In the next trial it's going to be 12 other men and women with a different set of attitudes. That's what it's going to come down to - the attitudes of the people looking at the issues and the evidence.

There was shouting. There was hostility during the deliberation. There was adamant disagreement, but ultimately everyone respected everyone else's point of view.

All of us felt there wasn't enough evidence on either side to give a verdict.

When you have conflicting viewpoints, it's hard to get people to change their minds, especially when they've dug in their heels. There were certainly tough times and awkward silences. It was a tough experience for everyone involved.

We had eight on the side that he had withdrawn from his life in the Mafia. Four felt he was still in that lifestyle. I felt he had withdrawn from all that.

We (men) would rather lose an arm out a city bus window than tell you simply, “You’re not the
one.” We are quite sure you will kill us or yourself or both—or even worse, cry and yell at us.