In terms of the soap operas that her appearance so evocatively recalls, she seems to be more the hapless Sue Ellen Ewing than the scheming Alexis Carrington.
He appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres chat show in the US in front of a TV audience of millions to talk frankly about his so-called "coming out" experience.
Ellen Sohus, the victim's sister, said later that she was unsure if the verdict brought closure after so many years of uncertainty about the fate of her brother and his wife.