McKay Bay Jury Convicts Robert Kessler and Stephanie's Family Speaks Before He Gets Life | Pt 32

Five years after Stephanie Crone-Overholts died, the McKay Bay jury comes back with a verdict. Then her mother and her son finally get to face Robert Kessler. This is the last Part of the Robert Kessler trial in Tampa, Florida. Kessler, 74, was charged with murder and abuse of a dead human body in the death of Stephanie, a mother of three sons and a grandmother, whose remains were found in McKay Bay in November 2021. The State said she died in his home and that he put her remains in the bay. The defense told the jury that remains in the bay do not prove a planned murder. Watch the verdict form closely and listen for which charge the jury chose. Then watch the judge, who does something I rarely see from the bench: he apologizes to the family for how long the system made them wait. Five years. Stephanie's son tells the court the case was delayed over Kessler's competency, and that Kessler was not required to be in the room for most of his own trial. The judge says he set the trial the moment he saw how old the case was. So who answers for the years before? And when the judge reads out 23 felony convictions and asks how this man ended up caring for a 12-year-old girl, that is a question for the whole system. --- WATCH WITH JUSTICE 0:00:00 What this video is, and a preview 0:00:12 Intro 0:00:49 to 0:02:13 - Video starts: The jury sends word: it has a verdict. Watch Kessler as the jurors come back in. 0:02:13 to 0:03:13 - The clerk reads the verdict on both counts. Listen closely to which degree of murder the jury chose. 0:03:13 to 0:04:21 - The judge polls the jury, and twelve jurors confirm the verdict one at a time. 0:04:21 to 0:07:43 - The judge thanks the jurors and tells them, "It is the best in the world." Hold that line up against what the family says next. 0:07:43 to 0:09:55 - The judge adjudicates Kessler guilty and calls the family up first. 0:09:55 to 0:10:50 - The judge apologizes to Stephanie's mother: "So I apologize on behalf of the system that it took so long for you to get justice." 0:10:50 to 0:16:31 - Stephanie's mother takes on the claim that Kessler's rights were violated. "Evil has no conscience, Your Honor." 0:16:31 to 0:20:41 - Stephanie's son Sean confronts the five-year wait and Kessler's record: "How many chances does someone like you get?" 0:20:41 to 0:21:47 - The judge stops Sean and asks for one good memory of his mother. Don't miss this. 0:21:47 to 0:25:29 - The State lays out the score sheet and asks for life on the murder plus a consecutive 15 years. 0:25:29 to 0:26:41 - The defense asks for a sentence within the guidelines, then Kessler's answer to a simple "How are you doing?" changes the room. 0:26:41 to 0:31:08 - The judge names three victims, says he has never heard of anything like this in 40 years, and pronounces the sentence. --- COMPLETE CASE COVERAGE justiceisaprocess.com SUBSCRIBE for daily trial coverage and hit the notification bell so you never miss testimony. JOIN to unlock the Case Notebook powered by NotebookLM, where you can chat with the evidence, ask questions about testimony, and go deeper than any comment section allows. CASE BACKGROUND REPORT: https://justiceisaprocess.com/fl-v-ro... The full case overview: the charges, the timeline, the people involved, and the legal questions this trial raises. State of Florida v. Robert Lee Kessler. Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Hillsborough County, in Tampa, Florida. Robert Kessler is charged with first-degree murder and abuse of a dead human body in the death of Stephanie Crone-Overholts, whose remains were found in McKay Bay in November 2021. He has pleaded not guilty and is presumed innocent until the State proves each charge beyond a reasonable doubt. Only the jurors decide. LATEST ARTICLE: https://justiceisaprocess.com/desk-20... PLAYLISTS AND RESOURCES Website: https://justiceisaprocess.com/coverag... Full Trial Live Broadcasts:    • FL v. Robert Kessler: Full Trial Live Broa...   No Breaks Edition:    • FL v. Robert Kessler: No Breaks Edition   Case Story Trial Podcast:    • FL v. Robert Kessler: Case Story Trial Pod...   Key Moments and Testimony:    • FL v. Robert Kessler: Key Moments & Testimony   Commentary:    • FL v. Robert Kessler: Commentary   Subscribe for Daily Coverage:    / @justiceisaprocess   FAIR USE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE This content is produced under Fair Use (17 U.S.C. 107) for news reporting, criticism, and educational purposes. We provide transformative commentary on public court proceedings, advancing public understanding of the judicial process through timestamps, analysis, and educational context. #JusticeIsAProcess #McKayBay #RobertKessler #StephanieCroneOverholts