gosnell s life should he become convicted. is this where this person is a star part of the process and do you know anything that they have that can mitigate for this doctor? reporter: know what is interesting? we never heard about a mitigation specialist in this case and i have to tell you why some high profile cases do have a mitigation specialist, we haven t heard or seen of that in this case. what we have heard is that perhaps, perhaps dr. gosnell may take the witness stand. he did not testify during the guilt phase. it is his right not to do so. the burden is always on the prosecution but his defense attorney jack mcmahon told me yesterday that certainly this is something they are considering and i also have had the opportunity to speak to people just from around dr. gosnell s neighborhood who considered him to be a good person, a good neighbor and good neighborhood doctor and many suspec he may testify on his own behalf. and above all else, ashlee,
so there s she doesn t have a great track record with these jurors. and that may be one factor pushing her not to testify. but it s going to be up to her. obviously, she s not under the control of her lawyers, or she wouldn t have given this interview today. i agree 100%. and jose with mr. toobin s statement. i think that that was a huge mistake. this is where they basically they basically tried to kind of make her into a nice person. they interview her third grade teachers, they tried to get as many personal anecdotes to sway one or two jurors. it s really about swaying one or two minds, correct? correct. right now you may have noticed a hispanic woman that s been sitting behind the lawyers throughout the entire trial. that is their mitigation specialist. that person right now is jodi arias the most important person in her life right now. she has conducted an investigation, and a background basically covered her entire life story.
dramatic material that you hear in this case. because it is no longer, if they decided she s guilty, it is no longer a case of did she, but more a case of is she or isn t she worthy of the death penalty. this is the time when that mitigation specialist who has thus far been essentially silent in this trial becomes very prominent. this is the woman who was visited her i think over a dozen times in prison over the last four and a half years, collecting thoughts, collecting anecdotes, collecting facts about jodi arias existence on this earth. anything that this jury might hang on to decide, you know, maybe she i wwas a girl scout, maybe she volunteered once at a senior s home, maybe there is something to save, some nugget that is worthy in this young woman that we shouldn t sentence her to the ultimate punishment, to the death sentence. but then there is also the aggravators. and that is an ugly, ugly series of facts.
wound. h is not one shot. as dr. kibilinsky has been so articulate in describing the horrendous wounds in this case. the verdict is not a surprise. the evidence was good. and really ultimately now what these jurors are coming to is the truly hard decision in their lives. if you notice, the verdict was split in terms of how premeditated and felony murder. right. i was actually very surprised that not all of them came to premeditated. so that may have some room for the defense when they bring in what they call their mitigation specialist. that is another lawyer who will do the penalty phase of the case. and that will be tomorrow? well, they start with aggravation first. so it s really a three-part trial in arizona. so the next phase is aggravation. and the government can prove that in about a minute and a half. i mean, this is a crime that was extremely cruel. so once the aggravation phase is
potential jurors. it s taken a minimum of an hour and a half. what s this about a member of the defense team being married to a convicted serial killer? yeah. that s been the big shocker this week as of yesterday. her name is rosalie bowlen. mitigation specialist. she would step in if casey anthony is found guilty of first degree murder. shield be one of the ones that would try to help save casey anthony s life. she is married to a guy by the name of oscar ray bolin jr. is he is actually a serial killer. been found guilty of killing three women here in florida. she actually met this man trying to help save his life. she left her husband who was a prominent attorney here in the tampa bay area and her four children for this man. they have been married about 5 years now. she is now part of the defense team as of this week. jon: holly, thank you. remember the public congressman who lost his seat after taking