GUILTY TX - Christina Morris, 23, Plano, 30 Aug 2014 - Enrique Arochi kidnapping trial #2

[SteveS]

According to this (case link), the trial was cancelled for Monday.

The website is confusing, but I believe you are seeing remnants of an earlier reschedule. I'm fairly certain they will work a half day Monday.

 

[jnblsm]

I have just had a sign (from somewhere? Above? Serendipity?) that I need to follow my instincts and be in court. Call me weird, but my sign appeared out of nowhere in a place I would never expect. So I'm going with it. Work wise, Tuesday will be the best day for me to go. So I'm 95% sure I'm going that day. Unless my manager says no, which I doubt, I'll be there.

I'm don't think you can copy my tweets here since I'm not MSM, but I think that I can post on WS what I'm witnessing in the courtroom. Mods can you confirm? I know I obviously can't give details about jurors etc, but I can at least alert that sidebars are going on when there's Twitter silence, give observances on demeanors of attorneys and witnesses and atmosphere in the room.

I am going to try to do one this week, one next week if I can swing it.

I think I follow you on Twitter? My handle is the same as here.

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[TCMom]

I think I follow you on Twitter? My handle is the same as here.

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Sent you a PM

 

[roadrunnermt]

One of the witnesses testified that CM was talking about her battery going dead

[B[/B]

But if it had gone dead, it would not have pinged unless she charged it. If she did charge it, that would indicate she went willingly. It's interesting and waiting on the logs but I guess we won't see them. We will only get the testimony correct and/or partial testimony?

 

[roadrunnermt]

I'm curious about the pings too. Mostly because:

His phone pinged at Custer Road at 4:08.

Hers pinged at 4:47, his pinged at 4:56 on the same cell tower. Approximately 40 minutes later his cell phone pinged near his house.

I'm sure earlier on someone said how far away Custer Road and 5800 Granite Parkway are. But it seems to me like the cell tower at GP and the pings proves that he stopped somewhere. However towers cover such a huge area.

If we ASSUME that he stopped, that could mean two things. One - they stopped in that area and THAT is when the attack happened. Two - attack and "disposal" (I hate that word) happened.

I lean more toward just the attack since he was so late to work the next morning. However he apparently cleaned the hell out of that car.

So she could very likely be in the area of that cell tower at 5800 granite parkway. People saying there was a lot of construction in that area disturbs me.

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From my memory, I think both pinged 5800 Granite Pkwy 9 minutes apart. That indicates in my mind they were stopped and likely where attack happened. I think maybe he then put her lifeless body in his trunk, went home, slept a little, then left to go dispose leaving from his house to dispose given the ping trails.

 

[roadrunnermt]

I'm curious about the pings too. Mostly because:

His phone pinged at Custer Road at 4:08.

Hers pinged at 4:47, his pinged at 4:56 on the same cell tower. Approximately 40 minutes later his cell phone pinged near his house.

I'm sure earlier on someone said how far away Custer Road and 5800 Granite Parkway are. But it seems to me like the cell tower at GP and the pings proves that he stopped somewhere. However towers cover such a huge area.

If we ASSUME that he stopped, that could mean two things. One - they stopped in that area and THAT is when the attack happened. Two - attack and "disposal" (I hate that word) happened.

I lean more toward just the attack since he was so late to work the next morning. However he apparently cleaned the hell out of that car.

So she could very likely be in the area of that cell tower at 5800 granite parkway. People saying there was a lot of construction in that area disturbs me.

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I wonder if investigators actually tracked construction dumpster dumping locations and searched with dogs. This is a young lady missing from where I grew up at from 1992 still not found. One of the rumors floating around is that she was buried under concrete at a new business location that was being built at the time of her disappearance. It is very disturbing. How can we find out what in that address location was being built at the time? I searched Granite Park and it appears to have been around many years IMO. Anyone who can confirm?

 

[Mountaingazer]

There was only one ping from Christina after they left the parking garage, correct? If so I am guessing it was what we always referred to a "death ping" When I worked in the cell phone industry (which is a particularly tragic name given the circumstances).

Basically, your phone will appear to shut down when it your battery gets to a critical low point, but it is actually not completely dead, more in a state of deep hibernation. This is so that if you get a power source and can charge it, you can turn it on quicker. (This is true of many electronics and why it is suggested to unplug appliances/devices if you want to reduce your energy use).

So the phone stays in this deep sleep, it won't ping, it won't receive data, etc. Then when those last little bits of electricity are almost gone that it can't even sustain itself in this sleep mode, it will give one final ping, "the death ping."

