MA - Bella Bond, 2, found dead, Deer Island, Boston Harbor, June 2015 - #6

[human]

If JA is inthe DNA system,he should have come up as a match

 

[Bootsctr]

If JA is inthe DNA system,he should have come up as a match

Okay. I'm understanding what you are saying. When they ran Baby Doe's DNA, JA would have popped up as a match even if his DNA was in a different state?

 

[BUF]

Please excuse if this has been posted previously...

Baby Bella's accused murderer may want case moved

The attorney representing the man accused of murdering Bella Bond isn’t sure whether his client can get a fair trial in Boston, and said he is mulling the idea of asking the court to move the case elsewhere.

“At some point, I suspect that might be appropriate given the blizzard of activity, which is not likely to die down right away,” said Jonathan Shapiro, who represents murder suspect Michael P. McCarthy, the boyfriend of Bella’s mother, Rachelle D. Bond. “I think the ability to get a fair trial in this venue is in real question.”

....

Oddly enough, the massive media attention paid to the story might actually make it difficult to move the trial elsewhere, according to criminal defense attorneys.

“There is still going to be publicity - even out in Western Massachusetts,” said Phil Tracy, a criminal defense attorney not involved in the case. “You’re not going to accomplish what you’re hoping to accomplish by moving it. You’re not going to avoid pretrial publicity.”

Peter Elikann, a Boston-based criminal defense attorney, agreed.

“Changes of venue are so extremely rare, and there is a high barrier to leap over,” Elikann said. “There could be a problem in this case because it is so highly publicized, everywhere. It’s not just a local story. Where do you go to find a jury that hasn’t heard of this case?”

http://www.bostonherald.com/news_op...y_bellas_accused_murderer_may_want_case_moved


Also, interesting tidbit in this article about the judge assigned on this case....


Meanwhile, the judge who presided over yesterday’s arraignments has an interesting connection with one of the defendants - he represented the dead toddler’s mother in an unrelated case more than four years ago.

Judge Thomas Kaplanes represented Rachelle Bond, Bella Bond’s mother, in a criminal case back in 2011, according to court documents.

Kaplanes, who was a private criminal defense attorney before taking the bench in 2013, signed off on Rachelle Bond’s guilty plea on a drug-related case, according to court documents. Bond was given one year probation and was told to attend a drug-treatment program as part of the guilty plea.

While there is a potential conflict of interest, there is no need for Kaplanes to recuse himself in this situation. Both McCarthy and Bond will have their cases moved to superior court, and to a new judge, before it can go to trial.

 

[Bootsctr]

A little more about McCarthy:

Bella Bond case: Michael McCarthy told cop in 2005, 'It’s the drugs'

For a period, he lived in his father’s plumbing store, on Hancock Street in Quincy. A neighbor told MassLive.com that he had slept inside.

The criminal complaint against McCarthy, issued on Sept. 21, days after he was arrested and four months after he alleged murdered of Bella Bond, lists the Hancock Street store as his address.

The store, a former smoke shop, has a sign on the front and on the side: “JOSEPH M. McCARTHY” and underneath the name, “PLUMBING & HEATING.”

The State Police arrest report listed the store as Michael McCarthy’s employer.

http://www.masslive.com/news/boston/index.ssf/2015/09/bella_bond_case_michael_mccart.html

 

[Bootsctr]

Gintautas Dumcius retweeted


Michael Levenson ‏@mlevenson · 16h16 hours ago
.@CharlieBakerMA and the state social workers' union to roll out some new child protection policies tomorrow. #dcf

 

[Sonya610]

Okay. I'm understanding what you are saying. When they ran Baby Doe's DNA, JA would have popped up as a match even if his DNA was in a different state?

I doubt if that would be an easy match. Matching an unknown sample to a criminal is straight forward, it either matches or it doesn't.

But comparing a baby doe to a huge database of adult dna samples would be much harder as only some of the markers would line up. I am certainly no expert but I would expect a bunch of "partial matches" would come back (potential parents or possible aunts/uncles/cousins that are less of a match) and then it would take work to try to sort through them all (assuming any even knew the child).

The girl’s DNA has already been sent to databases for missing children, but no match has been found.

State Police are hoping that further tests at a lab in Texas can find a match to a close adult relative whose DNA profile may be in a national database.

http://wwlp.com/2015/07/24/police-hope-advanced-dna-technology-can-help-id-baby-doe/

 

[Inthedetails]

Please excuse if this has been posted previously...

