I may have missed something but I through Defense pointed out with Ms Beacham that she only knew / was talking to victim a few weeks before his disappearance, is that correct?
They also pointed out he may have had plans with another woman he was dating on that same night he disappeared, is that possibly correct?
If those are true, I think it speaks a lot to how she valued their relationship by her being present all throughout this trial, for someone she may have only known for a few weeks.
The second inmate testifying for the defense almost immediately saying he had some sort of agreement / offer / deal / understanding to testify with “true State attorneys” and Graveley freaking out about him mentioning that, objecting left and right has been really interesting to watch. I think it’s interesting to see one inmate presented by State as someone we should totally believe has no reason to lie and has no deal apparently for what he is saying versus the other who the jury is told through Prosecution objections and questions that there is no deal, they have no idea what type of deal or agreement he’s talking about, and therefore this guy is lying / untrustworthy / don’t believe him is just fascinating to see play out. I find myself thinking and wondering why someone would testify - if they’ve both said the dangers that can come from doing so - if they are going to get up there and lie, possibly in ways that can be disproven or further refuted in the future, I tend to think some may want to know they will get some benefit to their own case for doing so. Otherwise it seems like high risk, maybe little to no “reward”….even if you have the best morals and ethics guiding your way to want to just tell the truth for someone else because you feel it is the right thing to do. JMHOO and JMOO.