Recent content by Bodhi

Thanks for tagging me. I'm glad you were able to verify the double shift. By the time I saw notifications that you replied, the thread was closed and I couldn't reply to you. It was kind of you to tag me!

Wow. Esther was a wonderful writer! I am especially touched by her essay about making Christmas presents for her young nieces. She learned new skills in order to make them because she'd do whatever it takes for them. In light of what's happened, Esther left them a greater legacy than the...

I understand how you can be interpret it as changing testimony after being pressured by her current chief given the sequence in your post. Do you know when the BPD chief met with Dever? From my understanding, it was only this spring after the defense called her to testify in Trial 2, long...

Dever was a patrol officer for Canton PD. She worked the overnight shift on patrol, as she usually. She was asked to stay on for the day shift to cover the desk, and she showed her willingness to be part of the team by doing so. Her double shift ended at 3:45. The time Dever left the parking...

I find it suspicious that the video that is not missing from the camera at John's house is helpful to Karen. If law enforcement deleted videos as you intimate, why would they preserve Karen bumping his car, creating an alternate explanation for the broken taillight?

Clearing a foot and a half of snow off your car in a blizzard at the end of a double shift is something most people would remember. It's grounded in time and place. She experienced it herself; it isn't like recalling when you may have seen something on security camera a year and a half later. A...

If realistically is the criteria, would you hang around after a 16-hour shift? But realistically only goes to the weight someone gives to the evidence presented. The defense has not disputed Dever's testimony that she left when her double shift ended. They could easily obtain footage from the...

Agree. The defense didn't dispute that Dever stayed at the police station after her double shift ended at 3:45. They did not present evidence she did. It's well-documented that the Lexus arrived at the Canton PD about 5:30 or so. The evidence in front of the jury is Dever's recollection to...

Yes, they do. Dever was working a double shift already. She was on the overnight shift and stayed on to work the day shift.

Testimony. The defense did not present evidence to the contrary. The federal investigation concluded without action against Higgins, Dever, or Berkowitz.

I don't think it has been established that MSP ever had the missing videos. My understanding is that there were gaps in the video recordings collected from that night. If you can point me to a source, I'd appreciate it.

Dever's shift ended at 3:45. She wasn't there when the tow truck with Read's vehicle arrived.

Excellent summary! Thank you for posting it.

Definitely better pay and probably better benefits from a strong union with more bargaining power. A major city police department offers more opportunity than a small town force, too. In small police departments, there are a limited number of higher positions. People tend to stay in them for...

The clips shown were from the dashcam video of a patrol car that responded to the 911 call. I'm not surprised they haven't presented video showing Karen's drive to John's house. The route is residential. Home security recordings are triggered by someone approaching the door or in the driveway...