Metro Detroit ME (Dr. Werner Spitz) Will Testify At Casey Trial

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I'm looking forward to Dr. Spitz try to sputter his way around Dr. G the local
hero.
IMO
 
ascerbic said:
I haven't seen the uncersored pictures. Wasn't the skull detached from the spine? Why would you need to cut off the top? Couldn't you just look thru the eye holes or turn it upside down to look at the inside of the top (sorry for gross out).

And what difference does it make anyway. Of course it would have been on its side at one time. If she were dumped feet side down her body would just fall over on its side.

So much I don't understand.
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I went down and asked my hospital's pathologist what she thought about this while at work today, and her guess is that they will argue that you can't adequately inspect the cranial vault (where the brain sits) without removing the skull cap. If a skull is intact, turning it upside down would let you look through the foramen magnum (where the spinal cord enters the skull) but it's not a big hole, even in adults. There is bone in the back of the eye sockets in humans, with small holes for nerves and blood vessels to pass through. I would guess (strong emphasis on guess) that during the original autopsy they would have done a saline wash on the skull's interior and examined any particulates that were flushed out. I suppose they could have used a flexible necked scope to inspect the interior surfaces, but if it's mentioned in the autopsy report, I missed it. Sounds like he might say that there was something clinging to a hard to see part of the vault (perhaps on one of the occipital bones) that they missed by not opening the skull.

ETA: She didn't claim it's a valid argument, just what she thought they might say, given the circumstances.
 
He gives me a headache. One thing I noted, he confirmed the remains were most likely there for 6 months. Uh-Oh Jose, now what?
Can't this hurt his testimony i the SA saw this interview and he says something different on the stand? Won't it hurt his credibility? Let's hope the SA saw this.
 
Lovejac said:
What is talking about? "somebody picked the body up and put it in the pond"
WTH??? :banghead:
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I'm expecting a whole new wave of mass confusion when he gets on the stand, but in the end Ashton and LDB will set the record straight. It seems like so many of the defense witnesses are not familiar at all with this case even tho Spitz claims he has been working on it for one year. (in the interview) How can that even be true when he did the 2nd autopsy 2 and a half years ago?
 
How is this possible?????

"He said he has been involved in the case for a relatively long time -- before defense attorney Jose Baez started representing Anthony"
 
whiteangora said:
I'm expecting a whole new wave of mass confusion when he gets on the stand, but in the end Ashton and LDB will set the record straight. It seems like so many of the defense witnesses are not familiar at all with this case even tho Spitz claims he has been working on it for one year. (in the interview) How can that even be true when he did the 2nd autopsy 2 and a half years ago?
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In another interview he said he'd been working on the case longer than Baez.

The good Dr. is not all there, and will be torn asunder (hopefully gently) by the state.
 
JWG said:
In another interview he said he'd been working on the case longer than Baez.

The good Dr. is not all there, and will be torn asunder (hopefully gently) by the state.
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Well, that's sad if he really is getting dotty, I would imagine that the state will not humiliate him. JB obviously made another bad choice to use him. Didn't he have another forensic pathologist on his team at one time?
 
whiteangora said:
I'm expecting a whole new wave of mass confusion when he gets on the stand, but in the end Ashton and LDB will set the record straight. It seems like so many of the defense witnesses are not familiar at all with this case even tho Spitz claims he has been working on it for one year. (in the interview) How can that even be true when he did the 2nd autopsy 2 and a half years ago?
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. . . . that Dr G did not agree in court that he had done :innocent:

:crazy:
 
whiteangora said:
He did say it was decomposed, deteriorated, whatever.
He seems to be getting a bit dotty, didn't want to discuss when or if he would be paid.
He also seems to think there should have been intact insects or insect parts found on the sticky side of the tape.
I would think they too would have decomposed. Dr G may have to be called back for rebuttal.
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I would think there is no sticky side by the time she was found.
I watched Tony Pipitone's interview, and he should have been embarrassed at his soft pedaling.
There is nothing a MSM TH will not do to get air time. It is sad.
 
whiteangora said:
I'm expecting a whole new wave of mass confusion when he gets on the stand, but in the end Ashton and LDB will set the record straight. It seems like so many of the defense witnesses are not familiar at all with this case even tho Spitz claims he has been working on it for one year. (in the interview) How can that even be true when he did the 2nd autopsy 2 and a half years ago?
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Not only did he do the 2nd autopsy over 2 years ago but he didn't write any report on it until very recently, so he is relying on his memory!! That is such a no-no it's hard to comprehend anyone in the medical field doing that.
 
