Letter from the Grave! Dr. Buzz

Dr. J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner aka Dr. Buzz discusses his psychological insights with Jami Floyd on the murder conviction of Mark Jensen, husband of his murdered wife, Julie Jensen!
A jury in Wisconsin found Mark Jensen guilty of first-degree murder in the 1998 poisoning death of his wife after a trial that included what prosecutors said was a haunting letter from the grave.
The jury of seven women and five men deliberated for nearly 32 hours over three days.
The jury's verdict came nearly a decade after Julie Jensen was found dead in her bed. The cause of death: Poisoning by ethylene glycol, the main ingredient in antifreeze.
Julie Jensen, the victim, had given a neighbor a letter pointing an accusing finger at her husband should anything happen to her.
She also made foreboding comments to police and to her son's teacher, saying she suspected that her husband was trying to kill her.
Her letter, read aloud in court, said in part: "I pray I'm wrong + nothing happens ... but I am suspicious of Mark's suspicious behaviors + fear for my early demise," the letter says. "
Prosecutors alleged that Jensen was having an affair and poisoned his wife so he could be free of her. The defense says Julie Jensen was despondent about the affair, killed herself and tried to frame her husband.
The testimony durin g the six-week trial has been dramatic. It included evidence of his-and-hers flings, X-rated e-mail exchanges and Internet searches for poisons. Prosecutors also presented testimony from Jensen's new wife, Kelly, and from a jailhouse snitch who said Jensen had made incriminating remarks behind bars.
Jensen did not take the stand, and his defense relied primarily on testimony from forensic and mental health experts.
Legal wrangling over the letter and Julie Jensen's statements delayed the trial for years.
Using such evidence in court has for years been blocked by strict hearsay rules giving criminal defendants the right to confront their accusers.

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Mark Jensen was now sentenced to life in prison and he can't get a chance for parole.