the u.s. attorney in new orleans is calling split verdicts in the shooting death in the aftermath of hurricane katrina. three current and former police officers were convicted and two were a convicted. 31-year-old henry glover was killed days after the storm devastated the city. the case is part of the review of new orleans police post katrina. and tonight on 360 a guilty verdict in the elizabeth smart kidnapping case that came after nearly nine years after she was abducted. you ll hear what she said after the verdict was read today. we ll also hear from her father, ed smart. parker-spitzer is back after this.
katrina. three current and former police officers were convicted and two were aconvicted. 31-year-old henry glover was killed days after the storm devastated the city. the case is part of the review of new orleans police post katrina. and tonight on 360 a guilty verdict in the elizabeth smart kidnapping case that came after nearly nine years after she was abducted. you ll hear what she said after the verdict was read today. we ll also hear from her father, ed smart. parker-spitzer is back after this. rice. no gobbledy-gook? never. do i still get all the dagnabbit coverage i need? sure. we give you a quote and you can adjust your price up and down to find something that works for you. this thing is okey-mcsmokey skiddly-doo. great! i think. diggity. oh! still not sure. the name your price tool. only from progressive. call or click today.
defense attorneys come in as an say his mental illness is so great, he can t understand what s going on in a courtroom. so testimony occurs, and it just really slows the process down tremendously. all right. well, listen. we re going to take a quick break here. andrea mitchell comes up next. we re watching for the verdict now in the brian david mitchell case. he s the man on trial for kidnapping elizabeth smart nine years ago. just 14 years old when she was taken at knife point from her home. watching for that. we ll be right back. and your hs trademark victory dance. [ cheering ] now the crowd is gone. and all that remains is the stink. [ dog barks ] but you re ready because febreze air effects cleans away tough game day odors in the air. sweat socks, chicken wings, garlic dip and leaves a light fresh scent. febreze air effects. just one of the many ways to keep your home fresh with febreze. if anything, i thought i d get hit by a bus, but not a heart.
broke into her house and at knife point threatened her life and the lives of her family if she did not come with him without calling for help. in the months afterwards, elizabeth smart testified she was held captive, chained to trees, forced to wear handmade homemade robes and to take a religious name, to watch pornography, to use drugs and alcohol, that she was raped almost daily. prosecutors say the 57-year-old is faking a mental illness. he s been in court every day singing and the judge has banished him to a holding room. with me on the phone now is psychologist jeff gardere. when you see the kind of behavior that has been reported from this court, how likely is it that this becomes a case of legal insanity, jeff? well, it s a very interesting situation in that this man, brian david mitchell is behaving in a way that shows that there
unlawful transportation of a minor across state lines for the purposes of illegal sex. during the course of the trial, we heard disturbing details about how he timed his rape to try to get elizabeth smart pregnant. by the way, his defense attorney isn t disputing the facts of the kidnap itself. it s pretty much that he has admitted that he kidnapped her, but he is trying to say that the jury should find mitchell not guilty by reason of insanity, that he had delusional beliefs, that he simply was not in a sane frame of mind. and they asking to send him to a mental hospital, a prison mental hospital rather than just regular prison. with me on the phone is former prosecutor, defense attorney paul callan. good to talk to you today. this has been an ongoing trial. a long time coming. we already saw david mitchell s wife convicted for her role in the kidnapping.