MISTRIAL - Sidney Moorer on trial for the kidnapping of Heather Elvis #4

[Surfside]

In my opinion, the Judge has done a disservice to the family of Heather Elvis. They have waited years for this and he can't get a jury to deliberate for more than 9 hours? He wanted to get home to Charleston for the weekend, that's my opinion about it. He's been rushing this trial all week, unless he was the one bloviating. I'm livid about this.

This case was doomed the moment Judge Dennis replaced Judge John. The way Dennis barked and yelled at Livesay made me so angry. Where was that treatment towards Truslow? I didn't want to think of the man as a sexist, but he didn't seem to want to speak to a man that way.

 

[TTF14]

It is times like these that I have to remind myself that God is the ultimate Judge and Jury. I feel like I must be bad luck for cases... I followed the CA trial, which undoubtedly should have rendered a guilty verdict (IMO), and well we knew how that turned out. Then this case it comes to a deadlock.

I consider myself a pretty objective person and I have tried to consider the various different scenarios and possibilities - all of which still point to SM and TM being responsible for the disappearance of HE. I truly wonder what the holdouts were for. Did they believe that SM was guilty but just didn't feel like the state proved the kidnapping to have taken place at PTL? I guess that is what frustrates me SOOO much about not only this case but society in general. They confuse reasonable doubt and without a shadow of a doubt. My husband (who had no knowledge of this case prior to this week) believes that he is guilty of whatever ultimately happened to HE; HOWEVER, says that he does not feel the state proved it either. The way he explained his rationale was that they no greater proved she was kidnapped as they might have proved he could have paid her off to disappear from the area. Of course, that is poppycock to me. Point being, some people think this way. Darn those people, husband included - LOL! He won't have a happy wife tonight, I'm afraid.

I had asked my husband last night, considering he would vote NG, if he were the only one or two holding out with NG vote, would he switch since he truly feels SM is guilty of whatever ultimately happened to HE, his response was that he wasn't sure but possibly. Makes you want to bang your head against the wall, doesn't it?

I am looking forward to a retrial, hoping and praying they go forward with one. I think this case was pretty much doomed with bias to begin with considering the Judge knew the defendant and the history there, in addition to KT's friend. The only silver lining is that it wasn't a NG verdict.

Can't wait for happy hour.

Great post. I feel like I'm bad luck, too, because the only other trials I've followed were OJ's, Casey's and this one, and none were found guilty.

Based on your husband's feedback, maybe they need to focus less on PTL as the kidnapping spot and broaden it to just the time period, and it possibly being at LB.

Speaking of LB, I feel like we're soooo close to figuring out the timeline, but we're just not quite there.

 

[jillycat]

Yes, I have to admit that Nancy Livesay was pretty terrible as a prosecutor for a case of this magnitude. So how do we convey this to the Solicitor's office in a way that we will be heard?

It may well be that the message was heard when this was declared a mistrial.

 

[1&2&3]

I missed it - who broke the gag rule and what was said? TIA?

 

[Hoosgirl]

I missed it - who broke the gag rule and what was said? TIA?

SM did a news interview one evening during trial.

 

[jillycat]

I missed it - who broke the gag rule and what was said? TIA?

SM mouthing off after court the other day about elements of the evidence and his role, or lack thereof.

 

[Gardenista]

I wonder if the part the judge wouldn't let Livesay do would have tied up all the loose ends for the jurors?

 

[Knox]

You could be right. If that's the case, the prosecution needs to HAMMER home the point of luring being kidnapping.

Hubby asked me to explain how luring was related to a kidnap charge twice. He had a difficult time with that thought. To me it's clear as day (thank you Madeleine74). Frankly I got a little frustrated with him in the discussion. He is the love of my life, but a little hard headed, lol.

In all fairness, I think NL Did hammer home that point in her closing. Wish she could have done a rebuttal though.

 

[bestill]

I want them to do a thorough search at LB and that retention pond, where the small circle was. There's something there, I do believe it. And the next time they need a timeline and transcripts of SM's first questioning.

 

[ZooSleuth]

It may well be that the message was heard when this was declared a mistrial.

I would hope so, but after the failures I saw this week I wouldn't count on it.

 

[Rhino-Esq]

Did the jury ever see a picture of Heather?

 

[geevee]

He texted a reporter to do an interview where he stated the pregnancy test he was shown on video buying was for his wife Tammy, and that she was in the truck with him when he bought it. Only problem is it was December, a cold night, and he turned off the truck and locked it before heading into WalMart (leaving his precious, maybe-pregnant wife to freeze in the truck?)..

 

[concernedmother]

The judge was in such a rush to get this trial over with.jmo.

 

[LanieCoz]

Great post. I feel like I'm bad luck, too, because the only other trials I've followed were OJ's, Casey's and this one, and none were found guilty.

Based on your husband's feedback, maybe they need to focus less on PTL as the kidnapping spot and broaden it to just the time period, and it possibly being at LB.

Speaking of LB, I feel like we're soooo close to figuring out the timeline, but we're just not quite there.

Perhaps that may very well have been a point for contention. Personally, I believe she drove herself to PTL. I believe her plan was to meet up with SM. I am probably in the minority of people who think the crime occurred after PTL. I truly believe she made plans to meet with SM, he came to PTL and she got in the truck willingly. I believe she turned off her phone (likely per his request) so that they would not be bothered/harassed by TM. I think the time in between his coming and going to PTL is too tight for the crime to occur there AND leave absolutely no evidence. The difference is, I don't really care where she was apprehended. The fact is HE is gone, missing, never to heard from, seen, tracked from that point forward. His stories were proven to be untrue from the beginning. There are entirely too many "coincidences" for it all to just be a "coincidence."

 

[Surfside]

Breaking news on WMBF about the trial right now.

 

[LanieCoz]

Did the jury ever see a picture of Heather?

Unfortunately, I don't believe they did.

 

[Surfside]

10 voted guilty, 2 not guilty.

Truslow said it's almost as if a trial did not occur. We're right back where we started from. The state has the right to start over with another trial...no closure.

Hardly breaking news.

 

[GeeEm]

I missed it - who broke the gag rule and what was said? TIA?

This is my understanding


http://wbtw.com/2016/06/22/news13-e...s-trial-says-pregnancy-test-was-for-his-wife/

 

[NFYIAMY]

Agreed. Watching this trial confirmed to me what others from the area have been saying on here, the justice system down there is filled with corruption and incompetence.

I really believe it is the JUDGE --- not the entire justice system up here. What sucks is that HE happened to be on the rotation when the case needed to start.

 

[lonetraveler]

Oh for God's sakes, I've been busy getting dressed for a a Gallery Walk downtown and have been checking every few minutes and then I find this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There are many cases connected to Myrtle Beach and 99% of them are either dismissed or ends up this way. Disgraceful and pitiful.