Recent content by gumchew

That's another interesting question. I just went back and read a quote from news coverage about this part of the hearing. 2021 trial date set for Lori Vallow Rob Wood said: "There are conversations between the defense and the state in regards to venue (and) possible consolidation of cases. And...

Here, I'll say it for you: are they complicit? Will any of them be investigated and, if warranted, indicted as co-conspirators? (at least, I think this is where you were headed...?) It's an interesting question. The fact that the FBI has considered JR's death part of the larger Vallow...

Assuming they follow the rule I linked above (and below), Judge Mallard is presiding over the lower-numbered case, so the higher-numbered case (Fremont County, Judge Eddins presiding) would be merged into that case, and Judge Mallard would preside. "8. Consolidation of Cases. (1) Motions to...

OK, so--I have an unpopular opinion on the way these documents have been shared--but I agree strongly with shining a light on the underlying failures of the system(s). In fact, I'm a little worried that this sort of case is not that unusual. NOT the murder part, to be clear; but the serial...

Prosecutor Rob Wood would file a Motion to Consolidate. Here's the relevant snippet from the 7th Judicial District of Idaho rules: "8. Consolidation of Cases. (1) Motions to consolidate cases shall be heard by the judge assigned to either the lowest numbered or the first filed case. (2) Notice...

Me too. Other than the attorneys who are duty-bound to do so, that is.

JMO but it looks to me like she's smiling under that mask every time she looks at Mark Means. Creepy!

OK, I understand what you're saying. Maybe "explains" was careless on my part. I didn't mean there was no correlation, or that it's never a factor. I meant that I don't agree that a messed up family creates a murderer, which was how I took the comment in someone else's original post. Thank you...

Sage advice as I look in the mirror. I've been a little too "in my head" lately, which leads to getting very entrenched in some really narrow arguments about things that don't really move the ball forward. As the wise websleuths philosopher once said, "It's raccoons all the way down". I...

I acknowledge all those points. Peace in our time! Yay! :):D

Thank you for pointing this out, I had missed the reference to the 2009 case. Still, nobody has brought up the matter of the 2003 documents that I was referring to (hence my characterization of them as "17 year old" documents), which is the only piece I've briefly seen (since WTAF, or someone...

RSBM JMO IANAL For the moment, each of the crimes (alleged and suspected) seem to be fairly neatly contained in a specific state. The current felony case (conspiracy to destroy, alter or conceal evidence) seems to fall squarely in Idaho. The (likely) murder charges themselves would fall in...

RSBM Maybe someone took her to an REI? :D

There are still 2 serious felony charges and another $1M bail keeping her in jail in the Fremont County case. Even if she gets reduced bail in the Madison County case, she still has the other (felony) case to contend with.

The post you're referring to is making reference to the 17 year custody documents from Texas. Not anything from Hawaii.