easy to break. he had a long history of drug abuse. that affected many of the things that he did in life. it kept him in prison for many, many years of his adult life. so i think that the witness that mentioned that word fragile was trying to say he s on the edge. he could crumble. he wasn t leading a good life but perhaps it s still a life worth saving. michael, what was the most effective thank you think from the defense s witnesses today? we heard from one woman who s known him since he was a late teenager in his early 20s and she said he was always a gentleman. he said he was always apologizing. was remorseful for his failings. but she said that as a criminal, he was pathetic. the word she used he was a klutz. he was a klutz of a criminal. and that he was always a follower and never a leader. that s important because the defense is going to say that the real leader in this case, in this horrible, horrible crime was the co-defendant, joshua, who will be tried next year.
real leader in this case, in this horrible, horrible crime was the co-defendant, joshua, who will be tried next year. the more they can paint him as a terrible monster, the better, in retrospect, relatively it is, for steven hayes. that s what we re saying. we were looking at pictures of the petit family, of mrs. petit and her two daughters that were killed, they re saying that joshua was really the brains behind the whole thing and did the most heinous things. no question. that s been the theme throughout the guilt faze and we re seeing that theme come out with the defense on the penalty phase. what i thought was important and striking was the woman that hired steven hayes said that steven hayes asked her to meet with joshua and give him a job and she said, and i quote, i thought i was looking at the devil. and i thought that was fascinating. michael was in the courtroom. and i think that must have resonated with this jury. she thought she was looking at the devil. why did the p
he was a klutz of a criminal. and that he was always a follower and never a leader. that s important because the defense is going to say that the real leader in this case, in this horrible, horrible crime was the co-defendant, joshua, who will be tried next year. the more they can paint him as a terrible monster, the better, in retrospect, relatively it is, for steven hayes. that s what we re saying. we were looking at pictures of the petit family, of mrs. petit and her two daughters that were killed, they re saying that joshua was really the brains behind the whole thing and did the most heinous things. no question. that s been the theme throughout the guilt faze and we re seeing that theme come out with the defense on the penalty phase. what i thought was important and striking was the woman that hired steven hayes said that steven hayes asked her to meet with joshua and give him a job and she said, and i quote, i thought i was looking at the devil. and i thought that was fascina
and that he was always a follower and never a leader. that s important because the defense is going to say that the real leader in this case, in this horrible, horrible crime was the co-defendant, joshua, who will be tried next year. the more they can paint him as a terrible monster, the better, in retrospect, relatively it is, for steven hayes. that s what we re saying. we were looking at pictures of the petit family, of mrs. petit and her two daughters that were killed, they re saying that joshua was really the brains behind the whole thing and did the most heinous things. no question. that s been the theme throughout the guilt faze and we re seeing that theme come out with the defense on the penalty phase. what i thought was important and striking was the woman that hired steven hayes said that steven hayes asked her to meet with joshua and give him a job and she said, and i quote, i thought i was looking at the devil. and i thought that was fascinating. michael was in the court
the more they can paint him as a terrible monster, the better, in retrospect, relatively it is, for steven hayes. that s what we re saying. we were looking at pictures of the petit family, of mrs. petit and her two daughters that were killed, they re saying that joshua was really the brains behind the whole thing and did the most heinous things. no question. that s been the theme throughout the guilt faze and we re seeing that theme come out with the defense on the penalty phase. what i thought was important and striking was the woman that hired steven hayes said that steven hayes asked her to meet with joshua and give him a job and she said, and i quote, i thought i was looking at the devil. and i thought that was fascinating. michael was in the courtroom. and i think that must have resonated with this jury. she thought she was looking at the devil. why did the prosecution only call one witness before resting in this phase? all they have to do here, anderson, is prove three st