‘They focused on the gory details:’ As appeal nears for killer, mother tells Sword & Scale podcast his insanity was dismissed in trial

Denise Penna, the mother of Zachary Penna, said in the podcast that there’s no doubt that her son committed the crimes he was accused of in 2015, but the court mishandled the trial. As a result, she said, the jury didn’t accept the argument that Penna was mentally insane and convicted him of two counts of first-degree murder, among other charges.