@LadyL and everyone all the videos of the trial are on youtube under Law and Crime channel there is a playlist
The more likely explanation would be, it was done after the crime by locally accessing the computer and then backdating the search data to create the deception of the family traveling to Mexico, thus enhancing the value of dumping the Trooper at the border.
Maybe I'm delusional, but wasn't it the defense that said a knife was found in one of the graves? - this being based on a purported confession that DK made to one of his rather compromised girlfriends, who showed up at the last minute, that he had murdered the whole family? I have followed this case from the beginning, and am not aware of the existence a knife ever being mentioned by SB.
I want to see that knife produced, and the girlfriend plunked on the stand. And most certainly the jury will want to see both. Otherwise, the defense can say adios to its credibility.
So, I have just listened to Sequieda's testimony from today. What I came away with was.... Sequieda's father also had issues with Joseph, he was not happy that Joey wasn't sharing the selling price with them, he even called Joey a crook.
Sequieda talked about CM being "gone" in the time leading up to the family's disappearance... the defense seemed to elude to the fact that CM may have been gone away to install water fountains.
The defense was also trying to get it out that the "missing cheque" was actually about a dispute over some insurance money. A water fountain was damaged during shipping, the insurance paid for it, and they rebuilt it, and hadn't been paid for that.
It seemed like the pro's were trying to get Sequieda to say more about why he didn't trust CM but just couldn't get it out of him!!!
You are not crazy! LOL I heard it too... it was ... odd and seemed to be glossed over!
The defense knows it hasn’t been checked out, otherwise they wouldn’t have asked. Number one rule of criminal defense lawyers, don’t ask a question that you don’t already know the answer to.
The prosecution stated what was found in the graves in its opening statement. There was no mention of a knife. Why would this be withheld, I wonder?The evidence recovered from the grave sites will all be in the state exhibits. Most likely as photos.
But it's eerily close to the date Merritt started printing cheques - February 1st. Somehow or other he had to have stolen a batch of blank cheques, the serial numbers for which were in the #4000 range and the ones in Joey's office were in the #4200 range.On the timeline in the other forum, it's listed as January 28th...
No Time - Passport search on family desktop - Someone using the McStay's computer search for information about travel to Mexico and passports for children days before they disappeared. Also, a search of the McStay's computer showed someone had gone to the information website About.com to inquire about travel into Mexico and passports for children.
Looking at the communication between JM and CM that day, I don't know that CM would have been in their home that day?
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/mcstay-family-comprehensive-timeline.285143/#post-14733757
The prosecution stated what was found in the graves in its opening statement. There was no mention of a knife. Why would this be withheld, I wonder?
So, I have just listened to Sequieda's testimony from today. What I came away with was.... Sequieda's father also had issues with Joseph, he was not happy that Joey wasn't sharing the selling price with them, he even called Joey a crook.
Sequieda talked about CM being "gone" in the time leading up to the family's disappearance... the defense seemed to elude to the fact that CM may have been gone away to install water fountains.
The defense was also trying to get it out that the "missing cheque" was actually about a dispute over some insurance money. A water fountain was damaged during shipping, the insurance paid for it, and they rebuilt it, and hadn't been paid for that.
It seemed like the pro's were trying to get Sequieda to say more about why he didn't trust CM but just couldn't get it out of him!!!
Sequieda could not say the real reason because the warning from the previous workshop was hearsay
However he was able to state on redirect that he was in fact so warned, and the quality of Chase's welding etc was so poor, he had to be supervised at all times.
To be honest Joey's operation sounded a bit cowboy to me and I have some sympathy for MSM
MSM were treated only as a supplier, but provided almost all the capability to do the work, including tools and premises.
Joey's business would have operated a lot better without Chase IMO - but it also seems like Joey wanted to stay in the business development / entrepreneur end and not be much involved on the operations
My impression is that he didn't mean it literally and I think he meant to say 'being in bed with' which is a common expression, rather than 'lying in bed with'. I interpret it to mean it seemed awkward to Sequeida that there were these business-related disagreements when they were also friends of long-standing.Did anyone else catch something weird during Sequidas testimony? Part 1, right around the 22 minute mark. Maline is asking him if chase ever talked to him about his and Joey's relationship .. Pros is objecting, overruled and then Sequidas says something like: "he (chase) said they discussed business which seemed awkward, lying in bed...."
Am I hearing this right?! That chase told Sequida he and Joey would lie in bed together and discuss business? Almost implying Joey and chase were more than friends?? Somebody help me out here and tell me I'm crazy.
The more I hear the more it makes me question why Joey kept on preserving with Chase. Why on earth did he not fire him sooner if his work was abysmal?
I assumed Chase was good at his job so Joey could look the other way on certain things but now we are hearing he wasn’t that good at that even.
My impression is that he didn't mean it literally and I think he meant to say 'being in bed with' which is a common expression, rather than 'lying in bed with'. I interpret it to mean it seemed awkward to Sequeida that there were these business-related disagreements when they were also friends of long-standing.
If you dug the graves without backing in your actions would be exposed to anyone that happened to drive by.
Could something like that be done remotely? I know when I have had computer problems a tech can control my computer and they sounded like they were from India.