GUILTY Canada - Amber Kirwan, 19, New Glasgow, NS, 9 Oct 2011 - #2

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No matter what, I think this guy should be in prison.

I certainly appreciate your being here and your expertise, but I hope if he has something that it is not enough to get Falconer off.

I certainly think he will end up convicted (IMO -- not based on my career experience as it's limited predominantly to family law matters), I am just curious professionally about the approach of the defence.

 

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CH_Aaron Beswick‏@CH_ABeswick4m

Ambers shirt had two puncture marks, as well as long tear

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Well, they are almost done with this witness. I'll post the tweets from his full interview, probably in a minute or so.

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Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC45s

Cross-examination begins for Cpl. Graham Boswall.

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Tweets from the testimony of Cpl. Graham Boswall.
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Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC25s
Boswall free to go. Crown calls Cpl. John Landry to testify.

Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC1m
Cpl. Boswall says hair was on shirt. It also had a fibre. The towel had what was believe to be blade of grass. The blanket had several hairs

Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC3m
Cross-examination begins for Cpl. Graham Boswall.

Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC3m
A blanket seized from camper trailer had a "slow positive result" for blood.

Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC4m
Cpl. Boswall just examined. He did not seize this evidence.
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Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC1m
The towel seized from Hardwood Hill Rd. tested positive for the presence of blood.

Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC2m
Cpl. Boswall also examined a towel that was seized.

Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC4m
Boswall says the positive result is presumptive and not in fact conclusive.

Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC5m
Boswall says the shirt tested positive. He says the rapid reaction indicated blood.

Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC6m
Boswall says the shirt was stained. It was tested with hemostix for blood.

Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC1m
Cpl. Boswall says one shoulder strap of shirt was severed.

Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC2m
Cpl. Boswall took pictures of years and holes in shirt. He says one hole was 1.5 inches, and the other was 2.5 inches.

Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC4m
Cpl. Boswall says the shirt was "soiled all over". A tear was also down one side as well as two puncture marks.

Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC5m
Cpl. Boswall took photos of ripped black and blue shirt believed to have been worn by Amber Kirwan.

Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC6m
Cpl. Boswall took photos of evidence at crime lab in Bible Hill in November 2011.

Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC10m
Cpl. Graham Boswall with RCMP now on witness stand.

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I certainly think he will end up convicted (IMO -- not based on my career experience as it's limited predominantly to family law matters), I am just curious professionally about the approach of the defence.

Welcome :seeya: It does seem the Crown has a very strong case. Already tied to the crime forensically. I did see the same from the Defense in the Victoria Stafford case. Crown proved their case beyond a shadow. Defense threw a few bones but basically saw to it their client/s received a fair trial.

 

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The worst must be over if Amber's parents are sitting in the front row again.
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Natasha Pace‏@NatashaPace2m
They had been sitting in the back while autopsy pictures were being shown to jury

Natasha Pace‏@NatashaPace2m
Ambers parents, Marjorie and Donald Kirwan are back in the front row of the courtroom.

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Interesting short conversation, here. I'm getting uneasy.
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Current witness up.
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They are trying to squeeze more people in that poor little courtroom.
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Natasha Pace‏@NatashaPace4m

Sheriffs trying to make room for more people to fit in courtroom. 1 additional person was able to squeeze in

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I don't know how one would go about sifting wet clay, but I'll take his word for it.

Just sayin'
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Natasha Pace‏@NatashaPace3m

Landry describing how the wet clay was put through sifter and scoured for evidence

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I'll post this portion of the tweets relating to Cpl. Landry's testimony. He is still on the stand.
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Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC44s
Cpl. Landry says the towel he examined was a beach towel. It came out of the camper trailer in Heathbell.

Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC42s
It is quiet in the court room. Amber Kirwan's parents are back in the front row. Testimony is now technical accounts of investigators.

Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC2m
Cpl. Landry assisted officers in examination of evidence at Bible Hill RCMP detachment.

Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC2m
16 pieces of evidence were collected at scene where Amber Kirwan's body was found, according to Cpl. Landry.

Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC4m
Cpl. Landry was Sgt. Darlene MacEachern's assistant on scene.

Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC5m
Cpl. Landry says the dirt was almost like clay. It was hard to sift through. A team was assigned to do this.

Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC6m
Cpl. Landry says once they found Kirwan's body, he and other officers had to sift through soil.

Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC7m
7 sheriffs are currently in #Pictou court room for Falconer trial. More than the usual 6 sheriffs on guard.

Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC10m
Cpl. Landry says five officers, including himself, searched the area along a nearby stream in Heathbell on Nov. 5, 2011.

Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC52s
Cpl. Landry says the area where Kirwan's body was found also looked to be a dump site. An old pool and toys were found.

Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC6m
Cpl. Landry was assigned to go over "disturbed area" of ground with metal detector. This is where Kirwan's body was found.

Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC7m
@summer9001 No.

Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC7m
Cpl. Landry says he became involved in case on Nov. 5, 2011. He attended police briefing before finding Kirwan's body.

Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC10m
Cpl. John Landry is with RCMP. He's been with the forensic identification section since Jan. 2005.

Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC12m
Boswall free to go. Crown calls Cpl. John Landry to testify.

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I think we might be seeing what took them so long to lay charges.

I'm really questioning where the crime scene was.

 

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Good work is evident, here.

CH_Aaron Beswick‏@CH_ABeswick2m

For examining exhibits, RCMP officers first cleaned examination room, then dressed in full plastic suits, gloves and boots

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Crown done questioning Cpl. Landry. Afternoon break has been called--15 minutes.
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Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC2m
Cpl. Landry done testifying. No cross-exam.
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Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC2m
Cpl. Laundry says the towel tested presumptively positive for blood.

Angela MacIvor‏@AngMacIvorCBC3m
Landry says the towel he examined had 3 yellow monkeys on it. The towel had a brownish-red stain. He tested it with a hemostix for blood.

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What's up with the Brothers Street testimony? Unless Falconer showed up at a friend or family to shower and change at some point?

 

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Ohhhh, this is interesting from Mr. Beswick of the Herald. Evidence elsewhere?
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CH_Aaron Beswick‏@CH_ABeswick5m

First we've heard of evidence from somewhere other than Hardwood Hill Road, the scene of the body or the car

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Landry talks about men's clothes seized from a Brothers street extention apartment belonging to a Jerrica Abrams (sp?)

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What's up with the Brothers Street testimony? Unless Falconer showed up at a friend or family to shower and change at some point?

I just picked up on that!

We should see soon.

 

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IIRC, that is the area Falconer was arrested in for 'breech of parole'--Brother St./ Brother St. Ext.

 

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I do remember (I think LOL) of some report somewhere that Falconer was dating during the time of the murder or shortly before. Anyone remember her name? I wonder if he had access to wherever she lived? Point to ponder.