and then get into it. and, dr. mcdavid, i wanted to talk to you about the families of all of the victims, because earlier, we talked to the grandmother of amanda, she was she had a hard time getting through the entire interview, being able to express her feelings. so overcome with emotion, as are all of the families here, so what what is in store for them, and how can they better adjust to themselves? well, i think for these families, even though they held vigils, i think they are truly surprised these girls, these now women, still alive. and i think after many years of probably reconciling yourself to the fact that you will never see them again, they are now seeing them again. not only are they seeing them again, they are very different than the people they saw 9, 10, 12 years ago in the case of one of them. they have expectations, they are frozen in time.
them to sentence her to death? again, that cuts both ways. in some ways, yes, you get to know the person. personalization of a human being. you re seeing a person. they re not a defendant anymore. on the other hand, they found that for 18 days she sat up there and looked at them in the face and lied to them. that s an aggravating circumstance. remember, in this case what they have to prove, the prosecution here, is that the death was caused in a cruel manner, either physical pain or mental anguish. it really doesn t get more cruel or more savage than what happened here. i m obviously not a proponent of the death penalty, but if you re going to impose it in this country she happens to meet all the factors. you re her defense attorney now. no, i am not. if you were. what do you do? you sound like that would be a tough job to have. someone asked me yesterday, what was the turning point in the trial, i said the turning point in the trial was opening statements. the facts in this
thank you. onil castro. charge from 2001, open container. with respect to mr. onil castro, this case is 12 years old. minor defenses, with would move to dismiss one. your motion is granted. and i would like to also point out for the record, these are the only charges that this man has, two minor misdemeanors from 12 years ago, nothing else. thank you. ariel castro. charged with kidnapping and rape on one charge, kidnapping and rape on the second, kidnapping and rape on the third, and kidnapping on the fourth. with respec to mr. castro,
no bond or high bond, and then that high bond will be up to the judge s discretion about what to do there. his two brothers also expected to appear today after castro s initial appearance. they have not faced any charges in connection to the case. they could get credit for the time they have served and could be released either from here or at the police department later on. all right. pamela brown reporting live outside the courthouse. thank you for that. police in ohio had a chance to take ariel castro back in custody in 2008. take a look at police dashcam video an officer following castro as a suspect pulls his motorcycle into a gas station. listen to part of their confrontation over an improperly installed license plate. let s see your driver s license. your driver s license, please? what s wrong.
jury. so keep on keeping on, arias. nancy grace, so great to have you here this morning on cnn. thanks so much for being with us. appreciate it. thank you for inviting me. ahead on starting point, we are live in cleveland with the latest on the rescue of those three women. disturbing details we learned about their life in captivity. we ll tell you about that coming up next. then, what is next for jodi arias? will she get life or death in the sentencing phase? we re going to hear from criminal defense attorney joe tacopina in this case.