Bosma Murder Trial 03.21.16 - Day 24

[SnooperDuper]

Shannon Martin ‏@ShannonMartinTV 31s31 seconds ago Vaughan, Ontario
Schlatman travelled with Millard down to Baja in spring 2011

molly hayes ‏@mollyhayes 7s7 seconds ago
Baja trip was in spring 2011. They drove down in Millard's red pickup-towing a big car trailer. #Bosma

Shannon Martin ‏@ShannonMartinTV 10s11 seconds ago Vaughan, Ontario
Schlatman says they stopped every few hours to gas up, 'it was very expensive' #Bosma

 

[Kamille]

We didn't do so well," Schlatman said. "About 15 miles in a tree took the ignition off the engine and the engine quit." The trip took about three and a half weeks.
by Adam Carter 10:58 AM

Millard was driving the jeep in the race.
by Adam Carter 10:58 AM

Schlatman says he got a tattoo down at the race -- all three of them got the same tattoo that says "Desert Baja Racing."
by Adam Carter 10:59 AM

Millard also brought a dog back.
by Adam Carter 10:59 AM

The dog's name was "pedo," and he was "always with" Millard, Schlatman says.
by Adam Carter 11:00 AM

 

[SnooperDuper]

Susan Clairmont ‏@susanclairmont 1m1 minute ago
Baha was spring 2011. Got there in red Dodge Ram, towed jeep in trailer. #bosma A diesel truck would have cost less to fuel, they decided.

molly hayes ‏@mollyhayes 1m1 minute ago
The truck had a gas engine. Schlatman mentioned several times a diesel would've been better. stopping every few hours to fill up. #Bosma

Shannon Martin ‏@ShannonMartinTV 1m1 minute ago Vaughan, Ontario
Schlatman says he told Millard a Diesel would be better, cheaper option. Millard said he was looking into getting one, to go down to Baja

Susan Clairmont ‏@susanclairmont 23s24 seconds ago
Schlatman says he never looked for a diesel truck for Millard. They didn't do well at Baha. 15 miles in a tree damaged truck and they quit.

molly hayes ‏@mollyhayes 21s21 seconds ago
Re: race: they got about 15 miles in and tree knocked engine off. engine quit. They were done. #Bosma

Shannon Martin ‏@ShannonMartinTV 19s19 seconds ago Vaughan, Ontario
Baja trip was 3 1/2 weeks. Dellen Millard drove the Jeep during the 24-hour race #Bosma

molly hayes ‏@mollyhayes 30s30 seconds ago
they packed up and went home. Whole trip was roughly 3.5 weeks. #Bosma

molly hayes ‏@mollyhayes 20s20 seconds ago
All three of them got the same tattoo -- says 'desert Baja racing.' #Bosma

Shannon Martin ‏@ShannonMartinTV 28s29 seconds ago Vaughan, Ontario
Schlatman got a tattoo when they were in Baja - Millard got an identical one #Bosma

 

[SnooperDuper]

Susan Clairmont ‏@susanclairmont 19s20 seconds ago
Millard drove, Michelski was co-driver. All three got same tattoo when they were there: Desert Baja Racing. Millard brought puppy back.

molly hayes ‏@mollyhayes 17s18 seconds ago
Millard brought a dog back with him. It was a puppy wandering the streets. People were like "you take, you take!" (1/2)

Shannon Martin ‏@ShannonMartinTV 29s29 seconds ago Vaughan, Ontario
Schlatman tells court Millard saw a puppy wandering the streets in Mexico, Millard brought him back to Canada #Bosma

molly hayes ‏@mollyhayes 24s25 seconds ago
So Millard picked him up, put it in the truck and brought it home. Says that dog was always with him. #Bosma

molly hayes ‏@mollyhayes 21s21 seconds ago
Dog's name was Pedo. #Bosma

 

[Kamille]

Schlatman says he was "familiar" with Millard's farm property. "I was there fairly often." There was an excavator out there in the swamp with a blown engine he was fixing.
by Adam Carter 11:01 AM

There was going to be a building built there to work on vehicles instead of at the hangar, Schlatman says.
by Adam Carter 11:02 AM

 

[SnooperDuper]

Susan Clairmont ‏@susanclairmont 33s33 seconds ago
May 2013 Millard still had dog, named Pedo. Extra blanket in truck for dog.

Shannon Martin ‏@ShannonMartinTV 36s36 seconds ago Vaughan, Ontario
'Dell was always with Pedo' his Mexican rescue dog. Schlatman says he installed a heated blanket in Millard's truck for the dog #Bosma

Colin Butler ‏@ColinButlerCBC 30s30 seconds ago
Schlatman told jury about race in Baja in spring of 2011

Shannon Martin ‏@ShannonMartinTV 19s19 seconds ago Vaughan, Ontario
Crown now asking Shlatman about the farm property in Ayr, Ontario #Bosma

Shannon Martin ‏@ShannonMartinTV 20s21 seconds ago Vaughan, Ontario
Schlatman says he was at the farm property, they stored stuff there. #Bosma

 

[Tealgrove]

"I considered Dell a friend - I didn't hang out with him on a regular basis or anything of that nature."
by Adam Carter 10:52 AM

Schlatman made a trip to a Baja jeep race.
by Adam Carter 10:53 AM

Schlatman says he was married in 2012, and Millard was invited to the wedding.
by Adam Carter 10:53 AM

He had also been at Millard's home in Etobicoke "a few times."
by Adam Carter 10:54 AM

BBM

I find the statement that he was a friend but didn't hang out with him odd. Isn't going all the way to Mexico with your friend, hanging out. What I do with my friends is hang out. Isn't that what you do?

