oceancalling
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In many places, ankle monitors are NOT supervised through either the court or the prosecutor. Instead, the defendant has to pay a certain amount each month to a previously approved private company, often a bail bonding agency that owns the device, monitors it and reports any violation of the terms of pretrial release to the court. I do not know if this is how it works in Connecticut, but where I am from, the judge's release order requires the agency to immediately report a violation to LE and the court. Immediate pick up orders are in place in the event a violent offender removes the device. Still, these things are FAR from infallible, and yes, defendants have been known to cut them off and flee or commit other crimes, including murder.
I cannot help but think that LE is watching FD's every move, but from what I have read here, this is a small town that may lack the resources of a larger community. I feel better knowing the children are away from their father. If I were GF, and I had the financial ability, I would take every measure available to protect myself and those children.
I am not clear on one thing-did MF stay in the state after that first day or did she return to where she was supposed to be staying? Did the pretrial release order allow such return or did it require her to return to her out of state location? I am surprised that the prosecutor appears to not have been notified immediately after the violation occurred, so I have to think there is more than meets the eye here.
MT's choice of clothing was interesting, to say the least. If she is trying to portray herself as "pure as the driven snow" that ship sailed when she openly cavorted with a married man, one she had to know was a malignant narcissist. Surely, FD's masked of normalcy had slipped off by the time of this murder (even to a woman so obviously lacking good judgement). Since her lawyer has made clear MT wants nothing to do with her co-defendant, perhaps it is another way she is trying to distinguish herself from FD. Bet her mom had something to do with that choice.
There were definitely some weird vibes in that courtroom. NP's associate was trying to sniff out whether a deal had been cut, but everyone was very closed lipped. The prosecutor is clearly experienced and held his cards close to the vest, as did MT's lawyer. For me, that spells cooperation of some sort, but I think the prosecutor knows enough about how this murder occurred to see beyond the "lilly white" outfit MT was wearing.
LE is doing an incredible job of keeping FD guessing about when the shoe is going to drop. This case is still very, very young and it is my belief that there is some meticulous investigative work going on behind the scenes. In the words of the late, great Leonard Cohen, "Everybody knows". FD's day of judgement awaits him.
