Justice was served!

Way to go jury! I’m glad her family will finally receive some measure of justice.

Thank you, Jean, for another job well done. Julie’s brothers break my heart as do Julie’s children. The judge’s post verdict comments to the jury about the history of American jurisprudence were magnificent. I liked him very much and felt proud of the midwestern court and people.

Well done jurors!

Excellent job Mr. Jambois & Jury…Justice is FINALLY found for Julie & her family thanks to you. I would like to thank you Mr. Jambois for coming back as special prosecutor in this case, no one could have done it better.

Debbie

im glad he has been convicted.His defense was ridiculous..He appears to have no remorse..too bad someone couldnt intervene before he killed her..the signs appeared to be there.
He is scum..and thank god he was convicted.

Just is served. It’s unfortunate it took so long to put that monster behind bars where he belongs!

Justice was served!

I’m glad for Julie’s famiy, justice has finally been granted. Now maybe they can heal the relationship with her 2 boys.
Mark has been a free man for tttttooooo long. He got what he deserved, he mentally abused her & then took her life.
Both lawyers did a good job but I’m glad for the prosecution who has been working on this case for 10 yrs.
I have been watching this case all this time & the verdict comes out when their off the air, I hope they have all the footage on tomorrow.
Thanks Jean for all your reporting you did an awesome job!!!!!!!!!!

I feel sorry for Mark Jensen’s sister. She, apparently, knows he is a creep. From his obsession with sex, and weird things about sex, at that, and her inagmatic comments about living with him for eighteen years and knowing what he was capable of, I have to wonder if he abused her. There is clearly something going on, or she would have sat with her parents. I think this is one sick family. If the high five is true between Mark and his father, how sick is that?

All I can say is that thank God this man got convicted. I’ve never seen more overwhelming evidence, circumstancial though it might be. That is, after all, the most common evidence in murder cases. Most people don’t kill others in front of witnesses, and this wasn’t a case that DNA or fingerprints could solve. (Well, maybe they could have if someone had picked up the antifreeze at the beginning, but I have no doubt Mark Jensen would have handled the antifreeze with gloves or wiped off the fingerprints.)

He was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO guilty! We’re glad to see the jury recognized that.
Fry him!!!!!

YEY YEY YEY!

I watched much of the interview with the jury, and I am very impressed with the work they did to reach their verdict. It appears that they took their time, really reviewed the evidence and carefully followed the instructions. I hope we hear more from them tomorrow!

Yes, yes, yes! Justice is done for Julie Jensen. The jury got it right. They had a hard job to do, and did their do-diligence. Thank you! My hope is that Julie’s two sons can heal and come to learn about their mother from her brothers. So much damage was inflicted on them during their young lives. I hope they can get the support they need for their future.

I also felt that through the evidence, Mark Jensen was guilty. However, I seriously wonder if this might be overturned on appeal. There were often times, when I feel the judge ruled with his heart instead of his head. We’ll have to wait and see.

Thanks Jean…great work!!
Although I do have the deepest sympathy for Julie’s family…I do not know how the jurors will be able to live with themselves.Although it may very well be probable that Mark Jensen “could” have committed this crime…there was enough reasonable doubt to sink a ship. I think Craig Albee did a magnificant job of raising several key questions in this case and I do not think that the jurors met their responsibility. The one saving grace here is that the judge made numerous reversable errors as I am sure we are all soon to see.

I just listened to the jury being questioned. What a thoughtful group of people they were, thorough, sensitive, open-minded, and fair. They are a real tribute to the American jurisprudence system.

What an amazing jury! They are the true definition of what our fore fathers intended the jury system to be. Well done!

Dear Julie,
May you now rest in peace.
Suz

Good job jurors in the Mark Jensen case! Justice has prevailed.

Justice has been served! My heart and prayers go out to the Griffin family and Julie’s two boys. I pray that the relationship can now be restored with the Griffins. Great job, Jambois and Jury. God bless.

PS….I also agree. Congrats Mr. Jambois. Job well done. Both you and Mr. Albee can be my lawyer at any time.

JUSTICE IS STILL ALIVE IN THE UNITED STATES AFTER ALL

Mr Jambois is Julie’s knight in shining armour. He is a true advocate for the victim who could not speak - he spoke for her, he fought for her, and he honored her - a real man, unlike the wimp she married.

