I think Kurtz is going to pull out folks that had been working there the day previous who were not on the Deputy's report. (Contractors, neighbors, etc. who would have obviously had shoe prints down there. I think that part was a setup and I've seen him in court on numerous occasions.) What I think he really did to damage things will concern Young, the blackberry and the affair.
That is the person who will end up in the SODDI position at this point.
To the DA's credit, I think they either A) are making the best case they have and lost some theory on the phone data at the midnight hour OR B) they HAVE some crucial piece of evidence that the defense does not realize is in there. Wake County is very "rabbit hunt" oriented. The team they have in there could go either way.
My personal opinion on this, living in this area and having watched multiple cases in this realm unfold over the years is that they pulled the trigger to soon and while they have the right guy, they don't have what they need for a conviction. We'll see how that unfolds. I think something would have slipped in the "SW" fights and appeals that have gone on that would have indicated Brad Cooper's guilt. Given the level of investigation we are dealing with and the area we are in (Triangle,NC) and the seriousness that is leveled on these acts of violence (sometimes domestic, sometimes not) you would have thought they would have done everything by the book from the get-go. I still think Kurtz would not play the crime scene problem, 16 folks watching her jog by on Sat, and the erasing Data if they were not true or at least somewhat believable.
The rest of his opener was simply outlining what is true: These were people, this is their life together. This is their together. This is normal life with its stresses and problems.
Also, I don't think the Cary community could deny that those cliques do exist and they are much more turbulent than anything you see on television.
I divorced someone several years ago and the madness he is describing with how those folks get involved and influenced (and in turn INFLUENCE) situations involving children is ridiculous. He still could have killed her, but that part about those women twisting things and the men involved twisting things is true. It gets stressful. And it really is amazing how what would not ordinarily be a clique becomes one quickly. Outsiders get ostracized and don't even realize it because they were part of the clique the day before.