Posted on 12/09/2005 2:33:45 PM PST by EternalVigilance
Sally Kennedy was my sister, and was known here as 'HeartofGold.
I attended the three days of the trial, and am just waiting for a call from the County Attorney's office when the verdict comes in.
The prosecutors were brilliant. It is hard for me to imagine how they could have done a better job.
The facts were as clear as they could possibly be. We're all scratching our heads about why it is taking so long for the verdict. Must be one dumb juror...that's all we can come up with.
Sad ping...
Wow. Prayers for your family to have had such an awful tragedy. I hope there's a verdict very soon. The waiting has got to be stressful.
Our prayers for her soul and that God will give your whole family strength.
Very stressful.
But the family is holding up well.
Hang in there..
I'm sorry to hear about it. I hope that justice is done.
Sally was a committed Christian.
In the crime scene photos, her Bible was open on her night stand just feet from her body.
Open to the Book of Luke...
Well, EV, I hope that there will be justice in this case and closure for your family. I hope the SOB gets the needle.
No death penalty in Iowa, unfortunately.
He was already convicted of the murder of Mike Zawodny in Nebraska.
They have the death penalty, but he wasn't charged that way.
He received a life without parole sentence in that case.
Crossing fingers, toes and eyes for ya.
She's in heaven with her Savior, no doubt about it.
Prayers up, and hoping the jurors get a clue.
Just Damn. Hopefully he gets put away for the rest of his life, then.
I think juries typically do take their mission with some serious gravity. I've only been on one jury, an arson case, and there too the evidence was overwhelming. Our first vote was eleven guilty and one 'probably' guilty.
But still... we went slowly through each and every bit of the evidence and talked it all out, and made sure every one of us got a chance to talk about the parts that mattered most or least to them. We only deliberated about four hours, but we nearly decided to come back the next day, just to give everybody a chance to sleep on it and think it over.
So, just because they're taking their time... they're probably just being thorough.
Prayers for your family in this worst of times. I can't fathom what it must be like.
How sad. Prayers for you and your family. Prayers also that the jury finds it's way to justice soon.
Hi, EV. This is the first I've heard about the tragic loss of your sister. You and your family have my utmost sympathy, as well as heartfelt prayers.
If this guy is convicted in Iowa, where will he be incarcerated? Nebraska or Iowa? Does life without parole really mean that in both states?
He will be locked up for the rest of his life in any case.
Which, though I believe that he would be put to death in a just system, I find to be a bit satisfying. He's the ultimate control freak, and now he can't go to the bathroom without permission.
The first day of the trial, when he walked in for the first time, I felt a bit of pity for him. He looked like death walking.
But that disapated quickly, when I saw that he really hasn't changed a bit.
His entire defense, including his own disgusting testimony, was nothing but self-serving lies.
Thanks for posting this update about your sister. Here's hoping for a just verdict.
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