Jean once again you did an amazing job covering the verdict. I knew in the pit of my stomach from the start that he was guilty. I was surprised that so much time was spent on Julie’s affair and not a lot on Mark’s, although his now wife, Kelly, was on the stand for 2 days. I hope he is never allowed to be paroled. I feel awful for his children. They weren’t close with Julie’s family since she died and now they have a weirdo step-mom. I heart goes out to all of Julie’s family and friends. Way to go Jean, Mr. Jambois, Ms. Gabrielle, the Jury and the no nonsense Judge.

After listening to this trial for 7 weeks I was convinced of his guilt. He wanted to keep his kids and money while he ran around with Kelly. He emotionally tortured Julie till he drove her half crazy. Then he finished her off. If he never sees the light of day it will be too soon, Now we have to see that the kids are cared for. Julie, you can rest easier now.

I have watched this trial from gavel to gavel, thankfully justice has been served!!! Most important for JULIE and her entire family. As for Mark good-bye. Thanks to the jurors and to you Jean for always getting it right. Justice is again restored in my soul GUILTY,GUILTY, never has that word meant so very much to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I still believe that their was tons of reasonable doubt in this case….im not saying the man didnt do it…but based on everything i listened to in this case since day one, i believe mr. albee but the doubt there…I listened to one juror that was talking to the brothers of julie jensen and all he did was complain that he is in debt, he wasnt getting a paycheck for 7 weeks, he had to purchase a car to get to the court house, but julie jensen reminded him of his mother and the reason he leaned towards his decision was because his mother was a good typist 100 words a minute but didnt know how to use the internet !!!!! what on earth does that have to do with julie jensen….if that was the mentality on the jury thats horrible….i understand that kelly has the children and its been since the death of julie jensen that they have not seen them, i wonder why they never went to court to seek some kind of visitation rights? if those were my sisters kids i would have fought for that tooth and nail, since kelly is no relation to them whatsoever, but they didnt do that, hmmmm…

Finally! That smirk has been wiped off of Mark Jensen’s face. My heart goes out to Julie’s brothers and her two sons. Thank you jurors, and Mr. Jambois for your dedication.

YES!!!!!

I do not feel justice was done whatsoever, because I DO NOT believe that the prosecution managed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt, that Mark Jensen did indeed commit this crime.

Lisa R,
Wisconsin

TOAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! As it should be! Way to go, jury. You listened, observed, and decided correctly! What a piece of work this guy is.
Gracie Louise

What a day! The jury had such a difficult job and it was very interesting to listen to them in the press conference afterwords. The judge’s faith in them was not in vain. From listening to them talk, it was easy to tell that it was not a task that they took lightly. I don’t think that there is probably anyone who watched that trial, least of all the jurors, who found Mark to be a very likeable person.

I also have great admiration for Attys Jambois and Albe. They were both very pasionate to do they best job that they could. Albe in particular had a very difficult job because it was not easy to like him because he was representing Mark. I thought the jurors said a lot about him when they said they would request him if they ever needed to be defended. (I don’t mean to overlook the atty assisting Jambois, but I can’t very remember her name!)

The judge was also spectacular!

I could not like Mark, but find it difficult to cheer. I do agree that Mark is guilty, but I derive no joy from this. I think of children and my heart aches for them. Can any of us take joy from this knowing that the children will suffer for this for the rest of their lives?

Justice was served and the legal system worked at the highest level.

Thank you all who were involved in this very difficult trial!

Robert Jambois…..You are my hero! Thank you for all that you’ve done, and continue to do. But most of all, thank you for Julie -

It is so great to see the justice system work! The jury did an excellent job, taking its responsibility very seriously. Mark Jensen’s continued lack of emotion, even as the verdict was read, speaks to his guilt. What an exciting and emotional trial!

Yes!!!! How could they not find him GUILTY. Well done everyone.

It was the right verdict.

Major kudos to the jury and to the prosecutor……also even to Craig Albee, he did a fabulous job but the evidence was just overwhelming. If I ever needed a great defense attorney, Craig Albee has gone to the top of the list! Justice has been served and I hope Julie’s family can begin the long journey of healing now that this is over! God bless them and David and Douglas!

