What a sick piece of work that clown is: "No, no...don't look at those pictures of my dead children (said with a chilling lack of emotion), listen to this bearded guy talk some mumbo jumbo about mental illness. Let's keep the focus where it belongs and talk about "why" poor Andrea did what she did."
I actually feel a little funny mentioning this, but I honestly believe that this trial is a bit of a manifestation of our post 9/11 world. That jury (as a microcosm of America) just wasn't interested in "root causes" or "why" Andrea did what she did, anymore than the American public in general gives a fig about what drives terrorists to blow up skyscrapers. We only care that some semblance of justice is done at the end of the day.
But getting back to the "dad", I can't get over what a creepy f**k that guy is. In simpler, saner, times, he'd be run out of town after a severe beating. Or charged as an accomplice or for criminal neglect of his children. The urge to throw a brick through the TV when his hideous mug was on was well nigh irresistible.
My guess is, he has been guided carefully from last June by an expert lawyer/lawyers about how he and his family should act regarding Andrea, he's mounting his own lawsuit now, and he doesn't want any slip-ups!