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Actually, now, it seems that there's a lot of evidence that ties these crimes to CM. If they can pin down motive and some connections it could definitely be a DP trial.
MOO
Not that I notice every little thing, nor would I probably make a good witness, but I don't see any similarities between CM and GB.
How could CM ever be mistaken for Gianni? IMO, it must've been someone other than CM.
Gianni was tall, wavy to curly hair, and had more of a lean body type.
CM doesn't really look at all like GB, plus he's much shorter. I don't know, but that's my opinion.
In all honesty I just don't see these kids having a $250 usage habit. Sal had just gotten back from being gone for three months. Ilona was working steadily. And Gianni, if you look at the big picture was a smart up and coming restaurant guy who had been meeting with attorneys to patent a brand for gluten free Italian foods. These things cannot be accomplished while using that much drugs daily, all the while the family not knowing. From everything that I have read I do not see the evidence of the $250 a day thing. Statements from drug dealers. Not a credible group in my mind. What a better way to divert attention away from themselves than to wipe their noses on the victim's sleeves. IMO it's too early to say.
I do think IF in fact Gianni was buying this much daily it was to deal most of it. If they were using that much, their behavior would have been a hot mess.
JMO's
CM's brother-in-law's Civic on the left, Gianni's Camry on the right. Very similar vehicles.
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The thing that I keep coming back to is why Ilona called all the different hospitals and jails while waiting, after getting off work. Sal came to pick her up. All in all Gianni was only MIA at that time for 2 hours. Not a case that would usually send someone into a frenzy to call jails and hospitals. Even though Sal was there to calm her fears, yet didn't. IMO there must have been some reason to FEAR that something BAD could have happened to Gianni in the last two hours. And in the end SOMEONE wanted to make sure they could not share that fear and who from.
JMO
If Gianni was using or buying heroin during those hours and Ilona knew it, yep, she WOULD be calling hospitals and jails, because that's just what you do.
Her fear would be based on a possible overdose or drug bust.
CM was seen on surveillance, and ID'ed by Ilona's coworker and her boyfriend, approaching Ilona to ask where the Wings restaurant was, and observing her from a distance for awhile, before disappearing outside video coverage. That was after they clocked out 12 minutes after midnight. I wonder if the two Macy witnesses were shown the surveillance tapes.
That being said: No one has a $250 a day habit, or 4-5 gram day habit. The human body can not process that amount of high percentage heroin and not shut down.
$250 a day is distribution, paying for one's own usage, stepping on it once and selling "dime" bags at parties and to friends.
I guess I missed the relevance of CM's brother-in-law's vehicle - was it in the news?
Was it confirmed that CM lived with his sister and brother-in-law? A man, and woman named Mecardo-Axxxxxx, are associated with that address and are in their 50's. CM is 29. Not saying it's impossible to have a sibling 20+ years older, but unlikely.
I don't think CM was positively seen on surveillance video or ID'd by the coworkers. My understanding is that the surveillance video is so blurry the person cannot be positively ID'd. I don't recall the coworkers being asked if the man they saw at the mall that night was CM. I don't think anybody can positively put CM at the mall scene at any time.
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No, I'm sorry. You can't link to an individual's social media page unless s/he is a victim or suspect.
Really? Oh dear, that's upsetting for all concerned.
LE collected tan pants at CM's house, as well as from that cocaine dealer's apartment. Nothing found on any of the tan pants collected?
Sorry mod. Am I allowed to link to a single photo of CM on someone else's facebook page? For example, this is nice photo of CM.
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The photo on the left -- the Civic -- was displayed during the prelim. The detective on the stand said the brother-in-law let CM drive the Civic occasionally. But the brother-in-law could not recall if CM drove it on Dec. 23 or 24.
The prosecution displayed the photo and hinted CM was driving the Civic. The defense hinted through questioning that Gianni's car was the one the witnesses saw driving away.
The brother-in-law has the same first and last name as his father.
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/loc...ement-Belvedere-Flint-Killings-264395261.html
Mercado’s lawyer says his client is single and lived with his sister and brother-in-law in Mira Mesa. The suspect’s mother and other sibling live in the Bay Area. Mercado works at Target. Berg says he had no prior criminal history before the weapons charges.
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2. Heroin currently sold on the streets runs between $45 and $60 a gram at a purity in the 90 percentile. 1 gram can keep 2 people "maintained" for 24 hours. "Maintained" as in slightly euphoric, functional, and NOT sick. Junkies "nod out" immediately when they're shooting, slamming....using a needle. It lasts 15-25 minutes. Snorting doesn't cause that immediate "nod", just a chilled out reaction. If someone pays more than $60/gram, they must have "sucker" written all over their forehead, it's a "buyer's market".
I4. Cocaine and heroin combined make a "speedball". Example: John Belushi. That explains coke at the crime scene. Coke alone can intensify the "sick" coming down from heroin. I never met a user who used cocaine to get by til their next fix. Almost all that I have come across have used "speedballs".
5. When a junkie can't get any heroin, they go for benzos, and prescription pain killers, far more expensive on the street but it gets them by. Herein lies the dilemma: Dr.s and dentists, over the past decade, have willy nilly prescribed pain killers to their patients and haven't really bothered to question whether their patients are addicted. Specifically teens. Sure, patients who become addicted can get 3-4 doctors prescribing to them, or hit the ER with self inflicted wounds (Migraines are 2 thumbs up on that front).....but wait! For under $25 a day, you can get that same feeling with heroin, don't need a prescription, don't even need to use a needle, and after you get yourself up to snuff (after the initial first time "puke your guts up" experience), no one will even know.
5. When a junkie can't get any heroin, they go for benzos, and prescription pain killers, far more expensive on the street but it gets them by. Herein lies the dilemma: Dr.s and dentists, over the past decade, have willy nilly prescribed pain killers to thei$250 a day is distribution, paying for one's own usage, stepping on it once and selling "dime" bags at parties and to friends.