ND - Several bodies found at Mandan business, 1 April 2019 *Arrest* #2

[Niner]

Thursday, August 19th:
*Trial continues (Day 12)-Closing Arguments! (@ 8:30am CT) – ND – Lois Ann Cobbs (45), employee; William Dee “Bill” Cobbs, Jr. (50), employee; Adam Fuehrer (42), employee; Robert John Fakler (52) co-owner (April 1, 2019, at RJR Maint. & Mgmt business, Mandan) - *Chad Trolon Isaak (44/now 47) arrested (4/4/19), charged (4/5/19) & arraigned (5/9/19) with 4 counts of murder (Felony AA), 1 count of burglary (Felony B), 1 count of concealment within a vehicle (Felony C) & 1 count of unauthorized use of vehicle (misdemeanor A). Plead not guilty. $1M Cash only bond.
Trial began on 8/2/21 with jury selection & ended 8/3/21 & trial began on 8/4/21. (8/2/21 to 8/6 & 8/9 to 8/13 & 8/16 to 8/20/21). 12 jurors & 2 alternates. (6 men & 6 women make up the jury with 1 man & 1 woman serving as alternates). Judge David Reich does not intend to sequester jurors. The State rested their case on 8/17/21. Defense rested their case on 8/18/21. Closing arguments started on 8/18/21 & the jury sent out for deliberations.
Court info from 4/5/19 thru 7/16/21 & Jury selection (Day 1-2) 8/2/21-8/3/21 & Trial (Day 1-10) 8/4/21-8/17/21 reference post #711 here:
ND - Several bodies found at Mandan business, 1 April 2019 *Arrest* #2
8/18/21 Wednesday, Trial Day 11: The State rested its case on Tuesday, 8/17/21. Today, the defense will now begin its presentation. Based on discussions Tuesday afternoon between the judge & the attorneys on both sides of the case, it is expected the defense may finish its presentation today, with closing arguments coming Thursday morning & the case going to the jury Thursday afternoon.
Defense witnesses: Ben Pace, RJR Maint. employee. He does the marketing for the company. Questioning by defense attorney Jesse Walstad. Says RJR took over management of the Northview Mobile Home Park in Washburn in July 2018. Cross-examination by prosecuting attorney Gabrielle Joy Goter. Re-direct by Walstad. Joseph Schmidt, an electrician in Washburn. Received chiropractic treatment from Isaak in Washburn for two or three months. Cross-examination by prosecuting attorney Karlei Neufeld. Re-direct by Jesse Walstad. Dora Sorenson, a Beulah resident since 1977. Had chiropractic treatment from Isaak for about 10 years. Cross-examination by prosecuting attorney Karlei Neufeld. Jody Murschel, West River Telecommunications network manager. Says he received from LE search warrant for information related to Isaak’s account with them. Jennifer Blumhagen, North Dakota Dept. of Transportation, director of the Motor Vehicle Division. NDDOT has data on the make & model of registered vehicles, who owns the vehicles & other pertinent data. Cross-examination by prosecuting attorney Austin Gunderson. Re-direct by defense attorney Luke Heck. Amy Gebhard, North Dakota State Crime Lab DNA analyst. Questioning by defense attorney Luke Heck. Says there are no records in the contamination log related to the RJR investigation. Cross-examination by prosecuting attorney Gabrielle Joy Goter. Re-direct by defense attorney Luke Heck.
The judge & the attorneys are discussing the introduction by the defense of a particular document, a domestic violence protection order for Lisa Nelson. The defense said it was relevant to the defense case. The state argued it was impermissible character evidence given there had been no testimony about her ex-husband or foundation laid for the document. The judge was concerned about introducing a piece of evidence without a witness & that it could be confusing to the jury. After the discussion, the defense withdrew its request to introduce the evidence. The defense rested their case.
State rebuttal witness called — BCI special agent Matt Hiatt. Direct exam by prosecuting attorney Karlei Neufeld. Since he was based out of the Washburn office, he conducted interviews with Isaak’s clients. Regarding his dentist appointment that morning. Cross-examination by defense attorney Luke Heck. Re-direct. The only evidence in Isaak's home for dentists was for Beulah Dentist. Re-Cross by Heck. Lisa Johansen. Works at Beulah Dental as the office manager. Says Isaak did not have an appointment for April 1, 2019. Cross exam by defense attorney Luke Heck. Johansen says the last time Isaak was at Beulah Dental was in May 2017. Re-direct by prosecuting attorney Karlei Neufeld. Johansen says how often a patient comes to the dentist office is up to the patient. Says Isaak took his records with him each time he left from an appointment. And State re-rests their case.
\Judge David Reich excuses the jury for the rest of the day. The trial will resume with closing arguments starting at 8:30am, Thursday, 8/19/21. The judge & the attorneys for both sides are discussing what information should go into the jury instructions.
Both sides have agreed on the jury instructions and the verdict form to be used. Both sides are discussing how long the closing arguments will run (defense, state and rebuttal arguments). Judge Reich anticipates a jury break between each argument presented, then a lunch break, followed by instructions to the jury and then the jury will begin deliberations. He says if the jury is still deliberating late Thursday, he will likely send them home around 5:00 p.m., and then have them resume on Friday morning. If they are close to a verdict late Thursday afternoon, he may let them continue for a few more hours into the evening. He is also considering having the jury deliberate on Saturday if they still have not yet reached a verdict, but he would play that by ear.