If Christina has the find my phone app enabled on her iPhone and didn't mess around with the default settings, that final ping would include very detailed location information as well. As the default setting is to get a location before it dies so you can then access that information on the icloud. But, if she had changed settings or turned off the GPS, the location would be done trough triangulation and not as accurate.

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[roadrunnermt]

There was only one ping from Christina after they left the parking garage, correct? If so I am guessing it was what we always referred to a "death ping" When I worked in the cell phone industry (which is a particularly tragic name given the circumstances).

Basically, your phone will appear to shut down when it your battery gets to a critical low point, but it is actually not completely dead, more in a state of deep hibernation. This is so that if you get a power source and can charge it, you can turn it on quicker. (This is true of many electronics and why it is suggested to unplug appliances/devices if you want to reduce your energy use).

So the phone stays in this deep sleep, it won't ping, it won't receive data, etc. Then when those last little bits of electricity are almost gone that it can't even sustain itself in this sleep mode, it will give one final ping, "the death ping."

If Christina has the find my phone app enabled on her iPhone and didn't mess around with the default settings, that final ping would include very detailed location information as well. As the default setting is to get a location before it dies so you can then access that information on the icloud. But, if she had changed settings or turned off the GPS, the location would be done trough triangulation and not as accurate.

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Very helpful info! Thank you! I think that 5800 Granite Pkwy was her only ping to our public knowledge thus far so does sound like you are describing. Is there a clarification on whether it actually went dead or if it was turned off at that point or would it still ping just the location data and nothing different to know?

According to the search warrant, CM's dad said CM's phone was not receiving any calls and could not be tracked using findmyiphone in which Mark Morris had the password to access.
https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/1353720/enrique-arochi-search-warrant.pdf

 

[roadrunnermt]

I needed a visual of this parked nose to nose one spot over so I attempted to find a photo in a similar parking. I added graphics to show each person and cars. If the dent on EA's car occurred while in the parking garage, did it come from the attack/kidnapping of CM fighting? It would be helpful to know if they have a picture of the cars parked and who's was where in aspect of which car they would have arrived at first on their walking path. If at CM's driver side door and EA grabs her, then drags her towards his passenger door kicking and screaming, the dent could have easily came from CM fighting, IMO. It also matters if there was a vehicle in that empty spot between the cars. Would he have dragged her to passenger seat or trunk? Which direction? IMO by looking at this visual I can see dragging to passenger door, CM kicking the hell out of the car, and he ends up putting her in the trunk due to her fighting hard either unconscious or not but if phone was dead (or dead enough not to allow texts/calls) she had no way to contact anyone.

 

[roadrunnermt]

I can't seem to get it to attach but here is a link via google docs online if anyone wants the document. I opened it to public. If anyone can verify spellings/corrections, please let me know! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SmVkPoCp1_-HTPcNHo2BqWCTwZRaNytm1-W_2RJQnnE/edit?usp=sharing

Witnesses in trial of Enrique Arochi/Christina Morris
Day 1 Witnesses
1. (W1) Carrie Peele worked with CM, knew CM & HF having relationship problems.
2. (W2) Taylor Shelton, worked with CM, hired her. CM got texts that concerned her.
Day 2 Witnesses
1. (W3) Mark Morris, Christina's father
2. (W4) Officer Christopher Semrau with Plano Police
3. (W5) Sidney Robertson, friend of Christina
4. (W6) Ariel Hammer, friend of Christina.
5. (W7) Teighlor Stegman. Says Morris was her best friend.
6. (W8) Lt. Jeff Wise, Plano PD, Crimes Against Persons, assisted w disappearance
7. (W9) Susan Hassan, Plano PD, crime scene investigator
8. (W10) Det Jerry Minton 31yrs w Plano PD. Assigned to forgery dept
9. Hunter Foster, attorney advised his client to invoke the 5th and not testify.
10. Attorney for Taylor Barry, man with Foster on night also plead the 5th
11. (W11) Paulina Petrosky, friend, was her apartment
12. (W12) Sabrina Boss. Friend, was among the group gathering.
Day 3 Witnesses
1. (W13) Brea/Arielle Lofton, part of group, met CM that night.
2. (W14) Justin Hill, was w Lofton and group on 8/29/14, knew CM/EA.
3. (W15) James Nyawera. Part of group, knew CM/EA from school.
4. (W16) Steven Nickerson. He was at the apartment where all were hanging out.
5. (W17) Scott Epperson, Plano Police detective, helped investigate the case.
6. (W18) Logan Prendergast, CM Ex boyfriend.
7. (W19) Erica Scott, hair stylist at Shops of Legacy, where Morris was last seen
8. (W20) John Belcher, asst. GM at Henry's Tavern, bar.
9. (W21) Michael McGowan, manager of Scruffy Duffies, bar.
10. (W22) Fras Alhdamni, security manager at the Shops at Legacy.
11. (W23) Jason McCain is an IT specialist at bank off Legacy.
12. (W24) Blake Sawyer, digital specialist with Plano PD.
13. (W25) ??name?? Sprint custodian of records.
**Witnesses longstanding run indicated by parentheses, W and respective number in order

