Hemy Neuman Trial, Day 3 of Testimony

Thursday was a half day of court in the trial of Hemy Neuman, who has admitted to gunning down Russell “Rusty” Sneiderman in front of a daycare center in Dunwoody.

The most emotional part of the day was when Sneiderman's father, Donald, took the stand while a large photo of his late son was on display. Donald Sneiderman recalled the day that his daughter-in-law, Andrea Sneiderman, called him to say that she was on her way to her child’s daycare and that Rusty had been shot.

He also testified that when family and friends were gathered in mourning some days later, Andrea Sneiderman introduced him to Neuman, who was her boss at the time.

Much of the testimony has centered on whether the widow and the suspect had been having an affair. Andrea Sneiderman has denied an affair and painted her former boss as a manipulator.

Prosecutors have also cast doubt on Andrea Sneiderman’s account of the day her husband was shot. She has testified that she got a call that there had been an “accident” at the daycare center, and that she didn’t know until much later, after she arrived at the hospital, that her husband had been shot and killed.

A friend of hers offered a similar account to that of Donald Sneiderman. The friend testified Thursday that Andrea called her to say that Rusty Sneiderman had been shot and she was on her way to the hospital.

Neuman, a former executive at GE Energy, has entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. His lawyers claim that he was delusional at the time of the shooting and saw visions of an angel and a demon, and that he believed he was the father of the Sneiderman’s children.

Prosecutors have called several witnesses who say they never saw signs of delusion in Neuman. They have also produced a bartender who says she saw Neuman and Andrea Sneiderman groping and kissing at a club, and witnesses who say Neuman told them he was having an affair.

Prosecutors are portraying Neuman as a man who knew right from wrong, and who developed a calculated plan to eliminate a romantic rival.

Testimony on Wednesday revealed that Andrea Sneiderman received about $2 million in life insurance benefits after her husband’s death.

Rusty Sneiderman was gunned down in Nov. 2010 after dropping his 2-year-old son off at a Dunwoody daycare center.

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