 

[Terrib11]

Ready for closing arguments!! Here we go!!

 

[trialobsessive]

CI looks the most worried he’s ever looked during this trial as he knows he’s done for.

Also think his defense team has had a word about his reactions and told him to behave himself.

 

[Seattle1]

Chad Isaak trial: The latest | KX NEWS

This is a continuing story and will be updated as new details develop. Keep checking back for the latest information available. Updates from previous days are at the end of this report. Live streaming of the trial is here. Other articles are also available here.

Thursday, August 19 - LIVE TRIAL BLOG

8:41 a.m.: Closing arguments by prosecuting attorney Gabrielle Joy Goter. She recounts how four people were discovered dead at RJR Maintenance and Management on the morning of April 1, 2019. Robert Fakler was found first by an RJR employee. Mandan police discovered three other victims: Lois Cobb, William Cobb, Adam Fuehrer. All four had been shot and stabbed to death in a violent manner.

Chad Isaak has been charged with the killings. He has also been charged with burglary for entering the building while it was closed to the public. Also, unlawful entrance in the RJR pickup.

The testimony and evidence in the case is the result of a methodical investigation over the last two years.

All of the agents in the case have been trained the proper collection of evidence from the crime scene. They have used standard investigative procedures.

You saw a walk-through on police video of the crime scene. You saw a pano-scan of the scene.

There was a footprint, unique in appearance from other workboot footprints. It was significant because it had walked through blood and egg and walking to the shop door.

Robert Fakler appeared to have been in a struggle with his attacker before succumbing to his injuries.

We saw a bullet in a band saw and fragments on the floor below near Robert Fakler.

We saw a wire saw, a wire with rings on both ends. It appeared to have blood.

Above where Adam Fuehrer was found on the floor was a bullet hole in a box labeled “burners.” A copper-jacketed hollow-point bullet was recovered from the box. The bullet apparently went through Fuehrer, picking up maroon fibers from the RJR shirt he wore. His wallet was on the floor, and his ID cards scattered on a wooden bench. Authorities said that indicated the killer was checking Adam’s identity. A wooden bench appeared to have been moved to hide Adam’s body.

Inside the office area, William Cobb was found slouched against a wall. His hat was found with a bullet hole in it and a bullet wound to Cobb’s head. There were also signs of a struggle in the office. William Cobb was short multiple times and had a number of stab wounds. A bullet was recovered from Cobb’s right wrist, the third bullet.

Lois Cobb was found lying in the bathroom entryway in the office. Lois’ throat showed severe cutting wounds. Evidence suggested apparently was standing at the time of the attack, and then was moving toward the bathroom before falling to her knees. She had a gunshot wound to her chest and numerous deep stab wounds. Two bullets were in and by her body.

Outside Lois Cobb’s office, William and Lois Cobb’s cellphones were against a wall and cards were pulled out from her purse. Agents said this indicated the killer was verifying Lois Cobb’s identity.

Agents watched RJR surveillance video, showing William and Lois Cobb arriving at 6:38 a.m. The suspect arrives at 642 a.m. The suspect leaves 5 minutes later and re-enters a short time later. Adam Fuehrer arrives at 6:56 a.m. Robert Fakler arrives at 7:01 a.m. The suspect leaves a few minutes later.

