GUILTY HI - Carly Joann 'Charli' Scott, 27, pregnant, Makawao, 9 Feb 2014 - #6

[Moxie_McTavish]

My source was in court Monday, when Special Agent Easter testified. According to his testimony, SC's phone DID go Kaupo side to return to Haiku.

I'm still not seeing a clear reported indication of his placement on the back way other than someone saying their source at the courthouse said it.
It's huge so I'm looking to really understand.

I just listened to the testimony of Detective Easter and he did not say or imply that SC was in Kaupo, that I could hear. I was listening for it. Alohaj, can you call your friend and ask for more specific details of what he/she is referring to that led him to believe that?

I never heard him mention taking the back-way around or Kaupo or anything like this. He did use his pointer at times to point to the large sector of West-facing tower 2056 which extends from Ulupalakua up to Pa'ia/Haiku, but he never talked about the back side of Maui or Kaupo. Here are my rough notes on what he spoke of regarding Steven's cell phone activity:

Tower sectors:

22056 & 2053, Haleakala towers facing West: these are SC's normal, everyday home sector at his residence
-22056 is "most popular" sector on the island
2054, Haleakala tower facing East
2521: tower near Makawao servicing the areas below

Schedule of Events:

Saturday night:
7:28 PM, phone picked tower 2054 but there's overlap so could still be consistent w/ him being in the general area of his residence

8:41 - 9PM, phone picked West facing tower the whole time

Det. Easter believes he was in his residence area on Saturday night, no indication he was far out Hana Hwy. Not sure why 7:28 activity doesn't imply that to him...



Sunday morning:
phone activity chose new sectors consistent w/ area of Mana foods

Sunday Night:
8:34 Pm cell activity in the West facing sectors of 22056 & 2053 aka SC's normal residence sector

9:49 PM text from tower 2054 & a 2g tower consistent w/ both his residence AND Keanae; sector extends from Haiku to Kipahulu (at 28:00 in video)
Since phone chose 2g, it is believed he was out Hana Hwy

11:20 PM text from W. facing tower sector covering w. side Haleakala south to around Ulupalakua
because its 22056, CS' home sector, Easter believes it's likely he was back at/near his residence but technically it just means he was in that large, West facing area from Haiku to Ulupalakua



Monday morning:
phone chose W. facing sectors consistent w/ Mana foods

Monday Night:
5:16 - 5:49 PM - 4 texts, phone selected East facing towers (2051 & 2g tower 2054) indicating activity along Hana Hwy
"because the phone picked a 2g tower, it's likely the phone was out East along Hana [Hwy]."

6:02PM - 5:13AM Tues. - mixture of text & voice activity
from 2053 & 2056, i.e. West facing sector = SC's normal residence


Tuesday Night:
5:47PM - 6:35PM
all voice calls to Charli, call never connected to her phone
15 calls made
2g & 3g towers utilized facing E., so out along Hana Hwy


-Mox

 

[Kapua]

Thanks, Mox!

So let's just say that SC received a text at 9:49 when he was in range of the east facing sector of the tower and one at 11:20 PM when he was in range of the west facing tower, whether he approached from the Haiku side or the Ulupalakua side.

If I recall correctly, Molly testified that she got reception around Twin Falls when coming back from Nua'ailua. I will check later.

The timeline would work, even with Google Maps, LOL, if he went back on Hana Hwy. through Twin Falls. (Google Maps time from Hana to Twin Falls = 1 hr. 33 min. And I agree with PT that a local boy could beat Google Maps time.) I don't know where he would start to get reception on the back side, but I'm guessing as the road bends around the south side of Haleakala, maybe just slightly before Ulupalakua. According to Google Maps (LOL), 1 hr. 46 minutes from Hana to Ulupalakua.

So I will keep an open mind for now instead of being so stubborn like yesterday. He could probably be in range of the west facing tower sector going either way, because it covers a very large area.

Edited to add: Locals, if you know where the reception starts and ends down Hana Hwy., please chime in.

 

[EstrellaEspectral]

Thanks, Mox!

So let's just say that SC received a text at 9:49 when he was in range of the east facing sector of the tower and one at 11:20 PM when he was in range of the west facing tower, whether he approached from the Haiku side or the Ulupalakua side.

If I recall correctly, Molly testified that she got reception around Twin Falls when coming back from Nua'ailua. I will check later.

