Recent content by drtee

I think the garotte was part of the initial attack. Remember in the ransom note it threatens beheading her, and I always thought they planned to do that to cover up the garotte. Then they ran out of time.

I was surprised the judge didn't give her a talking to. I had a vision of an attorney asking "May I approach the witness" and walk up and smack her on the head.

I thought the same thing. I wish they wouldn't have her on, but I guess she's not the only one who is inflammatory.

Seriously, I think the only words to justify a violent response would be actual threats to do you bodily harm.

I've also had a concussion with a small cut on the back of my head that didn't need stitches or even a bandaid. He could very easily have had a concussion, and in fact, with those visible wounds, it is very likely.

Someone asked about the screams. It is possible that they weren't on the ground then, that TM was screaming because GZ had a gun pointed at him. But that's not my opinion. Just a possibility. I have to say I've been all over the place on this trial, changing my mind frequently. I finally...

I was just thinking, if his stepmother was the one who essentially raised him, why wouldn't the prosecution have called her to testify that it s his screaming on the 911 tape?

If they were suspicious of each other, then neither would disclose their identity. Why tell an abductor/creep/whatever you live and belong there? Why tell a burglar that you are neighborhood watch? It wouldn't matter.

.[modsnip]. [modsnip] Another thing, I find it hard to believe that she didn't want any publicity. What teenage girl doesn't want to be "famous" these days, for whatever reason?

That's not at all unusual. I wore glasses for many years for distance and had to take them off to read. Even after I got bifocals I still had to do it.

There are some exclusions to the "search and seizure" protection--consent we've mentioned. But also search incident with arrest and plain view. But the one that is pertinent here is exigent circumstances.

Two things, and I'm coming in late to this, so forgive me if I'm repeating: 1) Did y'all notice James Lemmon himself is a RSO? 2) I believe that in some circumstances you don't have to have consent to search premises. It seems to me this would be one of those cases. Yet one of the articles...

I don't understand why they didn't search that house immediately. They should have found her in the freezer the very day she was reported missing. Didn't LE learn anything from the Jonbenet Case?

I haven't been able to read all these posts, but someone asked how finger-gate could have led to a mistrial. The reason is that if a jury member had seen it, they could have interpreted his gesture as an indication of public sentiment and might have swayed their decision.

I've hesitated on weighing in on SK. I thought she was truly awful, a real embarrassment to academics. I'm in the humanities, but I've been in higher education for over 30 years, and I know about what is expected in nursing programs in terms of faculty research. Here's what I think: She...