Trying to generate enough sympathy to save Christensen's life, Taseff portrayed his client as a victim of depression, sleeplessness, and alcohol and drug abuse that destroyed his once-promising doctoral studies in physics at the University of Illinois and led him down a path of murder and depravity. Poor Brendt. Poor, poor Brendt. That was the gist of defense lawyer George Taseff's opening statement to jurors in the Brendt Christensen murder/kidnapping case that began Wednesday at the U.S.
Jim Dey | With No Real Alternative, Defense Admits The Obvious
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Thu, 06/13/2019 - 5:59am
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