GUILTY UT - Michele MacNeill, 50, found dead in bathtub, Pleasant Grove, 11 April 2007 - #1

[CUCKOOHEAD]

Attorney: You testified today that on October 24 you went to McDonald's.
Witness: Yes, that's correct.
Attorney: But at the preliminary hearing last year you stated that you went out to dinner.
Witness: We went to McDonald's.
Attorney: But saying you "went out to dinner" doesn't sound like you went to a fast food place.
Witness: Well, we went out to eat.
Attorney: "Going out to dinner" and "going out to eat" don't sound like the same thing.
Witness: I don't know.
Attorney: What did you have to eat?
Witness: I don't remember, it was years ago.
Attorney: You have no idea what you had to eat.
Witness: It was probably a Big Mac.
Attorney: But you don't actually remember.
Witness: No. That's all I ever get at McDonald's, but I don't specifically remember.
Attorney: In fact, you could have gone somewhere else.
Witness: No, we went to McDonald's.
Attorney: Do you have a receipt from McDonald's?
Witness: No, it was five years ago!
Attorney: So you don't save your receipts.
Witness: From McDonald's?! No!

Why would any JUDGE allow this nonsense to go on and on?

 

[Ina Cognito]

Why would any JUDGE allow this nonsense to go on and on?

Wait I wasn't paying attention, did she really ask her about this McDonald's trip??

 

[justbeachy]

They need to let that poor woman off the stand! She looks like she is going to lose it at any second. It looks like it is taking every ounce of strength she has to keep it together.

 

[G&AMom]

Wait I wasn't paying attention, did she really ask her about this McDonald's trip??

No, I just made it up. It's what the defense attorney sounds like.

 

[Sulamith]

Wait I wasn't paying attention, did she really ask her about this McDonald's trip??

No she did not.

 

[CUCKOOHEAD]

Attorney: You testified today that on October 24 you went to McDonald's.
Witness: Yes, that's correct.
Attorney: But at the preliminary hearing last year you stated that you went out to dinner.
Witness: We went to McDonald's.
Attorney: But saying you "went out to dinner" doesn't sound like you went to a fast food place.
Witness: Well, we went out to eat.
Attorney: "Going out to dinner" and "going out to eat" don't sound like the same thing.
Witness: I don't know.
Attorney: What did you have to eat?
Witness: I don't remember, it was years ago.
Attorney: You have no idea what you had to eat.
Witness: It was probably a Big Mac.
Attorney: But you don't actually remember.
Witness: No. That's all I ever get at McDonald's, but I don't specifically remember.
Attorney: In fact, you could have gone somewhere else.
Witness: No, we went to McDonald's.
Attorney: Do you have a receipt from McDonald's?
Witness: No, it was five years ago!
Attorney: So you don't save your receipts.
Witness: From McDonald's?! No!

Receipts from five years ago. And acting incredulous because a normal answer is 'are you nuts?'

 

[Idaho Lynx]

Applause, applause, applause, Rachel.

 

[Thundar]

I still want to give that witness a hug....and I want to slap someone too!

 

[my2sense]

Has Rachel been released from her witness subpoena now?

 

[popsicle]

turning her body over?

 

[CUCKOOHEAD]

Wait I wasn't paying attention, did she really ask her about this McDonald's trip??

This was posted from another poster by which time I was too angry to hear what torment Rachel was being subjected to.

 

[ziggy]

That is the most excruciating testimony I've ever seen. Poor Rachel. I really feel for her.

 

[ScarlettScarpetta]

Who is this lady?? I missed it..

 

[Ina Cognito]

Twitter report of Rachel bolting down the courthouse stairs and out of the building... :facepalm:

 

[Thundar]

Who is this lady?? I missed it..

She had a ballet organization that had a satelite studio in the town that the Macneils lived. Michelle became a spokesman for the arts in the community......this lady trained all the children in the ballet

 

[Norwegian]

New witness, owner of ballet school in American Fork;

- known family for 20+ years
- praises Michele for her skills in fine art and people skills
- Vanessa, Alexis and Damian took classes, eventually all kids trained with her, all 8
- Michele outspoken, great ideas, wasn't easily persuaded by other people
- very close friendship

"Did you ever see signs of depression in Michele?"
"No!"

 

[CUCKOOHEAD]

Still wondering if we will hear from the notorious Gypsy and if Ada will or won't testify.

 

[scorekeeper]

I pray that people will gather round Rachel tonight; I am very proud of her and the testimony she gave. Hopefully, Alexis can tie her testimony to Rachel's.

What have these poor children endured?

 

[CarolinaMoon]

How this is relevant to the case is beyond me. It should not be allowed in..

Amen, it happened in 2012, FIVE years after her mother's death.

 

[gngr~snap]

I pray that people will gather round Rachel tonight; I am very proud of her and the testimony she gave. Hopefully, Alexis can tie her testimony to Rachel's.

What have these poor children endured?

No telling!
I know it sounds to me like he had them all fooled for a very long time. Moo

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