 

[Latestforever]

One of the witnesses testified that CM was talking about her battery going dead

I don't remember this from the tweets. Can you copy that tweet over? And the reference to who it was? Please?

TCMom, glad you are going to trial, eagerly awaiting your posts

I found the tweet about phone dying and it only says SN "thinks" phone died. Hope that helps.

Alice Barr
Sep 9
Alice Barr ‏@AliceBarrNBC5
Nickerson thinks #ChristinaMorris phone died while or rightafter walking w/Arochi to car bc txt message sent green out of range #ArochiTrial

 

[Spiritecho]

http://starlocalmedia.com/planocour...cle_7d76c272-8fac-11e4-ae35-5728221577b8.html

Bringing this article forward from thread #1 with a timeline

This shows she called SN back, then it is ASSUMED? that she tried to call her bf from EA's phone? 3 rtimes? While they were still walking?
3:43 a.m. Morris calls Steven Nickerson, says she’s still walking to her vehicle.
3:50 a.m. Text or phone call made from Arochi’s phone to Foster
3:53 a.m. Text or phone call made from Arochi’s phone to Foster.
3:55 a.m. Text or phone call made from Arochi’s phone to Foster.
3:55 a.m. Arochi and Morris seen on surveillance camera entering parking garage.
3:58 a.m. Arochi’s Camaro leaves the parking garage.

http://starlocalmedia.com/allenamer...cle_54ae76cc-87e2-11e4-b296-13824fa23769.html

Is Custer Road gantry northbound on S.H. 121. a toll road? NTTA toll tag records indicate he traveled along the State Highway 121 and passed through the Custer Road gantry, northbound at 4:08 a.m

On Dec. 9, DNA evidence collected through a forensic analysis of his vehicle came back positive, supporting the detectives’ theory that Morris left the parking garage undetected in Arochi’s trunk.

"Arochi's phone last pinged with that tower located at 5800 Granite Parkway in Plano at 4:56 a.m. Morris' phone last communicated with the same tower was at 4:47 a.m., indicating the phones were in close proximity to one another. This evidence contradicts Arochi's previous statement to detectives that he went directly home after leaving the Shops at Legacy and that Morris was not with him." 47 mins later her phone is pinging, so is his

"Based on this information, detectives believe Arochi returned to the area near the Shops at Legacy with Morris after initially leaving in his vehicle and traveling on S.H. 121.
On Sept. 15, Plano PD was contacted by Sprint Regional Manager Scott Aronstein, who said that Arochi, a manager at a Wylie Sprint store, had stolen a gold Samsung Galaxy S5 phone and activated this phone on his personal Sprint account on Aug. 25.Detectives took possession of the phone on Sept. 23 and logged it as evidence."

Forensic analysis revealed the device appeared to have been "wiped" to eliminate or destroy data."

"Sept. 10, detectives conducted a trash pull at Arochi's Allen home. Items collected and logged as evidence included "various cleaning rags and towels; cleaning supplies, including an empty 32-ounce bottle of '409' cleaner and an empty 32-ounce bottle of 'all purpose cleaner' with bleach.” IMOO ...a person DOES NOT clean their black camaro with bleach!!!

I will assume this will come up in trial?

A short map https://www.mapquest.com/directions...o/us/texas/bars-plano/henrys-tavern-281956639

 

[Gigglingtoes]

From my memory, I think both pinged 5800 Granite Pkwy 9 minutes apart. That indicates in my mind they were stopped and likely where attack happened. I think maybe he then put her lifeless body in his trunk, went home, slept a little, then left to go dispose leaving from his house to dispose given the ping trails.

He could have taken the custer exit from the tollway and then went from custer to granite parkway because theres a road right next to the tollway from custer that leads to granite parkway. There could of been time in between him taking custer and pinging granite- Ill have to look at the timing but theres really nothing over off granite parkway that he could of been doing at the time this all took place that isn't shady.