Baby Bella's accused murderer may want case moved

The attorney representing the man accused of murdering Bella Bond isn’t sure whether his client can get a fair trial in Boston, and said he is mulling the idea of asking the court to move the case elsewhere.

“At some point, I suspect that might be appropriate given the blizzard of activity, which is not likely to die down right away,” said Jonathan Shapiro, who represents murder suspect Michael P. McCarthy, the boyfriend of Bella’s mother, Rachelle D. Bond. “I think the ability to get a fair trial in this venue is in real question.”

....

Oddly enough, the massive media attention paid to the story might actually make it difficult to move the trial elsewhere, according to criminal defense attorneys.

“There is still going to be publicity - even out in Western Massachusetts,” said Phil Tracy, a criminal defense attorney not involved in the case. “You’re not going to accomplish what you’re hoping to accomplish by moving it. You’re not going to avoid pretrial publicity.”

Peter Elikann, a Boston-based criminal defense attorney, agreed.

“Changes of venue are so extremely rare, and there is a high barrier to leap over,” Elikann said. “There could be a problem in this case because it is so highly publicized, everywhere. It’s not just a local story. Where do you go to find a jury that hasn’t heard of this case?”

http://www.bostonherald.com/news_op...y_bellas_accused_murderer_may_want_case_moved


Also, interesting tidbit in this article about the judge assigned on this case....


Meanwhile, the judge who presided over yesterday’s arraignments has an interesting connection with one of the defendants - he represented the dead toddler’s mother in an unrelated case more than four years ago.

Judge Thomas Kaplanes represented Rachelle Bond, Bella Bond’s mother, in a criminal case back in 2011, according to court documents.

Kaplanes, who was a private criminal defense attorney before taking the bench in 2013, signed off on Rachelle Bond’s guilty plea on a drug-related case, according to court documents. Bond was given one year probation and was told to attend a drug-treatment program as part of the guilty plea.

While there is a potential conflict of interest, there is no need for Kaplanes to recuse himself in this situation. Both McCarthy and Bond will have their cases moved to superior court, and to a new judge, before it can go to trial.

Apparently you go to Maxwell Street. People there claim they haven't seen the Baby Doe billboards.

JMO

 

[Bootsctr]

It would seem, if you a heroin addict, you don't look much beyond the methadone clinic and whomever is selling the heroin.

Listened to an interview by an author of a book on Whitey Bulger, he said the mob is no longer around in Boston, it's just drugs. . .

 

[wondering25]

Maybe JA's DNA is already in "the system" somewhere and they have Bella's DNA which was a match to the DNA found in the small hairbrush found at the apartment?

I don't think Bella looks like JA, but I would like to see some of pictures of him with hair. Also, pictures of RB as a child and Bella's siblings would be interesting.

RB seems to be as skittish as a feral cat. Maybe JA's mom knew JA would be the only one who RB would have contact with considering Grandma surely was suspect that Baby Doe was indeed Bella.

I think the shape of Bella's head looks like RB's sisters head but Bella's face looks a lot like JA's mother. I really have no doubt that is JA's child.

The computer generated sketch looks like any other white, brown haired brown eyed little girl. Apparently, a lot of people thought the sketch resembled missing children all over the world. While i am sure the re-constructionist did her best with what she had to work with.. only the cheeks kind of/sort of resembled Bella. The thicker eyebrows were absent and maybe not evident on the photos of the remains the artist had available? Not important other than IMO, the real Bella in the VIDEOS, strongly resembles JA's mom IMO with head shape like RB's sister.

Anything I write is just my opinion.

 

[Sonya610]

On the subject of DNA...I wonder why they did not release info on ethnicity.

That is certainly not hard to determine, if they ran tests and saw that she had a lot of Italian blood that would be important info, it would certainly have a lot of Italians in that area taking note and paying more attention!

 

[Steleheart]

"BOSTON (WHDH) -
Governor Charlie Baker is set to talk about changes to policies and procedures for the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families Monday."

http://www.whdh.com/story/30128768/gov-baker-to-announce-dcf-policy-changes

 

[Steleheart]

http://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Gov-Baker-to-Announce-Changes-to-Mass-DCF-329743741.html


"Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker said the Department of Children and Families' mission is confusing and the agency lacks a playbook at a conference Monday morning set to outline changes coming to the deeply-troubled department."

 

[Bootsctr]

On the subject of DNA...I wonder why they did not release info on ethnicity.

That is certainly not hard to determine, if they ran tests and saw that she had a lot of Italian blood that would be important info, it would certainly have a lot of Italians in that area taking note and paying more attention!

