I am really surprised the way the DT is unfolding the mitigation this time around. I actually think they did much better the first time, when they put the killer herself up there to plead for her life. Sure, it was awkward. But she revealed herself, her art, her wishes, her phony charity attempts, etc....but she made an attempt to mimic a real, authentic, human girl. And a few of the jurors fell for it.
But this time they are all over the place, and it is a bit about TA being a dog, and a Jekyl and Hyde, supposedly. And about her being so mistreated by everyone all of her poor life, but yet it never rises to any level of notable abuse. [' umm, gee, my parents stopped taking us for fun family outings after my baby sibs were born...we just weren't as close...and they didn't support my artistic talents as an expert tracer... and everyone always choked me out at some point...']
So then they try to top it off with their witnesses, and it is again, all about Travis, and his so called shortcomings. But nothing even coming close to anything bad. He talked to three women online at once, did a bit of sexting, might have led an ex girlfriend on, etc. But then they tried to sell a line of BS, claiming that someone, who did not come forward to testify, has knowledge of a couple of damning incidents. Problem is, the timeline does not back up his story. So witness says the time might be misremembered, but Juan will be able to blow holes in that.
But they really made a mistake, imo, by going even further down the Slime Highway, with this same 'witness', and allowing him to tell a totally unbelievable story about him seeing child




that TA downloaded on his Bishop's computer, in a folder in his own name. On a group computer. LOL I really do not think ANY of the jurors are going to believe that. Especially since he was wrong about the year of the other accusation he made. This witness will easily be blown out of the water.
So the DT is taking a huge chance with little possibility of success, imo. They are hinging their entire mitigation on proving what a lowlife that Travis was. But if they are shown to be LYING, then what?