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'Connie wants to lay Jozlynn to rest'
Even w/ verdict, family has unanswered questions
Updated: Monday, 11 Oct 2010, 11:34 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 11 Oct 2010, 9:52 PM EDT
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - The family of 2-year-old Jozlynn Martinez is glad the jury found Jeffrey Malmberg guilty, but they still have unanswered questions.
"Connie wants Jozlynn so she can lay her to rest," said Cheryl Paulsen, the child's godmother. "That's all Connie wants. She said it is a little bit of closure, but it won't be until she can get her little baby home."
It took the jury less than three hours of deliberating before they found Malmberg, 40, guilty on the three charges he faced: second-degree murder, larceny and tampering with evidence.
Jozlynn died Fed. 22. Despite searches through Dumpsters and landfills, her body has not been found.
Malmberg, the former boyfriend of Jozlynn's mother, Connie Martinez, admitted during the trial he put his knee on the toddler's chest and then disposed of her body. But he didn't mean to kill her, he said.
"I didn't think I did anything major to hurt her," Malmberg said. "I wasn't trying to hurt her. I wasn't trying to hurt her."
His sentencing is set for November.
His lawyer, Jeffrey Kirchhoff, told 24 Hour News 8 he hadn't yet discussed with his client but said he expects Malmberg to appeal.
"He showed no remorse," Paulsen said. "To me, he was like, 'oh well, I did it, oh well' -- and he's got his now. We can only hope that the judge will see and sentence him to the max."
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The Jeffrey Malmberg trial
Jeffrey Malmberg is accused of killing 2-year-old Jozlynn Martinez in February.
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