Live from the courtroom: Dale Hausner, the Serial Shooter suspect, could be heard dropping an expletive moments ago during the testimony of his ex-lover.
Linda Tarrence, who had a daughter with Hausner in 2004, was asked by defense attorney Ken Everett whether Hausner loved the young girl. Tarrence paused for several seconds before saying, “It’s not that easy to answer.” (Family warning: Language uncensored after the jump.)
Hausner then turned to his other attorney, Timothy Agan, and said, “Shit.” (He may have said some other form of the word, such as “bullshit,” but the only part that was audible from the back of the gallery was the single syllable.)
The suspect was visibly agitated throughout Terrance’s testimony, particularly during the points that mentioned their daughter. However, he remained relatively quiet until that moment.
I spoke to Hausner’s attorney, Agan, after testimony broke for the day and asked him about the expletive. He denied hearing it, but may have just been playing coy. In the past, Judge Roland Steinle has reprimanded attorneys or spectators for audible remarks, but this one word passed today without comment.