Investigators knew a few things at that point: There was one and only one suspect. The suspect knew the business would be closed at the time he arrived. The suspect used a knife and used a revolver and took the casings with him. The suspect shot 9 bullets at the scene. The suspect wore distinctive closing, an orange revera=ible face mask, an orange sweatshirt, dark clothing and dark shoes that flopped while the suspect was walking through the scene.

8:32 a.m.: The Chad Isaak trial continues, Judge David Reich presiding. The judge is taking care of some judicial housekeeping matters related to the organization of the exhibits in the trial for presentation to the jury.

Judge David Reich
8:00 a.m.: Day 14 in the trial overall is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. The prosecution and the defense will present their closing arguments to the jury. After that, the judge will give some final instructions to the jury and then the six men and six women will begin deliberating on a verdict. The closing arguments are expected to take most of the morning and the jury is expected to receive the case for deliberation in the early afternoon. The trial started Monday, August 2. Jury selection took two days. Testimony began August 4.

 

[TTF14]

She needs to take a 30 second breathing break to catch her breath. She's getting too shaky and it's distracting.

 

[Seattle1]

She needs to take a 30 second breathing break to catch her breath. She's getting too shaky and it's distracting.

I'm hanging on to every word-- the evidence is overwhelming!

The defendant is leaning back in his chair, eyes blinking, nodding his head. I think the jurors are watching Isaak, not the prosecutor.

 

[TTF14]

I'm hanging on to every word-- the evidence is overwhelming!

The defendant is leaning back in his chair, eyes blinking, nodding his head. I think the jurors are watching Isaak, not the prosecutor.

He looks SO Guilty!! He seemed to become a bit agitated when she brought up the post-it notes. I somehow missed that as part of the trial (I haven't watched the whole thing).

 

[TTF14]

I'm sure this has been discussed, but who wearings fluorescent orange to commit a murder and then KEEPS those clothes??? What a dumb criminal.

 

[Seattle1]

I wonder if Isaak planned on distributing some or all of the 18 pairs of identical shoes in an attempt to claim the shoeprint at the RJR crime scene created by somebody other than himself.

 

[Seattle1]

I'm sure this has been discussed, but who wearings fluorescent orange to commit a murder and then KEEPS those clothes??? What a dumb criminal.

In his head, Isaak was going on (and dressed for) the hunt of a lifetime. Even his "human hunting knife" was fluorescent orange!

 

[TTF14]

I wonder if Isaak planned on distributing some or all of the 18 pairs of identical shoes in an attempt to claim the shoeprint at the RJR crime scene created by somebody other than himself.

Interesting. I thought he just had them because, as a chiropractor, he knows it's important to switch out your shoes to keep your feet and spine healthy.

 

[Auntie Cipation]

Interesting. I thought he just had them because, as a chiropractor, he knows it's important to switch out your shoes to keep your feet and spine healthy.

I don't presume he acquired all those shoes as a part of a killing plan, so I think you're right about him apparently thinking these are good shoes for keeping feet healthy/good posture/alignment.

HOWEVER, I heard her just say that the stash of shoes all appeared to be unworn, while both the pair in the dryer as well as the pair he was wearing when arrested, were both extremely worn.

I could see him committing the crime in a worn pair and then tossing them or burning them and from then on wearing a newer pair to try to throw off evidence, but then why was he wearing a worn pair 3 days later when arrested?

MOO

 

[Seattle1]

I don't presume he acquired all those shoes as a part of a killing plan, so I think you're right about him apparently thinking these are good shoes for keeping feet healthy/good posture/alignment.

HOWEVER, I heard her just say that the stash of shoes all appeared to be unworn, while both the pair in the dryer as well as the pair he was wearing when arrested, were both extremely worn.

I could see him committing the crime in a worn pair and then tossing them or burning them and from then on wearing a newer pair to try to throw off evidence, but then why was he wearing a worn pair 3 days later when arrested?

MOO

I initially thought he was a distributor and/or dispensed an ortho shoe in his practice but listening to the closing, I'm questioning even the odd shoe collection!

 

[TTF14]

I initially thought he was a distributor and/or dispensed an ortho shoe in his practice but listening to the closing, I'm questioning even the odd shoe collection!

