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A JUROR'S DESCRIPTION
Juror Kimberly Ferrari, a nurse in Pinckneyville, said jurors voted 8-4 for guilt early in their deliberations Wednesday, the first of two days they considered the case. Later that evening, she said, the vote for guilt had weakened to 7-5.
Ferrari said all 12 believed Coleman had done it, but those unwilling to vote for guilt were concerned by all the circumstantial evidence in the prosecution’s case.
"Nothing solid or concrete, no murder weapon," said Ferrari, who said she voted for guilt throughout. She spoke to a reporter later in the afternoon at her home in Pinckneyville.
In the second day of deliberation on Thursday, jurors voted 9-3 for guilt, she said. What she described as the "ah ha moment" was their agreement that the dates listed on photographs on the cell phones of Coleman and his mistress, Tara Lintz of Largo, Fla., showed deception. Ferrari said photos of the two in romantic poses had been taken as early as October 2009, two months before Lintz testified the affair had begun.
She said the time stamps also showed that Coleman was deleting photos while police were interviewing him on the day of the murders. She said one of the holdouts pondered the photo dates and said, "Oh, my God." Once they agreed that photo dates were significant, they voted 12-0 for guilt, she said.
The jury reported it had reached a verdict about 7 p.m. Thursday after 15 hours of deliberation.
Of the holdouts, Ferrari said, "They all believed he did it. They were just tyring to figure it out."
Ferrari said one thing that surprised her was Lintz’ decision to testify while wearing the promise ring that Coleman gave her. "That was something," she said.
Ferrari said jurors also had agreed informally to recommend the death penalty, had they been given the chance to consider punishment.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/article_4474199e-7a42-11e0-8c64-0019bb30f31a.html
Juror Kimberly Ferrari, a nurse in Pinckneyville, said jurors voted 8-4 for guilt early in their deliberations Wednesday, the first of two days they considered the case. Later that evening, she said, the vote for guilt had weakened to 7-5.
Ferrari said all 12 believed Coleman had done it, but those unwilling to vote for guilt were concerned by all the circumstantial evidence in the prosecution’s case.
"Nothing solid or concrete, no murder weapon," said Ferrari, who said she voted for guilt throughout. She spoke to a reporter later in the afternoon at her home in Pinckneyville.
In the second day of deliberation on Thursday, jurors voted 9-3 for guilt, she said. What she described as the "ah ha moment" was their agreement that the dates listed on photographs on the cell phones of Coleman and his mistress, Tara Lintz of Largo, Fla., showed deception. Ferrari said photos of the two in romantic poses had been taken as early as October 2009, two months before Lintz testified the affair had begun.
She said the time stamps also showed that Coleman was deleting photos while police were interviewing him on the day of the murders. She said one of the holdouts pondered the photo dates and said, "Oh, my God." Once they agreed that photo dates were significant, they voted 12-0 for guilt, she said.
The jury reported it had reached a verdict about 7 p.m. Thursday after 15 hours of deliberation.
Of the holdouts, Ferrari said, "They all believed he did it. They were just tyring to figure it out."
Ferrari said one thing that surprised her was Lintz’ decision to testify while wearing the promise ring that Coleman gave her. "That was something," she said.
Ferrari said jurors also had agreed informally to recommend the death penalty, had they been given the chance to consider punishment.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/article_4474199e-7a42-11e0-8c64-0019bb30f31a.html