 

[Gigglingtoes]

http://starlocalmedia.com/planocour...cle_7d76c272-8fac-11e4-ae35-5728221577b8.html

Bringing this article forward from thread #1 with a timeline

This shows she called SN back, then it is ASSUMED? that she tried to call her bf from EA's phone? 3 rtimes? While they were still walking?
3:43 a.m. Morris calls Steven Nickerson, says she’s still walking to her vehicle.
3:50 a.m. Text or phone call made from Arochi’s phone to Foster
3:53 a.m. Text or phone call made from Arochi’s phone to Foster.
3:55 a.m. Text or phone call made from Arochi’s phone to Foster.
3:55 a.m. Arochi and Morris seen on surveillance camera entering parking garage.
3:58 a.m. Arochi’s Camaro leaves the parking garage.

http://starlocalmedia.com/allenamer...cle_54ae76cc-87e2-11e4-b296-13824fa23769.html

Is Custer Road gantry northbound on S.H. 121. a toll road? NTTA toll tag records indicate he traveled along the State Highway 121 and passed through the Custer Road gantry, northbound at 4:08 a.m

On Dec. 9, DNA evidence collected through a forensic analysis of his vehicle came back positive, supporting the detectives’ theory that Morris left the parking garage undetected in Arochi’s trunk.

"Arochi's phone last pinged with that tower located at 5800 Granite Parkway in Plano at 4:56 a.m. Morris' phone last communicated with the same tower was at 4:47 a.m., indicating the phones were in close proximity to one another. This evidence contradicts Arochi's previous statement to detectives that he went directly home after leaving the Shops at Legacy and that Morris was not with him." 47 mins later her phone is pinging, so is his

"Based on this information, detectives believe Arochi returned to the area near the Shops at Legacy with Morris after initially leaving in his vehicle and traveling on S.H. 121.
On Sept. 15, Plano PD was contacted by Sprint Regional Manager Scott Aronstein, who said that Arochi, a manager at a Wylie Sprint store, had stolen a gold Samsung Galaxy S5 phone and activated this phone on his personal Sprint account on Aug. 25.Detectives took possession of the phone on Sept. 23 and logged it as evidence."

Forensic analysis revealed the device appeared to have been "wiped" to eliminate or destroy data."

"Sept. 10, detectives conducted a trash pull at Arochi's Allen home. Items collected and logged as evidence included "various cleaning rags and towels; cleaning supplies, including an empty 32-ounce bottle of '409' cleaner and an empty 32-ounce bottle of 'all purpose cleaner' with bleach.” IMOO ...a person DOES NOT clean their black camaro with bleach!!!

I will assume this will come up in trial?

A short map https://www.mapquest.com/directions...o/us/texas/bars-plano/henrys-tavern-281956639

Yeah 121 is a the tollway so I believe my above post is the way he took to go back to that area...

 

[Gigglingtoes]

http://planopublic.plano.gov/City_Hall/agendas/CouncilAgendas/AgendaItems/PLAN042814-02.pdf


There is a map if you scroll down of the construction location for April 2014 if you want some visual. Sam Rayburn tollway is the same as 121/tollway.

 

[zippixx]

Just for the record, Arochi's Camaro is dark gray, not black.

 

[Spiritecho]

Just for the record, Arochi's Camaro is dark gray, not black.

Ty, I am color impaired. Would you know if the interior is also dark gray? Irregardless would he really clean his beloved car with bleach? That would be a huge red flag to LE. But then LE didn't gather the trash until 10 days later, by then he would have had it cleaned and any rags, towels, et would have been disposed of, I would think.

 

[zippixx]

Ty, I am color impaired. Would you know if the interior is also dark gray? Irregardless would he really clean his beloved car with bleach? That would be a huge red flag to LE. But then LE didn't gather the trash until 10 days later, by then he would have had it cleaned and any rags, towels, et would have been disposed of, I would think.

I don't know what color the interior is. My best guess would be a different shade of gray.... I sometimes wonder if LE was checking his trash as soon as they found out he was the last one with her. Maybe they just didn't find anything earlier... ?

 

[Steleheart]

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[Spiritecho]

So, for those of you there, with knowledge of those roads, He did a great big circle for approx. an hour, or pulled out of the garage and drove up 'the road' about 10 mins and became stationary for approx 45 mins? Ty all for your patience while I try to get the visuals on this. I feel there is something missed in that area and I'm trying to pinpoint it. Hopefully, and it appears so, that LE had this totally covered and thought of every scenario.