Catherine Sanchez Testimony (Amscot employee)

[beach]

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[beach]

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[shgrbkr]

Catherine Sanchez

LDB: work

district manager with Amscot

LDB: what type of business

financial institution

LDB: one location?

16 stores

LDB: in july 2008 were you at a specific location?

goldenrod and colonial?

yes

LDB: would you recognize?

yes

LDB: may I have H(number) Can you see a foto in front of you? what do you recognize it as?

the location where I used to work

LDB: the amscot on colonial and goldenrod. Enter into evidence.

HHJP: received into evidence.

LDB: may it be published to jury while witness testifies?

HHJP: it may be published.

LDB: there are other businesses around it?

yes

LDB: what?

popa jonhs and a quiznos...

LDB: any other businesses in that small area?

no

LDB: another photo, can you see that on your monitor?

yes

LDB: what do you recognize?

part of the parking lot of the branch

LDB: is that a true and accurate representation of the parking lot?

yes

LDB: photo, may I publish?

HHJP: you may

LDB: what are we looking at?

parking lot at amscot

LDB: what is, what's back here behind the amscot?

a sams club

LDB: and this item I have circled in pink

the dumpster

LDB: does your business use that dumpster?

yes

LDB: pappa johns use it?

yes

LDB: may I have photo H...can you see HM? what is it?

more parking spaces

LDB: is this part of the front of amscot

it is actually to the side.

LDB: is this a closer view of that dumpster as well as that parking lot?

yes

LDB: I seek to introduce HM into evidence.

HHJP: it is received into evidence you may publish.

LDB: june 27th 2008. Were you working that day at that location?

yes

LDB work hours that day.

seven at am to ?

LDB: did you notice a white pontiac sunfire?

yes

LDB: where was it?

parked right next to the dumpster

LDB: I believe you have access and put an x or arrow marking the direction the car was facing the dumpster. what is it you have tried to illustrate for us?

back end,

LDB: straight in?

parked straight

LDB: see anyone at or near the car?

no

LDB: when it was parked there?

no

LDB: did you go up to the car for any purpose?

no

LDB: did you do anything on that date other than take notice?

no

LDB: was it there when you left?

yes

LDB: the next day you worked?

yes, Saturday at seven

LDB: it was there no one got out of it or was near it?

yes it was there no to the others.

LDB: ?

I walked around it

LDB: did you touch it?

no. I walked to get the tag number because it was abandoned and to see if it had damage.

LDB: look inside?

yes, I don't remember much. it was messy there was a blanket inside.

LDB: more specific description of blanket?

no

LDB: did you try the door handles?

no

LDB: when you wrote the tag number did you use the info?

I called Olando LE non emergancy.

LDB: is that proceedure?

yes, we call before we tow to make sure it was not stolen. it was not reported.

LDB: once you get that info do your policys tell you next step.

yes, my superior said wait one more day before towning

LDB: local contract with towing co?

johnsons

LDB: based on instructions you did not call for tow?

yes

LDB: did you do it 29th?

I was off

LDB: back on Monday 30th you work?

yes

LDB: was it still there?

yes I called the tow co

LDB: Johnsons?

yes

LDB: did it appear to have moved?

no

LDB: on any of those days did anyone get out of the car, were they near the car?

no

LDB: when you called johnsons did they arrive?

yes

LDB: did you go out there?

no

LDB: did you see them take it away?

yes

LDB: did you go up to the car except for that first day?

no

LDB: you took the tag number what there an odor?

no

LDB: any odor from that area?

yes, it was parked next to dumpster, normal smell for that area.

LDB: are you saying that in that area there is a smell?

yes there is

LDB: Does amscot have survailence cameras? were they working on july ? where can you get that info?

corporate office

LDB: did you have to sing paper work for the tow?

yes

LDB: did anyone come into the branch while you were inquireing about the car?

no

HHJP: cross

I would think under "normal" circumstances, a person who left their car sitting in a parking lot would WANT to check later to see if it was still there--especially if someone else was supposed to fix it. Apparently, KC gave this bogus story to TL, then went on about her merry way, never following up to see if GA had picked the car up.
Even if the DT story were true, why would KC have to lie about the car? So she could dump it somewhere hoping it would get stolen or towed and junked.

 

[Miss Anarchy]

I would think under "normal" circumstances, a person who left their car sitting in a parking lot would WANT to check later to see if it was still there--especially if someone else was supposed to fix it. Apparently, KC gave this bogus story to TL, then went on about her merry way, never following up to see if GA had picked the car up.
Even if the DT story were true, why would KC have to lie about the car? So she could dump it somewhere hoping it would get stolen or towed and junked.

I had to leave my car in a parking lot once because it broke down at night. First thing the next morning, I went to check on my car to make sure it was still there and didn't get broken into. Then I went and got the battery to replace in it.

So yeh, I agree, I think one would check on it.

 

[Woe.be.gone]

CS saw a blanket in the car. What blanket? Has anyone heard about the blanket before? Did CA take the blanket out of the car? Again, what blanket?

 

[ami]

This woman sounded so nervous and shaky voiced, I felt badly for her. I'm not sure what she established other than the time line (which I know is important) and that there was not a smell coming from it.

To be perfectly honest I'm not sure about the real timeline enough to know when a scent should have appeared, but this was right before towing, so it should have been there then I would think.

 

[quadlatte]

IMO, she was enamored of JB. I am not going to say it is because he is Hispanic, but it was obvious that she lit up when he approached the podium...

 

[steadychick]

CS saw a blanket in the car. What blanket? Has anyone heard about the blanket before? Did CA take the blanket out of the car? Again, what blanket?

This may be the blanket that Cindy said was kept in the trunk, in the blue crate, along with misc. items. IIRC we determined in an earlier thread that this blanket was red and black. It was speculated that it may have been the source of wool fibers found on the duct tape. Forgive me if I have my facts wrong -- this was quite a while ago. I don't believe that this blanket was ever found, and it appears that the blanket CS saw disappeared. Cindy never mentioned taking it out of the car, but that is the only logical reason it would be missing. Does anyone remember more specifics about this blanket? Perhaps we need to bump an old thread or start a new one?