Do we know if they were all the same size?

 

[Auntie Cipation]

I don't understand what the defense is aiming at in this early part of his closing -- he's suggesting the crime required multiple people, okay, I understand that, but is he implying that yes CTI was the guy in the video but was there innocently? Or is he denying that CTI was the guy in the video?

I haven't watched most of the trial, reading posts here instead, so maybe I missed something?

 

[Auntie Cipation]

Do we know if they were all the same size?

I thought I read they were all size 12, but I don't have a link and don't bet your life on my memory.

I presumed a quirky guy who found shoes he liked and bought himself a lifetime supply.

 

[Seattle1]

Do we know if they were all the same size?

From the closing -- yes, all the same size!

 

[TTF14]

From the closing -- yes, all the same size!

Missed that, and it's weird. But, maybe his favorite shoe was being discontinued so he bought up the entire supply? I mean, if I had a favorite bra and they were going to discontinue it, I could see myself doing that!

 

[Seattle1]

Recess for lunch until 1:10 pm (Bismark time).

 

[Seattle1]

Chad Isaak trial: The latest | KX NEWS

This is a continuing story and will be updated as new details develop. Keep checking back for the latest information available. Updates from previous days are at the end of this report. Live streaming of the trial is here. Other articles are also available here.

Thursday, August 19 - LIVE TRIAL BLOG

8:41 a.m.: Closing arguments by prosecuting attorney Gabrielle Joy Goter. She recounts how four people were discovered dead at RJR Maintenance and Management on the morning of April 1, 2019. Robert Fakler was found first by an RJR employee. Mandan police discovered three other victims: Lois Cobb, William Cobb, Adam Fuehrer. All four had been shot and stabbed to death in a violent manner.

Chad Isaak has been charged with the killings. He has also been charged with burglary for entering the building while it was closed to the public. Also, unlawful entrance in the RJR pickup.

The testimony and evidence in the case is the result of a methodical investigation over the last two years.

All of the agents in the case have been trained the proper collection of evidence from the crime scene. They have used standard investigative procedures.

You saw a walk-through on police video of the crime scene. You saw a pano-scan of the scene.

There was a footprint, unique in appearance from other workboot footprints. It was significant because it had walked through blood and egg and walking to the shop door.

Robert Fakler appeared to have been in a struggle with his attacker before succumbing to his injuries.

We saw a bullet in a band saw and fragments on the floor below near Robert Fakler.

We saw a wire saw, a wire with rings on both ends. It appeared to have blood.

Above where Adam Fuehrer was found on the floor was a bullet hole in a box labeled “burners.” A copper-jacketed hollow-point bullet was recovered from the box. The bullet apparently went through Fuehrer, picking up maroon fibers from the RJR shirt he wore. His wallet was on the floor, and his ID cards scattered on a wooden bench. Authorities said that indicated the killer was checking Adam’s identity. A wooden bench appeared to have been moved to hide Adam’s body.

Inside the office area, William Cobb was found slouched against a wall. His hat was found with a bullet hole in it and a bullet wound to Cobb’s head. There were also signs of a struggle in the office. William Cobb was short multiple times and had a number of stab wounds. A bullet was recovered from Cobb’s right wrist, the third bullet.

Lois Cobb was found lying in the bathroom entryway in the office. Lois’ throat showed severe cutting wounds. Evidence suggested apparently was standing at the time of the attack, and then was moving toward the bathroom before falling to her knees. She had a gunshot wound to her chest and numerous deep stab wounds. Two bullets were in and by her body.

Outside Lois Cobb’s office, William and Lois Cobb’s cellphones were against a wall and cards were pulled out from her purse. Agents said this indicated the killer was verifying Lois Cobb’s identity.

Agents watched RJR surveillance video, showing William and Lois Cobb arriving at 6:38 a.m. The suspect arrives at 642 a.m. The suspect leaves 5 minutes later and re-enters a short time later. Adam Fuehrer arrives at 6:56 a.m. Robert Fakler arrives at 7:01 a.m. The suspect leaves a few minutes later.

