GUILTY GUILTY OF ABUSE OF A CORPSE ONLY OH - Annabelle Richardson, newborn, found in grave 7 May 2017 #3

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Rittgers: Talking about the proseuctors' fight against the fundal height measurement. "They fight us on it because they know it gives us reason to doubt." #SkylarRichardson @dayton247now

Molly Reed on Twitter

 

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Scott and Kim Richardson during defense closing @Local12 #SkylarRichardson

Video

Angenette Levy on Twitter

 

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And a third juror is now taking notes. I didn't see this one jotting down anything during prosecution's first closing. @wlwt #SkylarRichardson

Karin Johnson WLWT on Twitter

 

[Wishbone]

Thanks for this post as I also read all 98 pages of 2nd interrogation, and I observed the following about "fire" and "cremation."

Detectives were attempting to go over the BSR's timeline from birth to burial, when they started interjecting how scientific evidence indicated to them that she did not previously tell them everything that happened before burying the infant.

When detectives first bring up the concept of burning the baby in a "fire," BSR appears shocked, and immediately willing to swear on everything, that there was NO FIRE! She's adamant she would remember a fire.

Later - when detectives bring up "cremation," it was almost like BSR did not associate "fire" with cremation, and she's the one that brings up using a lighter (not a fire) to ignite a bag. She also tells her dad that she cremated her baby-- just a little.

I really need to watch video of this part of the interrogation to view BSR's body language when she makes statements about cremation as it's very perplexing to me. I really wish BSR would have been polygraphed about anything related to "burning." MOO

There were also 6 additional hours of that interrogation that we didn't get to see.

 

[Jewels53]

It all depends on which witness the jurors decide to believe. The Prosecutions or the Defense witness. jmo

 

[dixiegirl1035]

The Defence just brought up that her Aunt works at Hilltop. Has it ever been published what position she has there? Don't want to sleuth anybody unless it's been in mainstream media.

 

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Rittgers outlining Reasonable Doubt Analogy @Local12 #SkylarRichardson

Angenette Levy on Twitter

 

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"Skylar has not clue" about whether the umbilical cord was supposed to be attached, Rittgers. Tells police baby was white, Richardson tells cops @journalnews

Lauren Pack on Twitter

 

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Rittgers: Skylar named her child, put her in a grave that she can see from her bedroom window, kept her close. @wlwt #SkylarRichardson

Karin Johnson WLWT on Twitter

 

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Rittgers: Women who kill their children, we’ve read about, heard about it, they throw them in dumpsters. She buried her with flowers and a flower pot so she could see it from her bedroom window. She named her. @Local12 #SkylarRIchardson

Angenette Levy on Twitter

 

[Boodles]

Shortest closing I've ever seen

They’re saving their substantive part for after Charlie spins his story.

 

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Rittgers: Says Kraft said it's not a "science case" because "the science doesn't fit in their narrative." #SkylarRichardson @dayton247now

Molly Reed on Twitter

 

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6 - Skylar’s Life history

7 – no evidence of live birth

8 - 30x stated not alive

9 - 17x stated no fire

10 - burial with marker and flowers


Chanley Shá Painter on Twitter

 

[Wishbone]

Shortest closing I've ever seen

state saved 48 min to rebut the defense closing

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Rittgers: Skylar named her child, put her in a grave that she can see from her bedroom window, kept her close. @wlwt #SkylarRichardson

Karin Johnson WLWT on Twitter

Pfft, named AFTER first interview Moo with parents

 

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“It is sad that they can’t come in here an admit the truth”


NOW: Rittgers highlighting what Signs they (The State) want the jury to ignore..

Chanley Shá Painter on Twitter

 

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Rittgers: State tells you this wasn't a science case. My dad told you this is a science case. We have science. Luminol lights up under cleaners. The only person who gets the presumption of innocence or benefit of about is

Angenette Levy on Twitter

 

[Easymobee]

Just my impression, but I don’t think this Closing Argument from the Defense is very palatable. Seems to me that Defense is pleading with jury to acquit via technicality & literal interpretation of “Reasonable Doubt”.

To me this almost concedes the idea that most people probably have a less than stellar impression of their client & consider her capable of “worst case scenario” type actions.

His Cat/Mouse in the box analogy could be effective if delivered in a smoother fashion and with better timing within his argument, but I felt he stumbled through that and mistimed it as well ( imo but I suppose he’s the one making 500$ an hour ).

I also chuckled at how he connected USA Patriotism to the defenses Reasonable Doubt interpretation. He might as well have went for a home run and mentioned how Brother Jackson was born on 9/11/2001.

 

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Juror’s nod along as Rittgers says –


Each one of you has a right to serve on a jury that follows the law and render a judgment based on instructions the judge gives you.

Chanley Shá Painter on Twitter

 

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Rittgers: It is not proper discussion about whether or not Skylar testified. She has a 5th Amendment right not to testify

Angenette Levy on Twitter