Trial Thread 4/20/2012

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matou said:
Was CS cross examined by Derstine? I haven't read through everything yet. TIA
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All he asked her was if the backseat was in the car. She said it was removed a month before Easter. Which contradicts what AL and the neighbour said.
 
I hope to God all these women made him wear a condom. Good Lord all mighty!! If they didnt I am sure they are all getting tested now after all this has come out.
 
Christie Blatchford:

Horrified, Mr. Derstine proclaimed his client was to see that child dead. Really? All the evidence suggests that April 8, 2009 was just another ordinary Michael Rafferty day.

I wonder if Derstine regrets presenting that defence.
 
Kamille said:
Yes he knew he was going to buy the percs and what they would cost him (I thought it was $300) and he probably thought the $400 would cover him for the day but something unexpected came up later in the afternoon so he asked for more? Too bad they didn't ask her how often he would do that. Ask for money twice in one day.

MOO
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When I watched that video It looked as though she turned tricks daily as there were transactions daily. Imagine just sitting back and collecting all this dough and doing nothing but having sex with other women and popping oxy's???

Maybe he got bored and needed to take it to the next level??

How did CS actually think that with her sleeping around with all these men to make her man money was going to put a ring on her finger?? So odd. I am so glad I was raised morals and values and with at least half a brain. I just couldnt see agreeing to this set up.
 
brighidin said:
Damn. A pimp. I did not see that one coming.
I can't believe he manipulated that woman into giving him all the money she made as a sex worker. Wow wow wow.

The judge called him a "cad"? Ugh. Reminds me of the MB judge last year who blamed a rape victim because she was wearing a tank top and makeup. I agree that just his dating history doesn't make him a murder, but this is ridiculous. The Crown isn't bring up all these women to show that he was incapable of being monogamous. Sheesh. Canadian judges - GMAB!

Obviously the argument that TLM manipulated MR, that poor dupe, no longer holds water: he was THE master manipulator.

all imo.
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I'm choosing to believe that he's being careful to prevent any technical errors from creeping in, and so preventing any grounds for mistrial or appeal.

A philandering cad? My first thought was "the 1940s called, they want their vocabulary back." But maybe that was a little bit of contempt slipping though, a touch of understatement.

I like how the Crown timed it, pretty much last thing before a long weekend. That's a lot of time to stew things over.
 
Hello_Kitty said:
Christie Blatchford:

Horrified, Mr. Derstine proclaimed his client was to see that child dead. Really? All the evidence suggests that April 8, 2009 was just another ordinary Michael Rafferty day.

I wonder if Derstine regrets presenting that defence.
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I dont know but Christie hit the nail on the head with that comment IMO
 
I am going to say that I am an Iphone and BB junky. I have both, one for work and one for play and seriously I look at my phone all the time. Drives my husband bonkers but its just what I do. If I get bored I read stuff, if I need something to do when I am waiting i play a game etc. I never leave home without them.

He seems to have the same issue but even more so since he was dealing drugs, pimping out his girl while cozying it up with more than a dozen girls and being on his phone constantly. Nothing he can say can explain why no data was going through during those hours except for the obvious.

What a coward.
 
crazyladi said:
I am going to say that I am an Iphone and BB junky. I have both, one for work and one for play and seriously I look at my phone all the time. Drives my husband bonkers but its just what I do. If I get bored I read stuff, if I need something to do when I am waiting i play a game etc. I never leave home without them.

He seems to have the same issue but even more so since he was dealing drugs, pimping out his girl while cozying it up with more than a dozen girls and being on his phone constantly. Nothing he can say can explain why no data was going through during those hours except for the obvious.

What a coward.
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Holy. I was half way through your second paragraph before I realized you weren't talking about your husband. lol
 
crazyladi said:
When I watched that video It looked as though she turned tricks daily as there were transactions daily. Imagine just sitting back and collecting all this dough and doing nothing but having sex with other women and popping oxy's???

Maybe he got bored and needed to take it to the next level??

How did CS actually think that with her sleeping around with all these men to make her man money was going to put a ring on her finger?? So odd. I am so glad I was raised morals and values and with at least half a brain. I just couldnt see agreeing to this set up.
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She must be livid finding out her hard-earned money was going towards buying gifts for his other girlfriends, especially after thinking he was her exclusive. That's what I call being used. But she looks like a strong woman, sure she won't make that mistake again.
 
crazyladi said:
I am going to say that I am an Iphone and BB junky. I have both, one for work and one for play and seriously I look at my phone all the time. Drives my husband bonkers but its just what I do. If I get bored I read stuff, if I need something to do when I am waiting i play a game etc. I never leave home without them.

He seems to have the same issue but even more so since he was dealing drugs, pimping out his girl while cozying it up with more than a dozen girls and being on his phone constantly. Nothing he can say can explain why no data was going through during those hours except for the obvious.

What a coward.
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That's the other thing that got lost in the shock of CS testimony today. There was a period of 1-2 hrs that day where her BBM messages to MR could not be delivered. What we didn't hear was what time that was.

MOO
 
Hello_Kitty said:
She must be livid finding out her hard-earned money was going towards buying gifts for his other girlfriends, especially after thinking he was her exclusive. That's what I call being used. But she looks like a strong woman, sure she won't make that mistake again.
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That is one thing I got from her demeanor as well. She looks like a tough cookie. I dont think that she will make that same mistake again either!
 
Ardy said:
It appears that a lot of other people make that assumption as well.

I don't think it is an accurate assumption to make.

Prostitution is the exchange of sex for money.

Escorts exchange their time for money.

Still looking for any references to prostitution in the testimony.

JMO..............
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[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escort_agency"]Escort agency - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]

Sounds like a prostitute to me... JMO
 
crazyladi said:
That is one thing I got from her demeanor as well. She looks like a tough cookie. I dont think that she will make that same mistake again either!
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you hit the nail on the head...another one I would not like to meet in a dark ally...I was rather surprised to see TM smoking up with her outside and having a chat though...JMO
 
Wondergirl said:
Thank-you, Christie Blatchford, for saying it so succinctly. :(

OMG
The horror of it all.

By 7:52 that evening, Tori barely cold in her grave, Mr. Rafferty was texting Patrycja Demides for the first of 10 times that night (they were arguing, she testified, and in mid-breakup); by 10:29 p.m., Mr. Rafferty was texting Ms. Haid to firm up their rendezvous the next day; at 11:31 p.m., he was texting Celina Horvath. (She declined to meet him in person, wise, it turns out, beyond her then 18 years.)

Horrified, Mr. Derstine proclaimed his client was to see that child dead. Really? All the evidence suggests that April 8, 2009 was just another ordinary Michael Rafferty day.

http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/...xual-calendar/
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Being devil's advocate, I could suggest that he was doing this texting away fron the crime scene, oblivious of what was happening to Tori. I wonder if that's what the defence might suggest.
 
Why didn't any reporter state what Rafferty did when CS said what she said today?
 
I wonder if that other witness whose was described as being in the "helping" profession was someone MR was going to try to recruit to fund his lifestyle as well?
 
matou said:
Why didn't any reporter state what Rafferty did when CS said what she said today?
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Good point. They seem to have been commenting on all the gestures, note taking etc but not today when she took the stand? Weird.
 
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