The timeline would work, even with Google Maps, LOL, if he went back on Hana Hwy. through Twin Falls. (Google Maps time from Hana to Twin Falls = 1 hr. 33 min. And I agree with PT that a local boy could beat Google Maps time.) I don't know where he would start to get reception on the back side, but I'm guessing as the road bends around the south side of Haleakala, maybe just slightly before Ulupalakua. According to Google Maps (LOL), 1 hr. 46 minutes from Hana to Ulupalakua.

So I will keep an open mind for now instead of being so stubborn like yesterday. He could probably be in range of the west facing tower sector going either way, because it covers a very large area.

Edited to add: Locals, if you know where the reception starts and ends down Hana Hwy., please chime in.

I don't normally take Hana Highway since it takes longer with visitors stopping/ slowing down to look at the scenery. I was at Twin Falls about a week ago and had extremely spotty service. I went to Ke'anae in March and I think I remember having a tiny bit of cell service out there. If I remember correctly, the phone service goes in and out quite a bit on that highway.

 

[puakenikeni]

It is huge. Here are some quotes from previous posts, I think these are from Napili, Kapua, & Puakenikeni.





There's the fact that SC was seen in Hana in Charli's 4-Runner between 9:30 & 11:30, so the back-way explanation explains that.

There's a quote from Mr. Easter that says Steven was back in his home territory at 11:20 PM on Sunday, which implies that he was within his normal Haiku/Upcountry reception area at that time (maybe around Ulupalakua or something? If we accept that he took the back-way...).

And then poster Alohaj posted that his source told him that Easter had said or strongly implied that Steven had taken the back way around the island. Maybe due to the length of a certain "radio silence" in his reception activity, or a certain patter which would match the back-way journey round the island? (just guessing about that, really).

just to clear up what I heard or rather did not, I never heard anything indicating he was thought to have returned around the backside of Haleakala. I listened to all the segments, I thought, but the archives are not labeled as to order and so that testimony may have occurred and I missed it.
The tower high up the mountain may cover quite a bit to the south of Haiku, but didn't catch testimony delineating that.

As I said, two months before the murder, I drove from the winery east on the two lane portion of Kipahulu Hwy, not as far as Kaupo, and I did not have any AT&T service much after turning the corner to the south after the winery, but that is not to say my phone may not have achieved some contact intermittently.

 

[PeterTosh]

No service Twin Falls to Ulapalakua. Virgin Mobile (Sprint)

 

[PeterTosh]

No court today?

 

[EstrellaEspectral]

No court today?

I just tuned in for it. They are going over the clothing/blanket. It's really hard to hear the questions asked of the witness. They were just showing holes in the blanket which look like they came from a knife, and they showed what appeared to be blood on the blanket. They asked if he had tested it and he said yes, but there was no further questions on the test performed on the blanket. Guessing they didn't ask further questions because they threw out the DNA evidence.

 

[Kapua]

I just tuned in for it. They are going over the clothing/blanket. It's really hard to hear the questions asked of the witness. They were just showing holes in the blanket which look like they came from a knife, and they showed what appeared to be blood on the blanket. They asked if he had tested it and he said yes, but there was no further questions on the test performed on the blanket. Guessing they didn't ask further questions because they threw out the DNA evidence.

Really? I haven't been able to get the stream all day.

 

[Maisiebelle]

I've been watching it here. If you keep it open on your browser you will hear when the live stream comes back on. They are in recess just now.

The defense are trying to persuade the jury that a wild boar might have caused the injuries to Charli's jaw bones.

[video=youtube;u9inLCKRLx8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9inLCKRLx8[/video]

 

[EstrellaEspectral]

Really? I haven't been able to get the stream all day.

I'm on Maui and watching it on TV so maybe the website isn't working properly.

 

[heartgoesout]

Moxie, that's a fantastic summary, thank you.

 

[Kapua]

just to clear up what I heard or rather did not, I never heard anything indicating he was thought to have returned around the backside of Haleakala. I listened to all the segments, I thought, but the archives are not labeled as to order and so that testimony may have occurred and I missed it.
The tower high up the mountain may cover quite a bit to the south of Haiku, but didn't catch testimony delineating that.

As I said, two months before the murder, I drove from the winery east on the two lane portion of Kipahulu Hwy, not as far as Kaupo, and I did not have any AT&T service much after turning the corner to the south after the winery, but that is not to say my phone may not have achieved some contact intermittently.

