It also gives insight into why courts do not allow “testimony” from the dead. The rule is if you can’t be cross examined, you can’t “testify.” In this case, if the poor girl who wrote the note could have been cross-examined by defense, she would have revealed the circumstances under which the note had been written. That’s why courts usually don’t allow in these kinds of notes although it’s often an extremely frustrating rule. This case shows us why they made the rule in the first place.

Camille Kimball
A Sudden Shot: the Phoenix Serial Shooter