Tim Bosma: Dellen Millard & Mark Smich chgd w/Murder; Christina Noudga, Accessory #3

[Alethea Dice]

Near the top of the article, there is a link-able sub-heading saying "Read all of Millard's Letters". When I click on it, it only takes me to the small excerpts from the letters that are included at the bottom of the article itself. Is the link broken, or is this misleading in that the NP has not actually included all of the letters? I would be interested in seeing actual copies of the letters, in order to better determine the contents for myself, rather than depending on the journalist's biased opinion of them. I see a discrepancy in the Armani letter that seems to have been written in a way to better impress on the public the views of the journalist.

The NP article quotes the Armani letter as:

Armani just doesn’t fit me. It’d have to be tailored and retailored so much, you couldn’t still call it Armani. His stuff is for short men. A pity, because it is stylish… I believe form follows function. But, I thought to check out the fashion section in the paper. You know, get in touch with fashion, maybe find something to wear to court.

However, the journalist's blog of that letter quotes it as:

When I wrote that I could never find Armani that fit, you pronounced that I am out of touch with fashion. It is true that I believe form follows function. But, I thought to check out the fashion section in the paper. You know, get in touch with fashion, maybe find something to wear to court.

The NP makes it appear to be one letter, whereas the blog shows that he is replying to a previous letter that someone wrote saying his fashion sense was out-dated. I suppose presenting it as one letter helps to promote the idea of his "expensive taste in clothes" and whether he was serious about "going shopping" for something to wear to court.

JMO

 

[Alethea Dice]

From the NP article:

He also rails against journalists who he says have not properly investigated his case (although he ignored requests for an interview).

He did in fact do an interview. Just not with this journalist apparently.

Interesting that it sounds like MS wasn't too interested in talking to her either.

Jailhouse visit with Mark Smich, who walked out on me

http://www.annrbrocklehurst.com/2015/03/subscribe-to-my-newsletter.html

 

[Alethea Dice]

I am puzzled that the letters were verified by the CEO of MillardAir, when I thought MB was acting as CEO? I doubt that she would help a reporter verify letters that were going to be published.

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I read it that way at first too. I think it's just poor/unclear sentence structure on the part of the writer. I believe she means that they were authenticated simply by "people who know Millard", without saying who those people are. I believe she is referring to DM as the CEO, as if she has suddenly decided that she needs to explain who he is. It would have been perhaps better to have been written as "Millard, the CEO of the family firm, wrote the letters" and the "letters were authenticated by people who know him, recognized his doodles, and were able to verify his handwriting".

I wonder why the people who knew him were better authorized to verify them than the person the letters were written to. Unless they were obtained from someone other than the intended recipient. Or if they were written to someone who does not personally know DM, at least not well enough to have that type of information.

JMO

 

[matou]

He must be adjusting to his life behind bars fairly well. He has even convinced many guards and prisoners he is not guilty. Assuming then that those guards are treating him well. Nowhere in these letters does he suggest he is being physically tortured or mistreated by guards.

He is obviously aware of what is going on with some of the other inmates and in great detail. So much so he had a sneak peak at the horrors of a suicidal inmates cell. Might have been what he saw while walking the corridor or through his slot in the door. If he is guilty of murdering TB, I wonder what he thought about that murder scene? Did they try and keep it pretty?

In regards to the methadone treatment, DM is familiar with the procedure. Makes me wonder if he was through this procedure. All MOO.

Throughout his letters, Millard makes multiple references to how he has convinced many of the guards and prisoners that he did not kill Bosma,

I had a look at the cell he had been in. It wasn’t pretty. It looked like a B horror movie director had gone ridiculously overboard.

Some prisoners get a daily dose of methadone. They don’t take it in their cells. They are locked in the showers to take it. This is so that they can’t vomit it back up, and sell it.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/0...n-to-world-of-fast-cars-and-exotic-adventure/

How exactly did Millard convince the guards and prisoners that he didn't kill Bosma? What did he tell them? "I didn't kill him?" Can these people be called as witnesses in court? Jailhouse informants? JMO

 

[matou]

IMO the letters were published to demonstrate how DM is "naive" i.e. dumb, and a horrible speller/writer. JMO

 

[matou]

Also, whatever he wrote in those letters can be deemed complete bull****. Not that he didn't in fact write them, but that he is full of ****. JMO

 

[matou]

Oh I write my sevens with a line though it. That clears things up for me now.

