WindyCityGirl
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victims of crime, I am in no way always pro-prosecution by any stretch of the imagination. There have been several high profile cases where I disagreed with the prosecution and while I remain sympathetic to the victim, I am fully aware that there are many victims of our imperfect legal system who are tried and convicted for crimes that they never did.
In this particular case, there is strong hearsay evidence, strong motive and opportunity. We simply do not have anything that puts him there at the crime scene physically, but we have had strong testimony that any thinking person would be able to put together to see that this man is indeed guilty of murder.
He may very well walk and I think that will be a travesty.
I have followed this case very carefully in the news over the past number of years and know quite a bit. Thus far, the defense has only offered salacious innuendo about both Stacy and Kathleen--lStacy's intentions for meeting her pastor being seduction and "rough sex" being the cause of Kathleen's injuries which caused internal hemorraging.....not the result of a passionate romp. There has even been vulgar innuendo about a 14 year old boys crush on Kathleen.
They are mud slinging and there will be even more when the defense takes its turn. What about Kathleen's cries for help---writing the State's Attorney stating that she feared for her life? going to her sisters home with her will, begging her to take her boys as she wouldn't be making it to the divorce proceedings because he was going to kill her? What about the hitman who Drew offered 25k to take out his wife? (or you believe that a man with an embarrassing past subjected himself to this public scrutiny for kicks?) Joe the Shark Lopez would love to have you on the jury.
What about Kathleen's report of Drew holding her at knife point saying that he should just kill her and why doesn't she just die?
What about the Stacy telling her pastor that Drew coached her to lie about the night before they found Kathleen dead in the tub? How he came home wearing black and holding a bag of women's clothes?
This isn't a weak case....I don't think that the people here on WS are biased.
No one here wants to see an innocent person go to prison for a crime that they did not commit. This is a group of informed, aware, decent people who want justice.
Convictions are made on circumstantial evidence all the time.....is there doubt in this case? Yes, if you need to have some physical evidence at the scene to convict, but is there reasonable doubt?
No. Not when you add up the facts.
He is guilty as sin.
In this particular case, there is strong hearsay evidence, strong motive and opportunity. We simply do not have anything that puts him there at the crime scene physically, but we have had strong testimony that any thinking person would be able to put together to see that this man is indeed guilty of murder.
He may very well walk and I think that will be a travesty.
I have followed this case very carefully in the news over the past number of years and know quite a bit. Thus far, the defense has only offered salacious innuendo about both Stacy and Kathleen--lStacy's intentions for meeting her pastor being seduction and "rough sex" being the cause of Kathleen's injuries which caused internal hemorraging.....not the result of a passionate romp. There has even been vulgar innuendo about a 14 year old boys crush on Kathleen.
They are mud slinging and there will be even more when the defense takes its turn. What about Kathleen's cries for help---writing the State's Attorney stating that she feared for her life? going to her sisters home with her will, begging her to take her boys as she wouldn't be making it to the divorce proceedings because he was going to kill her? What about the hitman who Drew offered 25k to take out his wife? (or you believe that a man with an embarrassing past subjected himself to this public scrutiny for kicks?) Joe the Shark Lopez would love to have you on the jury.
What about Kathleen's report of Drew holding her at knife point saying that he should just kill her and why doesn't she just die?
What about the Stacy telling her pastor that Drew coached her to lie about the night before they found Kathleen dead in the tub? How he came home wearing black and holding a bag of women's clothes?
This isn't a weak case....I don't think that the people here on WS are biased.
No one here wants to see an innocent person go to prison for a crime that they did not commit. This is a group of informed, aware, decent people who want justice.
Convictions are made on circumstantial evidence all the time.....is there doubt in this case? Yes, if you need to have some physical evidence at the scene to convict, but is there reasonable doubt?
No. Not when you add up the facts.
He is guilty as sin.
I do not visit this board much, as it usually ends up turning me off. In just about every case I've looked at on the board, everyone seems VERY pro-prosecution, convicting the defendants in your own court of public opinion, without ANY weighing of the evidence. It does not seem to be very useful, seems to get most of you wound up, without much objective thought and considering the case from both sides. I do not know why this is. Maybe people who think about cases from the defendant's side quit coming to your board.
With that said, I think he will walk. I am sure he is guilty, but the evidence is weak as hell. The who, what, when, where, and how have not been proven by the evidence shown. No physical evidence to place him there, we do not know what he did to her. The when? We probably do know that... as well as the where. The how is left to pure speculation. Even though I know he's guilty, I would not feel comfortable convicting him based on the evidence presented. Thats the way the ball bounces!!