What evidence was found by MCSD? It's too early in the morning to go investigating, but I think it was the majority of any "damning" evidence.
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Excerpt from "DEFENDANT'S STATEMENT ON PLANTED BLOOD"
http://www.stevenaverycase.org/keydocuments/
1/12/2007 26 pages
DEFENDANT'S STATEMENT ON PLANTED BLOOD
“Avery has announced
from the beginning of this case, or before, that he was being framed. It is his core
defense' The Manitowoc County sheriff's Department was invoived in 19g5 in his
wrongful conviction and imprisonment, and he was suing that deparlment and the
county for millions when this case arose within the jurisdiction of the Manitowoc
County sheriff's Department. Notwithstanding a purported recusal of that
deparfment, officers of the Manitowoc County sheriff's Department were present
(5)
wnen every significant piece of evidence against Avery - including the Toyota
RAV-4 was recovered, and in most cases, Manitowoc County sheriff,s
Department officers were the ones who actually claimed to find the evidence. The
availability of a vial of Avery's blood to the Manitowoc County sheriff,s
Department' indeed to the general public, can be shown smoothly and with a short,
logical succession of steps. The blood was unsecured and unsealed in the Clerk of
Court's office in the courthouse; the sheriff's Department has access by master key
to that clerk's office,l including the location where the blood sau and there was at the
relevant time no log or other means of recording who handled the file. Indeed, at
least one Manitowoc County sheriff's Department emproyee with a crucial role in
this case (and whose actions had been questioned in his deposition in Avery,s civil
case less than three weeks before Teresa Halbach disappeared) was involved in
septembet 2002 in transmitting to the Crime Laboratory some evidence from the
same court file at issue now. That is Lt. James Lenk.
There is no waste of time, no confusion of issues, and no unfair
prejudice that "substantialiy" outweighs the probative value of the planting”
**The State's response clarified that THEY didn't find it----
but the log contained in their response does show that from 10:30am when RAV 4 found until 3:04 pm (when Calumet County assumed responsibility for the car) there was one MCSO person after another on post with the car. And, as you know-- LENK was there.
Arrived at 2pm. So from 2:00-3:04pm LENK was there and MCSO still had possession. CCSO still wasn't logged as "responsible" for the car until 3:04pm.
Not saying he was ever alone with the car- that seems impossible OR that the place wasn't absolutely crawling with MCSO AND CCSO personnel <---- simply not noted on the log I'm looking at? The log in THIS document seems to be specifically related to the car NOT necessarily including everyone on scene. And I suspect the times were taken from radio logs and dispatch center times provided in hindsight. BUT my earlier suspicions seem correct: CCSO takes over and WHAMMO!! LOG created. Document, document, document.
When compared to the official "LOG STARTED ON 11-5-05 @ 2:25PM PER 412" also available with these docs @ link up top
You'll see that THAT log (5 pages) STARTED TWENTY FIVE MINUTES AFTER LENK ON SCENE is absolutely loaded with officers piling into the place.
I guess there's no way to know how many CCSO peeps were there with MCSO & Lenk---prior to the official log.
EDIT: The Log started at 2:25pm (25 min after LENK on scene shows Wisconsin DCI agents Hunsader & Fassbender showing up along with 6 MCSO guys and 3 CCSO guys prior to official take over of RAV4.
I'm also noticing that EVERYONE had a different opinion on the color of the car. TH's mom called it dark blue in 11/5 search warrant. A lab report from Wisconsin State Crime Lab simply calls it blue. Steven calls it green when being interviewed in the car on 11/5. I think the DMV registration said green.
And one final thought-- I know a TON of ppl think it's fishy that Pamela Sturm found the car so quickly, even suggesting she was somehow in on the conspiracy?
I find her to be VERY credible. Very consistent, solid testimony, verbal/non-verbal clues (not expert). I personally looked at the map PRIOR to fully looking into her and TOTALLY thought I'd follow a very similar route. AND probably squirrel RIGHT OFF up that hill as well to get the outer perimeter and come back in.
Anyway-- we all think differently.
BUT!! If you read the entire transcript from her call to the sheriff ---she is transferred from dispatch initially or sheriff's clerk? to the Sheriff and then to the Investigator-- who is ultimately the one you hear telling her NOT to touch the car. I always assumed she had ONE convo with a male dispatcher. She says she "found a RAV 4" and thinks it might be TH's because it's covered with junk and branches. She ASKS the Sheriff-- IN AN ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE IF IT CAN BE TERESA'S CAR
WHAT COLOR TERESA'S CAR IS!!!! She didn't know already!!
Seems like she was just scanning for RAV 4's and "any sign of Teresa"..
So score one for me!! I've always liked her. Sorry, not sorry