SPU shooting: Why an insanity defense is so tough to use
The man accused in a deadly shooting 2014 attack at Seattle Pacific University has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
On the opening day of the trial, University of Washington law professor Mary Fan told KUOW’s Kim Malcolm why it’s so hard to use that defense.
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Kim Malcolm
Afternoon News Host
Kim is the local news host of KUOW's All Things Considered, airing from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. weekdays. Kim covers breaking and developing daily news, both local and regional, as part of NPR's afternoon drive time programming.
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Katherine Banwell
Announcer
Katherine is the local host on Saturday and Sunday evenings. She previously worked for KNKX in Seattle.
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Gil Aegerter
Gil edits feature pieces and helps guide staff reporters through their stories. He previously served as interim digital director and online managing editor at KUOW. Before that he spent seven years with NBCNews.com, where he was variously a senior editor, editor-producer and features editor. He also worked 25 years as a newspaper editor in Anchorage, Alaska, San Diego, Wilmington, N.C., and Seattle. He also was a freelance researcher for NBC Olympics for the Games in Atlanta; Sydney, Australia; Salt Lake City; Athens; and Torino, Italy. He is a graduate of the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, with a degree in photojournalism.
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