Grim Sleeper Trial: More shocking outbursts from the Defense ~ Seymour Amster should be held in contempt of Court!

March 21st was the first day of Opening Statements from the Defense ~ Seymour Amster ~ and his out of control outbursts.

At 9.15am when we were all seated in the Courtroom, excluding the Jurors, the Judge said that The People could state their concerns before the Jury would be brought in.  And she ~ Beth Silverman ~ certainly did that!

 DA Silverman: “We have a number of things to discuss your Honour:  We asked Counsel last week, multiple times for a list of Witnesses they would be calling today.  They informed us that they wouldn’t be ready and have only just given us a partial list in Court.  On Friday we received an email from the Defense indicating that Mr Wanderlust (spelling?) would be testifying after saying that he would not.  That is just the beginning of the problems.

Over the weekend, as I’ve warned this Court over the last several years, this is going to be a Trial by Ambush by the Defense..... This went on and on.... (the rest will be saved for my book)

This went on and on… Ms Silverman was absolutely brilliant and articulate in her delivery of what we have all been thinking for over 5 ½ years.  Thank God someone said all that and she should be commended for her strong yet exasperated speech.   She spoke for everyone especially the victims’ family members and law enforcement.

In a monotone voice, Mr Amster got up slowly this time from his seat.  This time with his hands firmly placed on the desk, not flailing around as usual, he responded with:

Amster: Your Honour one of our Witnesses was not responding to us … so at that point we decided to have Mr Wanderlust  (spelling?) testifying.   If there is an issue we are happy to postpone and we are happy to co-operate with The People.  As far as Mr Spiegleman, he was never considered by the Defense…….

Ms Silvmeran interjected with “And never disclosed to us.  Right?”

Amster then shouted to the Judge to block her interruption, “May I your Honour?”

Judge, “Well I don’t know a Mr Spiegleman?”

Amster’s tone went up a full octave and doubled the decibels and he screamed, “I KNOW THAT, SO IF I MAY RESPOND, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT!”

This went on and on as he railed on the Prosecution and also stated something in the lines of being overworked and underpaid.  This was not the wording he used, but it was implying this fact.  The Judge then interrupted with, “I never said anything like that.   I…. SAID.. THAT … YOU … HAVE … BEEN … WELL… FUNDED!”

(This unprofessional banter from Amster, continued for a long time... the actual words will be written in my book)

Screaming in a very elevated way he then slammed his chair in to the desk head protruding even further, all the Sheriffs gathered around with their hands on their hips and guns.  Less than a foot from the raving lunatic who is called Mr Amster… Yet he continued and went on to say,

Amster: “I’VE STATED WHAT I’VE STATED!  WE ARE NOW RESTING!  WE ARE RESTING… WE ARE RESTING!!  I HAVE A LIST OF WITNESSES THAT ARE COMING IN AND I NOW NEED TO CALL THEM ALL OFF!!!”

Judge: “Stop yelling at me! STOP IT!  STOP IT!”

She went on to say that he has to ‘narrow it down’ and she said this numerous times that he  must narrow it down and not be so broad.  To which he continued to scream back at her continuously.  The Sheriffs were all still standing around and Amster, still screaming and screaming and screaming he went on with,

Amster: “The Court has no Defense!  The Court just lost its’ Defense!”

Ms Silverman: Your Honour, can we take a break?”

Amster: “NO!!”

The Court became so out of control that the Judge didn’t even stop him from shouting back and Ms Silverman.  It was so out of control which is something I have never seen in my life…

I will continue over the next few days with what happened the rest of the day with the Defenses’ opening statements…….