Shifting the focus slightly, I want to ask all who are super familiar with Ethan's case:
Was he involved in extra curricular activities at all? I understand he had a job at the diner, but from an article I read, he would randomly pick up shifts here and there and it wasn't a lot.
If I were a juror, I'd be looking specifically at things Jennifer did to combat his recent losses (dog dying, Grandparent dying, friend moving away.)
He obviously had an interest in guns, which was testified that that was a common interest in that town. One could view that as a positive in that context that both parents were trying to bond with him in that way.
There's no talk of getting another dog, which is weird to me. We are an animal family, and replacing a dog within 6 months would be a constant topic in the family. Text messages of dog pics would be all over the family's message thread.
Here there's nothing.
It appears James' parent died. That's traumatic, and probably the first death EC has dealt with. Did he attend the funeral? Were they local? What year was this?
We haven't been privy to any information about how EC was affected by it, but JC brings it up often in communication to others.
