GUILTY Australia - Daniel Morcombe, 13, Woombye, QLD, 7 Dec 2003 - #1

[Flinders]

November 6 pre-trial hearing date for Daniel Morcombe's case. Lawyers for Brett Peter Cowan to call 18 witnesses. #9NEWSat6

Nine News Brisbane (@9NewsBrisbane)
19/07/13 11:21 AM

The Pre-trial hearing date for Daniel Morcombe case has been set down for November.

News Talk 4BC 1116 (@NewsTalk4BC)
19/07/13 11:19 AM

Quote.

Up to 18 witnesses could be called at a pre-trial hearing for the alleged killer of Queensland school boy Daniel Morcombe.
Brett Peter Cowan, 43, will face court from November 6, with the proceedings expected to last about a week.
It will give his lawyers and prosecutors the chance to hear arguments before the matter goes to trial, which has previously been estimated to last six weeks.

Read more http://m.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/daniel-morcombe-case-hearing-date-set-for-murder-trial-20130719-2q8e6.html

 

[marlywings]

August 28, 2013

THE family of murdered schoolboy Daniel Morcombe has unveiled a headstone at his gravesite on the Sunshine Coast.
Last night, the Morcombes posted photos of the 13-year-old's tombstone on the Daniel Morcombe Foundation Facebook page.

"We would like to share Daniel's beautiful headstone now completed at Woombye Cemetery," the post read

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...oast-burial-site/story-fnihsrf2-1226705343168

 

[marlywings]

August 30, 2013

WITHIN an hour of picking up a state award for their child safety campaign, the parents of Daniel Morcombe drove off to spread their message across the nation.

After being presented with the Media and Communications Award at the Queensland Child Protection Week 2013 awards at Parliament House, Bruce and Denise Morcombe zoomed off on a national Keeping Kids Safe tour.

With Bruce behind the wheel of the Daniel Morcombe Foundation's red utility, the tireless couple will visit every state and cover more than 17,000km, talking to schools and meeting with education ministers

http://www.news.com.au/national-new...on-national-tour/story-fnii5v6w-1226706826407

 

[marlywings]

February trial date set for man accused of murdering Sunshine Coast schoolboy Daniel Morcombe

September 05, 2013

THE judge who today set the trial date for Daniel Morcombe's accused killer has expressed concern at the role of social media in prejudicing the trial.
Brett Peter Cowan has been accused of kidnapping and murdering the Sunshine Coast teenager on December 7, 2003.

He will face trial from February 10, the Supreme Court has determined

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...-daniel-morcombe/story-fnihsrf2-1226711265495

 

[marlywings]

September 5, 2013

The trial is expected to take six weeks.

Potential jurors could be questioned in an attempt to eliminate any who may be prejudiced by pre-trial publicity.

The strategy was used during jury selection in the trial of former Bundaberg surgeon Jayant Patel.

The barrister said he intended to submit evidence of pre-trial publicity to the court in relation to an application to have the trial stopped.

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/que...al-date-set-20130905-2t6qh.html#ixzz2dzsnW35K

 

[marlywings]

October 23, 2013

A STRANGER danger talk given by Daniel Morcombe's parents has helped a girl escape an alleged abductor and provide police with a detailed description that led to his arrest.

Bruce and Denise Morcombe, whose 13-year-old son was allegedly abducted and killed by Brett Peter Cowan in Queensland, gave a stranger danger talk at Rosebery Primary School two weeks ago in the Northern Territory.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...alleged-abductor/story-fnihslxi-1226745344901

 

[Flinders]

The Day for Daniel is tomorrow.

The objectives of Day for Daniel are:
•To raise awareness about child safety and protection and to promote a safer community for children.
•To educate children regarding their personal safety and empower them to ‘Recognise, React and Report’.
•To educate and equip individuals and communities with knowledge and skills to understand child safety
and protection requirements and empower them to take action.
•To provide FREE safety and educational material.
•To honour the memory of Daniel Morcombe.
•To have over 1 million people Australia Wide to participate in Day for Daniel.
http://www.dayfordaniel.com.au/

This is a list of all the schools in Australia that are registered for 'Day for Daniel'. The children donate a gold coin to the cause and wear red.
http://www.dayfordaniel.com.au/events/National Schools Register.pdf

Off topic but I wish kids who are suffering abuse were also taught empowerment.

Rest in peace Daniel.

