Sam’s Facebook Live Q&A:
Would love to interview a juror, and we’ll have to see. Obvious safety concerns.
You can tell Sam doesn’t think PF will reveal where Kelsey is. You never know, he might find religion (no way IMO).
Tote didn’t have wheels.
Doesn’t know when we’ll see the discovery documents. Probably after KK is sentenced.
Sam didn’t know if KK would be believable, but he thought she was very believable. What she said aligned with the evidence.
Sam would absolutely ask PF for an interview, but doesn’t think PF would agree.
Sam’s not sure, but could imagine a suit against KK to prevent her from making any money off of this.
The Berreths are very private, which Sam gets. Cheryl’s impact statement was powerful.
As much as the media doesn’t like it, the sheriff took PF’s security very seriously. Would have liked to have captured video after he was convicted.
Sam thinks journalists are at risk of PTSD over this case. He spoke about it in more in a general sense. But it’s not the same as law enforcement, firefighters, nurses, and military.
For Sam, he has tried to separate non work life and work life. It’s been difficult. You’re meeting people on their worst day.
Sam couldn’t believe what he heard at the preliminary. He had no idea it was as gruesome as it was revealed to be.
He asked to stay on the case, and he wanted the same person to cover it for the duration.
It’s clear the case consumed his life. He brought it home with him.
It became a lot more real when KK took the stand. Thanksgiving will be different this year.
Trial was not recorded, so we won’t see that in discovery. He’s complaining about the price of transcripts again. Thousands of dollars for a day, but he thinks someone will end up doing that.
Cross of KK was sharp, and lasted about an hour.
They are taking the hit notes very seriously, and measures were taken to protect them.
Doesn’t know how PF’s father died, but there is no obituary anywhere. No one really knows the answer (that Sam has talked to). They’re looking into it though.
How Sam feels about the verdict: Tried to keep a neutral stance on everything. He hopes that was conveyed. They didn’t want to convict him in their coverage.
Cell phone records were the most damning thing they had.
He’s not surprised by the verdict. Adding in the jailhouse letters was the last piece.
If he was on the jury, he thinks he would have found PF guilty as well.
MOO
