Here is a summary of the bail application to outline everything that shows me (this is all JMO) that GBC is either guilty of the murder/interference with corpse OR is covering up for somebody who helped him out. Everything in brackets is MOO after the piece of information as per the bail application.
1. Police observed that the defendant had what appeared to be a number of severe scratch marks on his face. (Shaving cuts, no matter how old the razor is, do NOT cause "severe" marks on somebodies face)
2. Other than consenting to Forensic Procedure Order on 21 April 2012, the defendant has not otherwise cooperated with police in relation to the investigation. (If you are innocent and want your wife to come home, you cooperate 150% with the police IMO)
3. The defendant did not assist in the search for the deceased during the period she was missing and did not attend the Command Centre set up in the Brookfield area. (Ok i'll be very lenient here, I can maybe understand if you don't feel comfortable going to search for your "missing" wife's body, at the VERY LEAST if you were genuinely concerned about her, you could have spent some amount of time at the command centre with ABC's family- which is technically your family as well)
4. The defendant told Olivia Walton of the deceased's walking route at about 6.30am on 20 April 2012. (If it only takes around 20 minutes to get to the office, ABC would have only needed to have left the home at about 7.40am. Why has GBC told OW about ABC being "missing" as early as 6.30am? She could still be out walking and be on her way home. Even if she arrived home by 7am she still would have had 40 or so minutes to get ready and leave for the office)
5. The defendant initially told police and other witnesses that it was usual for the deceased to take a morning walk on week days. (Read below)
6. The defendant told another witness, *******, a long term friend of the deceased, that the deceased normally went for a walk at about 10pm in the evening. (So what is it GBC? Does she take usual morning walks or usual evening walks?)
7. The defendant identified two possible walking route to uniform police, however, three hours later told the deceased's parents that he did not know her walking route. (Obvious lies and stupidity)
8. That is, within a few hours the defendant provided four differing accounts about the walking routes undertaken by the deceased. (Same as above)
9. Enquiries with the deceased's parents and close friends indicated that the deceased was not known to walk for exercise and was unlikely to have gone walking late at night. (I know who i'd rather believe at this stage. The Dickies/close friends over the BC's any day.)
10. The defendant said that the affair was no longer occurring and had ended in September 2011. (This has proven to be a lie)
11. The defendant told police that he and the deceased had had a conversation (relating to relationship issues) on the evening of 19 April 2012 but would not tell police the exact topics discussed. (Obviously a topic that would start an argument)
12. He told police that the deceased suffered from depression but was unlikely to self-harm or commit suicide. (Well why do the BC's and DT seem so intent on pushing for this theory in court? Shouldn't you be defending her on that if she was unlikely to commit suicide?)
13. On the morning of Saturday, 21 April 2012, the defendant attended a doctor at a Kenmore Medical Practice. At this time the defendant told the treating medical practitioner that he had been requested by police to attend the doctor and to have his injuries documented. Medical opinion is that the marks to the defendant's face are unusual and unlikely to have been caused by shaving.(Read below)
14. Police did not request the defendant to do this and were unaware at that stage that the defendant had seen a medical practitioner.
15. Later that day, the defendant attended a second medical practice in Taringa and again had his injuries documented. (For what reason Jerred? The police never requested you to do so.)
16. On Saturday 21 April 2012, the defendant, through his solicitor underwent a Forensic Procedure Order in relation to examination of his injuries. This examination further revealed a recent injury to his right palm consistent with a scratch with a sharp object. The defendant stated that he had received this injury whilst he was changing a lightbulb at a house he was preparing for an open house. An employee of the Century 21 business, ******, was present at this time and refuted this claim that the injury was sustained during the preparation of the house. (So GBC, why does your employee who was with you at the open house, seem to think that this never occurred?)
17. On Sunday, 22 April 2012, police obtained a further Forensic Procedure Order to examine the defendant with assistance of the Forensic Medical Officer. Again, medical opinion was that the facial injuries to the defendant were not consistent with shaving cuts and were consistent with scratches. (Second professional has now said that your razor didn't do it. Are they both lying?)
18. On April 18 2012, at 10:08pm, the defendant the defendant searching 'taking the Fifth'. This internet search led to results including 'self incrimination'. This search result was then accessed through the Wikipedia website. (Was GBC thinking about doing it on the 18th and then decided that it wasn't the right time, so waited until the next night when the time was right?)
19. On April 20 2012, at 7:09am (the day the deceased is reported missing by the defendant) the defendant searched the term "self-incrimination" on the internet. (Your wife is 40 only minutes late coming back from a "walk" and you search these terms 5 minutes before you call the police to report your wife missing?)
20. On 19 April 2014, at 8:45pm, his phone was removed from the charger. On 20 April 2014, at 1:48am, the defendant's phone is connected to a charger. At 6:18am, the defendant's phone is removed from the charger. Police believe this indicates the defendant was awake at various times through the night inconsistent with his version that he was a heavy sleeper and did not wake until just after 6am. (The evidence says it all.)
21. Examination of the defendant's Holden Captiva vehicle, revealed an amount of blood on the plastic trim inside the vehicle in the boot area where there was a third row of fold down seats on the driver's side of the vehicle. This blood has been confirmed as the deceased's blood.
22. On April 30 2012, a canoiest on the Brisbane river in the Kholo Creek area saw what he observed to be a deceased person on the eastern bank of the creek. The body was later identified as being the deceased. This location is 14 kilometres from the Baden Clay residence, which is a considerable walking distance from the Baden-Clay residence. (I've just done a calculation on Google Maps which provides accurate travel times for driving and walking. One way to Kholo Creek walking from the BC residence will take around 2-3 hours and a round trip back home would take between 4-6 hours. She did not commit suicide.)
23. Police have obtained a number of witness statements from Toni McHugh, the woman that the defendant was having a long term affair with. Enquiries have indicated that the defendant had been having extra marital affairs with at least three women since 2008. (Not the loving and caring husband that NBC/EBC/OW keep making you out to be, huh?)
24. Toni McHugh stated that the defendant was planning to leave the deceased and come to live with her. Toni McHugh stated to police the affair was still ongoing at the time of the deceased's disappearance and the defendant told her that he could not afford a divorce. (I guess that's what life insurance policies totalling $1milllion are for, huh?)
25. Investigations have revealed that the defendant has maintained contact with McHugh since the deceased's death and has been utilising a public phone to contact her, nearby his business premises. (But you told the police the affair was over in 2011 GBC?)
26. McHugh told police that the defendant contacted her after the deceased's disappearance and told her that they needed to "lay low". (For what reason? Until you are able to collect the insurance money and start a new life with your mistress?)
That pretty much summarises my thoughts from the first 5 pages out of 7 from the bail application. I will do the last 2 tomorrow at some stage haha.
These are all MOO and just expressing my thoughts.
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