Thank you Soulscape and Tuba for the more in depth reading on the videotape chart. I had an intuitive feeling that the chart would reveal a lot to us, even if the timing were not exact. I think we can expect some more definitive info with the FM energy across the ascendant-descendant: could be more "he said", "he said".
I think FBI will be looking into phone records to see if DC did make a call to JH to meet him at the scene. DC has the most to lose (and puts the defense at risk!). So my question is - is DC truthful when he says JH "snuck up on him"? Can we tell from that chart?
If , as JH claimed, he was "invited" to the scene then we can look at him as 7th house partner: cancer ruled moon is in mercurial Gemini in 6th house of "service/daily work" making opposition to pluto in sag 12th house of secrets (next to venus the child) and forming a very wide mutable grand cross (moon/James
luto & uranus:saturn/Dominic) putting them on the see-saw dance across the 6 & 12th h and the 2nd & 8th h. As moon aspect is separating square from saturn, maybe this is not the first time? Moon also inconj mars (ruler of house of friends) - aha, an argument?
DC = saturn/virgo(mercury). JH = moon/gemini(mercury). So look at mercury(duality/communications) in scorpio(investigators) in house 10. Makes multiple nice aspects:
merc in scorp conj sun = communication is about the investigation
merc sextiles saturn (DC) = serious/responsible
merc sextiles jupiter (truth) (also give this to DC as it's sign of asc) =
but it does seem possible he gave out an invitation
merc trines uranus = hopeful of discovery & w/Pisces on 3rd h. neighborhood = hmmm, a surprise visitor arriving at the scene?
also merc squares neptune (of course it does! what would this case be without an active neptune???) So what happened to the truth??
Neptune (photography) in aquarius is in 2nd house (money) in mutual reception with uranus in Pisces (photography) also in the 2nd house (money). So, follow the money. LP states that JH was looking to sell video/pix to an NBC representative who was down in "Or-lawn-do" at the time. Saturn (DC) in yod (fate) formation with neptune & uranus taking a dim view of money making.
Saturn (DC) very active in the chart w/multiple soft aspects, the chart seem to "belong" to DC.
Moon (JH) makes the fewest aspects, and they are harsh - the inconj to brazen mars and the opposition to ruthless pluto/venus child. Was he late to the party? An unwanted interloper? Looks that way.
But, as they are both tied to mercury (DC is Saturn found in mercury ruled virgo; and JH is Moon found in mercury ruled gemini) maybe merc should have the last word. Mercury makes no aspect to moon (JH). It does look like he tried to spoil it for DC. Even though given from a different angle, this analysis supports the reading by Soulscape.
I will issue a caveat: as Tuba commented how could DC not know he was being tailed?? Definitely arouses suspicion. AND WE DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT TIME OF THE VIDEOTAPING. Time will tell us. And so will results of FBI checking phone records between the PI's.