MOO He's trying to distance himself from DM to save his skin. Buddies talk to each other when they're hanging out. So he's a friend but kinda, not really. It was more of a work friendship?

Interesting.

 

[Arnie M]

Adam Carter CBC Mar 21 2016 953 AM

Schlatman says he was married in 2012, and Millard was invited to the wedding

He had also been at Millard's home in Etobicoke "a few times."

The Baja, Mexico race was in the spring of 2011.

"Dell had a large car trailer and a red Dodge Ram with a gas engine in it," Schlatman says. The gas engine was "very expensive" to drive down to the race. "I mentioned many times a diesel would have been much more efficient."

"He also agreed that it probably would be."

"He was considering looking to find a diesel truck," Schlatman says.

"We didn't do so well," Schlatman says. "About 15 miles in -- a tree took the ignition off the engine and the engine quit." The trip took about three and a half weeks.

Millard was driving the jeep in the race

Schlatman says he got a tattoo down at the race -- all three of them got the same tattoo that says "Desert Baja Racing."

Millard also brought a dog back

The dog's name was "pedo," and he was "always with" Millard, Schlatman says.

Schlatman says he was "familiar" with Millard's farm property. "I was there fairly often." There was an excavator out there in the swamp with a blown engine he was fixing

There was going to be a building built there to work on vehicles instead of at the hangar, Schlatman says.

Schlatman says he was on the farm probably 100 times.

 

[SnooperDuper]

molly hayes ‏@mollyhayes 47s47 seconds ago
Re: Ayr farm. He says he was there fairly often. Barn was just a big building, no gas or hydro or lights. #Bosma

Lisa Hepfner ‏@HefCHCHNews 58s58 seconds ago
Baja race ended when tree took out jeep engine. #Millard brought back a street dog & named it "Pedo." All got Desert Baja tattoos. #Bosma

Susan Clairmont ‏@susanclairmont 52s52 seconds ago
Schlatman was at Millard farm often. Changed motor in excavator stuck in swamp. Plan was to build garage at farm to work on vehicles.

Shannon Martin ‏@ShannonMartinTV 1m1 minute ago Vaughan, Ontario
'It was going to be a very large building to work on the vehicles' says Schlatman. 'He had everything' cars, trucks, motorcycles #Bosma

molly hayes ‏@mollyhayes 41s41 seconds ago
Says farm was to house another space to work on vehicles.
Cars, trucks? Crown asks.
"He had everything," Schlatman says. #Bosma

Shannon Martin ‏@ShannonMartinTV 45s46 seconds ago Vaughan, Ontario
Schlatman says he was at the farm property about 100 times #Bosma

molly hayes ‏@mollyhayes 33s34 seconds ago
But that building (though pre-fab was purchased) never went up. #Bosma

molly hayes ‏@mollyhayes 49s49 seconds ago
Says he was probably at the farm 100 times. #Bosma

Susan Clairmont ‏@susanclairmont 28s28 seconds ago
Building bought, prefab, but never put up. Schlatman at farm 100 times. Millard seized engine of excavator in swamp. Wanted to build house.

molly hayes ‏@mollyhayes 27s27 seconds ago
Re: excavator there, says his und. was that it was there for planned building there. And for planned construction of home there. #Bosma

 

[Kamille]

BBM

I find the statement that he was a friend but didn't hang out with him odd. Isn't going all the way to Mexico with your friend, hanging out. What I do with my friends is hang out. Isn't that what you do?

MOO He's trying to distance himself from DM to save his skin. Buddies talk to each other when they're hanging out. So he's a friend but kinda, not really. It was more of a work friendship?

Interesting.

Yeah...kind of like "we have matching tattoos but we weren't really that close".

MOO

 

[ArianeEmory]

(I feel like we have Adam Carter duplication happening.)

