Trial Discussion Thread #20 - 14.04.08, Day 18

[lisasalinger]

Hearing Roux say the word "kiss" totally skeeves me out.

 

[zwiebel]

R is asking O to go through and read 'just some' of a huge list of msgs sent Jan. These have all been extensively covered before and are mostly smiling faces, love yous etc.

 

[Val1]

So's a clinical psychologist from SAPS - Bronwynn Stollarz. Assisting the prosecution with getting a 'feel' for Oscar's testimony. I'm sure she's got lots to say about victim mentality.

I wonder what OP's Aunt would say about this case...

Micki Pistorius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Micki Pistorius (born 19 March 1961 in Pretoria) is a South African profiler and author. She was the first profiler to be appointed to the South African Police Service (SAPS). She was the founder and commander of the Investigative Psych Unit, Serious and Violent Crimes Component, of SAPS and spent six years as a profiler. She authored the first doctoral thesis on Serial Killers in South Africa. She was involved in more than thirty serial killer cases and participated in the training of nearly two hundred detectives in the investigation of serial homicides.

She is the aunt of paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius.

 

[TrueDetective]

The family and friends are fuming. More close ups than normal and the reactions are telling. If we had split screen it would be incredibly dramatic.
They know what he did.

 

[AlexUK]

Can anyone please tell me who the woman is with the very blonde straight hair wearing a black jacket? Sitting three to the right of Reeva's mother.

 

[zwiebel]

O: I sent the msg saying that 'wasn't safe or smart' because I didn't think the area was safe.

R: Why did you want to know she was safe?

O: Because I care about her.

 

[steveml]

Yep, she looks fit to burst, doesn't she .. she knows ..

It's her best friend, she'll be devastated. There's a very good chance Reeva has spoken to her about those events.

I'd presume she hasn't seen anything untoward herself though as she wasn't called by prosecution to testify.

 

[zwiebel]

Missed out the one where he said 'Pls let me know when you are safe' above. Sorry.

 

[zwiebel]

O: Another msg from Reeva to me saying I'm here next to you....I said to her it's just a lot of pressure

R: What pressure?

O: Just general pressure, training, financial. I was purchasing a new home...

 

[kaos]

Sky's Alex Crawford's constant fawning over everything that comes out of OP's mouth is infuriating.

Apparently he gave a sob after reading the message about not to go jogging because "he realised he'd used the present tense saying he cares".

I think she thinks she's in with the scoop of the century when this trial's over because she says "good morning Oscar" every day that he turns up.

 

[sorrell skye]

OP talks about the pressures he was experiencing - training, finances, buying a house, etc.

I notice he didn't mention the lawsuit involving Cassidy Taylor-Memmory.

I wonder if Nel will bring it up during cross.

 

[zwiebel]

O: Reeva said she'd help me with the new house and the old...I didn't have time to check up with building contractors; what had been done or not done.

 

[jay-jay]

I've noticed it mentioned a couple of times how they liked to be up chatting at 3am either in person or by text .. which seems fairly normal for a couple in a new relationship .. and which is why I find the 'I watched TV, she did yoga, we went to bed at 10pm' thing extremely odd .. that's the kind of thing you do when you've been married for years, not 3 months into a new relationship!

 

[Viper]

O: Another msg from Reeva to me saying I'm here next to you....I said to her it's just a lot of pressure

R: What pressure?

O: Just general pressure, training, financial. I was purchasing a new home...

He really sounds like he is lying about that, whatever it is it sounds like he is lying about that.

 

[lisasalinger]

It's her best friend, she'll be devastated. There's a very good chance Reeva has spoken to her about those events.

I'd presume she hasn't seen anything untoward herself though as she wasn't called by prosecution to testify.

She can't be called, she'd basically be a character witness.

 

[zwiebel]

Now Roux's getting him to read out msgs where Reeva said she would 'tuck you in' to OP.

OP now explaining how Reeva 'Really did get the way I had to live my life'. (Regarding training/diet etc)

OP sniffing loudly.

 

[jay-jay]

I wonder what OP's Aunt would say about this case...

Micki Pistorius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[lisasalinger]

He really sounds like he is lying about that, whatever it is it sounds like he is lying about that.

That was a weird answer, totally fumbled. Aimee looked away in disgust. Can't tell if she's upset with her brother or upset by something else. Total speculation. We could seriously use a body language person today!

 

[zwiebel]

O: Reeva was stressed about her finances. She'd received a lot of hate mail re her dating me. The last cntct I had with Ms Taylor Oct 2012. She saw another guy while I was at the Olympics and after that I never saw her again but she kept contacting me everyday.

 

[lisasalinger]

Can anyone please tell me who the woman is with the very blonde straight hair wearing a black jacket? Sitting three to the right of Reeva's mother.

Reeva's cousin.