Palmiter was charged with failing to report the disappearance of his stepdaughter, Madalina Cojocari.
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0:05 a.m.
Closing arguments begin with Palmiter's defense addressing the jury. Palmiter's defense says the "main thing" in the case is finding Madalina.
"Finding Maddie takes precedence over everything, but this case isn't about that. This case is about whether Christopher Palmiter knew she was missing. That's what he's charged with. He said he really didn't know," Palmiter's attorney says.
10:11 a.m.
Roseman tells the jury that Diana Cojocari planned to hide Madalina "months and months" before Palmiter realized she was gone. He claims Diana had a lot of concerns and fears.
"You heard the state say Palmiter was her father," Roseman said. "Yes, Palmiter wanted to be her father. He loved her, and he wants her back. He just doesn't know where she is. Diana never told him."
Roseman reiterates the couple didn't have "normal" communication, telling the jury that Diana "wore the pants in the house" and controlled what the family did, alleging she was abusive of Palmiter during their relationship.
10:18 a.m.
Roseman says Palmiter's memory is "horrible," telling the jury he has to take pictures of everything with his phone to remember. Roseman says Palmier's phone is proof he's telling the truth about what happened.
"The sad thing about this whole case is Maddie's still missing and we're having to argue about this situation and it makes us look like we're indifferent to Maddie being gone but we're not," Roseman said. "He didn't have anything to do with Diana's plan."
Roseman also mentions the picture Palmiter took of Diana's note that said "gone for two days."