Man I started to get worried this would be another of those ‘hung jury’ cases. Thank God these members were able to use their common sense and not be swayed by ridiculous damning of the victim. Rest in peace Julie finally justice has been served. Now maybe Julie’s children can be put in a ‘healthy’ environment to finish what is left of their childhood.

Way to go jury, I am so proud of our system, you did a great job in seeing through his abuse, poor Julie did not, she loved him with all her heart and he treated her worse than a dog, Julie you rest now. Way to go Mr. Jambois what an excellent job. Oh by the way Mark Jenson there is a special place for you and you are about ready to go there, bye bye

The jury did an outstanding job! “Guilty” Oh so “Guilty”.

Thank God the jury saw the truth. May you now rest in peace Julie.
I thought the Judge was wonderful, fair and no nonense.

Theresa

No question in my mind that Mark Jensen is guilty of killing his wife. The abuse Julie took from him for 7 years was truly wicked!!!
I know his defence lawyer did everything he could to defend him but even he must have had his doubts about his innocence when the evidence against him kept piling up, circumstancial as it was.
Julie can now rest in peace!!!!

I am so glad that justice won out and the the jurors were swift in coming to their decision that was obvious to many of us who have followed this trial daily from the beginning. Even though the verdict came after TV coverage, I can’t wait to see the coverage tomorrow and everything we missed!

Congratulations to Mr. Jambois’ outstanding work, the judge, and even to Mr. Albee who did the best he could with the hand he was dealt. I want to commend the diligent Wisconsin jury who took their job very seriously by working long hours, and by doing so set a fine example to others. They should be proud of themselves for a job well done.

I would be remiss if I didn’t congratulate Beth Casarez for her outstanding and unbiased reporting. And to the excellent coverage by Bloom & Politan and to Banfield & Ford. Kudos to all of you!

There will never be closure for Julie’s brothers but at least now, after almost 9 years and 3 months, they finally have justice for their sister’s senseless murder. Hopefully they will finally be able to be a part of the lives of David and Douglas and to share with them fond memories of the mother that was taken from them by their father at such a young age. I can’t imagine that for the past 9 years, since Mark murdered Julie, that he and Kelly have been keeping her memory alive with fond memories and stories. Kelly never knew Julie and their dad killed their mother. I can’t even imagine what an unhealthy environment that must have been and still is for them.

A verdict from the grave

I felt all along he would get the guilty verdict and am glad they saw it my way. I just hope its not to late for the boys to have any relationship with Julies family, I’m sure Mark has done his job of turning them against her family. He truly is a creep. Well done jury! Well done judge and well done both of the attorneys!

I thought he was guilty all along. The odd thing is that he probably doesn’t see himself as an equal with the other murderers and other such monsters he will be spending the rest of his life with. Like Darren Mack, he sees himself above them all.

Thank you Jean for keeping us all up to date even on days when all equipment was frozen!

Although a part of me would like to celebrate this conviction (and I truly feel Mark Jensen is guilty of this crime) it seems wrong to break out in celebration. Too many people were hurt in this case. Julie lost her life. Her brothers lost a sister, Her boys lost their dutiful and loving mother and an unknown number of people lost a dear friend. On the other side, no matter what we think of Mark Jensen, those boys have now also lost their father and are stuck living with the step-mother who they no doubt now know paraded around with their father prior to their mother’s death and who was ushered into their home as soon as possible following Julie’s death. His parents have lost and son and his sister has lost a brother. Unfortunately, Mark’s family will still have the opportunity to see him and hear from him for the rest of his life, unlike Julie’s who have lost her forever!

I am so glad he was found guilty. there is no doubt in my mind that he killed his wife! i just feel horrible for what their kids have had to deal with.

I thought both attorney’s did a outstanding job!! Glad that Julie’s family recieved justice after such a long time.

Jean, your coverage is always great to watch. Thanks for being there in the extreme weather! Hope there’s more shown on tomorrow’s show.

Great job, Mr.Jambois & Jury, What a cold hearted killer to watch your spouse as sick as she was not to take her to a doctor, even her eight year old son knew better! Julie may she rest in peace now. I pray for her children to know that there are more good people in this world than bad ones, and that the bad ones can’t live with the good people.

I was very nervous about the jury taking so long. That usually means that there is a hold out which ends up with a hung jury. However, this jury got it right. My thanks to Bob Jambois and miss Gabrella for a GREATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT job. Poor Kelly, she has to now find another pervert to email. lol
What happens to Julie’s kids now, do they stay with Kelly?

