Ok guys, I'm finally caught up... FOR NOW. As I imagined, this thread moved so quickly today that I have
literally done
nothing (with the exception of a quick dinner break) but read these threads since 6 pm, and it took me until 11 to catch up. Didn't someone say I could learn a few tricks from seasoned sleuths about how to get through these threads quickly? Where are you seasoned sleuths? I could really use some help over here. Help a sista out!
lease:
I don't have much speculation to add that hasn't already been discussed by others. So instead... I thought I'd point out the new info that I, personally, find interesting, helpful, or important.
#1: The affair began in June and ended in October -
per article from The State
#2: A solicitor told the judge that Heather feared Tammy. That once when SM was making a call to one of the managers at TK, TM took the phone and told the manager that Heather should be fired and called her derogatory names. -
per article from The State
#3: After TM heard about the affair, TM handcuffed SM to the bed at night--a condition he agreed to for a six-month probationary period. -
per article from The State
#4: TM sent Heather dozens of texts and made dozens of calls to Heather after learning about the affair. -
per article from The State
#5: HCPD chief Rhodes indicated their department had been called to the home at least 39 times
since the investigation began and she feared there would be violence in the home if the couple were released. She said most calls were related to threats made to them on social media. She further went on to say that TM & SM are a danger to the community... that when they responded to their home, they were often met by an armed SM, and if released, in her opinion, they would have more violent confrontations. -
per article from The State and
My Horry News
#6: (I know many have been curious to know--myself included--how much, to what extent, and what type of evidence had been disclosed to the attorneys--and I found the answer.)
McCollum (TM's attorney) says prosecutors haven't yet released evidence, as will be required during the discovery portion of the case, so most of what he's seen is coming from police reports. -
per WMBF
#7: The M's were not
only texting friends about buying land/property in another state or posting about it on social media, but were also going so far as to e-mail (what appears to be) a real estate agent/Realtor. - per the picture dated 1/16/14 from Hoppy that states "Do you know if I did a 20000 cash down payment if the owner would finance it... we'd like to offer $75,000 w seller paying closing costs. We leave in the morning to go back to S.C.... did you happen to find anything comparable in the area even if its just land and no house...is the property under contract? Is it free and clear at $86,000?"
Side note -- the M's reported an income of 48K on a loan app in 2013, but they now have $20 grand in cash to use for a down payment on a house?!? SOMETHING STINKS IN SUBURBIA.
#8: Pretty much everything from Hoppy's court commentary--
*SM's attorney stating SM had been upfront with LE... specifically about the IE texts TM sent to Heather of the two of them having coitus (as Sheldon Cooper would say)
*The FBI inspected surveillance tapes of the F150
*The fact that both M's have Florida ID cards
*SM's attorney claiming we would find NO evidence that SM was in the truck or at PTL or any part of this...that what we will find is evidence of an affair with Heather, that there was no motive, and that Sidney
liked Heather (I'm sure TM did not like hearing those words come out of SM's attorney's mouth... in front of the entire community... shaming her like that? Oh, the horror!)
*TM's attorney claiming his client believes someone 'spoofed her phone' and stating she wasn't responsible for some of the calls and/or texts made on it... going further to say that someone was pretending to be them. (Comeeeee onnnnn now, Mr. McCollum. With all due respect, is that REALLY the best you've got? The "someone-stole-my-phone-or-gained-access-to-it-with-hacking-software-in-an-attempt-to-frame-me" defense? REALLY? If so, you might want to work on a different angle because no one is buying into that garbage. It would be impossible for someone to 'spoof her phone' AND her FB account AND Sidney's FB account AND the other 431 fake FB accounts.)
That is all.
Oh, just one personal opinion--after watching interviews of both attorneys, I do tend to agree with Hoppy. TM's attorney seems overly confident or maybe he's just trying to hard... it seems to me like he's auditioning for the
role of a defense attorney... in a poorly scripted Lifetime movie. I also think SM's attorney truly believes his client is innocent and is truly baffled why anyone would think otherwise. His perception may, or may not, change drastically when all of the evidence is revealed during the discovery phase (depending on how strong the evidence might be). It will be interesting to see if there's a change in his demeanor, for sure.
Most cities have a busy night life after "last call". I'm not alone ... 