Jennifer Welch testimony (OCSO CSI - photos of crime scene)

[Intermezzo]

Baez saying LE not wearing protective footwear...
are the boots LE wear considered protective footwear?

 

[QB.]

Duct tape out of the bag and the witness is reading the imprintation on it.

 

[Tuffy]

Witness is reading the words on the duct tape. Henkel 200 degrees F. "That's all I can make out."

 

[Stella5]

JB & ICA are both looking a bit worried about these envelopes being opened... this is great! Duct tape first, and now we're onto her little tiny tattered shirt remains. IMO you can definitely tell from ICA's face that she is remembering what she did, she looks very angry and just shook her head no.

 

[wenwe4]

SA calls Jennifer Welch - CSI previously testified arrive on surburban drive beginning photography process....(is this the tech that photo and saw the stain in the trunk?)

from 12/11/08 total of 10 days there....photograph things as discovered or collected....50+ people assisting....document collection process - set up on surburban drive baseline...from there search lanes.....later wooden stakes helped to serve as a grid...as items found along the grid....photo each item and flag before collection.....environment wall of vegetation....dense - hanging vines, trees, palmetto trunks, leaf litter below roots and larger roots deeper....situation actually difficult to walk on surface becaue of all of the roots of various sizes....initially very hard - as began to clear vegetation and roots....provided with instruments....#201 publish....kc looks away hand covers nose....what are these items? appears to be far left machete ...to right looks to be sheath....cover for machete....standard issue items to CSI ....documenting scene - these items may belong to OCSO - while on scene don't recall seeing machete already out on scene...
GX - identify - photo surface of scene after some clearing....received publish...larger roots with a yellow flag - palmetto trunks and evidence flag - item of evidence ....how much clearing done....cleared to west of baseline set ----approximately 0-4" of clearing.....
GY-photo evidence flag in GZ in this photo - evidence flag is a bone located on scene - annotate screen location of the bone....kc look away thinker position....collected the bone....endeavored to make measurement - how far into dirt/surface bone was.....publish

HB-depth @ which item found - ...publish
HF - photo collected item-publish - shown momentarily on screen looked like a round yellowish white round object with a dark circle in center and dark spots (dirt?)

On scene collected over 390 pieces of evidence....majority of that bottles, pieces of black plastic bag, duct tape piece - where was that inrelationship to skull....near the area of skull to southwest....

LB - identify - envelope - tape/initials/label - (is this going to be showing duct tape was on Caylee's hands or arms? remember JB alluded to it yesterday)

recognize duct tape collected on the scene - received publish....
take from the bag - marking son duct tape? Henkel - imprints on duct tape say Henkle Consumer - Avon, OH - ....mag temp 200 degrees...all can read...JB up to look @ item @ witness stand.... kc appeares t obe zoning out - looking away...eyes appear fuzzed over - looking around

plastic pink strips with words...LC for identification....package initials/evidence tape/

another item inside exterior package - don't recognize brown paper bag - contained within the bag? yes - lettering she had collected out on the scene - hold it up ....
receive in evidence - publish (witness show the jury)...holding up letters from Caylee's tee shirt - helpful to place document camera up and then show the jury - items put onto a white piece of paper .... Big Trouble comes in small packages....pink plastic word items recovered from the scene...

 

[Donjeta]

JB cross, publish exhibit 201, photo of street

wooded area and street yes

where does the weedline begin

ask murdoch for a diagram

did you document how far?

no

do you recall approximately how many feet until the woods, to the weed area where there's more vegetation

guess 10 ft, possible

how far from cement to where the skull was found?

I have to refer to a report another csi wrote

go ahead

according to report approximately 19 ft 8 inches from south of suburban drive

may I have witness stand down to demonstrate how far that is

you may

(JB has a thing about taking witnesses down)

the piece of duct tape state exhibit 277, where was this item from?

to the southwest

how far

I don't know, ask Mr Murdoch for a diagram

was it area A? was it ten feet away?

ask Mr. Murdock

But it wasn't the area where the bag and the skull was?

correct?

that duct tape appears to be the same kind of duct tape as the one found on the skull

it has the same imprint

yes

no further questions

redirect

I'm sorry, i have one more question

may i publish 274

these items here that I'm pointing out, were they found through out the area? stones close to the body?

I recall one that was close to the body

no redirect

 

[wenwe4]

JB w/Jen Welch CSI - SA exhibit 201 publish - photo of the street....wooded area with a section of the street....how far from edge of street to first area where weed line begins? you have to ask Supv. Murdock about the diagram....didn't document in her report....recall how many feet from edge of woods to grassline weed area - more vegetation - guess 10 fee t possible....from cement to where skull found...have to refer to report that another CSI wrote up...19'8" S. of Surburban Dr.....witness step down to demonstrate to jury how far that is.....standing or walking along grassy area - how far away .....actual vegetation - everyone see?

piece of duct tape introduced into evidence - #277 - where was this item found? again to the southwest of the area where skull collected - how far -ask Mr. Murdock....in area A? no ....approx. 10' away...ask Murdock...not in area of bag and skull found...correct...kc look down, talks into fist to DS next to her....same make and kind insignia impressions correct.....Jb one more question...publish GY - SA #274 publish....see that? yes....these items pointing out know what they are? stones....found througout area...one close to remains....stone pavers? don't know what type stone but yes couldbe consistent with pavers.

re-direct? no

witness excused

 

[mombomb]

HHJBP - Stipulation marked as Exhibit 320. Business records of Photobucket of photos from 5/24-7/16/08.