Many thoughts:

1). Hope Julie Jensen’s family, friends and wonderful neighbors (especially the Wojts, who have punished themselves long enough) will finally experience some measure of relief. May all their lives improve drastically from this day forward.

2). Judge Schroeder should have his own tv show. He has one of the best personalities, most brilliant minds and more charisma than I’ve ever seen packed into one judge. The protective way he cared for the jurors like a mother hen was especially endearing.

3). Mr. Jambois and Mr. Albee were consummate professionals. Kenosha Wisconsin prosecutors suffered a great loss with the exit of Mr. Jambois.

4). Does Mark Jensen now owe a life insurance company the $100,000 he received for Julie’s death?

5). If Aaron Dillard is such a great con man, why does he keep getting caught?

6). Who believes Kelly Jensen is relieved she won’t be committing “suicide” in the near future because Mark found out all the details of Kelly’s sex life while he was in jail? And I think you all know what details I’m talking about.

7). I hope this smarmy, smirking creep gets the no parole version of life in prison. I swear there were times during the trial when Mark Jensen looked like he was at a cocktail party.

As an attorney of many years I have faith in the jury system.Common sense is the toughstone of our system, and Mark Jenson can not get away with murder,based upon his wealth and his continued excuse that his wife was mentally ill.People don’t use anti-freeze to kill themselves over three days. The jury saw though this nonsense. Congradulations to the the jury and the judge.

No one piece of evidence could (or should) convict, maybe not even Julie’s letter, but added together, including the seemingly insignificant details, this seemed a reasonable verdict. Congratulations to the jury, the judge and the prosecutors, as well as Mr. Albee who did a phenominal job of trying to save this heartless criminal. Thank you, CNN, for your coverage.

Juries never cease to amaze me. They were all regular people that rose to the occasion. I congratulated them for the hard and selfless act to serve.

Too bad the common sense gene seems to vanish once called to serve in a jury for athletes, stars Etc.

Hooray!!! Justice has been served. What a happy day for Julie’s family. I followed this case from beginning to end and I feel as though I know Julie. It just turned my stomach for Albee to say that she was depressed and took her own life. She loved her children and she would have never took her life and left them with that freak and his sex crazed girlfriend.

Way to go jury! You guys did a great job…

My, my, the clacking of the knitting needles is deafening. I have never heard such ghoulish glee directed at another family’s misfortune. There are innocent children involved here who share this man’s genetic makeup — a full 50%. I’m sure one, if not both young men are old enough to be reading your comments. Imagine how they must feel today. Undoubtedly they love thir father and the damage inflicted upon them now is coming from your words.

(By the way, I think the word someone tried to use is “enigmatic”.)

Thank God the jury also saw how ridiculous his defense was. It was so obvious that this jerk killed her. Why? Because he is arrogant and justifies his behavior.

Also, how about that ‘piece of work’ he married. They did deserve each other. What a tramp and a sick unit she is!!!

I feel so sorry for the children, I guess Mark didn’t think about them, he was only concerned with his sick girlfriend. Listening to his emails it reminded me of a pre-teen child. What a jerk!!!

What a relief after all this time. I hope that someday the Jensen boys can know that many of us came to see Julie for the sweet, caring mother she was, who just didn’t REALLY want to believe Mark could be so cruel. Sometimes, something as simple as BAKE SUGAR COOKIES, can say so much. I hope the clip of the judge thanking the jury will be put up for those of us who missed it. He and these prosecuters have my respect, as does the fabulous Jean!

I agree wholeheartedly with the decision of the jury. I appreciate how diligently they deliberated and what a tremendous commitment of time and self sacrifice they made. Thank you.
And now, what of the children….they have lost so much….I pray for them.
Kudos to Jean Casarez for her skilled and professional correspondence on this case.

Wow, I was on pins and needles waiting, and of course I missed when the verdict was read! But I will tune in tommorow to get all the juicy details. I wanted to say great job to the prosecution team, the jurors and judge. Well done! And to Mark Jensen..all he had to do was just file for divorce rather than take someone’s life! Now, because of that selfish choice, he has lost his chance of living a “free life”.

May God bless those little boys, and keep them safe and happy, because they are victims too. I hope that whoever they live with keeps the memory of their mother alive.

