I've learned quite a bit during the trial so far, and while I believe 100% that Mark is guilty, the testimony and evidence presented so far are not quite as convincing yet. Here's what has been new/interesting/surprising to me:
- Like others, I had assumed that Dylan had not confronted his dad about the diaper photos until that night at his house, and it was Dylan mentioning and/or sharing the photos with his dad set his dad into a rage, killing him in the process. It's been revealed that Mark was confronted with the photos many months before and had spent time alone with Dylan on a road trip months earlier, with Mark, Dylan, and Corey all having full knowledge of the photos. This kind of deflates the theory that Mark was surprised by Dylan mentioning the photos and becoming instantly outraged at it.
- The blood evidence is one of the strongest pieces of physical evidence against Mark, and that evidence seems not as strong now. Corey admits he (Corey) bled in the house, Dylan's friends said he often scraped himself playing sports (like diving for the football in the street), and the amount of blood found in the house sounds like it's just a few small specks (vs. a pool of blood). There's still a ways to go on this, but right now it seems to be that there is some reasonable doubt on the blood evidence.
- Finally, when confronted by Elaine's friends in front of Mark's house (where they called him a "sh** eater, among other things), Mark raised a pole/log/something up and went into a rage, forcing them to leave in fear. In court it was revealed that they were extremely aggressive towards him, called him a ton of obscene things, and would not leave. He screamed back and eventually became enraged. This is different than my earlier understanding, which was they merely mentioned the diaper photo to him which immediately set him off into a rage.
This trial has a long way to go, but this is my impression so far, based on the above pieces of evidence.
Your thoughts?
- Like others, I had assumed that Dylan had not confronted his dad about the diaper photos until that night at his house, and it was Dylan mentioning and/or sharing the photos with his dad set his dad into a rage, killing him in the process. It's been revealed that Mark was confronted with the photos many months before and had spent time alone with Dylan on a road trip months earlier, with Mark, Dylan, and Corey all having full knowledge of the photos. This kind of deflates the theory that Mark was surprised by Dylan mentioning the photos and becoming instantly outraged at it.
- The blood evidence is one of the strongest pieces of physical evidence against Mark, and that evidence seems not as strong now. Corey admits he (Corey) bled in the house, Dylan's friends said he often scraped himself playing sports (like diving for the football in the street), and the amount of blood found in the house sounds like it's just a few small specks (vs. a pool of blood). There's still a ways to go on this, but right now it seems to be that there is some reasonable doubt on the blood evidence.
- Finally, when confronted by Elaine's friends in front of Mark's house (where they called him a "sh** eater, among other things), Mark raised a pole/log/something up and went into a rage, forcing them to leave in fear. In court it was revealed that they were extremely aggressive towards him, called him a ton of obscene things, and would not leave. He screamed back and eventually became enraged. This is different than my earlier understanding, which was they merely mentioned the diaper photo to him which immediately set him off into a rage.
This trial has a long way to go, but this is my impression so far, based on the above pieces of evidence.
Your thoughts?
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