 

[matou]

Oh right. Millard must be telling the truth in his letters. LOL. JMO

 

[matou]

Noudga back in court April 21




Christina Noudga, who is accused of being an accessory after the fact in the murder of Tim Bosma, will be back in court April 21 for pretrial motions.


The 22-year-old is accused of helping her boyfriend, Dellen Millard, to "escape" in some way on May 9, 2013.


Millard is charged alongside his friend Mark Smitch with the murder of Bosma, who disappeared on May 6, 2013 after leaving his Ancaster home to take two men for a test drive in the pickup truck he had advertised for sale online.

http://www.thespec.com/news-story/5518106-court-digest/

 

[Alethea Dice]

IMO the letters were published to demonstrate how DM is "naive" i.e. dumb, and a horrible speller/writer. JMO

I agree. I see no reason for publishing them other than to try to make him appear unlikable, in more ways than his spelling. (When writing his letters, how was he to know that they were going to be graded for spelling and grammar? )

 

[Carli]

IMO the letters were published to demonstrate how DM is "naive" i.e. dumb, and a horrible speller/writer. JMO

Let's overlook the suggestion that "dumb" is a synonym for "naive" and think you may mean that the letter writer is a stupid person as demonstrated by his unskilled letter writing. Even if this observation is true, I fail to see any relevant connection between this presumed failing and a penchant for carrying out serial murders? IMO.

For reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/naive

 

[swedie]

Well from this last bit of information from ABro, it doesn't sound like DM is suffering from abuse or mistreatment, at least according to his letters. Of course it wouldn't be any fun having your freedoms taken away from you, locked up for 23 hours a day. Although there is turmoil going on around him, he isn't say that it is because the guards and staff are at fault. Sounds like a bunch of ill adjusted individuals who cannot handle being in their surroundings, maybe druggies needing a fix and/or giving the guards a difficult time. DM has managed to get some prisoners and staff on his side, convincing them he's not guilty of murdering TB. Maybe those he has on his side have his back and see to it he is treated decent while incarcerated. He's even been afforded the special treat of cola. He has been allowed access to the canteen and able to purchase magazines without having them taken away from him by guards and he's even been kind enough to loan at least one. DM sounds like he is filling his time with reading, writing and exercising and should he be experiencing mistreatment, there is no doubt in my mind he would have vented that in his letters. That would be a major focus instead of his dreams of travel plans and where he's been and his talk of cars, a cousin he would love to find out what's going on in her life, magazines he's interested in, books he's read and fashion etc.

Now if he's found guilty, all that could change. Somehow I doubt it unless he starts misbehaving himself. He's likely getting the best of treatment considering the circumstance. MOO.

 

[swedie]

How exactly did Millard convince the guards and prisoners that he didn't kill Bosma? What did he tell them? "I didn't kill him?" Can these people be called as witnesses in court? Jailhouse informants? JMO

Your guess is as good as mine Matou. I would be more apt to believe it's the naive side of DM coming through. Could it be he believes he has convinced them and they just go along with what he claims? I'm sure the guards have their ways of "befriending" inmates, gaining their trust to obtain information. It would be something to be a fly on the wall and hear these conversations or talk to those DM says he has convinced. Yes they do plant jail informants and if the information shared is worthy, they would be called as witnesses. MOO.

 

[swedie]

I agree. I see no reason for publishing them other than to try to make him appear unlikable, in more ways than his spelling. (When writing his letters, how was he to know that they were going to be graded for spelling and grammar? )

IIRC DP claimed his client was intelligent. Maybe this is one of those facts DM is upset about. What parts of this article make him non likeable if you don't mind me asking? Some people may have sympathy for DM. I see many reasons for publishing this article. It gives us a bit more information on who DM is, what he has been up to in the past almost two years of his incarceration, he seems to be handling his situation all right for the most part and the time being, there are people he is able to write to and he hasn't been abandoned by everyone, he has an interest in fashion and his vehicles, he is remaining optimistic etc, etc. MOO.

