I was rewatching Friday’s hearing, and I noticed something.
Earlier the judge had said that she just wanted to read Poppell’s report on what Teske brought in, she didn’t need to see the actual ammo. Then she apparently notices something in the report and her whole demeanor changes. She suddenly now wants to see the evidence, and conducts the inquiry herself, donning gloves and sorting through the ammo.
I think she read through the inventory of what Teske turned in and saw that some of the bullets were Starline brass with silver primer. These are the exact rounds that were used on Rust and were tested by the FBI.
I believe that’s when the judge realized that Poppell was not being truthful. This wasn’t regular ammo that you can pick up from your local gun store. These bullets were made by Joe Swanson specifically for use on movie sets. Almost certainly the only time Poppell would have seen them before would be on the Rust investigation, so it’s just not credible that she inventoried them, yet couldn’t recall what Teske had turned in and didn’t think it was tied to Rust.
You can watch it here at 1:07:30.
Earlier the judge had said that she just wanted to read Poppell’s report on what Teske brought in, she didn’t need to see the actual ammo. Then she apparently notices something in the report and her whole demeanor changes. She suddenly now wants to see the evidence, and conducts the inquiry herself, donning gloves and sorting through the ammo.
I think she read through the inventory of what Teske turned in and saw that some of the bullets were Starline brass with silver primer. These are the exact rounds that were used on Rust and were tested by the FBI.
I believe that’s when the judge realized that Poppell was not being truthful. This wasn’t regular ammo that you can pick up from your local gun store. These bullets were made by Joe Swanson specifically for use on movie sets. Almost certainly the only time Poppell would have seen them before would be on the Rust investigation, so it’s just not credible that she inventoried them, yet couldn’t recall what Teske had turned in and didn’t think it was tied to Rust.
You can watch it here at 1:07:30.