Cont. from post #459
#Rohde's father in law [Susan's father] tested the hook of the bathroom door himself, while Susan lay dead on the bathroom floor. That had to have been tough. See the second image for a close-up of the locking mechanism.
#Rohde Van der Spuy refers to a WhatsApp, Sms or "whatever it's called" to Mrs Alterskye at 07:06 in the morning. This message is a problem. If Susan was already dead, who sent it? "At the time when that message was sent, where was your wife?" "My wife was...[shrugs]...alive..."
"I don't know what they're saying that I did."
#rohde What a ridiculous thing to say, it's on the charge sheet. That's why he's in court. Hasn't he read the indictment?
#Rohde Same scenario as in
#OscarPistorius "Is there any earthly reason why you'd perform CPR [if you wished to murder your wife]. "Logically, you'd have to say no." I don't think this is about logic, though, I think it's about a crime of passion. It's about emotion.
#Rohde Van der Spuy asks his client his last question. "Is there anything you want to say to the court..." "My Lady, I'm an adulterer. I destroyed the lives...I have to live with the shame of that...With all my faults, I'm not a murderer."
#Rohde "But I can also look at them [his daughters], but I can also look at them, knowing I didn't inflict death on their mom...The way I always think of it, I already have a life sentence." Rohde is done. Judge asks him a few questions.
#Rohde "I haven't been able to grieve for Susan. I don't know if you understand what I mean. I've just been fighting for my life. I haven't had a chance to literally grieve. The other night I had a dream of her,there's a lady in the audience, the gallery, that reminds me of her."
#Rohde Van der Spuy cleverly interjects, interrupts his client and asks for an adjournment, putting an end to Rohde's waffle. Unfortunate that the Judge didn't persevere with more questions. What did I say yesterday about giving a man enough rope...
One thing we know is that
#Rohde is a liar. He's confirmed as much. He lied to his wife, his therapist. Are liars murderers? In my true crime narratives I often say not all liars are murderers, but all murderers are liars, and typically, their entire lives are lies.
Quite brazen, this idea that
#Rohde staged the suicide, badly, then called Daniels, then had Daniels watch him enter the room first and contaminate the scene, messing up the rickety hair iron cord contraption. Look at these crazy photos for how the hair iron wire was set-up.
Van der Spuy referring to the WhatsApp or SMS or whatever was a huge WTF moment for me in the last session. It's a crucial piece of evidence, potentially a gamechanger for his client, and yet the lawyer isn't sure what the message is?
#Rohde
Follow this link which opens to pertinent moment:
https://youtu.be/T3YYei2GJG8?t=46m … #Rohde Here's more duping delight, it seems, scratching the ear, tongue wagging briefly, as his lawyer runs through the charges against him, including "obstructing the course of justice."