The trial is set to resume Thursday, and Higgs' attorney predicts a mistrial.
The attorney appears not to be too smart by allowing Higgs to testify in his defense, considering the fact he would face cross-examination by the prosecution.
And what does Kathy Augustine's family think of this latest stunt?
Houston said he was told by the Higgs family that he wanted to testify yesterday to tell his story, and then was ready to join his wife.
“We don’t know why this happened,” Houston said. “But yesterday he was reliving the events and I’m told that he waited a year to clear his name so he could join his wife. It was his goal to do that for his family.”
But Augustine’s brother, Phil Alfano, said the suicide attempt was a hoax.
“It’s just another act,” Alfano said after the hearing. “He’s a cold, calculating SOB, that’s all this is.”
Augustine’s daughter, Dallas, agreed.
“He does this whenever he gets backed into a corner,” she said, referring to the suicide attempt he made in the days following Augustine’s death. Dallas found him and called 911.
Where is Nancy Grace on this one?
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I can't ignore the big story of today.
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Speaking of Grace, now I know why she was coy about marriage and kids when somebody asked her about that when she gave her lecture in Reno in April.
Apparently she's known this guy for decades.
More here.
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