Investigators knew a few things at that point: There was one and only one suspect. The suspect knew the business would be closed at the time he arrived. The suspect used a knife and used a revolver and took the casings with him. The suspect shot 9 bullets at the scene. The suspect wore distinctive closing, an orange revera=ible face mask, an orange sweatshirt, dark clothing and dark shoes that flopped while the suspect was walking through the scene.

8:32 a.m.: The Chad Isaak trial continues, Judge David Reich presiding. The judge is taking care of some judicial housekeeping matters related to the organization of the exhibits in the trial for presentation to the jury.

Judge David Reich
8:00 a.m.: Day 14 in the trial overall is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. The prosecution and the defense will present their closing arguments to the jury. After that, the judge will give some final instructions to the jury and then the six men and six women will begin deliberating on a verdict. The closing arguments are expected to take most of the morning and the jury is expected to receive the case for deliberation in the early afternoon. The trial started Monday, August 2. Jury selection took two days. Testimony began August 4.

This is a continuing story and will be updated as new details develop. Keep checking back for the latest information available. Updates from previous days are at the end of this report. Live streaming of the trial is here. Other articles are also available here.

Note: The titles listed for each of the witnesses is the title or job they held on April 1, 2019. The witnesses may have different titles or jobs today.

Thursday, August 19 - Live Blog continued

11:56 a.m.: Judge David Reich calls for a noon recess. The trial will resume at 1:10 p.m.

10:24 a.m.: Closing arguments by defense attorney Bruce Quick. Says during the opening we told you what we believed the evidence would show. We do not dispute a vicious serious crime took place. But this was not about what but who. Says police say they solved it in four days.

Defense attorney Bruce Quick
This is a classic case of confirmation bias. There was nothing after April 4 to look at other confirming that they felt they got their suspect, Chad Isaak. Investigations into anyone else did not take place after they arrested Chad Isaak.

The prosecution did a masterful job of showing you what happened.

But their case is based on two things: Emotion and presentation. Hundreds of emotional descriptions of the deaths and hundreds of fancy, technical items.

But their case is short on facts and their case is short on evidence.

To prove guilt, the standard is high. You have to be firmly convinced based on the evidence presented in the case.

The defendant has no obligation to prove anything — the government has the burden to prove its case.

RJR manages properties for over 100 owners. This is a tough business. Difficult owners, difficult tenants.

There are several examples of tenants threatening RJR employees. About 5 evictions a month. Numerous lawsuits.

Chad Isaak was a small-town chiropractor working in North Dakota at the time of the killings. No criminal or disciplinary history in civilian or military life. Nothing to suggest this man could be a serial killer. He knows RJR only by the fact they managed the trailer court he lived in at Washburn. He paid his rent on time or early. Isaak never met three of the victims.

The crime scene was large. Victims were found in the shop and the office. The security cameras did not show everything. A big security breach: Everyone who worked at RJR had a key. Employees had access to company vehicles.

The weekend before the crimes, several people were inside the building. There was a tip that a motorcycle gang was kicked out and vowed retaliation. There was no follow-up on this tip.

A person or persons could not do this crime without having inside information about the building. You need to know where the doors go and you need to know where people will be in the building.

The RJR videos were off by 5 minutes and 5 seconds. Investigators did their best to match the videos within a minute or so for the timeline.

At 6:42 a.m., the suspect wearing blaze orange clothing and black pants and shoes. Less than 5 minutes later, 6:47, the suspect dressed the same way, leaves RJR walks off camera. He’s later seen walking inside the same door and walking around the building.

From the entry of the suspect and the exit where the suspect leaves RJR before coming back in was less than 5 minutes.

Investigators noted there were multiple struggles in the office area. The injuries to William and Lois Cobb involved numerous gunshots and stabbing wounds. Quick says the struggles would have taken longer than the 5 minutes before the suspect left the building the first time.

At 6:57 am, Adam arrives. Robert Fakler arrives at 7:01 am.

One minute and 20 seconds later, the suspect leaves the building.

The state would have you believe the entire crime could have taken place in 21 minutes. When you exclude the time when the suspect is actually gone from the building the first time and other actions, it’s 12 minutes or less to actively kill the four people. That’s impossible when you consider this timeline.

Defense attorney Bruce Quick
There had to have been significant blood at the crime scene on the suspect or suspects.

Yet, Quick says, no blood is visible on the suspect in the surveillance videos.

