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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The prosecution relied heavily on the “he’s bisexual, lies and cheats so he’s capable of anything” angle. That carried a lot of weight with a conservative southern jury at that time. A lot has changed in a relatively short period of time culturally so it probably wouldn’t fly today, but the DA milked the deviancy angle hard and it worked. [/quote]

This was our reaction when we watched it. Both DH & I were horrified that he was convicted with so little evidence, plus the one expert the jury said they relied on (blood spatter) was shown to be full of it, which is why he got out. Now, does he seem unusual? Sure. And not necessarily innocent but they certainly didn't have enough to convict. I can't believe the Staircase makes it seem so much like he is guilty. I think basically the story is that he was bisexual & nonmonogamous & that was bulk of the prosecution's evidence. We honestly wondered whether he'd have a defamation suit against The Staircase.

I'm not 100% sure he's innocent & I am not sure I buy the owl defense but there's ample room for reasonable doubt.[/quote]

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