Missy, you obviously think the state has made assumptions, and since you don't want to continue to argue the testimony, I'm not sure what to respond here. However, I'll just generalize and say that I think that the state has taken certain bits of information/evidence, and made logical inferences, such as the ping info and the truck DNA. You can slice and dice these any say that maybe Chase shook hands with Joey when they last met and that's why his DNA is there. Etc. To my mind, the bulk of the evidence the state has presented is just more persuasive.
So much of the things the DT has asserted, while certainly not impossible, do seem like wild and convenient assumptions to me. The explanation of the Quickbooks and phone calls is an example. It's certainly possible that Joey and Chase were creating an "alternative accounting system", but the argument seems to me to cut out of whole cloth. The PT assertions here seem vastly more plausible: Chase realized that the gravy train was coming to an end, and started to grab what he could from Joey. Joey found out, confronted him, and paid the price.
On to the other point, though: Do you think it odd that Chase's changes in story all seem to align with what would be necessary at each point in the investigation?
Like you said, at this point we're not likely to change each others' minds!
