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Much will hang on items which have surfaced before, but bear repeating as we enter this preliminary phase: 1) The exact nature of the murder itself, stab wounds etc (from the autopsy report). Full forensics will certainly involve photographs of the deceased. 2) The murder weapon, if they found...

I had the impression that SW entered a plea of not guilty, in which case there will be a trial. Not sure if the plea could change at the next hearing. I wouldn't be surprised if they had sex, but surely such activity would leave DNA traces that, I assume, LE forensics would be able to...

There is a substance called luminol that causes blood to fluoresce. It's used to identify trace blood left behind after a thorough cleaning. Surely, the rental car can be (or has been) identified and checked, as well as SW's vehicle. I suppose once trace blood is found, it can be collected and...

Indeed, it threw me for a loop as well. Very poor choice of words in this context, so I didn't know how to interpret it. There is another common phrase "in the noise", as in for example, "Joe thought his contributions were important, but in the larger scheme of things, they were just buried in...

Defense lawyer Munoz is quoted as saying that suggestions that SW belonged to White Supremacist groups was merely 'white noise'. It sounds like he might try to cast doubt on the material already dug up online. One hopes that with FBI assistance, the prosecution can collect enough ironclad evidence.

At the first hearing a couple of weeks ago, no plea was entered, and the defense attorney Munoz complained that he hadn't seen any evidence. At this point - Feb 3rd - how much would he have seen? Would any forensics, photographs (of Blaze, surveillance, you name it) have been made available to...

IIRC, he was following what was described as a 'general arts' curriculum, or something to that effect. I would assume that encompasses both drama and visual arts, and/or musical.

It's looking like there are several possible angles to the 'hate', including anti-semitism and homophobia. I am not a legal professional, nor have I studied court cases involving 'special circumstances' in the charges, but SW's self-professed use of a derogatory term for gays looms large. Id'...

It will be interesting to finally settle this, if indeed that's possible. The irony from SW's perspective is the more truly straight he appears to be (or actually is), the more he could actually be charged with a hate crime.

The fingerprints are odd, since fingerprinting is required when getting a CA driver license. If he left some at the murder site, LE would make a match immediately, anything SW left at the police station is just gravy. The SW '******' item is going to come back to haunt him,. IMHO, it is just...

OK thanks. More than likely I had thought that public defenders were employed by the state/county, so possibly I had a misconception. In the event a defendant cannot afford a lawyer, I believe the language is "one will be appointed for you". Whatever the Woodwards have going with Munoz, I am...

Shortly after the arrest, in an online report IIRC the Woodward's were described as having a public or court-appointed attorney. It may have been in error, or I read it wrong, or there is more to this. Munoz does indeed have his own practice: http://www.emunozlaw.com/

I have wondered that as well. A public defender has been appointed as well, and I am unclear on the ramifications: the Woodwards don't have a family attorney and they are shopping around for one, they could afford one but don't want to bother, or they can't afford one, or something else. If...

Thanks to everyone for responding to this topic. A statement to the effect that confession and communion are 'bundled' was made here in these forums yesterday. If that's not completely correct, I am pleased to see it clarified.

I'm with you. This thought did lead me to another one that had been hinted at in some earlier posts. Again, this question will remain generic, rather than flagging any individuals at this time. It seems that it might be in the defense's interest to reveal or prove any molestation that may have...

Nashville has areas that a progressive relative to what we consider 'southern conservatism', but Memphis or Knoxville, to name two other larger cities, may not. Do we have an exact place of birth for him? In a situation like this, is there some argument for making his medical records -...

Does anyone know if drug testing is done by default or frequently following arrests, especially felonies? Naturally I am curious if SW had to offer blood or pee in a cup.

I can't help but note that the violation date is given as Wednesday January 03. Is it possible LE has evidence that the murder actually occurred after midnight the evening SW and BB met up?

Offhand, was this testimony an official part of LE's discoveries, or reported in mainstream media? If this is sworn testimony of some sort, then it will be of further interest on this forum. There have been comments about him on Reddit and the like, but that is off limits for this site...

From the aerial view, the asphalt at the Elementary School, very close to/behind the burial site, is a playground. There could be cameras facing that as well, but the only two parking areas I see are in front of the school and close to the Borrego park entrance (to the right in the pic) I am...