Key evidence: The defense claimed the wooden board - seen here from the bottom - Melissa Stoddard was
tied to was purchased by her father so that he could practice sadomasochism with his wife.

The plywood board allegedly used to restrain Melissa Stoddard and the helmet her father and step-mother
used to keep her from banging her head against the wall, sit on display in the courtroom during the
Misty Stoddard trail Thursday, June 26, 2014 in Sarasota.
(June 26, 2014; Herald-Tribune staff photo)

Dr. Sally Smith, a pediatrician who examined Melissa Stoddard for possible child abuse, testifies about
swelling and adhesive residue found on the 12-year-olds hand during day two of the Misty Stoddard
murder trial in Sarasota County Circuit Court on Tuesday, June 24, 2014.
(Elaine Litherland, Sarasota Herald-Tribune)

Dr. Sally Smith, a pediatrician who examined Melissa Stoddard for possible child abuse, testifies about
numerous cuts and bruises on found on the 12-year-olds body during day two of the Misty Stoddard
murder trial in Sarasota County Circuit Court on Tuesday, June 24, 2014.
(Elaine Litherland, Sarasota Herald-Tribune)

Dr. Sally Smith, a pediatrician who examined Melissa Stoddard for possible child abuse, testifies about
numerous cuts and bruises on found on the 12-year-olds body during day two of the Misty Stoddard
murder trial in Sarasota County Circuit Court on Tuesday, June 24, 2014.
(Elaine Litherland, Sarasota Herald-Tribune)

Sarasota County Fire Department paramedic William Green testifies about a laceration found on Melissa
Stoddard, back in 2012 when he first responded to the home of Misty and Kenneth Stoddard, during day
one of the Misty Stoddard murder trial in Sarasota County Circuit Court on Monday, June 23, 2014.
(Elaine Litherland, Sarasota Herald-Tribune)

Sarasota County Fire Department paramedic Scott McComas testifies about cuts he found on the arm of Melissa
Stoddard, back in 2012 when he first responded to the home of Misty and Kenneth Stoddard, during day one
of the Misty Stoddard murder trial in Sarasota County Circuit Court on Monday, June 23, 2014.
(Elaine Litherland, Sarasota Herald-Tribune)

Kenneth Stoddard

The victim

Melissa Stoddard

Melissa Stoddard

In photos taken from her family's home, Melissa Stoddard, 11, at left, grins on Halloween 2012.
At right, she is photographed with a swollen lip Dec. 1, 2012, 16 days before she died.
(Photos provided by State Attorney's Office)