Joseph P. Smith … GUILTY in the murder of Carlie Brucia
Carlie Brucia verdict has just been announced … Guilty on all charges … Jurors deciding fate of Joseph P. Smith, accused of kidnapping, raping and killing Carlie Brucia 
A jury reached its verdict Thursday in the murder trial of a former mechanic charged with kidnapping, raping and killing Carlie Brucia, whose abduction was caught by a security camera.
CNN: Conviction in taped abduction case
Joseph Smith was found guilty Thursday of kidnapping, raping and killing 11-year-old Carlie Brucia in a case that made worldwide news when the police disseminated a videotape of Smith abducting the girl outside a car wash.
Jurors deliberated briefly before delivering their verdict after the prosecutor, in closing arguments Wednesday, said a “mountain” of evidence pointed to the guilt of the former auto mechanic.
With the mountain of evidence against Smith and the shameful and disgusting acts he did to 
this poor innocent child; no penalty he receives is vindication to what he did. Thank the jury for not seeing through any of the pathetic attempts of smoke screens by Smith’s defense attorneys. GUILTY, GOOD RIDDANCE.
Earlier Wednesday, Tebrugge played a videotape of Smith’s brother, John, asking about reward money in an effort to discredit the brother’s testimony.
John Smith tearfully told jurors that his sibling had confessed to “rough sex” with the girl and to killing her, and then told him where the body was. After the prosecution began its closing argument, Carlie’s mother, Sue Schorpen, left the courtroom in tears. She rarely attended the trial.
Carlie Brucia, rest in peace and God bless the family.
[...] More of the story [...]
Pingback by Scared Monkeys » Blog Archive » Joseph P. Smith … GUILTY in the murder of Carlie Brucia | November 17, 2005
Just want to say to our fellow posters – you all know I am so happy about this verdict – Let’s just hope all the jurors see eye to eye on the sentencing. Death penalty.
Comment by sleeks | November 17, 2005