NC - Kathy Taft, 62, Raleigh, 6 March 2010 - #2

[ruben321]

There is a male voice but I can't tell which end of the call it's coming from. I didn't hear footsteps - will listen again.

However, if someone else was in the house at the time of the call, wouldn't the search warrant say so? It did acknowledge the sister was there. Seems like it would say something like, "and another guest" or something along those lines.

I wondered the same thing. IF there was a man there, he could've hidden when EMS got there and then left after EMS took K to hospital. Man would've had time to get out of house before police arrived. What time was it that man was seen on video in HT parking lot? Was it on that Sat morning?

 

[ruben321]

Since the GG was a place that was frequented by the same people, wouldn't the employees & patrons know him? Wouldn't they have told LE that D was or wasn't there?

 

[Prancy]

this is some psycho who would attack a woman with bandages on her head...
very scary and public should be made aware if they have no idea who they are looking for...although i can't imagine not already being scared and cautious in the area...

Don't you know it? The thought of what that woman endured is just horrific. It makes me so angry! How dare this person do something so terrible to her? I hope LE and the DA's office is as outraged as I am. If they, are they are working around the clock on this case. I hope they leave no stone unturned. Whoever it is needs to go down! I am really upset.

I am also scared. This is really keeping me awake at night. I jump at every noise. I am driving my BF crazy. I went by the gas station yesterday at GV. Everything seemed so calm, so normal as if nothing so horrific had happened nearby. I'm considering moving. I'm going to wait a little longer and see how things turn out. I watched Medium Friday night and they had a burglar/murderer, who could bypass alarm systems! Urrrrrrgh.

REF: the theory that D met a man at GG and took him back to the house. If that were the case, I think that guests and staff at GG would be able to give a description. It's a small place and most are regulars, so I think he would have either been known or remembered because he wasn't known.

I'm big on body lanuage. I know there are experts who can tell many things about what is going on inside by involuntary facial expressions and the way one moves their hands. Any thoughts on the daughter's tv news appearance? In her positon, with the overwhelming pain she has suffered, would you expect outrage at the killer? She seemed resigned to me. (Possibly medicated?) Any thoughts?

I was comparing it to the mother of the little girl in Florida who disappeared walking home from school a few months ago. Her mother was outraged and spoke to the camera saying, "We will find you and we will get you!" You could feel the rage in her. I realize people react in various ways. I think if it were me in that position, I would be in a hospital, as I don't think I could function. Perhaps those who the family, may have a better take on it or if you have training in body language.

 

[susubaby]

If I am remembering correctly, I am pretty sure the RPD had confirmed at some point that the people at GG who worked there confirmed she was there having drinks (or a drink) that night?....I am skeptical that she met this person at GG. I think it is more likely that she met him somewhere else. Where, I don't know. GG is usually filled locals and it is a very small resturaunt/bar. But, if she did meet him, have drinks with him at GG, he could be an unknown person whom no one knows, and LE just cannot find him or track him down anywhere.

 

[Just the Fax]

If I am remembering correctly, I am pretty sure the RPD had confirmed at some point that the people at GG who worked there confirmed she was there having drinks (or a drink) that night?....I am skeptical that she met this person at GG. I think it is more likely that she met him somewhere else. Where, I don't know. GG is usually filled locals and it is a very small resturaunt/bar. But, if she did meet him, have drinks with him at GG, he could be an unknown person whom no one knows, and LE just cannot find him or track him down anywhere.

You are mistaken about RPD or even the media confirming that.

 

[ruben321]

JTF......do you know the time of the HT video that showed the "man in hoodie w/briefcase"?

 

[ruben321]

Also.....did you see that Dateline NBC had contacted the family about doing a story? Reporter said family had not yet decided yes or no.

 

[ruben321]

WITN......reporter Michael Baldwin said the PF told him Dateline NBC had contacted her about doing a story on her mom.

 

[Just the Fax]

With the beer bottles, cutting board, knife, crackers, glasses, spoons and empty plastic bag corners, the cops are obviously looking for someone besides DH and KT's DNA.
I am intrigued by the unknown man with the backward hat/hoodie seen on video at the HT.
Perhaps D made a second trip there to buy beer and he connected with her around the Durango that was still running w/ the keys left inside. Unable to do anything, the pair then walked up to the house together and partied....drinking and doing lines of coke...until 3am, when D passed out.

If true, wonder why RPD is not asking the public to help find this man, at least based on D's description and a composite drawing? Surely D has come clean with her sketchy actions that evening? Wonder if she agreed to take a poly? You know they asked for one.

 

[Just the Fax]

JTF......do you know the time of the HT video that showed the "man in hoodie w/briefcase"?

ESP...I was just thinking the same thing with my post and then saw your question. D told the family she went to HT late afteroon to buy dinner and locked the keys in the car then. Seems that was probably a lie, cause there were 2 HT receipts and it was more likely a 2nd late night trip to the HT to get beer were she actually locked the keys in the running car.
They close at 11PM, so it had to be sometime before then.