 

[MsSherlock]

Your guess is as good as mine Matou. I would be more apt to believe it's the naive side of DM coming through. Could it be he believes he has convinced them and they just go along with what he claims? I'm sure the guards have their ways of "befriending" inmates, gaining their trust to obtain information. It would be something to be a fly on the wall and hear these conversations or talk to those DM says he has convinced. Yes they do plant jail informants and if the information shared is worthy, they would be called as witnesses. MOO.

IMHO, DM's treatment in jail may be telling of his ability to manipulate his environment. Perhaps DM knows exactly what to do and when to do it to make the most of every situation. CM for example was a crusty old aviator, who probably didn't tolerate fools easily, yet he was more than willing to give DM free reign of the hangar at Pearson. Just seems to go against the grain with who CM was in business. IMO, DM's raves would have drawn a bit of attention. Seems to me that DM had WM and MB wrapped around his finger as well, so it doesn't surprise me that he's able to play his cards very well at Barton. After all, he's getting a lot more with sugar than with vinegar...isn't he? As far as the guards liking him? IMHO, DM probably looks like a golden child as compared to the druggies and thugs that line the corridors, so why wouldn't they like him? He would look a lot more like a "white collar crime" type of guy than a serial killer. Unfortunately for DM, the jail guards aren't the jury. JMHO

 

[swedie]

I'm glad you raised this sillybilly. The Yukon made which trip?

The trip to Bosma home or the trip from Bosma home?

A few articles about DM's Yukon. HTH.

Police say surveillance video captured images of Mr. Millard’s dark blue GMC Yukon SUV following Mr. Bosma’s 2007 Dodge Ram pickup truck on the evening of May 6, when two men arrived at the Ancaster, Ont., father’s home to test drive Mr. Bosma’s vehicle.

However, Staff. Sgt. Kavanagh said investigators do not know who was driving the SUV and are probing the possibility that it was Mr. Smich.

“In reality, it could have been Smich,” said Staff Sgt. Kavanagh. “Smich could have got out of the Bosma truck and into the Yukon. So that’s why I say I’m not sure.”

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...ird-suspect-in-bosma-killing/article12370401/

Police earlier alleged the two men climbed into Bosma’s 2007 Dodge Ram and were then followed by a second car — Millard’s dark blue GMC Yukon. A third suspect was believed to be the person driving that second car. Kavanagh now says police are not sure whether Smich, who is said to have been in the back seat of the truck while Millard was driving, exited that vehicle after leaving Bosma’s home and got into the driver’s seat of the Yukon.

http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2...rd_suspect_exists_lead_investigator_says.html

Police have said Bosma's truck was tailed by another vehicle the night of the fatal test drive. That vehicle was Millard's dark blue Yukon SUV, which he was later driving when he was taken down by police and arrested.

Police believe there was one person inside the Yukon the night Bosma was abducted, but that person "has not been identified as yet," Kavanagh says.

"It's possible they played a minor role, not a major role," he told The Spectator, adding that person is not a danger to the public.

"The two people we caught were the most dangerous people involved in this," he said.

http://www.thespec.com/news-story/3...ch-millard-farm-with-special-radar-equipment/

 

[Alethea Dice]

He has been allowed access to the canteen and able to purchase magazines without having them taken away from him by guards and he's even been kind enough to loan at least one. DM sounds like he is filling his time with reading, writing and exercising and should he be experiencing mistreatment, there is no doubt in my mind he would have vented that in his letters.

You think they are not allowed books and magazines in jail? And that they have to go to the canteen and buy them there? Interesting.....

What else is he expected to be doing in there, besides reading, writing and exercising?