 

[Kamille]

Schlatman says he was on the farm probably 100 times.
by Adam Carter 11:03 AM

Fraser now asking about the excavator that was found in the back swamp. Schlatman says Millard told him he was "out fooling around, having a good time," when he seized the engine.
by Adam Carter 11:05 AM

The excavator was eventually driven out of the swamp after Millard's arrest.
by Adam Carter 11:05 AM

***Out fooling around with an excavator in a swamp? Uh..huh Looks like we're not going to get much out of SS IMO

 

[SnooperDuper]

Shannon Martin ‏@ShannonMartinTV 35s36 seconds ago Vaughan, Ontario
Crown asking Schlatman about the big excavator found in the back swamp of the farm property - which we saw in police photos earlier in trial

molly hayes ‏@mollyhayes 33s34 seconds ago
The excavator was caught in a swamp area of farm. Says Millard got it struck there while "fooling around." #Bosma

Shannon Martin ‏@ShannonMartinTV 23s24 seconds ago Vaughan, Ontario
Schlatman says he believed Millard was just 'fooling around' out back with the excavator #Bosma

molly hayes ‏@mollyhayes 15s16 seconds ago
They eventually got the excavator out but not until after Millard's arrest. #Bosma

Susan Clairmont ‏@susanclairmont 27s28 seconds ago
Millard said he was just fooling around with the excavator "having a good time." #bosma Driven out of swamp after Millard's arrest.

Colin Butler ‏@ColinButlerCBC 15s16 seconds ago
Schlatman says Millard needed a diesel truck to take his jeep to Mexico more efficiently otherwise they would stop every 3 hrs for gas

Shannon Martin ‏@ShannonMartinTV 18s19 seconds ago Vaughan, Ontario
Crown now asking Schlatman about the purchase of the Eliminator #Bosma

Colin Butler ‏@ColinButlerCBC 25s25 seconds ago
Crown now asking about the Eliminator

molly hayes ‏@mollyhayes 9s9 seconds ago
Now onto The Eliminator. Crown showing Schlatman a photo of what looks like a tower of green barrels in the hangar. #Bosma

 

[Kamille]

Fraser now asking about the purchase of The Eliminator -- the incinerator in which bones were found on the farm.
by Adam Carter 11:05 AM

Court now seeing a photo of a long green drum inside the hangar. Schlatman says he built it.
by Adam Carter 11:06 AM

The photo is from Schlatman's phone.
by Adam Carter 11:07 AM

The device was built in late 2011 early 2012, "before we considered the Eliminator," he says. Adds that it was Millard's idea to build "an incinerator for burning off garbage."
by Adam Carter 11:07 AM

Millard tried using it, he says, but it "didn't work very well."
by Adam Carter 11:08 AM

 

[SnooperDuper]

Shannon Martin ‏@ShannonMartinTV 16s16 seconds ago Vaughan, Ontario
Crown is asking Schlatman about a photo - which we haven't seen in court before. Inside the hangar, we see a Jeep. #Bosma

molly hayes ‏@mollyhayes 9s9 seconds ago
Schlatman built this structure. Dell's jeep is seen in the background of the photo. #Bosma

Shannon Martin ‏@ShannonMartinTV 10s10 seconds ago Vaughan, Ontario
Photo taken from Schlatman's cell phone, late 2011/early 2012 before 'we considered the Eliminator' #Bosma

 

[ArianeEmory]

Hmm. A DIY incinerator well before LB disappeared. Intriguing new twist.

 

[SnooperDuper]

Shannon Martin ‏@ShannonMartinTV 40s41 seconds ago Vaughan, Ontario
Schlatman talks through photo, a piece of machinery he was building because Millard wanted to 'burn off garbage' #Bosma

molly hayes ‏@mollyhayes 46s46 seconds ago
This was supposed to be a homemade incinerator for burning off garbage. Believes Millard tried it but it didn't work. #Bosma

Shannon Martin ‏@ShannonMartinTV 40s40 seconds ago
A home-made incinerator. #Bosma

Susan Clairmont ‏@susanclairmont 37s37 seconds ago
Photo of green steel drums towered high in Millardair hangar. Late 2011, taken with Schlatman phone. Built it as incinerator for garbage.

Shannon Martin ‏@ShannonMartinTV 38s38 seconds ago Vaughan, Ontario
Schlatman says home-made incinerator didn't work very well. Millard told him it was to burn garbage, but it didn't work well.

molly hayes ‏@mollyhayes 22s23 seconds ago
Schlatman says it didn't cost much to build. Already had 55 gallon drums. Maybe $100 went into it. #Bosma

Susan Clairmont ‏@susanclairmont 13s14 seconds ago
Didn't work well. Millard said he wanted to burn garbage from his homes. Used 55 galling drums. #bosma

 

[inbetweendoors]

Gives new meaning to "garbage account"

 

[SnooperDuper]

Susan Clairmont ‏@susanclairmont 43s44 seconds ago
Gallon.

Colin Butler ‏@ColinButlerCBC 42s43 seconds ago
Jury seeing photos of homemade incinerator Schlatman built for Millard in late 2011, early 2012 for $150

Colin Butler ‏@ColinButlerCBC 34s34 seconds ago
Photo shows three stew drums stacked one atop the other with metal find to stabilize them

Colin Butler ‏@ColinButlerCBC 32s33 seconds ago
Steel drums

 

[Kamille]

"There was a lot of garbage produced from [his] properties, so he wanted a way of getting rid of it quicker and cheaper," Schlatman says.
by Adam Carter 11:09 AM

Appears to be three 50 gallon drums stacked on top of each other.
by Adam Carter 11:09 AM