 

[ruben321]

ESP...I was just thinking the same thing with my post and then saw your question. D told the family she went to HT late afteroon to buy dinner and locked the keys in the car then. Seems that was probably a lie, cause there were 2 HT receipts and it was more likely a 2nd late night trip to the HT to get beer were she actually locked the keys in the running car.
They close at 11PM, so it had to be sometime before then.

Has the HT video of the man been released? Did the video show daylight? I'm sure the time/date was on the HT video.

 

[Just the Fax]

Has the HT video of the man been released? Did the video show daylight? I'm sure the time/date was on the HT video.

It has not been released to the public.


From N&O


Early on, they showed a grainy image from a Harris Teeter grocery store surveillance camera to employees at a Domino's Pizza store several doors from the grocery store and just down the hill from the Cartier Drive home.

The man's face was not visible.

John Stoner, daytime manager of the Domino's at Glenwood Village shopping center, said investigators came by several days after Taft's death March 9 and showed him a picture of a tall, thin man whose face was not visible and asked whether he had seen anyone fitting that description.

"He was carrying some kind of messenger bag," Stoner said. "The detective said he was wearing a backwards baseball cap, but he might have had a hoodie on."

Mark Menig, a Harris Teeter manager, declined comment this week when asked about the photo. Other merchants in the shopping center said police had not shown them any such image.

 

[Just the Fax]

Since they asked Dominos only, sounds like the cops thought maybe he possibly worked at Dominos as a delivery person or in the kitchen?

 

[diphi]

The police have not eliminated D.
They have not said it was a random attack.
They are not releasing information for the public.
They are not warning the neighborhood to continue to be observant.
We haven't heard anything from them at all recently.

The real story may be very, very embarassing for a prominent family...I think politics are at play, again, right now...

The police owe the neighborhood some information - even if it is to say they don't have any information - just make some comment.

 

[Starry Night]

Since they asked Dominos only, sounds like the cops thought maybe he possibly worked at Dominos as a delivery person or in the kitchen?

And also, if they only asked the Dominos employees, it could be that mystery man's image on the video camera was at a time when other merchants/stores were closed. Maybe he was seen on tape at a very late hour when only the store and the pizza place were still open. Does anyone know what other stores/merchants share the same parking lot? Is it like a little strip mall?

 

[Just the Fax]

The police have not eliminated D.
They have not said it was a random attack.
They are not releasing information for the public.
They are not warning the neighborhood to continue to be observant.
We haven't heard anything from them at all recently.

The real story may be very, very embarassing for a prominent family...I think politics are at play, again, right now...

The police owe the neighborhood some information - even if it is to say they don't have any information - just make some comment.

diphi, if the perpetrator was in fact D's invited guest, the attack would not be classed as 'random'. Of course, such a person under any description needs to be apprehended and brought to justice ASAP.

I thought Friday am D was in the clear and felt bad about questioning her.
Now I am back to wondering if her actions that night were so grossly negligent that she can be charged with 'negligent homicide' or even 1st degree murder?

 

[ruben321]

Seems nobody(media included) is asking the tough questions. IMO, seems everyone is afraid of demanding answers for fear of "stirring the waters". Need a media outlet that won't stop asking until answers are given. Maybe Geraldo needs to get on the case.
One thing is for sure......Somebody knows something.

Did D have a valid drivers license? Rumor is she's had a # of DUI's.

 

[Just the Fax]

And also, if they only asked the Dominos employees, it could be that mystery man's image on the video camera was at a time when other merchants/stores were closed. Maybe he was seen on tape at a very late hour when only the store and the pizza place were still open. Does anyone know what other stores/merchants share the same parking lot? Is it like a little strip mall?

Starry Night, the hT is the large store on the left.
Dominos next door and Glenwood Grill is in the adjacent building that backs up to the house.

http://www.bing.com/maps/explore/#/krzjvqrfk1l14ny4

 

[ruben321]

I would imagine with the # of attorney's in K's circle, D has been advised.

I know we all handle things differently but I would hope if it were my mom, I wouldn't stop until the perp was put away....even it the perp was a family member.
In fact, I'd be on my family member until ?'s were answered.

 

[Just the Fax]

Seems nobody(media included) is asking the tough questions. IMO, seems everyone is afraid of demanding answers for fear of "stirring the waters". Need a media outlet that won't stop asking until answers are given. Maybe Geraldo needs to get on the case.
One thing is for sure......Somebody knows something.

Did D have a valid drivers license? Rumor is she's had a # of DUI's.

NCWANTED (owned by WRAL) is the best media outlet for an investigative story.
Unlike mainstream, they will go beyond to dig up scoop.
For example, they busted Jason Young several times with cameras and even caught him using Craigs List and his child to attract dates.

If D was convicted for DWI's, she will have a criminal record.
Easy to check...anyone have access to 123nc.com or another site?