I'm late to the party, but I just reviewed Special Agent Easter's testimony on YouTube and I didn't hear anything indicating that SC went Kaupo way, either. What I heard was his expert opinion on where SC's and Charli's phones were at specific points in time. Moxie captured those times in her post, so I won't repost them.

So I am still keeping an open mind until I hear more. To quote the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz, "People do go both ways". LOL.

 

[heartgoesout]

I'm not doubting Alohaj's word. I'm just trying to fit the pieces together.

 

[Napili]

Here's the CORRECTED compilation from before. Marked with *** on Sunday. That crucial 11:20 text that shows him NOT out on the Hana Highway. This is just for the record. Of someone can delete those old posts so there's no confusion. That'd be great!

Akaku on you tube 9/13

SC's phone activity
Sunday 2/9/14
9:49 pm text from Hana Hwy (most likely)
*** 11:20 pm text back on home turf. 3G

Monday 2/10.
1:53*am North/Home turf
6:53*am. "

5:16 pm text likely Hana Hwy
5:19**pm text. "
5:49**PM text "

(It appears that SC did go back to clean up on Monday)

6:02 pm (dark) to Tue. 2/11, 5:11 am likely back home

Tuesday 2/11(cont.)
!! 5:47 pm to 6:35 PM = 12-15 voice call attempts from SC to CS*** (no connection) 3G and 2G then 3G - 2G more towards Hana.(Pua)

!!It appears that SC's phone selected a particular, 2G, tower sector, 2054, on Feb. 1, 9, 10, 11, and 12. [East: Hana Road: Nua-(Paraquats), Hana, Nahiku, ...]
Less than 1% of SC's cell activities had occurred on that tower.

*At 1:53 AM and 6:53 AM on Mon 2/10, he was back to his regular tower sector, 22056. [ North--home turf: Haiku/SC home, Scott's?; Paia/work; Macawao/Charlie's, Kaiser's...]

**At 5:19 PM and 5:49 PM on Mon 2/10, SC's phone is again using the 2G tower sector 2054.(Kapua)"

 

[Loio]

I was at the winery last Sunday and had service all the way to Kaupo. I sent pics and texts the entire time. My carrier is Sprint.

 

[Kapua]

https://opensignal.com/network-coverage-maps/att-coverage-map.php

https://www.att.com/maps/wireless-coverage.html

Coverage maps FWIW

 

[Kapua]

Forensic pathologist describes injuries to jawbone

She says ‘suspicious wound’ was caused by ‘another person’

Dr. Lindsey Harle examined the lower left and right jawbone fragments at the Maui Police Department morgue after police found the evidence Feb. 14, 2014, in a wooded area at Nuaailua Bay in East Maui.

Along with six cuts on the lower right jawbone, Harle said there was a scrape that could have been caused by a serrated knife.
"This was a very suspicious injury," Harle said. "It is a suspicious wound being caused by another person."

Harle said that the "sharp-force injury," as well as the police investigation, witness statements and evidence from the crime scene contributed to classifying the death of 27-year-old Carly "Charli" Scott as a homicide.

"What we have here is an otherwise healthy young adult woman with no known serious illness who suddenly disappears," Harle said.

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On Feb. 20, 2014, Harle said, she examined the jawbone pieces in more detail and found two fractures - one that split the jaw in two and another on the right ramus, or angle, of the jaw.

She said the fractures were created by a blunt object that could include "a rock or the ground or a fist or even a heavy pipe."

"How about a stomp?" First Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Robert Rivera asked

"Yes," Harle said.

Mahalo Lila Fujimoto and Maui News!

 

[Moxie_McTavish]

She says ‘suspicious wound’ was caused by ‘another person’

Dr. Lindsey Harle examined the lower left and right jawbone fragments......

Along with six cuts on the lower right jawbone, Harle said there was a scrape that could have been caused by a serrated knife.
"This was a very suspicious injury," Harle said. "It is a suspicious wound being caused by another person."



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EDIT: Never mind, I think I misunderstood her words. I guess she's not suggesting that there were two perpetrators...Or is she???

 

[Moxie_McTavish]

Below is a picture of the 4 cut marks on Charli's jawbone. The defense made the point that the left two marks show exactly the same width apart as the right two marks. The expert then acknowledged that this was true, and suggested a "two pronged" instrument, while maintaining that the depth of the marks indicated a sharp knife-blade (and not animal teeth).
Does anyone have any ideas about a type of sharp two-pronged instrument that could have caused these two sets of scratches?

 

[Moxie_McTavish]

Tomato knives are both pronged and serated

-Mox