State v Bradley Cooper 3-18-2011

[BrownRice]

This is heartbreaking. Takes away from all of the non-essential discussion about weekly allowance, gossip, etc. A daughter, mother, friend was discarded like a piece of trash for bugs to digest. Those poor parents.

 

[LaLaw2000]

Gary Rentz is just breaking my heart.

I am so glad that Mrs. Rentz is not in the courtroom.

 

[ncsu95]

Gary Rentz is just breaking my heart.

I was about to post the same thing. No parent should ever have to deal with that.

 

[Cheyenne130]

I think Brad is writing a book over there.

 

[gorealtors]

I think Brad is writing a book over there.

Let's just dub that "busy work".:loser:

 

[snowshuze]

Neck pressure 7 seconds to pass out...can take a number of minutes of pressure to die. No ligature marks.

 

[caryresident]

I wish Brad would just stand up and say I DID IT!:behindbar

This guys voice is so sleepy.

 

[less0305]

Cross

 

[gorealtors]

Which of Brad's hands had the bandaid?

 

[snowshuze]

Cross.

Dead more than 24 hrs, level of decomp consistent if she had left home 7 am.

 

[gorealtors]

Yay! Caffeine theory shot to hell on the crossexam as well!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[snowshuze]

Could have missed minor bruising.

 

[BrownRice]

Yay! Caffeine theory shot to hell on the crossexam as well!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not necessarily. I interpreted that to be a positive for the defense. He couldn't say one way or the other if larger amounts of caffeine from days before could have factored in or if she drank coffee in the a.m.

 

[FullDisclosure]

Which of Brad's hands had the bandaid?

Left hand, middle finger

 

[BrownRice]

I see major defense points for alcohol. No alcohol in her blood - said if she died w/ alcohol in system, most likely would have shown up in tests.

ETA: I only say points for defense because it blocks the theory of a fight when she came home which ended in murder right then.

 

[otto]

It sounds like the time of death could be anytime between midnight and 8 the next morning,

 

[raisincharlie]

There is a reason Cummings keeps bringing up this issue of vomiting prior to death.

 

[SleuthyGal]

Cummings delivery drives me crazy. He sounds like he's on the left end of the intelligence bell curve with that slowwwww voice and those long hesitations.

 

[snowshuze]

http://www.wral.com/asset/news/local/2008/09/29/3638836/1222727302-NancyCooperAutopsyReport.pdf

Autopsy report says sexual assault kit collected.

 

[less0305]

There is a reason Cummings keeps bringing up this issue of vomiting prior to death.

I think he's tying together that there was little to no food in her stomach and brad had cleaned the floors.