HHJBP - Stipulation - remains found were that of Caylee Marie Anthony - signed by LDB, JB and ICA.

HHJBP - Second stipulation deals with the identity of the Defendant. It is agreed that all witnesses referring to the Defendant were referring to ICA - signed by LDB, JB and ICA.

 

[luv]

 

[Mountain_Kat]

JB: No questions.

There's a shocker.

 

[mombomb]

DIRECT EXAMINATION OF JENNIFER WELCH BY FG:

She is a CSI for OCSO. She came in contact with ICA on 8/13/09 when she photographed her tattoo.

JB OBJECTED - OVERRULED.

She took a total of 23 photos. They were not all of the tattoo.

She was shown a photo of ICA in a sports bra - back view, showing tattoo on her left rear shoulder.

OBJECTION BY JB - no predicate - OVERRULED.

She was shown another photo which is a close up of the above tattoo.

No more questions.

Witness excused.

 

[mombomb]

JB states there is a stipulation as to A-L through A-S being entered D-18 thru 25.

DIRECT EXAMINATION OF CSI WELCH BY JB:

She was in charge of documenting the scene on Suburban Drive. There were a large number of disposable items, trash. A lot of them were collected. Over 300 items collected. She did not recall when they stopped collecting.

She is familiar with the lanes and the baseline.

Any bones found past lane 6, 45 feet from baseline? According to her diagram, there did not appear to be any.

She was shown photos of items collected.

D-24 did not recall this being found thru sifting, but through clearing and searching through the vegetation. She did not recall any of this being submitted for further examination.
D-25 - other items collected. None sent to lab. Photo indicates they are misc items collected from lane 4.
D-23 - other items collected. None sent to lab. Came from Lane 1.
D-17 - identified Lane 1 and Lane 4.
D-21 - other items collected. None sent to lab. Came from Lane 3.
D-20 - other items collected. None sent to lab. Came from Lane 3.
D-19 - other items collected. None sent to lab. Couldn't tell where collected.
D-18 - other items collected. None sent to lab. Came from clearing area east of wooden fence. She marked that spot generally on Exhibit 17.

No further questions by JB.

CROSS EXAMINATION BY LDB:

Were the remains found in an area classified as a trash dump? Yes.

Witness was excused.

 

[mombomb]

9:12

DIRECT EXAMINATION BY DS:

CSI for OCSO. End of day report for 12/14 showed that ground vegetation had been cleared. She did not remove anything from the scene to take her photos of the remains.

PHOTO marked as Defense Exhibit 27. This photo appears to be the scene after the vegetation had been cleared.

Page 5 of her report - a log was located directly near the skull. During process of clearing and moving vegetation, the log was moved by S. Hansen and S. Mears on scene.

Next photo marked by clerk. She recognized it as an accurate representation of the scene after the remains were found.

OBJECTION BY JA as to when photo was taken.

This photo appeared to have been taken after hanging vegetation had been removed out of the way to no longer obstruct the view. Photo marked as Exhibit 28 and was published to the jury.

No further questions.

CROSS EXAMINATION BY JA:

Exhibit 27 - what portion of the scene is this? It appears to be a photo of the scene, but can't tell precisely without looking through the sequence of her photos.

No further questions.

REDIRECT BY DS:

How did you identify the grouping of photos? She took the photos and then uploaded them into the digital crime scene system and the system gives them a call ID number. She did not create the number, the system does. She has the numbers with her today. She does not have a call ID # 1838. She has 1840, 1842, 1845, 1849, 1893, 1903, 1913, 1919, 1923, 1934 and 2088.

No further questions.

Witness is excused at 9:31.

 

[wenwe4]

DS w/Jennifer Welch -

On 12/14/08 I made observations - cleared of leaf litter and vegetation ... and tree roots cleared 0-10 inches....

read last sentence of end of day observations - (see above) took photos @ scene when arrived - did you alter remains or anything touch remains....veg around the area was cleared - cut and clear away vines and roll them back.....

Photos are entered in data base under call ID numbers- call ID #1932 - she did not have a record of that....pics of scene after vegetation cleared...

show pic to JW - appears to be - photo represented vegetation had been cleared....it appears to be scene after vegetation cleared...

DS - in your report on pg 5...reference to log or tree near the remains what happened....log located directly near the skull during process of clearing - log was moved by Steven Hansen and susan M on scene...

DS another pic - to publish to witness - photo of leaf litter - from looking @ photo after vegetation had been moved away....no longer obstructing view....hanging vegetation? yes just moved it out of way - did not take it off the items....

admit into evidence - publish to jury.

DS that is all she has of this witness...

Cross - JA

republish pic - what portion of the scene this is? some object was found?

JW- does appear to be photo of scene = without going thru sequence of photos cannot tell where skull was....

redirect:
DS - how did you identify the photos?
Jw - don't understand question....

DS - series of photos -
JW = photos taken and when uploaded into system - call ID number is given - system created number - she has the numbers with her today....if she read them could she verify the number of photos but not which day....12/11 thru end of investigation.....#1838? no number....#1840......on and on

DS thank you..

witness excused subject to recall

 

[mombomb]

2:45

DIRECT EXAMINATION OF CSI WELCH BY JB

CSI in charge of recovery site on Suburban. Over 300 items of evidence were collected.

No socks or shoes were recovered.

Would this be consistent with Caylee having had no shoes or socks on when she passed away.

OBJECTION - outside scope - SUSTAINED

Witness excused at 2:48