Trial Thread 4/11/2012

[matou]

@AM980_Court

• Doupe was able to determine the material was from the back seat of a Honda Civic. Police bought a separate back seat to compare.

 

[Wondergirl]

9:49

Mike Knoll:

@Sean - no. If this was the U.S. we could. It's actual a criminal offense on the juries behalf to discuss the trial following it.

9:48

Comment From Sean

Would you be able to interview some of the jury after the trial is over

 

[matou]

‏ @RaffertyLFP

• Doupe was provided with fabric from another 2003 Honda Civic so she could do a comparison

 

[Sailor Bug]

Doupe was provided with fabric from another 2003 Honda Civic so she could do a comparison

To compare with a small piece of fabric and foam found on the floor of #Rafferty's car, police brought Doupe material from a 03 Civic seat.

Doupe determined the piece of material found in Rafferty's car had been cut recently

The material was "cut recently" and hadn't been washed.

 

[matou]

@AM980_Court

• The material was "cut recently" and hadn't been washed.

 

[Wondergirl]

Steven D'Souza ‏ @cbcsteve

Doupe says fabric found in back of #Rafferty's car had been cut recently. Was given fabric from 2003 Honda to compare #sl

 

[Sailor Bug]

Doupe says police wanted to know if the piece of fabric found in #Rafferty's car had been cut recently by a utility knife.

The material was "cut recently" and hadn't been washed.

 

[Sailor Bug]

The difference between the material found in Rafferty's car and the piece from the purchased back seat was "indistinguishable

Doupe testified five different kinds of knifes to cut the material found in the back seat of Rafferty's cars

Doupe couldn't use the knife found at Rafferty's home. The blade had been removed. She used multiple knives they had at the centre.

 

[Kamille]

So another check mark on TLM's testimony. Cut back seat.

MOO

 

[matou]

‏ @AM980_Court

• The difference between the material found in Rafferty's car and the piece from the purchased back seat was "indistinguishable."

 

[matou]

@AM980_Court

• Doupe couldn't use the knife found at Rafferty's home. The blade had been removed. She used multiple knives they had at the centre.

 

[Sailor Bug]

RaffertyLFP: Doupe said she used five different kind of knifes to duplicate the kind of cut seen on the material found in Rafferty's car.

She cut a portion out of the purchased back seat. It had similar characteristics to the piece found in Rafferty's car.

Doupe has the knife with the blade removed. Carnegie shows it to the court. Doupe tried to find a similar blade to the missing one.

She never handled the knife during testing. Biology experts were testing it.

 

[matou]

@AM980_Court

• She cut a portion out of the purchased back seat. It had similar characteristics to the piece found in Rafferty's car.

 

[matou]

@AM980_Court

• Doupe has the knife with the blade removed. Carnegie shows it to the court. Doupe tried to find a similar blade to the missing one.

 

[Sailor Bug]

Court is being shown the utility knife with the blade removed that was seized as evidence

Moving on to the coat found in Rafferty's closet. Fluid analysis was done first, then hair assessment.

She's explaining how hair grows. Two blond hairs were found on the coat, "in the active growing phase".

 

[matou]

@AM980_Court

• She never handled the knife during testing. Biology experts were testing it.

@AM980_Court

• Moving on to the coat found in Rafferty's closet. Fluid analysis was done first, then hair assessment.

 

[matou]

I wonder if this will be evidence? JMO
http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/raffertytrial/2012/04/05/19599961.html

 

[matou]

@AM980_Court

• She's explaining how hair grows. Two blond hairs were found on the coat, "in the active growing phase".

 

[Sailor Bug]

Doupe said two blond hairs with active roots were removed from the pea coat by using tape

RaffertyLFP: Doupe is explaining the various procedures used to prevent cross-contamination of evidence

She's explaining how hair grows. Two blond hairs were found on the coat, "in the active growing phase".

Doupe says when technologists examined #Rafferty's peacoat they found 2 blonde hairs. Were sent away to the DNA unit.

Doupe said the "taping room" is totally cleaned and sterilized prior to an examination

 

[matou]

‏ @RaffertyLFP

• Doupe said two blond hairs with active roots were removed from the pea coat by using tape