Mark Jensen Retrial Day 15 - Jensen Son Takes Stand, Closing Statements Tomorrow

Mark Jensen Retrial Day 15 – Jensen Son Takes Stand, Closing Statements Tomorrow

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David Jensen Oldest Son of Mark and Julie Jensen
(Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)

The jury has now seen all of the evidence in Mark Jensen’s retrial for the alleged anti-freeze murder of his wife, Julie. Tomorrow, the jury will be instructed by Judge Milisauskas and each side will make their closing arguments. The prosecution needs about one and a half hours and the defense, just over that.

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Dr. Sara West, MD Forensic Psychiatrist
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Dr. Sara West is a forensic psychiatrist. She testified today, that based on her review, Julie Jensen was at a high risk of suicide. She came to this conclusion by a reasonable degree of medical certainty. Dr. West spoke to Mark for five hours and reviewed most of the case file. She said she based her opinion on several factors, including Julie’s behavior that West said was “detached from reality.”

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Special Prosecutor Bob Jambois
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Upon cross-examination, Jambois went through almost all of the witness statements and evidence in the case, and insulted Dr. West’s opinion and expertise. He frequently asked the same question time after time.

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Dr. David Jensen Mark and Julie’s Son
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David Jensen, the eldest son of Mark and Julie testified first about his professional career. He told the jury he graduated from Bradford High School in 2008, and Parkside in 2012, earning a Bachelor of Science in Biology. Dr. Jensen defended his 300-page dissertation in 2020, earning his doctorate in physiology and medical science at the medical college of Wisconsin. Dr. Jensen now works for a company that is hired by pharmaceutical companies to write manuscripts, congressional presentations and educational materials based on medical trials. Dr. Jensen spent some time telling the jury about his life when his mom was alive. He said he called Kelly (Labonte) Jensen mom eventually.

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Attorney Bridget Krause Talks With Mark Jensen
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Mark Jensen Telling Judge Milisauskas That He Doesn’t Wish To Testify
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Kenosha Circuit Court Judge Anthony Milisauskas
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After Dr. Jensen finished testifying, the defense rested. Judge Milisauskas conducted a colloquy with Mark Jensen. He told Jensen that he had a constitutional right to either testify or not to testify. Jensen stated that he did not wish to testify. The prosecution then called several rebuttal witnesses.

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Jill Pulera, Julie’s Former Sister-In-Law
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Jill Pulera was formerly married to Paul Griffin, Julie’s younger brother. They divorced in 2010. She testified that she was close with Julie and lived close-by. She testified that Mark didn’t have a lot of contact with David when he was a baby and that didn’t sit well with Julie.

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Therese DeFazio, David’s Former Teacher
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Special Prosecutor Jambois re-called David’s elementary school teacher Therese DeFazio to the stand to ask her questions again.

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Defense Attorney Jeremy Perri
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Detective Lieutenant Paul Ratzburg, Pleasant Prairie Police Department
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Detective Lieutenant Paul Ratzburg of the Pleasant Prairie Police Department was called to the stand for the third time, the second time by Jambois. He was asked the same questions as before and gave the same answers.

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Tadeusz (Ted) Wojt, Jensen Neighbor
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The prosecution played the video testimony of Tadeusz (Ted) Wojt again for the jury again.

Dr. Mary Mainland, MD Former Kenosha Medical Examiner
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Dr. Mary Mainland, MD Former Kenosha County Medical Examiner
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The final witness, Dr. Mary Mainland, the former Kenosha County Medical Examiner took the stand. Jambois attempted to rebut Dr. Hail’s testimony about the toxicological findings.

The parties and judge will finalize the jury instructions tomorrow morning and the closing arguments will be made. The jury is expected to begin deliberations tomorrow.

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Kevin Mathewson is a disciple of Christ, husband and a father to two wonderful children. Mathewson was born and raised in Lake County, IL and worked as a police & fire dispatcher from 2005 to 2010 in Round Lake Beach, IL. Mathewson moved to Kenosha County in 2006, later being elected to the position of Alderman of the 8th District in 2012 and 2016. Mathewson is a private investigator, security contractor, journalist, and photographer. He enjoys spending time with his family, watching movies, camping and boating. His favorite amendment is the second, followed closely by the first. He loves his country and community.

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Anonymous says:

January 31, 2023 at 9:01 AM

I hope the jury comes back not guilty let the guy free,

steven avery case also can’t wait for are public officials to be in the spotlight and the corruption to come out, maybe a few of the DA and officers behind bars will open some eyes of are local and state political corruption.

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1. Anonymous says:
  
  January 31, 2023 at 5:02 PM
  
  Steven Avery is right where he belongs. Stick to being gullible from Netflix documentaries.
  
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2. Evelyn says:
  
  May 29, 2026 at 7:18 PM
  
  He’s guilty as hell. Rot in prison till you die, Mark
  
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Anonymous says:

January 31, 2023 at 4:55 PM

Give us some jury reads you’ve observed in court

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