trial thread: 3/27/2012

[matou]

@AM980_Court

• Now pointing out the video cameras in the Guelph Petro Canada/Tim Horton's.

 

[Sailor Bug]

RaffertyLFP: Scoyne points out video cameras in photo of gasbar/store near Home Depot

Now pointing out the video cameras in the Guelph Petro Canada/Tim Horton's.

Court sees still image from video from inside of store - appears to be Rafferty

Showing the jury still shots from the security cameras, with a man who lookin like Rafferty walking towards the ATM.

 

[matou]

@AM980_Court

• Showing the jury still shots from the security cameras, with a man who lookin like Rafferty walking towards the ATM.

 

[matou]

@RaffertyLFP

• Court sees still image from video from inside of store - appears to be Rafferty

 

[captaincanada]

Who stops for drugs, money, home depot, tea etc in the middle of an abduction? Don't think he's too much of a planner

These actions suggest the defence is plausible.

If MR really had planned the abduction:

(1) He would have already had the garbage bags and hammer with him. To suggest he made TLM get these items to cover for himself is too risky. If he was that smart he would have known he would be caught on tape.
(2) He would not have stopped for drugs.
(3) He would not have gone to Tim Horton's and risk getting caught.

Now, if TLM had taken Tori with her and told MR that she was babysitting Tori perhaps and/or did not give MR any intentions of what SHE planned, then:

(1) She would have stopped to get tea at Tim Horton's.
(2) She would be okay with MR stopping to get drugs.
(3) She could have lied to MR about Home Depot and said she had to pick something up.

 

[Sailor Bug]

Showing the jury still shots from the security cameras, with a man who looks like Rafferty walking towards the ATM

Court sees ATM receipts and Rafferty's bank records confirming cash withdrawal from ATM

Jury shown still images of the Guelph gas station surveillance video we saw this morning

 

[swedie]

Another question: Why didn't BA contact LE immediately after hearing of MTR's arrest? She knew he'd been right there in Guelph on the day of the abduction, knew he appeared stressed in subsequent visits, so why not? Surely, a small-time dealer in Percs would put finding that child ahead of fear of trafficking charges. And yet, she couldn't have. If she had, TLM wouldn't have had to help LE try to find her house.

I'm not implying anything more here than that this case is full of one reprehensible player after another.



JMO

Did I miss something or do we know for fact BA didn't contact LE or is that your speculation? I think I may have missed something. Drug dealers IMO don't have good morals or else they wouldn't be doing something against the law that could harm other people. JMHO. Drug dealers can serve long sentence also. Also LE wanted TLM to show them BA's house to make sure TLM was actually there with MR. Not necessarily LE didn't know where she lived, just dotting all their i's and crossing their t's. MOO

[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_policy_of_Canada"]Drug policy of Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]

 

[Sailor Bug]

Scoyne points out still images from video showing car in Home Video parking lot

A new slide has a dotted arrow showing the suspect vehicle's movements at the Home Depot parking lot.

Scoyne going through more still shots of interior of Home Depot

Scoyne has a photo of the security camera. Pointing out where it is to the jury.

 

[matou]

‏ @RaffertyLFP

• Court sees ATM receipts and Rafferty's bank records confirming cash withdrawal from ATM

 

[matou]

@AM980_Court

• A new slide has a dotted arrow showing the suspect vehicle's movements at the Home Depot parking lot.

 

[antiquegirl]

These actions suggest the defence is plausible.

If MR really had planned the abduction:

(1) He would have already had the garbage bags and hammer with him. To suggest he made TLM get these items to cover for himself is too risky. If he was that smart he would have known he would be caught on tape.
(2) He would not have stopped for drugs.
(3) He would not have gone to Tim Horton's and risk getting caught.

Now, if TLM had taken Tori with her and told MR that she was babysitting Tori perhaps and/or did not give MR any intentions of what SHE planned, then:

(1) She would have stopped to get tea at Tim Horton's.
(2) She would be okay with MR stopping to get drugs.
(3) She could have lied to MR about Home Depot and said she had to pick something up.

(BBM)

We only have TLM's word that MTR even knew what was purchased at Home Depot. She put the bag directly into the trunk.

JMO

 

[~n/t~]

Thank goodness criminals are stupid especially these two!!

 

[matou]

@RaffertyLFP

• Scoyne going through more still shots of interior of Home Depot

 

[matou]

Thank goodness criminals are stupid especially these two!!

True, but I'm still waiting to hear about where "Mike Reynolds" came from and whether he used other names. JMO

 

[matou]

@AM980_Court

• Scoyne has a photo of the security camera. Pointing out where it is to the jury.

 

[Sailor Bug]

Also reviewing the transaction record from McClintic's purchase of the hammer and garbage bags.

RaffertyLFP: More images from video of McClintic walking though home video

Next slide shows purchase receipts combined with the OPP purchases of the same item.

 

[matou]

@AM980_Court

• Also reviewing the transaction record from McClintic's purchase of the hammer and garbage bags.

 

[Juris_Prudence]

Another question: Why didn't BA contact LE immediately after hearing of MTR's arrest? She knew he'd been right there in Guelph on the day of the abduction, knew he appeared stressed in subsequent visits, so why not? Surely, a small-time dealer in Percs would put finding that child ahead of fear of trafficking charges. And yet, she couldn't have. If she had, TLM wouldn't have had to help LE try to find her house.

I'm not implying anything more here than that this case is full of one reprehensible player after another.



JMO

We don't know how big or small time a dealer she is/was. She might have been dealing small stuff to MR, but who knows what else she *might* have been dealing to anyone else *if anything / to anyone else*. She was probably crapping bricks when she realized that MR was at her house on the date of the abduction, and probably scared out of her wits knowing she had sold drugs to him that very evening! She testified she has two kids but I do not know how old they are. Its possible she was afraid of the police finding out about her drug dealing, and/or afraid of the impact that possible criminal charges for dealing might have over her kids (particularly if they are / were minor children at the time). She testified MR was a confidante and so I'm also wondering if maybe he told her about the concerns regarding TLM's involvement with "scary people" from Woodstock and maybe of her possible gang affiliations? :moo:

 

[matou]

@AM980_Court

• Next slide shows purchase receipts combined with the OPP purchases of the same item.

 

[matou]

‏ @RaffertyLFP

• More images from video of McClintic walking though home video