Nancy Kissel's family said they were stunned after the American expat was convicted yesterday of murdering her husband, suggesting 'cultural differences' may have played a part in the jury's unanimous decision.
Speaking outside the Court of First Instance, where the 46-year-old was found guilty of the murder for the second time in six years, her mother Jean McGlothlin and stepfather Michael said they could not understand how the jurors reached their verdict after listening to the weeks of evidence and testimony.
'I can't explain it. I don't know if it was a cultural difference, I don't know what the difference is, but there is a clear difference in the way they view things versus how we view things,' Michael McGlothlin said.
However, they said they felt Kissel had been given a fair trial.
'The bottom line is, she got the trial she deserved,' he said.
The McGlothlins were just two of the family members and friends of the Kissels who sat in court during the 47-day retrial. The killer's father Ira Keeshin and half-brother Brooks Keeshin were there throughout, as were the victim's father Bill Kissel and sister Jane Clayton, though the latter pair were not present at yesterday's verdict and sentencing.