The original call to RJR on April 1, 2019, was a call for a medical emergency, not a crime scene call. Many people initially entered the scene for two hours before a crime scene log was started. This is essential because who was present at the time of the medical call and during the two hours. First responders aren’t wearing crime scene protective clothing, because again, it was a medical emergency call.

Three Mandan police officers do a security sweep at the scene. A quick walk-through to make sure no one else is in the building. Then a more thorough search the make sure people weren’t in the vehicles in the shop.

Not all of the RJR video was recovered. Investigators took only the “target times,” 6:30am-8:00am. They never downloaded any of the other security video before or after the target times. Nothing was reviewed from security cameras from the week before during the party at RJR.

Investigators seized more than 50 pieces of evidence from the RJR crime scene. Another 55 pieces of evidence were seized during the autopsies.

What do the lab reports show? DNA analysis of the building evidence shows Chad Isaak’s DNA was not present at RJR.

Says investigators determined a 38, 357 or 9 millimeter gun, a gun of “intermediate caliber,” was used to kill the victims. Four handguns were found at the scene. At least 3 were in the intermediate caliber range. Investigators never tested the weapons found at RJR. tests could have been done on the scene to determine if those guns had been fired, but they did not. Investigators said those guns were not relevant to the investigation.

Agents canvassed a large area around RJR and the Memorial Highway area. None of the results of those searches were introduced by the state. No attempt was made to follow up on any evidence collected in those searches after Chad Isaak was arrested as a suspect.

The William Cobb vehicle was found at Indigo Signs. Authorities say they believed that vehicle was driven there by the suspect. Appeared there between 7:02am and 7:15-7:30am. Investigators pulled 19 samples were taken from the vehicle. Also did blood and DNA swabs. Results? Chad Isaak was excluded from the DNA tests on the RJR vehicle.

Video from Schmidt Auto showing the RJR vehicle has a 40-second gap, a gap the state wasn’t aware of until the trial. The state didn’t have video specifically of a person leaving the RJR vehicle. The video evidence shown starts after the video gap. No one is seen leaving the vehicle. The suspect in the RJR vehicle could have gone off in any direction during that 40-second gap.

Says at least two other people were seen in surveillance video besides the suspect. No effort was made to identify and interview the other people. The state said they were not relevant.

Angela Davis describes the suspect as 5’6″ or 5’8″, slight build, wasn’t wearing gloves and wearing black work boots. The person was in the McDonald’s lot for about 3 minutes, opening the passenger door and putting something inside.

Using this information helped investigators follow the truck. Quick says the photos from video are nearly worthless in what they show. The description in the “Be On The Lookout” (BOLO) bulletin initially says, generally, rust on the driver’s side rear fender.

Says investigators created enhanced digital exhibits, deciding what stays and what goes in the produced videos. Says many of the edits took video down from hours to minutes and seconds. But in editing, investigators took out other people in the videos that might have been relevant evidence. The danger of this is the video editor gets to see relevant evidence, but the jury does not.

Says investigators had to admit in the video near Flying J, the possibility that the suspect truck could have gone off on the Interstate because the exit to the Interstate is not captured on the surveillance video.

The initial BOLO description was so general that it could have applied to almost any truck in ND.

The detective in Washburn says the truck in the BOLO looked like a truck driven by Chad Isaak. Investigators took photos of Isaak’s truck and compared them to the BOLO bulletin. Says later identification sais snow on the truck and dirt. In North Dakota in April, there’s nothing unusual about snow, dirt and rust on trucks in winter.

Quick suggests the later details of the truck came after Chad Isaak’s arrest on April 4.

Quick says the contents of the truck bed aren’t visible in the surveillance videos. Says the “green hue” in the video investigators said they observed came after they opened the truck and saw a green pail inside.

It’s a clear case of confirmation bias. There’s a mob mentality to make sure everything adheres to the narrative pointing to Chad Isaak.

What about the tenants involved in disputes, lawsuits, witness suggestions, the boot prints found outside? Those weren’t investigated.

The shoe labeled as having a “95” is never introduced into evidence.

Lisa Nelson and Robert Fakler had an affair. She acknowledged her second ex-husband had a criminal history. Jackie Fakler was overheard making the comment that her husband would be taken care of, there’d never be a divorce. Says investigators never fully investigated these possible tie-ins to the crime.

