Andrea

And I think that is, you know, second to the handcuffs, probably the biggest question is what was going on in his life? Was there a mental break? Did he have financial problems? There's a lot of questions like that. Right.

And I think that is, you know, second to the handcuffs, probably the biggest question is what was going on in his life? Was there a mental break? Did he have financial problems? There's a lot of questions like that. Right.

You know, I will say this from a character standpoint. Um, we do have a clip here that, um, it's from local three news in Chattanooga who interviewed his former roommate. Um, and Sarah, you could talk a little bit about this. You didn't know about it until after the trial.

You know, I will say this from a character standpoint. Um, we do have a clip here that, um, it's from local three news in Chattanooga who interviewed his former roommate. Um, and Sarah, you could talk a little bit about this. You didn't know about it until after the trial.

So, again, doesn't mean you're a murderer, but there were a few signs of maybe some character issues going on there.

So, again, doesn't mean you're a murderer, but there were a few signs of maybe some character issues going on there.

All right, so back to the courtroom. Do you feel like there's anything Jason's defense attorneys could have done that would have changed your verdict in the case?

All right, so back to the courtroom. Do you feel like there's anything Jason's defense attorneys could have done that would have changed your verdict in the case?

I do think it would have been interesting, like you said, to hear from someone who would say, you know, Jason was an incredible student. He took care of his family and you didn't, I don't know if that wasn't allowed or, or what the case was, but I also found myself wanting to know how does a normal person do this on Tuesday before Thanksgiving? Yeah, exactly. Yeah.

I do think it would have been interesting, like you said, to hear from someone who would say, you know, Jason was an incredible student. He took care of his family and you didn't, I don't know if that wasn't allowed or, or what the case was, but I also found myself wanting to know how does a normal person do this on Tuesday before Thanksgiving? Yeah, exactly. Yeah.

Alright, in the same vein, could Jason's family have said anything different to change your sentencing recommendation?

Alright, in the same vein, could Jason's family have said anything different to change your sentencing recommendation?

I agree. I found it very difficult to not feel for her when she was on the stand pleading for, you know, a different sentence. Very difficult to see. There's been a lot of speculation and question of people saying, would Jason Chen have been a serial killer? I know there's no way for us to know. And was this his first time?

I agree. I found it very difficult to not feel for her when she was on the stand pleading for, you know, a different sentence. Very difficult to see. There's been a lot of speculation and question of people saying, would Jason Chen have been a serial killer? I know there's no way for us to know. And was this his first time?

And, you know, things like the shackles and the handcuffs point towards like, what's going on here? Do you have any opinions on that? Or do you think he just snapped?

And, you know, things like the shackles and the handcuffs point towards like, what's going on here? Do you have any opinions on that? Or do you think he just snapped?

Uh, we had a listener write in, um, specifically about the Chattanooga Police Department's actions and said, I was absolutely incensed by the lackluster response by the CPD when Jasmine's family found her car and then when they found her belongings in Jason's apartment. Do you think they could have done more to help the family and take Jasmine's disappearance seriously sooner?

Uh, we had a listener write in, um, specifically about the Chattanooga Police Department's actions and said, I was absolutely incensed by the lackluster response by the CPD when Jasmine's family found her car and then when they found her belongings in Jason's apartment. Do you think they could have done more to help the family and take Jasmine's disappearance seriously sooner?

Yeah. Yeah. I think for me as someone who was watching the trial in real time from afar in Nashville, the part I was surprised at, I'm always surprised and it's easy to look back and go, why didn't they act faster? But once they understood that her daughter sent her a pin, that felt a little bit weird. shocking that that wasn't taken more seriously.

Yeah. Yeah. I think for me as someone who was watching the trial in real time from afar in Nashville, the part I was surprised at, I'm always surprised and it's easy to look back and go, why didn't they act faster? But once they understood that her daughter sent her a pin, that felt a little bit weird. shocking that that wasn't taken more seriously.