing with discipline issues.

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[HayLouise]

I'm not crying... you're crying...

Absolutely heartbreaking

 

[HayLouise]

Here’s some of Edwards closing arguments to jurors. Bodine at times shakes his head:

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Edwards asks jurors to find Bodine guilty of all counts.

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Defense attorney Casey Cotton now presenting his closing arguments.

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[HayLouise]

Casey Cotton is pointing out that Miranda Miller had several opportunities to get help from people leading up to Evan's death - but she'd didn't accept "because no one was going to take her son from her. She was in charge of Evan."

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Here’s Cotton talking to jurors:

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Cotton: "Stephen is not interfering with parental custody (of Evan). He's not even in the house" all of the time.

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Cotton is also reviewing witness testimony and evidence with jurors. He's highlighting different portions of the testimony, of former girlfriends for example, than what prosecutors did.

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[HayLouise]

Casey Cotton is pointing out that Miranda Miller had several opportunities to get help from people leading up to Evan's death - but she'd didn't accept "because no one was going to take her son from her. She was in charge of Evan."

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Here’s Cotton talking to jurors:

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Cotton: "Stephen is not interfering with parental custody (of Evan). He's not even in the house" all of the time.

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Cotton is also reviewing witness testimony and evidence with jurors. He's highlighting different portions of the testimony, of former girlfriends for example, than what prosecutors did.

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[HayLouise]

Cotton talks about the injuries to Evan’s body:

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Miranda Miller didn’t want justice for her son until after she made a deal with prosecutors, Cotton says. Until then, she was sending love letters to Bodine in jail:

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[HayLouise]

Cotton blames Evan’s abuse and death on Evan’s mom. He says in 16,000 video and photos files captured by surveillance, none show Bodine physically abusing Evan:

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[HayLouise]

Cotton to jurors: "This case is a terrible tragedy. ... No one can expect you to be unmoved by what you've seen over the past week. But ... you all promised us that you could put aside your passions & your prejudices and you all said that you'd give Stephen Bodine a fair trial."

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Cotton: It's not an easy case. "But now you have to live up to the promise you made us last week" during jury selection.


"Stephen Bodine may be a lot of things. ... But that doesn't make him a murderer."

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Cotton: "The suggestion that he was principle of these acts is simply not bore out by the evidence if you take Miranda's testimony with caution, which you were instructed to do."

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Cotton: "Miranda Miller's testimony is imply not persuasive." The state can't say for sure how or when Evan died or who killed him. "At the end of the day the state has the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt. ... They simply have not done that."

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Cotton to jurors: "When you go back into the jury room you have to put your passions and prejudices aside" and deliberate this case with the evidence presented.


"If you do that, you're not going to find him guilty."

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Bodine's defense attorney, Casey Cotton, ended his closing arguments by telling jurors they don't have the evidence needed to convict.


Prosecutors can present another 27 minutes of argument if they choose now.

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Judge noting that the trial started with 12 jurors and 2 alternates. One juror left last Thursday, though, for a family emergency. Judge says that absence means one of the alternates will now deliberate with the jury.


Alternates both listened to all of the evidence presented.

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The alternates will find out after closing arguments who they are and which will deliberate with Bodine's jury. The other will be sequestered during deliberations.

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Prosecutor Alice Osburn giving the remained 27 minutes of closing arguments for the state.

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Osburn says Miller was hiding Evan because he was being abused "by the king in her life."


"This case is about hiding abuse and violence and torture and beating."

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[HayLouise]

Some of Alice Osburn’s empassioned speech: “They were hiding.”

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More from Osburn: We’re not asking for empathy for Evan’s mom. But listen to what she said.

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[HayLouise]

Osburn replays for jurors some of the verbal and physical abuse Evan was subjected to. (Audio only of abuse. But warning: explicit language and disturbing sound.)


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BBm

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[HayLouise]

Short transcripts of what Bodine said to Evan on the surveillance video:



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[HayLouise]

More short transcripts:



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[HayLouise]

Osburn ends her closings in tears: "This defendant made sure Evan was done."

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Jurors have gone to the jury room. The alternate has been taken to another area to be alone.


Judge says he'll be clearing the courtroom now to expand the jury room so jurors can view exhibits as they wish.

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[HayLouise]

Now we wait for a verdict.

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[MsJosie]

Thanks HayLouise for posting.....

 

[MsJosie]

Jury deliberates in case of 3-year-old found dead in concrete structure

Above is KWCH news at ten

Jury will continue deliberating on Wednesday.

 

[Niner]

Wednesday, Oct. 24th:
*VERDICT WATCH! - Trial continues (Day 8) (@ 8:45am CT) - KS – Evan Brewer (3) (July 7, 2017, Wichita; found encased in concrete Sept. 2, 2017) – *Stephen M. Bodine (40) (BF) indicted (12/5/17) with 2 counts of 1st degree murder & 1 count of felony child abuse & 1 count of aggravated child endangerment & 1 count of aggravated kidnapping. Indicted (11/7/17) with 1 count of aggravated assault & interference with parental custody & criminal damage to property (against Evan’s father); plead not guilty; $500K bond.
Skipping over Day 1 thru 6.
10/23/18 Day 7: Jurors starting the day watching more surveillance video taken in the rental house. Sgt. Christian Cory, WPD officer. Prosecutors have rested their case. Defense attorney Casey Cotton now asks for an acquittal for Bodine on all counts. Judge denies motion. The defense rests without presenting any evidence or calling any witnesses. Jury instructions. Closing arguments by both sides. Judge noting that the trial started with 12 jurors and 2 alternates. One juror left last Thursday, though, for a family emergency. Judge says that absence means one of the alternates will now deliberate with the jury. Deliberations started about 2pm CT. Left at about 5pm CT. Will continue deliberations on 10/24.


Please let me know IF the times of deliberations are correct. I went by what time it was on the tweets. TIA!