Bosma Murder Trial 02.10.16 - Day 7

[Honey_West]

Adam Carter
Feb 10 2016 10:17 AM
Court now being shown more photos of the trailer, and the seals that Hamilton police put on it before it was towed back to Hamilton.

 

[Kamille]

molly hayesVerified account ‏@mollyhayes 2m2 minutes ago
arrived at DM's mother's house at 6:21pm. the trailer, parked up against the house, was being guarded by York police. #Bosma

molly hayesVerified account ‏@mollyhayes 2m2 minutes ago
Gibson brought 2 tow truck drivers w him from #HamOnt. Weren't sure what would be needed to tow such a large trailer. #Bosma

molly hayesVerified account ‏@mollyhayes 1m1 minute ago
Gibson put HPS seals over the man doors on the truck (that had been open by YRPS to check for #Bosma inside). Padlocked back doors.

molly hayesVerified account ‏@mollyhayes 59s59 seconds ago
Once the trailer could be moved, they took down the plate number off the back.#Bosma

Court seeing photos of the seals on the trailer doors

Sean Leathong ‏@SeanLCHCH 2m2 minutes ago Hamilton, Ontario
Gibson sealed the trailer door and put a pad lock on before trailer was towed. #Bosma @CHCHNews #MillardSmich

Shannon Martin ‏@ShannonMartinTV 2m2 minutes ago Hamilton, Ontario
Gibson tells court he placed seals on Millard's trailer to maintain security of evidence #MillardSmich #Bosma

Susan Clairmont ‏@susanclairmont 2m2 minutes ago
Tow truck company takes trailer back to #HamOnt on May 12, 2013. #Bosma

molly hayesVerified account ‏@mollyhayes 1m1 minute ago
Gibson then went to speak to a neighbour who YRPS had advised had video footage from the night the trailer arrived. #Bosma

Susan Clairmont ‏@susanclairmont 2m2 minutes ago
We're seeing photos of police seals on trailer doors. Gibson went to a home on Tinsmith Court to speak to homeowner about security video.

 

[Honey_West]

Adam Carter
Feb 10 2016 10:17 AM
Gibson's name is on the seals on the trailer. Millard and Smich are looking straight ahead at the monitors in front of them showing the images.

Adam Carter
Feb 10 2016 10:18 AM
The York officers told Gibson he should speak to a specific homeowner in the neighbourhood while gathering evidence.

Adam Carter
Feb 10 2016 10:20 AM
A resident had security camera video. Court is seeing it now. It shows a truck towing a large trailer past a long driveway.

 

[Honey_West]

Adam Carter
Feb 10 2016 10:20 AM
The video was show at May 9, 2013 at 10:50 p.m. Gibson says he thought it was the same trailer he was bringing back home to Hamilton.

Adam Carter
Feb 10 2016 10:21 AM
By 7:35 p.m., the truck was in the hands of Hamilton police.

 

[RandomName479]

I made the same mistake last night and then went back and re-read every single tweet and every article from court yesterday. Never found what I thought I'd seen.

BBM - so did I.....and because the tweets sometimes don't come in perfect chronological order I can see why the inference happened. I just don't think we have the info at this time about who was texting DM (unless the reporters didn't report this).....I think the following tweets are where it gets confusing:

Mark Carcasole ‏@MarkCarcGlobal 2m2 minutes ago
Crown prosecutor Craig Fraser focusing now on 3 texts from dame number to #Millard phone at 9:02 & 9:44 on May 6/13. From long dist number.

Mark Carcasole ‏@MarkCarcGlobal 3m3 minutes ago
May 6/13 text at 9:02 registered at tower in #Ancaster. #MillardSmich

Susan Clairmont ‏@susanclairmont 4m4 minutes ago
We're seeing records of texts coming in to Millard phone on May 6 at 9:44 pm from Brantford tower and 9:02 pm from Ancaster tower. #Bosma

Mark Carcasole ‏@MarkCarcGlobal 1m1 minute ago
Fraser says some of the numbers found on #Millard's phone link to woman who was Mark #Smich's girlfriend at time of #TimBosma disappearance

BBM - doesn't say those specific texts were from MM phone.....just that SOME numbers on his phone were linked to her.....HTH....MOO

 

[Kamille]

Shannon Martin ‏@ShannonMartinTV 46s47 seconds ago Hamilton, Ontario
We see a long driveway, in the far right corner a truck turns, towing a large trailer. Clip runs about 5 seconds #MillardSmich #Bosma

Susan Clairmont ‏@susanclairmont 46s47 seconds ago
Just saw very quick video - a few seconds - of vehicle towing trailer past driveway of neighbour Rocco Oppedisano. #Bosma

molly hayesVerified account ‏@mollyhayes 1m1 minute ago
The video is a short clip, shows a pickup truck hauling a trailer drive by the camera. #Bosma

Sean Leathong ‏@SeanLCHCH 1m1 minute ago Hamilton, Ontario
Gibson found security video from a neighbour. Video shows a truck towing a trailer, dated May 9th, 2013. #MillardSmich #Bosma @CHCHNews

