'This Ain't Nothing': Shacknai Reacts to Civil Verdict

A defiant Adam Shacknai expressed disappointment Thursday in the verdict of the wrongful death trial involving the death of his brother’s girlfriend at a Coronado mansion more than six years ago.”This ain’t nothing,” Shacknai said outside the San Diego courthouse downtown. A Timeline of the Deaths at Spreckels Mansion On Wednesday, jurors determined Shacknai was responsible for the death of Rebecca Zahau who was found hanging from the balcony at the Spreckels mansion in July 2011.”I’m disappointed but I have plenty of fight in me,” Shacknai said, adding that he has been living for years with false accusations.  Max Shacknai’s Death Remains ‘Accident’ “I’m standing tall,” he said. “I’m not afraid of these posers.” Adam Shacknai is the brother of Zahau’s former boyfriend, millionaire Jonah Shacknai, and was the last person to see Rebecca alive. Sheriff Gore ‘Surprised’ by Verdict in Spreckels Mansion Civil Case Jurors in the wrongful death lawsuit voted 9 to 3 on Tuesday that Shacknai battered Zahau and that his actions caused her death. They determined Shacknai owed Zahau’s mother, Pari Zahau, approximately $5,167,000 in damages. He has not been charged with a crime.Watch the full verdict here.The defense attorney introduced Adam’s girlfriend, Mary, who he described as one of the most normal, decent, caring people. Since Zahau, 30, was found dead more than six years ago, the Zahau family has fought the determination by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department that her death was a suicide.On Thursday, Sheriff Bill Gore said he was surprised by the verdict and suggested that if new evidence was presented, his agency would consider reopening the case.Sheriff’s investigators’ suggested Zahau herself tied a series of intricate knots on her hands behind her back, put the noose over her head and propelled herself off the mansion’s balcony.  Sheriff’s investigators even released a video that they say shows how it can be done.The department has collected information regarding its efforts on a special website labeled “Coronado Death Investigation.” Photo Credit: NBC 7
Source: NBC San Diego