Trial Thread 3/14/12

[KMouse]

So he goes from children to single women? I'm guessing he just likes them vunerable doesn't matter the age. Has a serious control issue.

Makes you wonder how much access he had to their kids if he was friendly with the Moms. Everybody was probably strung out on Oxys.

I hope they have TLM's friends testify that TLM mentioned MR's talks about kidnapping.

I also hope that the police were able to find some surveillance video of MR driving by other schools.

 

[tygomuk]

Court resumes @2:15

 

[tygomuk]

Sounds like this creep was just starting a career.

 

[crazyladi]

I dont think it mattered who he took as long as they were vulnerable and he was able to control them. Children are easier to man handle and wont give much of a struggle like an adult would. I do believe what she is saying about his personality. The smug smile on his face in that photo makes me so sick almost like looking at Bernardo.

 

[KMouse]

Thank you once again to all the posters for the tweets. I have two Twitter screens up as well as WS. THANKS!

 

[margaret_diane]

@AM980_Court
Mcclintic said they discussed telling police they picked Tori up, but dropped her off "to a green station wagon".

OK who had a green station wagon??? JMO

Thats kinda interesting actually because during the investigation, wasn't there some sort of police video that was released that showed a car driving past the Care Home -- I remember there was a LOT of speculation as to what kind of car that was, and what color. I remember that when we were discussing this on WS, many thought it was a green station wagon type car.

 

[tygomuk]

Thankyou to all posting tweets. I am only trying to fill in the one's others do not have up. I personally find as I read WS that I get a much clearer picture with a variety of journalists.

 

[tygomuk]

#BREAKING: McClintic told court she lied during police confession when she said #Rafferty murdered Tori Stafford. Said she did it.
by citynews via twitter 12:58 PM

 

[captaincanada]

I think she's still trying to take the fall for him. JMO

 

[nettie_82]

It would be horrible to be either of these single Mom's at this point, to think what may have happened to them!!!

 

[captaincanada]

Sounds like this creep was just starting a career.

Yes, good thing he's stupid or there could have been more victims. JMO

 

[Hello_Kitty]

So he goes from children to single women? I'm guessing he just likes them vunerable doesn't matter the age. Has a serious control issue.

Doesn't manipulation go along with control

 

[crazyladi]

Doesn't manipulation go along with control

Yes!!!!

 

[~n/t~]

A Profile of Michael Rafferty, the Suspect in the Stafford Case

http://digitaljournal.com/article/273248

http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/637413

 

[antiquegirl]

Thats kinda interesting actually because during the investigation, wasn't there some sort of police video that was released that showed a car driving past the Care Home -- I remember there was a LOT of speculation as to what kind of car that was, and what color. I remember that when we were discussing this on WS, many thought it was a green station wagon type car.

Assumed at the time to be a witness opportunity to have seen Tori and "the woman in the white coat":

 

[tygomuk]

As I understand it prisoners are put in holding cells when not in session. I wonder what proximity these 2 are in. Like maybe earshot? I realize there are guards on them but curious anyway.:jail:

 

[flipflop]

Rafferty has a son. It's been said that as a father he wasn't in contact with his son.

Read more: http://digitaljournal.com/article/273248#ixzz1p73fpcG5

 

[Hello_Kitty]

I was curious. Is there a way for forensics investigators to tell after so much time has gone by (such as in TS's case) if someone was sexually assaulted?

 

[Sparklin]

I just don't think that's true, I believe MR tried to cover almost every track so I think taking Tori specifically was planned. Maybe he knew that she would be walking alone that day.

In my opinion TLM has nothing to lose at this point by admitting that he specifically picked out Tori - I have never believed that she was targeted. I truly believe it was random that Tori was chosen and had she not gone back in for her moms butterfly earrings, either another little girl would have been taken, or they would have postponed it...

As for the dog -- per her, Rafferty told her to talk to the kid about puppies (all kids like puppies) and TLM's dog just happened to be the same as Tori's...why would she mention some other breed?

I don't think there was a connection, except the brief meetings described by TLM, between Tara and TLM - or Tori for that matter.

 

[tygomuk]

I was curious. Is there a way for forensics investigators to tell after so much time has gone by (such as in TS's case) if someone was sexually assaulted?

If DNA of the perpetrator was still available then I would think so.