I have followed with keen interest your coverage of events leading to and the trial of Andrew Serrano for his attacks on Lesa Koloff, her fiancé Willy Turner and friends. Lesa is my niece.

It is difficult to fully express my consternation and outrage at the jury finding of “not guilty by reason of insanity” following their verdict of guilt to most of the charges against him.  

Without reportage of specifics of the sanity phase of the trial or a polling of the jurors there is no way to understand the jurors’ reasoning behind their verdict found after only two hours’ deliberation.  

Could they have simply figured there were two testifiers for insanity and just one for sanity?  

It seems that both the defendant attorney and the prosecutor were somewhat surprised at the outcome – was the district attorney blindsided and tepid in his presentation of sanity arguments?

Some things are clear. The victims and their families, far from finding closure in justice served, must try to move forward with burden of fear and apprehension of further danger and savagery.

I should think other Lake County citizens might likewise be concerned.

Rodger D. Elliott lives in Bellingham, Wash.