 

[Tamarind]

IMHO, DM's treatment in jail may be telling of his ability to manipulate his environment. Perhaps DM knows exactly what to do and when to do it to make the most of every situation. CM for example was a crusty old aviator, who probably didn't tolerate fools easily, yet he was more than willing to give DM free reign of the hangar at Pearson. Just seems to go against the grain with who CM was in business. IMO, DM's raves would have drawn a bit of attention. Seems to me that DM had WM and MB wrapped around his finger as well, so it doesn't surprise me that he's able to play his cards very well at Barton. After all, he's getting a lot more with sugar than with vinegar...isn't he? As far as the guards liking him? IMHO, DM probably looks like a golden child as compared to the druggies and thugs that line the corridors, so why wouldn't they like him? He would look a lot more like a "white collar crime" type of guy than a serial killer. Unfortunately for DM, the jail guards aren't the jury. JMHO

Seems like he can't do right no matter what. Maybe he is too trusting and when guards are nice to him maybe he feels they can tell he is innocent. Maybe they have asked him if he's innocent. From that he may get a feeling that he is believed. Sounds simple enough and quite possibly it is just that plain and simple. IMO

The accused gets to select the jurors so maybe they will like him too, jail guards or not. It comes down to what happens at trial and now that we know the disclosure is going to sound foreign to us, it should be an interesting eye opener for some JMO

 

[Tamarind]

A few articles about DM's Yukon. HTH.

Police say surveillance video captured images of Mr. Millard&#8217;s dark blue GMC Yukon SUV following Mr. Bosma&#8217;s 2007 Dodge Ram pickup truck on the evening of May 6, when two men arrived at the Ancaster, Ont., father&#8217;s home to test drive Mr. Bosma&#8217;s vehicle.

However, Staff. Sgt. Kavanagh said investigators do not know who was driving the SUV and are probing the possibility that it was Mr. Smich.

&#8220;In reality, it could have been Smich,&#8221; said Staff Sgt. Kavanagh. &#8220;Smich could have got out of the Bosma truck and into the Yukon. So that&#8217;s why I say I&#8217;m not sure.&#8221;

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...ird-suspect-in-bosma-killing/article12370401/

Police earlier alleged the two men climbed into Bosma&#8217;s 2007 Dodge Ram and were then followed by a second car &#8212; Millard&#8217;s dark blue GMC Yukon. A third suspect was believed to be the person driving that second car. Kavanagh now says police are not sure whether Smich, who is said to have been in the back seat of the truck while Millard was driving, exited that vehicle after leaving Bosma&#8217;s home and got into the driver&#8217;s seat of the Yukon.

http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2...rd_suspect_exists_lead_investigator_says.html

Police have said Bosma's truck was tailed by another vehicle the night of the fatal test drive. That vehicle was Millard's dark blue Yukon SUV, which he was later driving when he was taken down by police and arrested.

Police believe there was one person inside the Yukon the night Bosma was abducted, but that person "has not been identified as yet," Kavanagh says.

"It's possible they played a minor role, not a major role," he told The Spectator, adding that person is not a danger to the public.

"The two people we caught were the most dangerous people involved in this," he said.

http://www.thespec.com/news-story/3...ch-millard-farm-with-special-radar-equipment/

It seems rather strange now doesn't it, to keep putting all these alleged ''facts'' out there, when we have been informed that the disclosure is not showing the same material. For me, it doesn't really help to have repeated posts driving home certain unproven and unverified ''evidence''. JMO

 

[Alethea Dice]

IIRC DP claimed his client was intelligent. Maybe this is one of those facts DM is upset about. What parts of this article make him non likeable if you don't mind me asking? Some people may have sympathy for DM. I see many reasons for publishing this article. It gives us a bit more information on who DM is, what he has been up to in the past almost two years of his incarceration, he seems to be handling his situation all right for the most part and the time being, there are people he is able to write to and he hasn't been abandoned by everyone, he has an interest in fashion and his vehicles, he is remaining optimistic etc, etc. MOO.

Actually, no, it doesn't IMO. What it gives us is one person's opinion on who he is. And it gives us nothing about his last year, or how he's handling things, or how many people he's writing to, etc. The "found" letters are only from his first 10 months. A year has passed since then.

It's hard to get a proper feel of his letters since there are only five shown and those have been presented in bits and pieces with, apparently, some merged in with separate ones. I don't see anything unlikable in his letters, only in the author's opinions and insinuations in the article.

JMO

Why would DM be upset about DP saying he was intelligent?