Shannon Martin ‏@ShannonMartinTV 1m1 minute ago Hamilton, Ontario
Gibson escorted Millard's trailer back to Hamilton #MillardSmich #Bosma

Susan Clairmont ‏@susanclairmont 37s38 seconds ago
Trailer taken to Metro Transport secure facility in #HamOnt.

molly hayesVerified account ‏@mollyhayes 37s38 seconds ago
Back in #HamOnt, the trailer was brought to Metro Trucking on Seaman St. Gibson put another padlock on one of the man doors. #Bosma

Shannon Martin ‏@ShannonMartinTV 1m1 minute ago Hamilton, Ontario
Gibson placed a padlock on Millard's trailer after taking it to a secured facility #MillardSmich #Bosma

 

[Honey_West]

Adam Carter
Feb 10 2016 10:22 AM
It got back to Hamilton by 9:06 p.m. It was towed to metro transport - a metro purchasing, detailing and cleaning facility, Gibson says.

Adam Carter
Feb 10 2016 10:22 AM
It's a secure facility that police use.

Adam Carter
Feb 10 2016 10:24 AM
Court now seeing pictures of the trailer inside the facility, behind police tape.

 

[Honey_West]

Adam Carter
Feb 10 2016 10:25 AM
Moodie is now done with questions

Adam Carter
Feb 10 2016 10:25 AM
Millard's lawyer Ravin Pillay now cross examining.

Adam Carter
Feb 10 2016 10:27 AM
There was no lock on the back of the trailer, Gibson says. "You could have opened it if you wanted to?" Pillay asks. Officer answers yes.

 

[Kamille]

Sean Leathong ‏@SeanLCHCH 1m1 minute ago Hamilton, Ontario
Photo shown of trailer at Metro transport in #HamOnt. No more questions from crown. Now cross. @CHCHNews #Bosma

Shannon Martin ‏@ShannonMartinTV 2m2 minutes ago Hamilton, Ontario
Cross up. Defence for #Millard up first #Bosma

Susan ClairmontVerified account ‏@susanclairmont 1m1 minute ago
Now under cross by Millard lawyer, officer agrees there was no lock on rear door of trailer. #Bosma

molly hayesVerified account ‏@mollyhayes 1m1 minute ago
Pillay x: when trailer was pulled fwd in driveway, there was no lock on back doors? Could've opened if you wanted to? Gibson agrees. #Bosma

***All out in the open right Pillay. He broke a light parking it against the house. Had lots of room in that driveway. I guess he didn't have a spare lock on hand or forgot?

Shannon Martin ‏@ShannonMartinTV 2m2 minutes ago Hamilton, Ontario
Defence: You didn't confirm the accuracy of the timestamp on the security video? Officer: No #MillardSmich #Bosma

Susan Clairmont ‏@susanclairmont 2m2 minutes ago
Officer did not confirm accuracy of time stamp on security video showing trailer being towed May 9, 10:30 pm.

molly hayesVerified account ‏@mollyhayes 2m2 minutes ago
Dungey x: when truck was parked up against the garage you couldn't open the doors? Gibson agrees. #Bosma

Shannon Martin ‏@ShannonMartinTV 2m2 minutes ago Hamilton, Ontario
Smich's lawyer: You couldn't open the back door of the trailer, when it was pushed up against the house, correct? Gibson: Correct #Bosma

***And Dungey points out the obvious as usual

 

[Ontario Mom]

Yeah we didn't expect him to go to this line of questioning.... not at all :facepalm:

 

[dar107]

Well there was no lock on back of the trailer.....but there were locks on the side doors. The officer actually could not just open it if he wanted to.....first and only after moving it forward to access it.

 

[Honey_West]

Adam Carter
Feb 10 2016 10:28 AM
Pillay asking if there were other vehicles in the secure facility that had nothing to do with the seized trailer. Gibson says yes, there were.

Adam Carter
Feb 10 2016 10:29 AM
Pillay done cross examining.

Adam Carter
Feb 10 2016 10:30 AM
Smich's lawyer THomas Dungey now cross examining. "When that truck was up against the garage, it was right up against the doors and you couldn't open it, correct?" Dungey asks. Gibson answers yes.

Adam Carter
Feb 10 2016 10:32 AM
Gibson is done. Next witness is Laura Trowbridge from Hamilton police. She was asked to follow the trailer at one point.

 

[Kamille]

Well there was no lock on back of the trailer.....but there were locks on the side doors. The officer actually could not just open it if he wanted to.....first and only after moving it forward to access it.

Excellent point that Dungey should have brought up.