I’m glad to see the jury, which seemed to take a long time to reach this verdict, took the care to consider everything and find him guilty. Was his wife Kelly in the courtroom? What about his sons?

I am a viewer from very far away - New Jersey and this trial has reached over and touched me. I have not missed a day of IN Session during this trial and found my way to a WI live stream to watch the Jensen trail after 3 o’clock and then found myself read the CNN message boards.
I am filled with such emotion–tears– for this family, for the outstanding commitment of the prosecutors, the judge and the jury!
I am exalted that justice was served, but I am also profoundly sad (afraid even) to know that a family can crumble in such a horrifying way.
What went wrong and how could it go so terribly, terribly wrong.
And the cost…there are no words. I wish only the best to the family and will follow this case (as Jambois said) to the US Supreme Court.

I find it interesting that a woman who so loved her children, would not reach out for more help! She also let her husband take care of her when she was sick. Does that not strike anyone as odd? If I thought someone was trying to kill me I would not trust that person to “nurse” me back to health.

Jean , thanks for your overtime coverage. I was worried; but thankfully the justice system did not fail us this time. He was so guilty. I pray for her children and hope that his “new wife” truly had no idea. I give praise to the jury for the hard job that they had; but they were determined to take their time and get it right. I think that the judge was great, too. Mark Jensen (the pervert) will be off the streets forever, I hope, so he will never be able to do this again.

YES!!!!!!!!!

THANK YOU, God, Jury and Attorneys. This conviction was a victory for domestic violence survivors everywhere. As others have said, it IS a shame that the family, and especially those poor children, had to go through ten years of hell before this. Hopefully, domestic violence victims, who are still too afraid to leave their abusers, can learn that there ARE other choices besides staying. Abusers are con artists and are unpredictable. Beautiful, caring women like Julie get scammed by them, and abused all the time. We’ve GOT to stand up for those who find it too difficult, for whatever reason, to stand up for themselves, and assure them protection. There IS Justice. Rest In Peace, sweet Julie….

ooohhh!!! Thank you jury! You guys have truly served justice in Wisconsin. Justice for Julie, and justice for her family. Great job Mr. Jambois.The citizens of Wisconsin should be proud that the prosecuter made a stand and saw this thing all the way to the end.Mark should be made to look at a picture of his murdered wife for the rest of his life in prison and Kelly should have to look at one also!

I am so grateful that the jury reached a guilty verdict. Julie’s entries in her day planner did it for me. That was a Mom who loved her children, she wasn’t going to leave them. Thank you to those men and women for giving Julie the justice she deserves.

Jean…thank you for your coverage…

Jurors…thank you for your service.

Mr. Jambois…thank you for not giving up on Julie Jensen…somewhere she is grateful for your fortitude.

Mark Jensen…hopefully you’ll be serving a very long prison term to contemplate the heinous crime you have committed.

Judge Schraeder…please consider giving Mr. Jensen the maximum prison term with a stipulation that his prison walls are covered with pictures of Julie so that he might remember that it was not his right to enforce his marital vow…till death due them part…that is God’s job…not his!

Thank GOD he will go where he belongs!

maybe just maybe the citizens of calif. watched this trial and now know what a verdict is… one can only hope.

I’m crying with joy for this verdict! Very sad for the children, but this man must pay for his horrible crime!

Way to go Wisconsin!!!! You made the right decision and Justice was served for Julie. I hope California is watching. This is the way to do it!!! I commend all of you.

Rest in Peace Julie.

YES ! Thats all I can say.

I agree with the jury’s verdict. How could not agree when you see just the way her head was on the pillow and all the incrediable evidence that was presented.

Finally!
GIVE HIM THE MAXIMUM PLEASE!
Sincere heartfelt prayers to her boys, and of course her family.

I was not surprised by the verdict of guilty for Mark Jensen. The jury did an excellent job of sorting out all the information that was given to them. Was Julie Jensen depressed? Of course she was! None of us know how much Julie knew of her husband’s affair but there is no doubt in my mind that she knew of it. If my husband was sending sordid emails to a woman with seemingly no scruples whatsoever, I would also be devastated!

Where was his wife yesterday??? Does anyone know??? Has she given up on him???

Thank God justice has been served. I have no doubt at all that he was guilty.

