Hmmm. What holes in the case against CC do you see?
Miss. Motive.
* She is x-military and she seems to have some major issues. That is as scary a scenario as religious extremists. She is a female, but I have no doubt with her training she is physically able to have done the crime.
* She is/ was a stripper, very easy to discredit. She has contact on a daily basis with people that are just as nutty as she is. Its not going to be difficult to find people to make her look like a monster-- especially because considering the fact that she was sleeping with CC she is, just not the kind that kills.
* I am afraid that they are going to discredit Sheri based on her association with a woman like TL, not sure if that would fly with jurors. But Sheri is an outsider herself. If the Coleman's were aware that a divorce was coming we don't know if there was a smear campaign already going on to avoid tarnishing the family name.
* Her x-husband sounds like an unsavory kind of character.
She is the biggest. I'm hoping that they can find other mistresses because as much as she is the motive she is one hell of a scapegoat.
And I don't know if this is a hole, because from my vantage point it just underscores the fact that CC is a monster, but the fact that he strangled them all. I just didn't want to believe that a husband/father is capable of doing such a thing.
* Haven't heard much in the way of eye witnesses to the crime or people who have witnesses CC's dark side. A lot of people in that town are going to have a really hard time seeing CC as a monster-- especially considering who his family is. If it is overly cliquish community there could be some mistrust of outsiders. Imagine how they felt when they've got this super cop force coming into town staking out the Coleman family at the funeral, following the Coleman's to take the ailing Connie to the hospital. I think they are going to need people that they can relate to and trust to support the science. Even if there are no witnesses to the crime, if they can find people from the community that can talk about CC's dark side I really think its important. I'm afraid that this is going to tear this community apart, and I hope it will be stronger as a result. Oh yah, prosecution needs people that witnessed CC with his mistresses, I can't imagine that no one noticed someone going into their former residence.
* I'm concerned about how the quick the investigation and eventual arrest of CC will appear. It was of course a HUGE plus, and was achieved because they had the best of the best working the case. But again they are outsiders. It could be perceived as a rush to conclusions, that they did not look at other options, that it was a frame job etc.
* I was initially concerned that JM would be very overtly supportive of CC. He resigned though, and if anything I think that JM feels betrayed. Not a good thing to do to a woman who feels vulnerable to attacks and is a survivor of an abusive childhood.
* The swelling of CC's face concerns me. We've heard a rumor that he bashed his head in the squad car when he saw the crowd outside the jail. I believe that is what happened because it falls in line with a man like CC who probably has trouble controlling his impulses. It just doesn't ever look good for LE when a suspect looks beat up. Had MCS left town by this time?
I guess these are more vulnerabilities of the case against CC than holes in the case. I'm also concerned about CC's family not attending the plea hearing. Its almost too good to be true since the flock seems to follow the shepherd in this town, so what are trying to pull here?
What do you think?
It is so much for one school and the community to deal with in a short period of time. My heartfelt condolences to everyone in Columbia.
