GUILTY HI - Carly Joann 'Charli' Scott, 27, pregnant, Makawao, 9 Feb 2014 - #4

[Nikki Lisette]

There is no evidence that proves Steven killed Charli but we do have a party of two driving 30 miles east from home after 8pm and only one returns.

 

[Alohaj]

Yes, also, I was wondering why Loo was asking so many questions about his sound system. Then I realized that he was thinking, no way this guy is leaving this vehicle, with its big, expensive tires, and custom sound system with many speakers abandoned on a lonely stretch of road near Keanae overnight. That's like leaving several $100 bills lying on the sidewalk...

That was officer Gannon asking those questions. Did anyone else think that detective Gannon's voice sounds like Bruddah Iz? I was like, wow, his voice sounds like someone, then realized sounded like Bruddah Iz to me.

My cousin said, at the time this happened, "no way someone would leave their Toyota on Hana Highway
for almost 25 hours, it would be stolen or stripped". My cousin is a Toyota owner and says Totoya trucks/SUV's very popular.

 

[puakenikeni]

Yep, Toyota is #1 for stealing here. I've gotten police alerts about that, usually the pick up trucks Tundra and Tacoma but Forerunner is good when you can get it. ;-)

 

[Nikki Lisette]

My cousin said, at the time this happened, "no way someone would leave their Toyota on Hana Highway
for almost 25 hours, it would be stolen or stripped".

Yeah I would've slept in my car especially considering he left his house at 11pm and daylight was only a few hours away.

How long are we going to entertain his stuck truck in Keanae story?

 

[PeterTosh]

Yep, Toyota is #1 for stealing here. I've gotten police alerts about that, usually the pick up trucks Tundra and Tacoma but Forerunner is good when you can get it. ;-)

Also his rear window was broken so it was always driving around down and sideways. I asked him about back when his FB page was up and he conceded it was broken. Heck you dont even have to break the glass to get that stereo.

 

[PeterTosh]

Yeah I would've slept in my car especially considering he left his house at 11pm and daylight was only a few hours away.

How long are we going to entertain his stuck truck in Keanae story?

The rain out there can be torrential. The cops stopped entertaining it (Tour Van video recordings of their Road to Hana excursions) it looks like withhin the first two weeks.

 

[Mamamerced]

Yeah I would've slept in my car especially considering he left his house at 11pm and daylight was only a few hours away.

How long are we going to entertain his stuck truck in Keanae story?

Did you mean 'arrived at his house around 11 pm'? Or am I missing something?

 

[Nikki Lisette]

Did you mean 'arrived at his house around 11 pm'? Or am I missing something?

I'm talking about Saturday night when he got his truck stuck. Lol.

 

[Mamamerced]

I'm talking about Saturday night when he got his truck stuck. Lol.

Okay. I thought SC said he left earlier than that.

 

[Kapua]

Also his rear window was broken so it was always driving around down and sideways. I asked him about back when his FB page was up and he conceded it was broken. Heck you dont even have to break the glass to get that stereo.

He mentions getting the injury on his hand from trying to prop up the rear window with a dowel. (CC Trial Day 3 part 3 19:59)

And here's another nugget. CC Trial Day 4 part 5 14:00

"When I take my break, I just walk up to my truck on my break just to make sure it hasn't been broken into…not that it ever has been…"

LOL. Yeah. And he wants us to believe that he would have just left it on the side of the Hana Hwy near Keanae overnight Saturday and all day Sunday without even trying to fix it. Totally believable! :laugh:

 

[Mamamerced]

Razor sharp observations and catches, Kapua!

 

[Kapua]

That was officer Gannon asking those questions. Did anyone else think that detective Gannon's voice sounds like Bruddah Iz? I was like, wow, his voice sounds like someone, then realized sounded like Bruddah Iz to me.

My cousin said, at the time this happened, "no way someone would leave their Toyota on Hana Highway
for almost 25 hours, it would be stolen or stripped". My cousin is a Toyota owner and says Totoya trucks/SUV's very popular.

Officer Gannon's voice has the same gentleness as Bruddah Iz, but is slightly lower-pitched.

My friend's Toyota was stolen (and miraculously recovered in good condition) about a year ago and the officer told her that it was the most popular stolen vehicle.

 

[PeterTosh]

Apo is leading Loo around all over the place. Rivera should object more.

 

[heartgoesout]

Apo is a hot mess. I forget, is he the public defender or privately hired?

 

[Nikki Lisette]

Apo is good. And slick. He can twist words to convince a penny that he's a nickel. I wish he was prosecuting this case. The Scott family has been in purgatory since being told they would testify last week and the idea of them having to face Slick Rick is scary. For me at least.

 

[heartgoesout]

Nikki, I don't see Apo like that at all. To me, he seems like a mediocre attorney who uses a rambling aggressive high pitched voice to try intimidate witnesses. He's got nothing on those Scott women. His questions don't make sense and he struggles to verbalize his actual question in an intellectual manner. He doesn't seem to have a focus and a plan.

If the witness doesn't let themselves get rattled and off focus, and stays calm, in my opinion Apo is confusing the jury just the same with no impact.s

I pray for Charli's family as they approach such an emotionally difficulty being on the witness stand. I'll be breathing deep for them.

 

[Kapua]

Nikki, I don't see Apo like that at all. To me, he seems like a mediocre attorney who uses a rambling aggressive high pitched voice to try intimidate witnesses. He's got nothing on those Scott women. His questions don't make sense and he struggles to verbalize his actual question in an intellectual manner. He doesn't seem to have a focus and a plan.

If the witness doesn't let themselves get rattled and off focus, and stays calm, in my opinion Apo is confusing the jury just the same with no impact.s

I pray for Charli's family as they approach such an emotionally difficulty being on the witness stand. I'll be breathing deep for them.

Meh, in the end it all comes down to the facts. Apo is doing his job; I can't fault him for that. It is the right of every American to have a fair trial. But when it comes to presenting a defense, he's got nothing, because there is only one reasonable conclusion that any halfway intelligent person can draw. IMHO.
:cow:

 

[puakenikeni]

Okay. I thought SC said he left earlier than that.

Yes. He didn't know what exact time he got stuck, but he threw out 8 PM as a rough time frame. I'm not buying into his lame story, but as far as why he wouldn't spend the night in the truck, he was working the next day in the early morning, so it is logical that he would need to get home. His hovering at Mana Foods is a great example of how he likes to keep watch on his truck, Kapua.

After all the time the trial has given to his interviews, and all the time spent on his "truck breakdown and repair" -- it will be something if Apo starts the defense case and stipulates that the whole thing was a big lie.

 

[puakenikeni]

The only part of the live stream I was able to hear before lunch, was Apo leading Loo into a trap re DNA contamination on the crime scene. I felt it was obvious that he was laying the ground for attacking the evidence integrity because PS handled it and took it to the station. I think he's going to insinuate that the Scott family wanted to go after SC and would do whatever to point towards him.

Re what Brooke said about how they knew if something was wrong with Charli it would involve SC, I don't think she should say that. It will play into Apo's defense strategy, which is that Kim and other family members insisted the police go speak to Steven and that their prejudice pushed the police into only one line of investigation, not really considering anyone else.

From what I see of public comments, the general public agrees that looking at the ex is looking in the right direction, so I hope that the jury will not put much weight on the perfectly natural concerns and good instincts of Charli's family. I do hope though that Apo doesn't get to trap them; I'm sure he will try.

 

[Loio]

Apo is leading Loo around all over the place. Rivera should object more.

Rivera objected so much that Apo was whining to Cardoza to approach the bench aka tattletale and Cardoza was like NOPE.