It’s clear time gaps and different clothing and different people in the area during relevant times indicate there could be other suspects.

Says Isaak’s truck ultimately doesn’t match the truck they were chasing.

Says surveillance video from the Superpumper in Washburn, which provides a video for the mobile home court entrance shows nothing of a white truck on the morning of April 1, 2019.

Other businesses near other entrances into the mobile home park do not show a white truck arriving on April 1, 2019.

Quick says it’s all part of co information bias — these videos don’t match the narrative so they don’t include it in their evidence or investigation.

22 items taken from Chad Isaak’s person. Photos show injuries from his knees and shin. Isaak said those came from slipping on ice. Ultimately, no DNA from the victims is found on Chad Isaak, and not DNA from Isaak was found on the victims.

38 items were seized at Chad Isaak’s home, including clothes in the dryer: A reversible face mask, an orange hoodie. The problem is the relevant clothing doesn’t match from photos of the coat in his dryer and the orange coat worn by the suspect in RJR video. No DNA was found on the coat or blood.

Investigators said the evidence had to have been bleached — that’s a great example of confirmation bias when you don’t find what you’re looking for.

No one puts in their search report that they smelled bleach. Only at the time of the trial did agents says they smelled bleach.

The ski mask found in Chad Isaak’s dryer: the reversible camo-orange masks are common in this part of the world. Says it doesn’t match the RJR video. Also, there’s no blood or DNA on the ski mask.

Knife found in the washer: Agents said it was the crime scene knife because it was orange and blunted on the tip because it went through a victim to the floor. There was no blood or DNA on the knife.

Gloves seized at the Isaak residence: Investigators said the gloves matched those in the videos. No blood was found on the gloves.

There’s no doubt agents assumed they had found the clothing worn by the suspect when they seized the clothing from the dryer and washer.

Granted, it’s odd to have a knife in the washer, bullets and shell casings in a sock. But you can’t look at this in a vacuum. There are odd things everywhere in the house. There’s a weedwhacker in the house, there are other strange things about the house.

At the office, a microwave had ammunition in it. These are common hunting items in this part of the world. That didn’t match any evidence.

It’s certainly true Chad Isaak is eccentric, that he is different. He buys compulsively — 16 types of the same shoe. He doesn’t through anything away. There are totes full of stuff in his home and office.

The government would have you believe he didn’t behave appropriately at his arrest. He smirked, and therefore it was evidence of his guilt. What is the proper protocol when your vehicle is stopped and you’re told to lay on the ground, surrounded by dozens of people aiming guns at you?

If being odd or different is a crime, were better build more prisons. It’s evidence of how desperate the government is in making its case against Chad Isaak.

When DNA and blood reports started coming in negative for Isaak’s blood or DNA, some lightbulbs should have gone off with investigators.

37 pieces of evidence were taken from Chad Isaak’s vehicle. A small swab says Robert Fakler’s DNA could not be excluded from the DNA. A back latch DNA test says Robert Fakler and Lois Cobb could not be excluded. In both cases, there was not a full or partial match to those people — just that they could not be excluded.

All evidence seized has to show a perfect chain of custody. Yet the evidence custodians were not called to testify. 229 pieces of evidence, multiple swabs of blood and DNA. And all they have are these two pieces that cannot exclude two people from RJR.

Technically, motive is not an element of a crime. But common sense tells you that someone does not commit this type of crime without a motive.

Investigators seized multiple guns in the investigation, but most were not tested. Their experts testified that they could not confirm that all the bullets came from one gun or that the bullets could have come from multiple guns.

Fibers: The orange fibers could have come from the orange garments seized from Chad Isaak or from similar types of clothing.

Hairs could have been tested for DNA, but none were collected.

Carpet samples at RJR were tested, but found nothing to link Chad Isaak to the crimes.

The shoe print: It is a partial match from a size 12 shoe. There was no DNA on it.

Authorities did not investigate Mitch Kessel, who had a similar white Ford F-150.

Authorities spent months trying to prove they were right. They weren’t.

I would ask that you find Chad Isaak not guilty on all charges.





10:23 a.m.: The Chad Isaak trial resumes, Judge David Reich presiding.

Defendant Chad Isaak
10:00 a.m.: Judge David Reich calls a 20-minute recess. Closing arguments will resume at 10:20 a.m.

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