J looking at 3rd bday for C, 3/29/07, friend Scott, mom, C, bev, Meredity, Riley, emily,
Get back to Raleigh, plan funeral? yes sir
LF came in and took over. He was there for the arrangements and he didn't feel he needed to :twocents: because LF seemed to have her own ideas. Daisys that mom and Kim had for when C was born, he'd planted at mailbox, top of casket.......
Anything personal between you and M at funeral? yes sir....when M and I were exchangeing I love yous and 'bushel and a peck song,' M put that in his wallet on paper and he always carried it. wanted her to have it. {weeping}
He put it in her hand in casket so it could be in her special place. Said good bye to Riley, {weeping, weeping} he could only put his hand on her stomach. Dramatic, blowing nose.
said he could keep going. Didn't want C around all the media so she wasn't at funeral. Them hiding in bushes, they were relentless, wanted C away from all that, had his sis and BIL take her back to Brevard. He stayed in Raleigh for another 3 or 4 days, doens' exactly recall. Took picture with police and records show he'd purchased shoes that day to wear because house was locked up by LE and luggage was with LE, had to buy clothes for funeral and lot of friends clothes didn't fit him or weren't very nice looking.
Puerto Rico trip with C. Why? it was a surprise ........PR was a special place for M, her bday is around valentines day. they stayed there as a surprise for M. had an awesome time. Took C there later a couple of times to see rain forest, M loved it and went hiking and waterfall, C loves outdoors and hiking. Testimony about visitation, ...................verified where he lived, with mom. at first visitation with Fischers ???? a point where LF had gotten loud and dramatic in front of C and at that point he decided he didn't want C around that and she didn't understand that. She was happy and busy and didn't know about tragedy part. After cut off contact, received corres from lawyer, he got Alice Stubbs...............he couldn't afford custody battle, because of media and internet website...............
............he lost his calls because of phone calls and such by outside sources (in other words)....visitation fees to that point was $10K.....................and he thought he may still be arrested because of LE actions behind the scenes. his lawyer told him it was easy to get an indictment.....since M's death he's lost everything, family, friends, jobs, everything. Have you ever intentionally, physically harmed anybody? NO sir...............it would be wonderful for him to say he remembers what they talked about on the phone but he knows it was a normal goodnight and he'd made it up there safely. He doesn't remember. Doesn't know any reason anyone would want to kill M. He didn't strangle her, didn't hit her on the head 30 times, he wasn't there when it happened, he had nothing to do with it.
Def done.
Judge meeting with attorneys.
12:50 so lunch break now............usual judge statement to jury.........2:00 will resume. 1 hr 10 min for lunch
