2011.06.06 TRIAL Day Eleven (Morning Session)

[ami]

Next test: they cut off a few carpet fibers and incubated in methanol. Methanol will dissolve some of the compounds off carpet fibers that weren't in gas form.

 

[Tipstaff]

How many more times can JB ask Dr. Vass if he's a physicist.

Maybe next time JB will flub and ask Dr. Voss if he is a psyhic?:floorlaugh:

 

[Broderick]

I am impressed with the questions asked. Seems the SA has prepared well for this witness.

 

[PalmettoGirl]

Butyric acid is the first compound liberated in human decomp, other than fatty acids

 

[ami]

Butyric acid: one of the volatile fatty acids - the first one liberated during decomposition. It was in the carpet itself.

 

[Mountain_Kat]

JA can't keep from smiling at witness.

(Me either. Love him.)

 

[MissDiva]

"I essentially jumped back a foot or two" - Dr. Vass when talking about the odor from the can.

 

[PalmettoGirl]

WOO HOO!!! First reaction when you opened the can!

 

[Puzzler]

As frustrating as it is, JB is accomplishing what he intended to do. He's successfully broken up and interrupted Vass testimony. It's not as powerful if it was heard without any interruptions.

Shhhhhh! Don't encourage him. :wink:

 

[Horace Finklestein]

At this point, we know Caylee was in the trunk. Unbelievable

 

[fifteen89]

jumped back made it in!

 

[Aedrys]

And now I'm getting sad again...poor Caylee, what you left behind.

 

[snowshuze]

OOOhhh JUMP BACK!!!

 

[Softail]

Dr. Vass talking about how he jumped back! He was shocked at the smell!

 

[ami]

When you first opened the can, what was your reaction to it?

I basically jumped back a foot or two. Smell was intense in that little can. Recognized it to be human decomposition.

Shazam!!

 

[mombomb]

Jury back.

Continued direct of Dr Vass by JA.

The chart he was shown (marked as next Exhibit) is the graph showing the inorganic compounds found on the LIBS from the junkyard car sample. Calcium was essentially not even present. The tall peaks were from the ICA car - calcium one of the main inorganic compounds in decomp.

He also tested the carpet using very minor chemical extracts. He did them. They cut a few of the fibers and placed it in methynol overnight and then injected it into the GCMS. This was to detect compounds that weren't going into gas form. The headspace test only shows elements coming off of carpet, not stuck in it. They found the presence of beuteric acid - a volotile fatty acid found in decomp. It is the first compound liberated during decomp of the volotile fatty acids. This was actually in the carpet itself.

His first reaction to opening the can - he jumped back a foot or two. It was very, very strong and he immediately recognized it as human decomposition that he has smelled for 20 years.

 

[Bobbarita]

Oh, I give it up already! If I'm on the jury that's it. There was a dead body in the trunk of the car and that was Caylee's body.

 

[PalmettoGirl]

From the can-recognized the smell of human decomp.....has smelled it for 20 years.

 

[Jetaime]

Dr Vass: "I was shocked that that little can can hold such a powerful odor" [paraphrasing]

 

[chasing.halos]

"Jumped back- Extreme odor" This is very damning evidence for the defense... this guy is really good.