ZsaZsa said:
Not only did he do the 2nd autopsy over 2 years ago but he didn't write any report on it until very recently, so he is relying on his memory!! That is such a no-no it's hard to comprehend anyone in the medical field doing that.
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How old is this guy?
 
mikeysmommom said:
Me either I guess JB saved enough blood money to afford him:innocent:

O/T :seeya: I am Donna M from NJ too LOL.
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You rekon he took a crate of Oranges for his fee? This seem's to be JB's favorite form of payment for services. :loser:

TC, Robin
 
ZsaZsa said:
Not only did he do the 2nd autopsy over 2 years ago but he didn't write any report on it until very recently, so he is relying on his memory!! That is such a no-no it's hard to comprehend anyone in the medical field doing that.
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BBM

I sure hope the SA knows this and questions him on it!
 
whiteangora said:
http://www.clickorlando.com/video/28248341/index.html

Has anyone watched this yet? Now Spitz is saying brain matter was in the skull.
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:twocents: Please, please....let him be on the stand when I can watch!:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

:innocent: Hopefully the SA cross will be done gently as he does have unique pathology experience but just from that clip, not a complete grip on the facets & facts of this particular case. :innocent:

PS: I am NOT old enough to remember the ":waitasec: duct tape :waitasec: as fly catchers" in the barber shops BUT I do remember barbershop poles...WAY back in the day!:seeya:
 
MsFacetious said:
He said he has been involved in the case for a relatively long time -- before defense attorney Jose Baez started representing Anthony.

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/28239316/detail.html


So he is trying to say that he (Dr Spitz) was involved in the case within a few hours of Casey's initial arrest?

5 months before a body was found?

While we were being told to look for a live Caylee in Miami, New York, North Carolina... etc.

Is that what I'm getting here?


Jose Baez was hired within 48 hours.

Hours after her first court appearance.

He was on WESH on July 18 telling us where to look for Caylee alive.

He was on Nancy Grace on July 23rd with the airport sighting in Atlanta.

If Dr Spitz was in the picture anytime in that first week... he certainly isn't going to HELP the defense by saying that in court. At least Dr G has her facts straight. :waitasec:
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I am pretty sure that the SA wouldn't be able to bring that little tid-bit up in cross because it isn't within the scope of JB's questioning.

On the other hand, wouldn't JB qualify the expert and it could lead to the question of how long has he been aware of the case? Then, I would imagine that Sa could inquire.."Did you say at one point to ( whomever) that you were involved in this case before JB was?

TC, Robin
 
chicklet said:
"Could have" is not proof or evidence beyond a reasonable doubt. The fact is...there is no proof of anything other than KC lies like a rug. On June 8th Dr. Drew reported on his HLN show that he had spoken to GA's ex wife who said that GA is a prolific liar and that KC probably inherited it from him. She also alluded to something regarding inappropriateness towards kids. If you have Comcast cable you can watch it from their onDemand programming. For all any of us know GA could be involved. Just because he used to be in LE doesn't mean he couldn't do anything wrong. (Bobby Cutts Jr., Drew Peterson) Assuming LE officers never do bad things is like assuming that no priest would ever molest a child. A person's career choice doesn't make them incapable of wrong-doing.
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I also watched that show and here is the comments made about George by the ex.

But interestingly, I did talk to George Anthony`s ex-wife today. You know, there`s an ex-wife. And she told me that she thought George had a lying gene. Not that he was a bad guy. She actually spoke very kindly about him, but he had a lying gene that he had transmitted to Casey.

Isn`t that an interesting theory? And I appreciate her talking to me and letting me speak about that.

http://www.cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1106/08/ddhln.01.html

I don't see anything about her saying "She also alluded to something regarding inappropriateness towards kids."


Could you please provide me with a link? Because my transcript doesn't say this. Thanks.
 
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