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A-4 Wednesday, November 27, 2013 Briefs Christmas comedy at Veale Creek Theater The Veale Creek Theater presents "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever," directed by Christina Kraotchvil. Performances are November 29 and 30 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 1 at 2 p.m. at Veale Creek Theater on Highway 57, 3.5 miles north of the White River. Free Subway cookies and apple cider will be available for refreshments. The story is based on a school Christmas play and the infamous Herdmans. Tickets may be purchased at Hibbitt Sports in Washington at 812-257-0892. Will call is available. Handcrafts Assoc. to meet Tuesday The Heritage Handcrafts Association will have their next meeting at 6:30 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Dec. 3, They will meet in the Scrimshaw Shack at 3387 E County Road 900 S, Stendal. Otwell Ruritan Vendor-Craft show Otwell Ruritan Club will sponsor a VendorCraft show Dec. 7, in the Otwell Gym, 2301 N. Spring St., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. EST. The Otwell Community Center will be having Breakfast with Santa on Dec. 7 from 9 to 11 a.m. For more information, contact Denise Schnarr 812-617-0333 and/or otwell3@netzero.com. DAV Christmas dinner The Annual Christmas dinner of the Dubois County Disabled American Veterans Chapter #77 and Auxiliary Unit #77 will be Thursday, Dec. 12 at 6:30 p.m. The dinner will be at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #673 in Jasper. Cost of the dinner is $3 for members and paid membership and $5 for guests. Auxiliary members are asked to bring a dessert. Members may bring donations of sweatshirts and sweatpants in sizes L to XXL and toiletries to be distributed to veterans in need. Volunteer van drivers who transport local veterans to Veterans Hospitals and Veterans OutPatient Clinics are invited. They may also bring a guest. Contact Patti Goepfrich at 482-4821 if there are any questions. The Press-Dispatch H Satterfield guilty; life without parole recommended Continued from page 1 ry could have returned. The others are: not responsible by reason of insanity at the time of the crime; or guilty but mentally ill at the time of the crime. Shafer explained: "Not responsible by reason of insanity means 'We believe he did it, but the defense proved by a preponderance of the evidence that he was legally insane.'" "Guilty but mentally ill means 'We're convinced he did it and we believe he had a mental illness, but the defense did not prove that he was legally insane.'" Legal insanity in Indiana means that as a result of mental disease or defect that the defendant was unable to appreciate the wrongfulness of his conduct at the time of the offense. In the second phase of the trial, the jury had to determine the balance of aggravating and mitigating circumstances which justified recommending a sentence of life without parole. The state legislature determined that if a murder is committed during the commission of an arson it makes the defendant eligible for the life without parole sentencing enhancement. The jury was charged with weighing the aggravating and mitigating circumstances and decided whether to recommend life with parole or not. They chose life without parole. Indiana law has made that recommendation binding for the judge. If the jury had not agreed to the life without parole recommendation then sentencing would have been left up to Pike Circuit Court Jeff Biesterveld. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 20. While the jury had recommended the sentence and it is binding, Judge Biesterveld will pronounce the sentence. The first day of testimony had 12 people testify about the physical evidence of the trial, including police and family members. (Their testimony was reported in last week's edition.) Wednsday morning started with Dr. Allen Greggs, a Forensic Pathologist. He told the court Kathy Satterfield had 12 gunshot wounds, of which three were "overlapping," meaning they went through one part of her body and into another part. He said she was shot with a 22 caliber pistol and was shot in the neck, chest, arm and abdomen. Griggs said three of the shots penetrated her arm and hit her elsewhere. He said she likely had put her arms up in a defensive manner. He said two potentially fatal shots were probably fired in quick succession, while she was on the floor, and struck her in the abdomen, which pierced her liver, causing her to bleed to death. One of the two shots struck her spine. "She probably died in a matter of minutes. She didn't die in seconds." However, he said because of the patterns of soot, he was able to determine she had died