Trial Preparation after the Preliminary Inquiry

Abstract

The legal team continues to prepare its defense. American attorney Carroll Brewster, hired by the Kinseys, consults with medical experts in America, including a prominent neurological surgeon at the Yale Medical School, who advises on the impact of the drugs Peppy was taking. The medical evidence becomes the primary focus, while psychiatric issues and insurance on Peppy’s life—with Bill as beneficiary—also are examined. Peace Corps officials in Washington become very concerned about press coverage of the case. Bill’s Tanzanian attorney presses the court for an early trial date, with little success. Bill remains in jail, and his parents wonder if they should travel to Tanzania to support him. Efforts are made to bring Peppy’s mother to Mwanza to appear as a defense witness.