GUILTY FL - Emanuel Murray, 3 mos, thrown from car, dies, Tampa, 5 May 2009

[CUCKOOHEAD]

Elaine Silvestrini ‏@ElaineTBO 1m
Judge says #McTear defense has about 2 hours of testimony. will have lunch brought to jury. Then maybe 1 more witness.

Elaine Silvestrini ‏@ElaineTBO 44s
#McTear defense calls Pastor Jesse Washington Jr.

Wise move from the bench IMO. Limit what the McTear clan can pull during lunch.

 

[Jewels53]

Elaine Silvestrini ‏@ElaineTBO 1m
Washington is pastor of Heartsong Church, a reform Baptist church. #McTear was a member in 2006 and 07. http://heartsongcommunity.com/

Elaine Silvestrini ‏@ElaineTBO 59s
#McTear wanted to know about the "doctrines of sovereign grace," Washington says.

Okie Dokie Why is this Pastor laughing?

 

[Jewels53]

Elaine Silvestrini ‏@ElaineTBO 1m
#McTear would come to Saturday afternoon prayer meetings. Usually no young people there.

Elaine Silvestrini ‏@ElaineTBO 52s
#McTear was on a path to become a deacon. "He was very interested in the things of god and scripture." uncommonly engaged.

 

[Jewels53]

Elaine Silvestrini ‏@ElaineTBO 1m
When #McTear heard Bible prohibits sex and cohabitation outside marriage is forbidden, he made changes. Moved in w a deacon, Washington sez

I am having a hard time believing that McTear was that involved in a church. imo

 

[Jewels53]

Elaine Silvestrini ‏@ElaineTBO 1m
Pastor says he offered to let #McTear move in w him and his family, children. But he lived too far away.

Elaine Silvestrini ‏@ElaineTBO 47s
"I absolutely would say yes," #McTear's interest in church appeared sincere, pastor says.

 

[atthelake]

Mitigation.... you gotta bring in that he's religious to get that one person on jury to bond? "doctrines of sovereign grace"...forgiveness etc.

 

[Jewels53]

Elaine Silvestrini ‏@ElaineTBO 35s
#McTear would help clean the church. "I had all faith and confidence that he was truly walking this path of serving the Lord," pastor says.

Elaine Silvestrini ‏@ElaineTBO 26s
"Rico always had this big Bible and it would be marked up really intensely w tons and tons of notes," pastor says re #McTear

 

[Jewels53]

Elaine Silvestrini ‏@ElaineTBO 28s
#McTear would come to church w his son, "Rico Jr.," who was always clean "fresh to death," Pastor says.

Melanie Michael ‏@WFLAMelanie 39s
Pastor: We saw servanthood in #McTear, we saw him help feed homeless & help people. We saw big changes/politeness/becoming a gentleman

 

[atthelake]

Has this atty lost control of his witness, or was this all practiced for him to go on and on and on and on and on?

 

[CarolinaMoon]

Been following from afar. Now he has him parsing Greek and Hebrew verbs. Hmmm...

 

[Lovejac]

A big, big thank you to all of you posting these updates while I'm in the mountains for vacation. :blowkiss:

 

[CUCKOOHEAD]

Pastor starting to preach?

 

[CUCKOOHEAD]

ahahahahahah 'What is the question?'

who knows...

 

[popsicle]

So when he got a car he stopped going to church...

 

[Jewels53]

Elaine Silvestrini ‏@ElaineTBO 44s
#McTear had an interest in master-level Christian studies, issues such as "the origin of evil," pastor says.

Elaine Silvestrini ‏@ElaineTBO 56s
#McTear stopped attending church when his mother's girlfriend gave him a car, pastor says. Had been walking, taking bus, getting rides

 

[CUCKOOHEAD]

Can someone tell this guy to limit his answers to thirty second lectures or less? I am falling asleep.

 

[CUCKOOHEAD]

So when he got a car he stopped going to church...

Moving on up?

 

[Jewels53]

Elaine Silvestrini ‏@ElaineTBO 1m
Pastor visited #McTear in jail. They exchanged letters.

Elaine Silvestrini ‏@ElaineTBO 1m
#McTear's letter was "strongly rooted in scripture," pastor says.

Elaine Silvestrini ‏@ElaineTBO 55s
Pastor says #McTear could be a positive influence in prison.

 

[Jewels53]

Elaine Silvestrini ‏@ElaineTBO 53s
"Do you believe there could be redemption for someone who did such a heinous crime?" Objection. Sidebar. #McTearTrial

Elaine Silvestrini ‏@ElaineTBO 45s
"Do you believe that Richard could work in this life to redeem himself?" "Yes. I believe as long as their is sovereign job, redemption is +

Elaine Silvestrini ‏@ElaineTBO 28s
+beyond possible. Yes." #McTearTrial

 

[Jewels53]

Elaine Silvestrini ‏@ElaineTBO 34s
Prosecutor cross-examining Washington, who agrees he was a spiritual mentor and role model to #McTear