06-01-2013, 03:32 PM
(06-01-2013, 12:57 PM)username Wrote: It seems like a slam dunk but I never take these things for granted anymore. I've heard she did have some history of depression.
This one is a slam dunk. If Brett Seacat isn't convicted, I'll be stunned.
The "she was depressed" angle almost always comes up from the defense in these cases where a murder is being portrayed as a suicide by the spouse/defendant.
When you're in a marriage that's so bad it results in your murder, there's bound to be times when the victim had spoken to others or written about times of depression. Actually, almost everyone has their low times, regardless of the state of their marriage.
-Matt Baker claimed Carrie Baker committed suicide.
-Doug Grant claimed the same about Faylene Grant.
-Mark Jensen claimed the same about Julie Jensen.
-Michael Fletcher claimed the same about Leann Fletcher...
The list goes on. None of the juries bought the suicide angle in light of all of the other evidence pointing to the spouse, and all but Fletcher had more believable stories than Seacat, imo.
Hope this jury is as sensible as the others.