A man convicted of the decades-old double homicide of an 11-year-old girl and her babysitter attacked his own lawyer in a Florida courtroom on Monday, throwing an elbow into the attorney’s jaw before he was tackled by officers.
Joseph Zieler, 61, appeared in court shackled at the wrists and wearing an orange jumpsuit. He demanded officials “take down” the cameras, using an expletive, according toAs the hearing proceeds, footage shows him beckon to his lawyer, Kevin Shirley, who approaches him and leans over.
As Zieler is escorted out of the courtroom, Shirley can be seen taking a seat, apparently unruffled. Responding to the judge, who asks him if he’s all right, Shirley says, “I used to box. I’ve taken a lot better shots than that one.” Last month, Zieler was found guilty of killing young Robin Cornell and her babysitter, 32-year-old Lisa Story. Cornell’s mother, Jan, discovered the bodies in the family’s Cape Coral apartment on May 10, 1990. Investigators later found that both victims had been suffocated and sexually assaulted. Several items were also stolen from the home.
Monday’s assault was hardly Zieler’s first outburst in the courtroom. During his three-day trial, he flashed the middle finger, called Jan Cornell a “pig,” and screamed at the jury while testifying in his own defense.
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