I am surprised that at least one juror did not hold out based on the bug evidence alone. I think the emotions of the jurors had regarding the porn overwhelmed their collective sensabilities and reasoning related to bug evidence. If DW did just breakup with his girlfriend, it does not surprise me that he would wonder around for a day or two in his motor home. A guy that likes relatively slim, big-busted women does not all of a sudden take a sexual interest in a little girl. It make no sense to me.
Like you, I am not totally convinced of his innocense, but I am convinced the prosecution did not actually prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt; not even close. This is one case in which a hung jury may have been the best result. It is also a good argument against the death penalty.
I believe the highly publicized amber alerts that became prominent during this trial had a lot to do with his conviction. People had a sense that citizens were fighting back against this dasterdly crime--and winning!--and here was this jury that could also do their part.
If DW did just breakup with his girlfriend, it does not surprise me that he would wonder around for a day or two in his motor home. A guy that likes relatively slim, big-busted women does not all of a sudden take a sexual interest in a little girl. It make no sense to me.
The fact that DW just broke up with his girlfriend made me think all along that DW, in an anxious, depressed state, may have taken actions normally not typical of him. A few weeks ago, former FBI profiler Candace DeJong (I think that's her name--she's excellent and appears on FNC), said that child molestation breaks across all lines of society. It's even possible for an older man, for example, who's never acted on it before to be quilty. I was surprised by that and I thought of DW.
Like you, I am not totally convinced of his innocense, but I am convinced the prosecution did not actually prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt; not even close. This is one case in which a hung jury may have been the best result.
Entirely agreed!