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I have no sympathy for this woman, whether she’s afraid or not. I believe she knows what happened to her daughter. It’s infuriating that neither parent will admit what happened to this poor child. I just think about the boarded off (was it the dining room?) in the house and can’t help but...

fluffy, it’s been awhile since I caught up with this case. I know LE connected MESO to Faith’s murder with DNA, but I don’t recall them specifically saying it was on the note, bottle, etc. Do you have a link you could share with that source of info? And I can’t even remember who TM is. Can...

I wonder whether, having convicted HC via a trial, the DA would consider giving James a plea deal at this point. In my observations, most plea deals happen before convictions in related cases, probably because cooperation is often a condition of a deal. It’s not useful as leverage now.

I might be wrong, but after JC texted the pic of drawing sent to her by the school, didn’t James send her 2 texts: 1. “WTF,” then immediately, 2. Something about the horse If it wasn’t that scenario, in one of their exchanges about something alarming EC related, he immediately switched gears...

IDK, but she didn’t do herself any favors. She was disagreeable and, in my view, lied repeatedly. She couldn’t even fake caring about her son. Her true colors came through as being self-absorbed and disingenuous.

Can anyone point me to an archive of the trial videos day by day? I’m looking for raw coverage, not edited podcasts with podcasters narrating. I’ve been looking around, but can’t find a place. Are any of the local tv stations keeping them on their websites? TIA!

Good lord! Throwing lye on your dad! Kinda sounds monstrous to me!

I believe it’s illegal EXCEPT for the things in the Code you quoted.

Thanks for the link @cottonweaver. Im just sitting here thinking how extremely sad it is that shooting safety assessments are such a huge thing now in our schools and society. We never had this problem back in my day. Now kids practice on the regular what to do when a shooter attacks. (We had...

Oh boy, I don’t think even she would have the audacity to sue the school. She and James are the ones who chose to leave EC at school that day and failed to divulge that he was just given a 9mm gun. Can‘t the families of the victims sue the C’s in civil court? I would hope they could.

Is that an actual law? Because that’s what the elements of the manslaughter changes essentially boil down to, per the jury instructions.

That’s what crossed my mind. Manipulating EC via his yearning for their love, albeit “conditional,” (if it even is love).

Thank you for this!! I found this: Michigan shooter Ethan Crumbley may refuse to testify as first of parents' trials opens with jury selection "Given Ethan Crumbley's ongoing appeal and the substantial overlap in the subject matter in these three cases, we will advise Ethan to invoke his right...

Was it established that James did not secure the gun? Or is that just what JC said? My personal belief is that the gun was not kept secured at all. I think JC lied significantly during her testimony. I don’t see how the jurors couldn’t have noticed her contradictions.

If EC had not had access to the gun provided to him from the home, had been receiving mental health care, had not been neglected, had been taken home from school on November 30, etc., there probably wouldn’t be gross negligence, thus no manslaughter charge against JC, even if he had somehow...

For those who’ve followed this case from the very beginning (including EC’s guilty plea), why was EC not called to testify? The jurors wonder, and so do I. Was it a legal reason or just judgment by prosecution and defense?

I think the jurors need to follow the jury instructions because they reflect the law. They’re not charged with worrying about precedent. Precedent is a by-product of a jury verdict. Just like, jurors are asked to deliberate without regard to sentences, i.e., just determine G/NG based on the...

Trying to keep up with jury instructions: Jury must find beyond reasonable doubt: 1. (Improperly?) Storing a firearm & ammunition 2. That in doing so, defendant acted in grossly negligent manner. Theories - one or both to be true 1. Failure to perform legal duty to take care (exercise...

Who knows that their kid gets home from school at “3:16”? Thats awfully precise!

I think SS really does get confused and is disorganized, has trouble keeping track. It wonder if it’s possibly ADHD. Regardless of the cause of her behavior, it must be frustrating to the judge, definitely the prosecution, and the jury. JMO.