Below, in red, is a quote of what I wrote the day of the Fielding Dr. testimony.
I was there. (Remember that big THUD you heard this afternoon?) It was Fielding Dr.
The witness for this testimony was very well spoken and to the point. He boiled down difficult techo-speak for the jury and made it simple to understand. In a nutshell, Brad had to manipulate the map to get over Fielding Dr. and then zoom in several times. I do NOT think the defense will argue that it is not Fielding Dr.
ETA--The way they showed the "zooming in" was to re-create the search on a clean computer. They went through the steps to see what had to be done to get to that
image on google maps. They had it all on a power point presentation.
In the days that followed, I have crept back toward the fence. On cross, Detective Chappell was uncooperative and evasive, and he stonewalled in a big way. When he finally gave answers, they impeached some of his testimony regarding his report, (specifically about time stamps and cookies). I have pages of notes. I don't edit when I take notes, I just write it all down. When he was pinned down, he seemed less than truthful.
Another thing that keeps me at least near the fence is the testimony of the CPD/Detectives/Daniels. If they are telling the truth, why are they hiding behind each other? Why are they being evasive? And I don't believe for one second that they didn't suspect BC from day one. I don't believe they didn't go in knowing JA's concerns that she shared in the phone call to CPD. I don't believe they followed BC for his protection. If they did, why is what he bought at the grocery store relevant? Why did they not have the children under 24-hour protective survaillence? I don't believe that they didn't tape BC's multiple interviews because they "didn't have access to a recorder." I don't believe AS hadn't conferred with them before the custody deposition.
Again, I believe BC probably did it, but the way much of the investigation and the testimony were handled lead me to doubt the information that they are testifying to. If they would just let the truth speak for itself, I'd have an easier time with it all.