trial thread: 04/03/2012

[Wondergirl]

Avery Moore ‏ @AveryFreeFMNews

Court told due to level of decomposition, no physical evidence of sexual interference was found on the body of Tori Stafford #Rafferty

 

[matou]

@AM980_Court

• Pollanen knew the body was in a "relatively closed environment", so decomposition was delayed or slowed,

 

[matou]

@LindaNguyenPN

• He tells court he worked closely with a forensic anthropologist who helped with reconstructing the remains

 

[~n/t~]

RaffertyLFP:
Pollanen said a key part of the team was a forensic anthropologist, an expert on bones. [via Twitter]

 

[matou]

‏ @AM980_Court

• Tori was burried under rocks. Which added to the injuries found on her body.

 

[Sailor Bug]

Tori was burried under rocks. Which added to the injuries found on her body.

Pollanen says insect activity was also present in this case.

Jury being shown PowerPoint presentation prepared by Pollanen.

Part of Pollanen's evidence is a slideshow.

He tells court he worked closely with a forensic anthropologist who helped with reconstructing the remains

 

[matou]

@AM980_Court

• Pollanen says insect activity was also present in this case.

 

[Wondergirl]

12:06
RaffertyLFP:


Pollanen said it was important to know the body had been sealed in bags and rocks placed on it. [via Twitter]

 

[matou]

@RaffertyLFP

• Pollanen said it was important to know the body had been sealed in bags and rocks placed on it.

 

[matou]

‏ @LindaNguyenPN

• Once again, I will only tweet what is necessary from Pollanen's testimony. The tweets will still be graphic

 

[Oldsoul2]

‏ @AM980_Court

• Tori was burried under rocks. Which added to the injuries found on her body.

I was just thinking that, there's why her liver was lacerated and I believe her ribs were broken

 

[Wondergirl]

Avery Moore ‏ @AveryFreeFMNews

Dr. Pollanen says the use of a forensic anthropologist was key. Specialist on bones Used when body is grossly decomposed. #Rafferty

 

[Wondergirl]

Linda Nguyen ‏ @LindaNguyenPN

He tells court he worked closely with a forensic anthropologist who helped with reconstructing the remains #ToriStafford #Rafferty

 

[matou]

@AM980_Court

• Part of Pollanen's evidence is a slideshow.

@RaffertyLFP

• Jury being shown PowerPoint presentation prepared by Pollanen

 

[Kamille]

Linda Nguyen‏@LindaNguyenPN

Court told Pollanen could not find evidence of "sexual interference" on the remains but this "could not be reasonably expected to be found"

Just as I suspected. Yep...they'll be resolving this case the old fashioned way IMO. Unless we have 12 people who need DNA evidence to convict...the "CSI effect". In which case we really have a problem with our court system.

MOO

 

[Sailor Bug]

Pollanen describing the steps taken in examining the body - scene, external, internal, skeletal

Examination had six steps: Scene, External, Internal, Skeletal, Hammer-Skull Comparison, Microscopic.

Dr. Pollanen performed the autopsy on Tori Stafford's body.

Part of the body at stage of decomposition where it was a skeleton

Once again, I will only tweet what is necessary from Pollanen's testimony. The tweets will still be graphic

 

[~n/t~]

Melanie Nagy‏@NagyCBC

Pollanen now talking about what he first saw on July 19,2009.That was the day Tori's body was found. #sl #rafferty

 

[matou]

‏ @AM980_Court

• Examination had six steps: Scene, External, Internal, Skeletal, Hammer-Skull Comparison, Microscopic.

 

[matou]

@RaffertyLFP

• Pollanen describing the steps taken in examining the body - scene, external, internal, skeletal.

 

[Wondergirl]

Instructions from Judge Heeney, and more on Rafferty wearing Victoria's colour.

Heeney said the evidence "cannot help but tug at your heartstrings" but warned jurors against allowing their emotions to cloud their judgment.

"We are, after all, dealing with the death of a little girl and we are all of us human," Heeney said.

Read more: http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20120403/stafford-judge-jury-autopsy-photos-120403/#ixzz1qzhVUPgI
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n court, Rafferty wore a purple shirt and purple striped tie -- the same shade of deep purple as the ribbons Tori's family has taken to wearing in her memory because it was her favourite colour.

Read more: http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20120403/stafford-judge-jury-autopsy-photos-120403/#ixzz1qzhhpoZV
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