A Florida father accused of killing his 5-year-old daughter by dropping her off a bridge is going on trial with his attorneys expected to say he was insane.
John Jonchuck, second from right, appears in court for a pretrial motions hearing at the Pinellas County Justice Center in Clearwater, Fla., Thursday, March 14, 2019. Jonchuck is accused of dropping his 5-year-old daughter off a Tampa Bay bridge. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- No one disputes John Jonchuck dropped his 5-year-old daughter from a Florida bridge to her death four years ago, but whether he is a murderer or insane will soon be up to a jury to decide.
"He'll be in a state prison for the rest of his life, or a state hospital for the rest of his life," Dillinger said. Twelve hours before Phoebe's death, Jonchuck's divorce lawyer, Genevieve Torres, called a state child protection hotline, fearing for the girl's safety. Torres also told the operator, who was inexperienced, that the department had an open investigation after an earlier caller accused Jonchuck of violence, substance abuse, and inadequate supervision.
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