MOO:
I agree that yesterday was a turning point for the trial, in that it honed in toward pinpointing MTs role in conspiracy.
Thus far we’ve seen hindering prosecution (with her lies to LE, alibi scripts) and tampering (with her DNA on trash bag, Starbucks trip, etc-more to come with the car wash) as well as motive (hateful sentiments for JFD, “2 years of hell in CT”).
But evidence of conspiracy- before or during the murder, not just helping with cleanup or misleading LE in its aftermath- hadn’t been established.
Yesterday, the state introduced evidence that laid the framework for conspiracy, which has been missing thus far (and is the most serious charge MT is faced with. Ie, potential for serious prison time).
What may have seemed like tedious repetition of line by line testimony about micro movements of FD phone around 4JC the morning of 5/24 (when FD was in NC, or at least not home as we will hear MT clearly say when interview #3 is introduced) and the fact that numerous calls and text messages- some persistent and repeated such as the text asking for a time to show a real estate client 80MS-went unopened, unread and unanswered, save for ONLY ONE CALL from Andreas consistent with the alibi script and repeated twice by MT in LE interviews-lays the foundation that the non-FD person who answered that call to set the alibi during the time FD was in NC murdering Jennifer was actively participating at the time of the murder, and that these actions with the phone had been planned and choreographed in advance. Conspiracy.
As a little bonus thrown in, we saw the grossly visual “anything is better than spending the rest of my life with my wife” meme sent to FDs phone by Andreas during the murder, and the MT message to the large group chat that she was naked (with tongue out) the afternoon of the murder during which JFDs blood soaked clothes were cut off and removed from her body. While not necessarily proving anything, these add to the disturbing visuals in the jurors minds and if not directly connecting dots at least visually coloring the dots in.
Hopefully on Tuesday we will have the sturdy John Kimball back on the witness stand to walk us through MTs 3rd interview where she admits she lied repeatedly to LE in previous interviews, that FD was not home that morning, and that SHE in fact was the one that answered that ONE phone call the morning of 5/24 at the time the murder was taking place in NC (while all other calls and messages went ignored and the phone moved subtly around the interior of 4JC and up and down stairs.)
Hopefully to rub it in, the state will ask Kimball on the stand: “Did MT at any point in time, during this interview or at any other time up until now, say that she answered any other phone call or text on 5/24 between 5am and 1:33pm on FDs phone?”
“Was the FORE office where MT said she answered FDs phone up a flight of stairs from the rest of the house?”
People, be patient. Yesterday’s testimony might have seemed tedious and boring, but it takes time to build a bonfire and carefully put each stick in its correct place. May the state on Tuesday strike the match that will send all of MTs lies and the beige facade of innocence she’s trying to hide behind up in flames.
PS: does anyone remember after the murder while LE were searching MIRA and MT/FD were barred from contact, MT would post pics of asado al palo on her IG? IIRC she even posted one on JFDs birthday.
Maybe, like so much of her involvement in this case, it is now coming back to haunt her…apologies for more stomach turning visuals (courtesy of MT).
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