It almost seems they were releasing information that was a direct contraindication to what they did know. For example, "not much decomposition", but in fact there was quite a bit of decomposition. Putting out theories that she could be the child of Hispanic migrant workers and the parents were scared to come forth because of being deported.

I think... the information they did release was an attempt to make the perp more at ease that LE was way off base regarding who the child was. However, the pollen on Bella's clothing and blanket and the soot in her lungs, seemed to be a definite "child is a local". I wonder now if they found Bailey's hair. Wish we could find out what happened to Bailey. Maybe MM's dad has Bailey? I wonder what else was in the bag with Bella. Was there a stuffed toy too that Bella slept with at home like the ducky that MF kept at her house for Bella?

What is the significance of the second blanket not released to the media?

Just for once, I wish RB would tell the truth. I think she spent a lot of time coming up with the "story" we are hearing.

 

[Bootsctr]

Bond and McCarthy have pleaded not guilty to the charges involving Bella and they are due back in court on Oct. 20. McCarthy, whose attorney has said McCarthy didn’t have anything to do with the child’s death, is being held without bail.

http://www.masslive.com/news/boston/index.ssf/2015/09/bella_bond_case_michael_mccart.html

 

[Bootsctr]

http://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Gov-Baker-to-Announce-Changes-to-Mass-DCF-329743741.html

House Minority Leader Brad Jones

"Implementing clear and concise intake policies, reducing caseloads, utilizing CORI checks and requiring a full review of a family’s prior history with DCF and the frequency and nature of 911 calls to a household are all crucial to ensuring that the children entrusted to the state’s care are not placed in harm’s way."

 

[Bootsctr]

"BOSTON (WHDH) -
Governor Charlie Baker is set to talk about changes to policies and procedures for the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families Monday."

http://www.whdh.com/story/30128768/gov-baker-to-announce-dcf-policy-changes

The latest case has not only touched New England, but so many across the county. The body of 2-and-a-half-year-old Bella Bond, once known only as Baby Doe, was found on a Deer Island beach in June. DCF had investigated cases of neglect involving Bella in 2012 and 2013, but they were closed. The agency never took into consideration Bella's mother's lost custody of two of her other children.

 

[Inthedetails]

Bond and McCarthy have pleaded not guilty to the charges involving Bella and they are due back in court on Oct. 20. McCarthy, whose attorney has said McCarthy didn’t have anything to do with the child’s death, is being held without bail.

http://www.masslive.com/news/boston/index.ssf/2015/09/bella_bond_case_michael_mccart.html

If RB is more than just "accessory after the fact," are people thinking she INTENDED to kill Bella? Or, that she killed Bella but not necessarily on purpose?

I'm not getting a feel for what others are thinking her role is. Premeditated? Or as a result of neglect/abuse without the intent of murder?

At the moment, I'm wondering if Bella died while locked in the closet or while otherwise restrained, perhaps "quieted" with a pillow?

IDK. JMO.

 

[Bootsctr]

And we have the loss of another innocent child:

Manchester, NH mom held in little girl's death

MANCHESTER,N.H.— State Police arrested 22-year-old Kaitlin Paquette Saturday and charged her with second-degree murder in connection with the September 6 death of her 21-month-old daughter, Sadence "Sadie" Willott.

http://www.masslive.com/news/index....l?hootPostID=7b115e4660637fdb9adc7a2ab3f9d3a5

 

[Bootsctr]

If RB is more than just "accessory after the fact," are people thinking she INTENDED to kill Bella? Or, that she killed Bella but not necessarily on purpose?

I'm not getting a feel for what others are thinking her role is. Premeditated? Or as a result of neglect/abuse without the intent of murder?

At the moment, I'm wondering if Bella died while locked in the closet or while otherwise restrained, perhaps "quieted" with a pillow?

IDK. JMO.

IDK either, but since we have witnesses hearing RB saying Bella was "possessed" too, are the attorneys going to go with death by "exorcism"?

I'm thinking not premeditated, but more along the lines of as you said "Bella dying while in the closet or otherwise restrained, quieted with a pillow.

 

[BUF]

If RB is more than just "accessory after the fact," are people thinking she INTENDED to kill Bella? Or, that she killed Bella but not necessarily on purpose?

I'm not getting a feel for what others are thinking her role is. Premeditated? Or as a result of neglect/abuse without the intent of murder?

At the moment, I'm wondering if Bella died while locked in the closet or while otherwise restrained, perhaps "quieted" with a pillow?

IDK. JMO.

I think it is either neglect/abuse due to her drug use, or perhaps quieted somehow...with a pillow or maybe some other way.