MOO

 

[Kamille]

Adam CarterVerified account ‏@AdamCarterCBC 3m3 minutes ago
Gibson is done. Next witness is Laura Trowbridge from Hamilton police. She was asked to follow the trailer at one point. #HamOnt #TimBosma

molly hayesVerified account ‏@mollyhayes 3m3 minutes ago
Gibson is done. Next witness: Laura (could not hear last name--will update when I can), another HPS officer. #Bosma

Shannon Martin ‏@ShannonMartinTV 2m2 minutes ago Hamilton, Ontario
Next is a peace officer with @HamiltonPolice temp. assigned to #Bosma investigation, tasked to escort Millard trailer

molly hayesVerified account ‏@mollyhayes 55s56 seconds ago
She was tasked to follow the trailer being towed from Metro Trucking to Tillsonburg for forensic examination. #Bosma

Susan ClairmontVerified account ‏@susanclairmont 1m1 minute ago
Trailer and #Bosma truck inside we're going to Tilsonburg for forensic exam. #Bosma

Shannon Martin ‏@ShannonMartinTV 59s60 seconds ago Hamilton, Ontario
Trowbridge had 2 warrants to search trailer and pick up truck inside #MillardSmich #Bosma

Susan Clairmont ‏@susanclairmont 28s28 seconds ago
As trailer was being towed up Ancaster hill the rear doors of trailer opened up. #Bosma

Shannon Martin ‏@ShannonMartinTV 53s54 seconds ago Hamilton, Ontario
Trowbridge says doors opened up at 6;33pm, heavy traffic #MillardSmich #Bosma

molly hayesVerified account ‏@mollyhayes 45s46 seconds ago
At one point while driving, the back doors came open. A brown and green cardboard box fell out onto road. she ran over it. #Bosma

Shannon Martin ‏@ShannonMartinTV 46s47 seconds ago Hamilton, Ontario
Trowbridge says cardboard box appeared to be empty, landed on the roadway after she ran it over #MillardSmich #Bosma

Sean Leathong ‏@SeanLCHCH 58s59 seconds ago Hamilton, Ontario
Em route to Tilsonburg doors of trailer opened, a small box fell out, Towbridge struck box with her car. @CHCHNews #Bosma #MillardSmich

molly hayesVerified account ‏@mollyhayes 1m1 minute ago
She honked (was in an unmarked police car). Tow truck driver didn't hear it. Eventually got beside him and waved to pull over #Bosma

molly hayesVerified account ‏@mollyhayes 2m2 minutes ago
Took about 3 mins (2km from box) before they were able to pull over. #Bosma

***Pillay will be all over this...for what reason I don't know. LOL

 

[Honey_West]

Adam Carter
Feb 10 2016 10:34 AM
She was tasked with going with the trailer from Metro Transport to an OPP facility.

Adam Carter
Feb 10 2016 10:34 AM
When she got there, there were Hamilton detectives as well as Halton and Waterloo police.

Adam Carter
Feb 10 2016 10:35 AM
"The vehicle was going to be transported to Tillsonburg for forensic examination," she says.

Adam Carter
Feb 10 2016 10:36 AM
She had two different warrants: one to search the trailer itself, and another to search the truck inside.

 

[Honey_West]

Adam Carter
Feb 10 2016 10:37 AM
The officer didn't drive the tow truck, however. At 6:10 p.m. they left and and drove to the OPP facility.

Adam Carter
Feb 10 2016 10:39 AM
At the Golf Links Road overpass, the rear doors of the trailer opened up, Trowbridge testifies. This is just after rush hour. "It was very heavy traffic at that time," she says. A cardboard box fell out of the trailer and she hit it with her car following the trailer.

 

[RandomName479]

Adam Carter
Feb 10 2016 10:20 AM
The video was show at May 9, 2013 at 10:50 p.m. Gibson says he thought it was the same trailer he was bringing back home to Hamilton.

Susan Clairmont ‏@susanclairmont 2m2 minutes ago
Officer did not confirm accuracy of time stamp on security video showing trailer being towed May 9, 10:30 pm.

BBM

Reporter error? or Pillay error? or?

 

[Ontario Mom]

Adam Carter
Feb 10 2016 10:37 AM
The officer didn't drive the tow truck, however. At 6:10 p.m. they left and and drove to the OPP facility.

Adam Carter
Feb 10 2016 10:39 AM
At the Golf Links Road overpass, the rear doors of the trailer opened up, Trowbridge testifies. This is just after rush hour. "It was very heavy traffic at that time," she says. A cardboard box fell out of the trailer and she hit it with her car following the trailer.

Um.... what?

 

[Honey_West]

Adam Carter
Feb 10 2016 10:40 AM
It then landed on the roadway. She says she ran it over.

Adam Carter
Feb 10 2016 10:41 AM
"I started honking my horn - I was in an unmarked police car - but he didn't hear it or it didn't get his attention."

 

[Honey_West]

Adam Carter
Feb 10 2016 10:41 AM
She pulled over into the fast lane, honked the horn and got him to pull over. It took about three minutes - about a two km stretch.

Adam Carter
Feb 10 2016 10:42 AM
The driver's cell was in her notebook, but she couldn't get to it while driving. This was about 6:35 p.m. in the evening.