Now I hope Julie’s family gets those kids away from the step-mom as I have no doubt that she KNOWS that he’s guilty too! I feel so sorry for those kids as I’m sure they’ve been brainwashed about their mom, dad & step-mom for years.

I live in Wisconsin and have been following this case, I watch you every day. I don’t understand, why, if she was so worried about herself and the kids, and so afraid of Mark killing her, WHY ON EARTH, would she stay there thinking that, but most of all, knowing it would leave her kids with a murderer? The kids would be the first thing on my mind if I thought I was going to die.

I can now have a good nights sleep,god bless you julie, way to go jury on a job well done. Mr.Jambois @ Angelina Gabrella. and the judge. mark can now rest in peace in his cell, and think about all what he did to her family, and his, how sad for the kids.hope they grow up strong.

Justice has been served.

Thank God the jury saw through the rediculous defense of Julie Jensen’s depression and suicide! 90% of the country has experienced depression or are on anti-depressants. Claiming that “mild depression” is cause for suicide is as extreme as saying, if you cook, you will get burnt.

It’s obvious Julie was a very strong woman to tolerate the insanity that her husband put her through.

Mark Jensen is probably feeling very excited about going to prison and having the opportunity to compare penis sizes in “real life”.

TODAY is a sad day in america. An innocent man(Mark Jensen) will be behind bars for a crime that he never commited. I sat and watch the trial from day one. The evidence that was shown during this trial should have been a NOT GUILTY verdict. Any jury in there right mind would have seen the true evidence. I believe this case will be over turned in the higher courts. I also believe it was the length of hours that the jury was made to be in the deliberation room had alot to do with the guilty verdict. They were tired so all the jury gave in and just said lets give a guilty verdict. Sense they could not all agree to a NOT GUILTY.

Yes, Yes, Yes, justice was truly served. Thanks for all who helped bring justice back into the court room. A truly great job by all. Mark Jenson deserves the maxium sentence for all the pain he has caused to many good, loving and kind people. He killed the loving mother of his two boys. He will now have plenty of time to think about it.

I do not agree with the verdict at all. Craig Albee showed there to be reasonable doubt, and regardless of whether or not Mark Jensen looked “suspicious”, the prosecution failed to prove it beyond a reasonable doubt. I’m very disappointed, because I do not believe he was given a fair trial.

finally after all these years, Julie can rest in peace. The evidence always speaks the truth.

Congratulations to the 12 jurors who saw through the facade of the defense. Common sense on behalf of the jury resulted in the correct verdict.

The most incriminating evidence to me was the fact that this husband went to his wife’s doctor and requested she is given a high milligram sleeping pill, Ambien. The doctor said that he would not have given this drug to Julie if he had known that she was on the other medication. Of course, the letter Julie wrote played a big part.

I would like to comment on the fact that some people think it is so easy to get out of a relationship especially when emotional abuse is present. I have been there myself and you are not thinking clearly and your maternal instincts is to keep the children with their Father and have the family values that we have be instill with since we were young. The Ozzie and Harriet family where people stayed together. We want that so bad women are willing to overlook the things that hurt us the most. When we love our husband and children we will stay forever to have a perfect family.

I am just so glad justice has been served in this case. One more thing, if this was a woman who killed her husband because of his abuse the woman would be in jail immediately. The trial would take place and she would be sentence to life; believe me it would not take ten years!

Diane Howard

Justice was definitely served. And, thanks for the great coverage, but, now what happens to the boys. Will they stay with Kelly? That’s a scary thought.

What a wait!! 31 hours of careful deliberation shows that this was NOT as rush to judgement. The system worked!!! The “dying declaration” letter played a big part in the jury’s decision and I do hope the if it goes to appeal that that letter will NOT be thrown out. However, I think that there is plenty of evidence, w/o the letter, that still points to Mark as being the killer. What convinced me was the fact that he did not take his wife to the hospital when she was so ill, even after the boys begged him to do so. That says a lot about his character. Gladdie from Green Bay

A Wisconsin jury finally did the right thing.
Can’t imagine what Julie Jensen was put through by her cheating
husband.
It’s been shown over and over again abused women who are beaten
down emotionally, don’t see that there is no love or respect from their
husbands.

The upside for Mark is that he will soon be in a place where he can continue his anatomical studies. Another narcissistic weasel was not as smart as he thought he was.

