Jurors to Deliberate Entwistle’s Fate Tuesday

Monday, March 28th, 2011 at 12:42 pm

PlusJurors to Deliberate Entwistle’s Fate TuesdayJurors to Deliberate Entwistle’s Fate TuesdayThe Associated PressA prosecutor has told a jury that a British man accused of killing his wife and daughter fatally shot them because he wanted to start a new life. (June 23)Without calling any witnesses, the defense in the trial of a man charged with killing his wife and baby daughter rested. Instead, Neil Entwistle’s lawyers used closing arguments to theorize that Rachel Entwistle killed her daughter Lilly, then turned the gun on herself.(SOT: ELIOT WEINSTEIN/DEFENSE ATTORNEY)(1:34:22) THEN SHE PUT THE GUN TO HER HEAD SHE STEADIED IT WITH BOTH HANDS AND FIRED.Rachel and Lillian were found dead in their Massachusetts home more than two years ago. Neil Entwistle fled to his native Britain. (SOT: ELIOT WEINSTEIN/DEFENSE ATTORNEY)(11:28:33) NEIL’S ENTIRE REASON FOR BEING IN AMERICA WAS GONE. THE UNIMAGINABLE HAD HAPPENED. THE PROSECUTION WANTS YOU TO BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS ONLY ONE WAY FOR NEIL TO BELIEVE AND THAT WAS TO CALL 911, STAY CALM, COOL COLLECTED AND RATIONAL, BUT THAT’S NOT HOW LOVING, CARING HUMAN BEINGS BEHAVE. HUMAN EMOTIONS ARE NOT PREDICTABLE.During the trial, prosecutors played a tape of an interview state police conducted with Entwistle.(SOUND ON TAPE)I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE. I DIDN’T EVEN THINK, I MEAN MY REAL THOUGHT WAS TO CALL (INAUDIBLE) BUT I DIDN’T HAVE ANY MEANS OF CONTACTING THEM.Prosecutors said Entwistle had no money, no job and no friends in the …