prior to the fire. A video tape of Robert Dean, Chief Investigator with the State Fire Marhal's office, interviewing Satterfield while he was in the Wishard Hospital burn unit in Indianapolis on Dec. 16, 2011, was played. Satterfield's statements in the re- corded interview were inaudible in places. However, during it he admitted shooting his mother, and then pouring gasoline on her and throughout the home, and setting it on fire. On the tape when asked why he shot his mother he said, "I thought she was coming after me." Satterfield told Dean he and his mother had gotten into an argument about bringing a can of gas into their house. "After the first shot, she started running away," said Satterifeld on the tape. He said he intended to burn himself up in the fire, but once it started, he ran out of the house and his pants and shoes were on fire. When Dean asked Satterfield if he called 911, Satterfield said he didn't. Dr. Patrick Helfenbein, a psycologist who treated Satterfield from 1999 until March of 2010, testified next. Helfenbein said he had diagnosed Satterfield as paranoid schizophrenic. He told the court this condition usually starts to show up in early adolescent years and continues to get worse through teen years. He said the patients get withdrawn and have little or no social contact and have no desire for sex. He said one of the standard questions he asks his patients in determining the diagnosis of paranoia schizophrenia is if they have a girlfriend or have ever had a girlfriend. During cross-examination, Shafer asked Helfenbein if he would be surprised to learn Satterfield told police he had girlfriends, had ordered pornographic mov- ies and surfed pornographic websites. Helfenbein said he was surprised to hear that, but it didn't change the diagnosis. Walton asked Helfenbein about two times he failed the oral exams for Indiana certification as a psychologist. He said he passed the written portion of the exam, but twice failed the oral portion of the exam because of anxiety issues. After Helfenbein testified, Shafer rested the prosecution's case and Walton did not present any witnesses for the defense. The trial then shifted to two court appointed mental health experts. The first, Ned Mussbaum, a psychiatrist, who is not only a licensed physician and forensic psychiatrist, but also an attorney, talked about a two-hour interview with Satterfield. Massbaum told the court Satterfield admitted shooting his mother and setting the house on fire. He said Satterfield told him he had locked the doors from the inside and intended to die in the fire, but when he began being burned, he fled the fire. Massbaum said Satterfield said he didn't call for emergency medical help because if he did, "the sheriff would have come for him." Massbaum said his diagnosis of Satterfield was that his drug use, including meth, inhalents and alcohol, led to his symptoms of schizophrenia. "He has had many misdiagnoses," said Massbaum. The second expert, Dr. David Cerling, told the court "In my opinion, he leans toward being insane." Later, Cerling said "I think he was confused and didn't fully appreciate what he was doing." He later said, "I think his mental health issues interfered with his ability (to determine right from wrong)." Cerling said he was leaning on the side of insanity, but could not say for sure. Shafer asked Cerling if he had viewed the video of Satterfield being interviewed by the fire marshal investigator. Cerling admitted that was a mistake on his part. After the guilty verdict was returned late Thursday afternoon, the jury was informed they would have to come back on Friday and make a recommendation on the life without parole sentence. Three family members told the court Andrew and his mother had a close relationship. They all also said they "hadn't given up on Andy." Walton argued Satterfield had a long history of mental illness and numerous diagnoses. He said a sentence for murder of 55 years was a long sentence, but to give him life without parole took away all hope. "You have done your job (issuing the verdict), now let the judge do his job," said Walton. If the jury did not recommend life without parole, the sentencing terms would be left to Judge Biesterveld to determine. Prosecutor Shafer argued if the crime of chasing your mother down while shooting her, then dousing her with gasoline and setting her on fire wasn't serious enough to justify being removed from society, what crime could warrant it. Craig helps broadcast students at Vincennes University By Jill Sorg Back in May, after her graduation from Hanover College, Otwell native Allyson Craig took a week-long trip to New York City. 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