Justice has been served, now for the sentencing, hopefully he won’t get a little slap on the wrist, with a 10 year or so sentence. He has been living free and supposedly happily after attempting to make Julie feel unloved, worried for her safety and have personal doubts about herself. He let her worry that if she went through with a divorce she would have a heavy fight to see her children. He managed to abuse her in a conniving way for her to feel less of herself. Then he plotted her death and carried out his plans, Thank goodness she left a letter although I feel if there was enough evidence without it or without the Jail house snitches that he mentally went to work on her and systematically plotted her death. Then he doesn’t scoop her up and take her to a hospital, that ill and that small either he could have carried her to the car and taken her to the hospital or called 911. He deserves a heavy sentence. All the talk of appealing this makes me mad as I feel the letter is like a dying declaration and other petty issues seems like such a waste of money and time.

I know so many of you do feel like Mark did this but I have to disagree. I know he made some wrong choices but I do not think he commited murder. I think that she was so depressed over the way things were going in their lives that she decided to commit suicide & planned it for a while but wanted to punish him for making her life miserable so he mapped everything to make look like he did murder her & that is exactly what she has accomplished.

There was not enough evidence to convict him of murder in my opinion & sometimes when you tuned in you would have thought he had been convicted of rape instead of murder.

I don’t mean this to sound bad on the judges part but he liked the television coverage & he did alot of acting & there is an innocent man (my opinion) life at stake. Forget about being a star.

I may be wrong but everybody has an opinion & I think an innocent man was found guilty just as Julie planned & it worked.

I was fortunate to have attended this trial for an average of two to three days a week. I have such respect for Mr. Jambois and Ms. Gabrielle for their obvious strength and dedication in bringing Julie’s presence into the courtroom via her wonderful and loving brothers. I had the privilege of meeting Larry, Michael, Paul and Patrick and was able to spend some time getting to know them through this long and very difficult time in their lives. They made huge sacrifices regarding their own wives and children in order to honor Julie. They were willing to share their feelings with me….tell me about their sister….and they touched my heart as they spoke so lovingly of her. I was unable to be in the courtroom for the verdict, but I spoke to Michael as they were on their way back to the courtroom to hear the verdict. May God bless all of them….and my prayer is that their family will be reunited with their nephews once again. Julie may now rest in peace. Bless you all……

I have followed this case with Mark Jensen as well as many others. I was undecided until the last couple of days when In Session summed everything up and the pieces just came together. Once I reveiwed this I felt confident he was guilty.

Yes, families have been torn apart from this but isn’t Mark guilty of that as well. Let’s not lose sight of the victim and the family involved. That is where our justice system falls short.

I say Kudos to all involved!

To those of you that think this jerk is not guilty…think about this…..WHY would a woman and mother attempt to frame her husband, leaving her beloved children behind and NOT leave the poison somewhere on the premises to be found by authorities ? A common and much used product (poison) , very often found in cold regions, such as anti-freeze was never found….what did she do, take a swig then leave and dump the evidence ? NO…..she would have WANTED that evidence to have been found if she was framing MJ. This jury saw through MJ’s defense and justice has been served. I say let them also serve on OJ’s next trial !!!!

Anyone who thinks that Mark Jensen should have been found “not guilty” was either not watching the case in detail or was watching with blinders on! Justice was served…We are proud or our Wisconsinites!

Great coverage by CNN and their staff…the only bad thing is that now they need to find me another trial with as much intrigue…

Jean, thank you for all of your intelligent input and dedication!

Jury nullification…and it appears viewer nullification also…..the prosecutors made everyone hate Mr Jensen with the extremely prejudicial x-rated testimony that really had nothing to do with whether there was a murder or a suicide…..

I am elated that the jury found Mark Jensen guilty. I had been following the trial for awhile. Who kills themselves with anti-freeze over a couple of days anyway? I feel sorry for the kids. Bad enough that their mother was taken from them in such a cruel way, but then having to live with a stepmother who was disrespectful enough to have an affair with their father is a real slap in the face to their mother. People wonder why Julie stayed when she could have left, considering she had the finances and a car. Her behavior is typical in women who are abused. Rest in peace Julie and I hope Mark Jensen rots in jail and then hell. Hopefuly this won’t be overtuned on appeal.

