Even after the DA described him chasing down his little boy and bringing him back to kill him (which makes me think he wanted mom to witness it), he didn’t sob. That didn’t happen until AFTER the DA called his act cowardly. Yes. It took a few seconds and didn’t really start until the DA said it was the worst crime he’s ever seen, but I think the term cowardly is what really set him off. I think he felt “relief” when it was described as the worst crime ever, because in his mind, he was justified in punishing his wife because he was pushed over the edge to do the unthinkable.
I notice that twice, he stared hard at the DA. Once when he was called a coward. And the second time when the defendant said something at the end of the hearing that could have been a reference to a mental health evaluation or something. He had a look of defiance on his face when he said that and stared at the DA, like, “Oh you want to call me a coward? No. I was sirven over the edge by that [expletive]. SHE caused me to go crazy and do this.”
He has the mannerisms and demeanor of entitled, rage-filled criminals and domestic abusers I have known.
