Kittybunny
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Well if they have an explanation for each piece of evidence what is the case? I think there is zero reason for the Morphew girls to ever hear an opinion of someone that LE has interviewed but won’t be allowed at trial because it is hearsay. They are aware of much of the speculation that is already out there I would assume.
The explanation given to the girls for each piece of evidence by BM and his attorney can be whatever it is they want it to be in private. The courtroom strategy is a different thing but the whole point of defense attorneys is to TRY and refute every piece of evidence - regardless of how strong it is. If they didn't have an explanation for each piece of evidence (including how it was collected, credibility of witnesses), I'd say they weren't doing their job.
Also, I'm not really speaking about hearsay, I don't disagree with you about that. I'm speaking of evidence that could be very damning to BM - such as DNA or blood. I don't know if you followed the Gannon Stauch case, but his stepmom tried to "pre-explain" evidence, for example, saying "Gannon cut his foot on some tools in the garage, that's why there is blood there." In BM, I can imagine "Oh, well your mom cut her hand making dinner for me while you girls were away." If the girls were pre-disposed to believe BM, they could be primed to not be objective. In the end though, I don't think it matters because even if the unredacted AA were released tomorrow, I don't think the girls would read it; they would be highly highly discouraged from it. And then over time, they will be "prepared" by the defense for what they will hear in the courtroom or the news and why it's all lies.
In the end, my objection wasn't about the hearsay or evidence or about making the case beyond a reasonable doubt - it was about the long delay being an opportunity for the defense to keep the girls in the dark and firmly in Barry's camp by giving them only the defense's side first. In the courtroom it will be a completely different story, but by then the girls will probably not change their minds about anything presented, no matter how strong the evidence or airtight the witnesses are. But perhaps I'm not giving them enough credit; or I'm giving BM's manipulative skills too much credit. I would love to be wrong.