 

[Crimson clover]

:heartbeat:
Red...for Daniel.
:heartbeat:

 

[marlywings]

5th November, 2013

A directions hearing has been held in Brisbane today for the man accused of the murder of teenager Daniel Morcombe on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

Today's sitting went through administrative matters before a pre-trial hearing begins tomorrow

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-...-directions-hearings-held-in-brisbane/5069466

 

[marlywings]

Thinking of Daniel, his parents, brothers, family & friends. Tomorrow marks the 10th year since Daniel went missing.

http://www.news.com.au/national/que...-daniel-morcombe/story-fnii5v6w-1226776823830

 

[marlywings]

10 years later, the life and death of Daniel Morcombe

December 06, 2013

DANIEL Morcombe, 13, went missing while waiting for a bus in 2003. It was almost eight years before his remains were found. Next year, a man will face trial charged with his murder.

In that time his name would become synonymous with the community's efforts to protect children from harm. This is how his story unfolded.

http://www.news.com.au/national/que...-daniel-morcombe/story-fnii5v6w-1226776823830

 

[fruity]

I can't believe it's been 10 years. I haven't kept up with the case since he was found, but I pray that he didn't suffer and that he died quickly. It's such a horrible thing to wish for someone, isn't it? But the alternative is so much worse.

I wish most of all that he was still here with his family.

 

[Flinders]

I can't believe it's been 10 years. I haven't kept up with the case since he was found, but I pray that he didn't suffer and that he died quickly. It's such a horrible thing to wish for someone, isn't it? But the alternative is so much worse.

I wish most of all that he was still here with his family.

I don't think he died swiftly. His mother wasn't fortified with the anger of a swift murder. IMO the charges were a long time in coming (thank you QPS and NSWPS),

From his funeral from the song by Elton Jon 'Daniel my Brother'.

Why do people do crazy stuff? It was not Daniels fault and I hope his Mum has peace.

 

[madamehdivision]

I read this entire thread the other night and it made me sick to my stomach. Where's the humanity?! The capacity that humans have to do unspeakable things onto others......it just makes me feel all floppy and tingly. I just cant even imagine the sheer trauma the Morcombes continue to feel day in and day out knowing what happened to their son.

 

[Snoods]

I read this entire thread the other night and it made me sick to my stomach. Where's the humanity?! The capacity that humans have to do unspeakable things onto others......it just makes me feel all floppy and tingly. I just cant even imagine the sheer trauma the Morcombes continue to feel day in and day out knowing what happened to their son.

I just read his entire thread too. I remember seeing his picture years ago and thinking what an extremely handsome, sweet looking boy he was. It makes me weak in the knees to even think about what that poor child went through. My heart goes out to his parents.

 

[alreetlike]

I've just read the entire thread as well. I was aware of Daniel's case, having watched a documentary about it several years ago, but I didn't know his remains had been found and that anyone had been arrested.

Such a tragic tale, with all the "what if"s it throws up. I watch a lot of documentaries about plane crashes and they often comment on how it's always a chain of events rather than one factor which causes the crash, and I think many missing cases are the same.

 

[Snoods]

I've just read the entire thread as well. I was aware of Daniel's case, having watched a documentary about it several years ago, but I didn't know his remains had been found and that anyone had been arrested.

Such a tragic tale, with all the "what if"s it throws up. I watch a lot of documentaries about plane crashes and they often comment on how it's always a chain of events rather than one factor which causes the crash, and I think many missing cases are the same.

BBM You too? I'm terrified of flying but have flown a lot, and so to further torture myself I always watch documentaries of plane crashes.

 

[alreetlike]

BBM You too? I'm terrified of flying but have flown a lot, and so to further torture myself I always watch documentaries of plane crashes.

Yeah, it's like a weird fascination I have. I also hate flying and can't get on a plane without first having several valium to calm my nerves, yet I find myself drawn to Air Crash Investigation (I believe it's called Mayday in the US), Seconds From Disaster and other documentaries detailing the causes.

I thought understanding a bit more about it would help my phobia.. but really, it hasn't at all. :facepalm: Now I'm just certain that every unusual bit of mid-flight noise is a loose screw, or engine failure. (Maybe it's me that has the screw loose..)

Actually, another way in which plane crashes are similar to missing/abduction cases is that they often result in changes to the law or procedures to prevent a reccurence.

 

[marlywings]

January 20, 2014

The trial is expected to draw massive public interest, with one court booked for the hearing and a second "overflow court'' to allow a live stream of proceedings

BRUCE and Denise Morcombe will relive the horror of their son Daniel's 2003 disappearance when they are called from a pool of more than 100 potential witnesses for a murder trial next month.

The Courier-Mail can reveal they are expected to be first to take the stand among dozens of forensic, DNA and other scientific *experts who were instrumental in locating the Sunshine Coast teen's remains in thick bushland adjacent to a macadamia farm in 2011.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...ed-of-his-murder/story-fnihsrf2-1226805346588

 

[dizzigirl1]

I really hope that this trial gives Daniels family the answers they need after all these years. Every time i see his picture or that of his mum and dad it takes me back to when it first happened. It almost seems like yesterday but it isn't.