Trial Thread, May 1, 2012 Defense begins it case in chief

[Wondergirl]

Linda Nguyen‏@LindaNguyenPN

She says the woman looked stern. She was walking briskly and the girl was trying to keep up #toristafford #rafferty

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[~n/t~]

Steven D'Souza ‏ @cbcsteve
Witness describes student walking with woman as “just talking and smiling and laughing, like a normal child after school….” #sl

Steven D'Souza ‏ @cbcsteve
Witness says she saw woman in white jacket leaving school with a student. Woman had stern face "seemed like she was on a mission" #sl


Poor Tori :tears:

 

[roseofsharon]

Well so far my ears are fine, so I guess no bombshells have gone off!!!

I can't believe this.

MOO

 

[CarrieBean]

So this one witness. Grandmama is to prove TLM a Liar????

Of course, now all the evidence that has supported TLM's story means nothing. (insert sarcastic smiley here)

 

[Dmman]

Did the witness hear the conversation between TLM & Tori?!?! I just can't believe this weak witness Derstine called!

 

[Wondergirl]

10:48
RaffertyLFP:

The grandmother said she was driving slowly when she was the white coat woman on Fyfe very confident it was same woman [via Twitter]


Tuesday May 1, 2012 10:48 RaffertyLFP

10:46
RaffertyLFP:

The woman is indicating on aerial photo where she saw the white-coated woman [via Twitter

 

[Sailor Bug]

Witness was "driving slowly" when she saw woman in white. Woman was across the street.

Witness "very confidant" the woman in white at the school and on the sidewalk were the same person.

She noticed the hair. She is a hair dresser.

 

[~n/t~]

So why would Tori be Skipping and smiling if she didnt know this person?

TLM told her they were going to go look at puppies.

 

[Flowercb]

AveryFreeFMNews McClintic testified she waited by a tree near the road. Witness now saying woman in white jacket went into the school. #Rafferty...robynhood

How come I can't see TLM taking that chance. Don't teacher's ask who you are if you are picking up children. And, didn't Tori go back in to get her earings?

 

[roseofsharon]

If woman was so stern, why would TS be smiling/skipping?

MOO

 

[Sailor Bug]

RaffertyLFP: The grandmom heard about Tori's disappearance on news She watched CASS video and recognized white coat woman She went to police

Witness heard a little girl was missing on the news. There were police at the front door of the school the next day

She saw the CASS video, recognized the woman in white, and notified the police.

She says she spoke to police "within a week".

 

[Sillybilly]

Tori was wearing a warm jacket, so what! Sorry for the rant...MOO MOO

And Rafferty was wearing his pea coat.

 

[~n/t~]

Avery Moore ‏ @AveryFreeFMNews
She says she is sure it was the same woman she saw go into the school. Same jacket, hair pulled back.

I still don't get where he's going with this.

 

[Thinkzerz]

And why wasn't this woman a Crown witness? Why wasn't she the one who helped them draw a composite sketch and give a detailed description of the clothing? She claims to have seen her enough.



Not sure this elderly woman's testimony means anything. *scratching head

MOO

Maybe she did or she didn't know about the video of woman in white coat until her car was showing up as police wanted to know information on the car which might have been after the sketch was drawn? JMO

 

[Wondergirl]

10:50
RaffertyLFP:
The grandmom heard about Tori's disappearance on news She watched CASS video and recognized white coat woman She went to police [via Twitter]

 

[greenthumb]

.James Armstrong‏@jamesarmstrong7

Witness says girl was "like any school child coming out f school. Just talking and smiling and laughing" #rafferty

So, Tori was smiling and talking... so this is to lead us to believe that Tori would not have been resistant to getting into the car, or afraid, or asking to go home... so therefore we should believe that MR truly thought that TLM was 'babysitting' and MR was just an innocent dupe? Yeah, right.

 

[Tink]

So why would Tori be Skipping and smiling if she didnt know this person?

Because she thought the person was going to take her to see a puppy? Or whatever else TLM had offered? Or that she was going to give her a ride home? Really, why wouldn't she be smiling?

Doesn't this contradict the teacher's evidence that Tori came back to get her earrings and so was late leaving the school?

Tink

 

[tmhco]

This has got to be the weakest defence I have ever witnessed. JMO

 

[Sailor Bug]

RaffertyLFP: The grandmom said the woman has dark hair pulled back - dark pants - wasn't carrying anything

RaffertyLFP: The woman said she did not know Rafferty and is "not happy" testifying for the defense

 

[Wondergirl]

If woman was so stern, why would TS be smiling/skipping?

MOO

Because TORI was the one who was DUPED.

*angry*