Trial Thread 4/4/2012

[matou]

@AM980_Court

• Lima says they began a take down. Rafferty was arrested for the abduction of Tori Stafford.

‏ @AM980_Court

• Rafferty taken into custody. Honda Civic seized by police.

‏ @RaffertyLFP

• Lima radioed in and was told the charges against Rafferty would be murder.

 

[matou]

‏ @LindaNguyenPN

• Police arrested him in the car of a woman in the parking lot. His own car was seized

 

[matou]

@AM980_Court

• The woman driving the vehicle Rafferty was getting into was Joy Woods. Identified by her driver's license. No more questions.

 

[snoofer]

OMG i wonder who the women was and how she is coping now!!!

lol I wonder if it was the one he told LE about in the audio tape..said he didn't want to tell name as didn't want to ruin it:twocents:

 

[Wondergirl]

Cristina Tenaglia ‏ @cristina_CHCHTV Tues May 19th, evening, #Rafferty arrested, police found him driving his Honda in Woodstock and initiated a takedown. #London

12:40 PM - 4 Apr 12 via

1m Linda Nguyen ‏ @LindaNguyenPN

Police waited for #Rafferty at his home in Woodstock. He wasn't there. They found him an hr later in the parking lot of Goodlife Fitness

1m
Steven D'Souza ‏ @cbcsteve

D/Sgt. Walter Lima is up now, talking about the arrest of Michael #Rafferty #sl

 

[matou]

@RaffertyLFP

• No cross examination. Lima done. Court recessing until 2 p.m.

 

[crazyladi]

Well it was one of the girls that he didnt give a last name for Snoofer

 

[matou]

@AM980_Court

• None from Derstine. Lunch break until 2.

 

[Salem]

We have the woman's name now in the one tweet. From here on out, please use her initials.

She would be an innocent party/victim and we don't need to have her name all over our pages.

Thanks!

Salem

 

[Sillybilly]

I'm really confused about the Crown strategy here.

Why put a witness on the stand who basically says the search revealed nothing?

The only one who gained anything from the testimony was Derstine, who disagreed with Det. Scoyne the other day about the elevation, and this witness confirmed that Derstine was correct.

Am I missing something?

I could be wrong Ardy, but I think it is to show the exhausting search while MTR was of no help whatsoever, even though the defence has admitted his knowledge of the crime and subsequent disposal of items. Not to mention that the Crown has to let the jury know that they did in fact search for evidence.

 

[Sailor Bug]

We know that JW was older than MR

 

[Wondergirl]

I'm really confused about the Crown strategy here.

Why put a witness on the stand who basically says the search revealed nothing?

The only one who gained anything from the testimony was Derstine, who disagreed with Det. Scoyne the other day about the elevation, and this witness confirmed that Derstine was correct.

Am I missing something?

To show precisely the impact and resources expended by Canadian Law Enforcement Agencies and the Community as a whole, as they searched in vain for the missing child and the evidence, as a direct result of the accused, his crime and lack of disclosure.

JMO

 

[Wondergirl]

12:27
RaffertyLFP:
Stirling says it would not be a steep grade. [via Twitter]

12:27
RaffertyLFP:
Derstine and Stirling disagreeing how steep the walk would be from the stone pile east to a tree line. [via Twitter]

 

[Wondergirl]

2:31
RaffertyLFP:
Next witness expected to deal with arrests. [via Twitter]

12:31
RaffertyLFP:
Stirling done on stand, completing Mount Forest chapter of trial. [via Twitter]

 

[Ardy]

I could be wrong Ardy, but I think it is to show the exhausting search while MTR was of no help whatsoever, even though the defence has admitted his knowledge of the crime and subsequent disposal of items. Not to mention that the Crown has to let the jury know that they did in fact search for evidence.

Thanks........maybe it leads into finding evidence later.

Everyone must be wondering what was in the plastic bags MR put into JW car.

Is it possible that MR kept the bags from the crime scene for over a month?

But, if that was true..........didn't TLM testify they threw everything out?

Guess we will find out shortly..........

 

[Alice Ramnit]

Imagine that. 13,800 people involved in the search for Victoria and one guy zipping around town in his recently converted two seater car who could have solved the whole case for them the night of the abduction. :waitasec:

MOO

So there were actually 12,799 people searching for Tori!

 

[~n/t~]

We have the woman's name now in the one tweet. From here on out, please use her initials.

She would be an innocent party/victim and we don't need to have her name all over our pages.

Thanks!

Salem

Hi Salem,

Just for clarification. If JW is mentioned in MSM articles and it is revealed who she is, is it ok to sleuth her? TIA

 

[Wondergirl]

12:38
RaffertyLFP:

At 7:37 initiated takedown. Vehicle blocked. [via Twitter]

12:36
RaffertyLFP:

Man got out and walked with bags to Honda Accord. Woman in driver's seat. [via Twitter]

12:36
RaffertyLFP:

Vehicle spotted driving on Woodstock street. It pulled into a lot. [via Twitter]

 

[Sillybilly]

The only one who gained anything from the testimony was Derstine, who disagreed with Det. Scoyne the other day about the elevation, and this witness confirmed that Derstine was correct.

Am I missing something?

<rsbm>

The witness agreed with Derstine re the elevation of the rock pile but disagreed on the grade between the rock pile and the fence (Derstine says steep grade while witness says not very steep).

 

[Sailor Bug]

Tori Stafford trial: Search was largest in OPP history
http://www.thestar.com/news/article...-was-largest-in-opp-history-officer-testifies