Kudos to the whole bunch, Jurors, Attorneys and Judge. When Kelly divorces Mark will the boys stay with her? I can’t imagine
that she will stay with hooked up with Mark.

what if on appeal … the defence attorney desides … that his client is guilty ? ………… What happens? …….. and does he still have to defend him ?

Was there ever any evaluation of Mark Jensen’s mental health?
It would be interesting to learn how psychiatrists would label him.

Since I learned about the verdict last night on this website, I eagerly awaited today’s coverage of everything that transpired, and for the most part was not disappointed.

Jean Casarez was awesome as usual, as were Lisa Bloom and Ashley Banfield. Vinnie Politan and Jack Ford are always great and were missed, but Lisa, Ashley and Jean did a wonderful job in their coverage, the interviews and their commentary. I don’t want to leave out Beth Karas who also does a fantastic job wherever she is, and today we just saw her briefly with news of the Duke civil lawsuits pending.

No, I didn’t forget Jami Floyd. I understand that her program is the “Best Defense” but she really lost all objectivity today. When I first observed her on Bloom & Politan this morning she was clearly and visibly unhappy with the guilty verdict of Mark Jensen. Last night I posted among other things my congratulations to Mr. Jambois, the judge and Mr. Albee (who did a great job and the best he could with the hand he was dealt).

I have watched this trial from the very beginning, with an open mind and devoured all the testimony. I too believe that Mark Jensen murdered his wife and that justice was served.

From my personal observation, Jami Floyd seems to actually idolize Craig Albee. I think he did a great job for his client, but Jami Floyd went farther this morning and actually called him a “hero.” What heroic thing or action did he perform? What really shocked me was when she stated clearly that she would have been the one hold out on the jury due to reasonable doubt, resulting in a hung jury. Among other things that are to numerous to count she just couldn’t “let go” of the letter being admitted into evidence. Even without that letter I believe he would have been found guilty. There were so many things, but most powerful were Mark Jensen’s own words to Detective R. and the Internet searches and times.

In the past week I have purposely skipped Jami Floyd’s program but watched it this morning due to what I observed on Bloom & Politan. She has lost all objectivity as far as I’m concerned. I’ll “revisit” her program from time to time but I’m clearly disappointed in her. Am I alone in my observation???

She’d just applied for a job at the school for crying outloud. The guy told the high school principal his wife would be “sleeping for a long time” when he should have been taking her to the hospital. His spouse is so sick - he doesn’t help because he was in the process of doing just the opposite. That is murder plain and simple - deliberately not helping her even if he hadn’t given her poison. His own kid is worried and tells his friend and testified to it. His office mate testifies about him telling him how to kill his wife with anti freeze at the office. Did the police find a gallon of antifreeze in the garage or anywhere for Julie to have left behind and set him up as the defense suggested? No.

Most women don’t even know what it looks like. I’d be willing to bet that if the police had checked they would have found evidence of Mark Jensen purchasing it at a store somewhere soon after his computer searches - women don’t go out buying this stuff. I’ve yet to see a woman buying antifreeze anywhere in my lifetime and I work on all my cars. The reason antifreeze wasn’t found in the house was because Mark Jensen hoped it wouldn’t be detected as he discussed with his office mate on how to kill your wife.

I can’t believe Jami Floyd thinks there was any “reasonable doubt” here. What do you want Jami? A video of Mark Jensen mixing it with juice in the kitchen? Or perhaps one of him doing hi fives with his dad and laughing at the funeral? Give me a break! How about him winking at the camera? Did that make you think there was reasonable doubt? This guy is absolutely a despicable, low life, cold blooded murderer.

“I may be wrong but everybody has an opinion & I think an innocent man was found guilty just as Julie planned & it worked.”

Are you kidding????? Julie’s plan worked? Well if it was so, she sure is enjoying it being dead? Thats the stupidest thing I ever heard. Someone who wants revenge also wants to see that revenge carried out.

Correction to Jean Casarez:

Jean, In my excitement upon learning of the verdict I posted a comment on 8-21-08 @ 8:03pm where I incorrectly typed: Beth Casarez. Sorry. I absolutely know the difference between you and Beth Karas and it’s ironic that I would make a mistake like that when my name is also Jeanne. Chalk it up to the excitement of the guilty verdict. Thanks again for the great job!