Trial Thread 4/4/2012

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New thread for a new day. Please remember the rules


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the crown will present its case in chapters:

Chapter 1: The day of the kidnapping. The surveillance video showing Rafferty driving up the street outside Tori's school and McClintic walking Tori up the street. Witnesses from and around Oliver Stephens public school will talk about seeing Tori.
An identification officer will use photographs and maps to show the route from Woodstock to Guelph.
Tori's mother, Tara McDonald, will testify about the frantic hours the family spent looking for Tori.

Chapter 2: Terri-Lynne McClintic. "She was an essential part of all that happened," Gowdey said. "I expect her credibility will be a major issue in this case."

Chapter 3: Guelph -- video surveillance and bank records detailing the events there.

Chapter 4: the Mount Forest death scene, which the jury will visit. "It will be difficult to go to the very place where this happened, I know that, but understanding the crime scene is crucial to understanding the crime," Gowdey said. Photographs, some of them graphic, will be used to explain "exactly how the killing happened."
"Unfortunately it is only through them that you can fully understand (the) evidence," Gowdey said.

Chapter 5: Police interaction with Rafferty.

Chapter 6: The searches of Rafferty and McClintic's residences and the evidence found.

Chapter 7: The Honda Civic. What was found inside.

Chapter 8: Rafferty's connection to the Mount Forest area.

Chapter 9: Comments Rafferty made to friends after April 8. "He had some interesting things to say to other people about Terri-Lynne McClintic and about the kidnapping itself," Gowdey said.

Chapter 10: The May 15 weekend and Rafferty's actions.

Chapter 11: The BlackBerry. The BlackBerry allowed police to track his movements April 8 and after.

Chapter 12: A recap of the surveillance video.
http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/r.../19463111.html

Salem's warning from last week:
Okay everybody - LISTEN UP! We are not bashing, accusing or blaming Tori's family here. It won't be allowed.
Children walk home from school every day without incident. Parents are not perfect, it's just not possible. Tori's parents DID NOT do this to her. TLM and an accomplice DID. That is where the blame goes.
We had a lot of family bashing in the early parts of this investigation after Tori went missing and a lot of baseless accusations - NONE OF WHICH PROVED TO BE TRUE. Victim and family bashing will not be allowed during this trial.
Thank you,
Salem
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and reposting SoSueMe's warning:
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The Crown alleges Michael Rafferty, 31, raped Tori before killing her, but Dr. Michael Pollanen said that cannot be determined through the pathology.
Tori's remains were so decomposed by the time of the autopsy on July 20, 2009, one day after a police officer acting on a hunch found them, much of the physical structures in that region of the body had deteriorated completely, he said.

http://www.am980.ca/channels/news/local/Story.aspx?ID=1681211
 
Good Morning!

tori-stafford1.jpg
 
Is the date on this thread wrong? Isn't it the 4th?
 
Mike Knoll: Just thought I'd throw this out here... from Day 1 of the trial, the Crown laid out how the trial will proceed based on chapters -- right now we're on chapter 4:

Chapter 1: The day of the kidnapping. The surveillance video showing Rafferty driving up the street outside Tori's school and McClintic walking Tori up the street. Witnesses from and around Oliver Stephens public school will talk about seeing Tori.

An identification officer will use photographs and maps to show the route from Woodstock to Guelph.

Tori's mother, Tara McDonald, will testify about the frantic hours the family spent looking for Tori.

Chapter 2: Terri-Lynne McClintic. "She was an essential part of all that happened," Gowdey said. "I expect her credibility will be a major issue in this case."

Chapter 3: Guelph -- video surveillance and bank records detailing the events there.

Chapter 4: the Mount Forest death scene, which the jury will visit. "It will be difficult to go to the very place where this happened, I know that, but understanding the crime scene is crucial to understanding the crime," Gowdey said. Photographs, some of them graphic, will be used to explain "exactly how the killing happened."

"Unfortunately it is only through them that you can fully understand (the) evidence," Gowdey said.

Chapter 5: Police interaction with Rafferty.

Chapter 6: The searches of Rafferty and McClintic's residences and the evidence found.

Chapter 7: The Honda Civic. What was found inside.

Chapter 8: Rafferty's connection to the Mount Forest area.

Chapter 9: Comments Rafferty made to friends after April 8. "He had some interesting things to say to other people about Terri-Lynne McClintic and about the kidnapping itself," Gowdey said.

Chapter 10: The May 15 weekend and Rafferty's actions.

Chapter 11: The BlackBerry. The BlackBerry allowed police to track his movements April 8 and after.

Chapter 12: A recap of the surveillance video.
 
Linda Nguyen‏@LindaNguyenPN

Tori Stafford trial: Coroner back on the stand for cross-examination http://bit.ly/I0fNDf #ToriStafford #Rafferty
 
Is the date on this thread wrong? Isn't it the 4th?

Yes it appears they unlocked the wrong one. No worries, I'm sure they can fix that up no problem.
 
RaffertyLFP: Dr. Michael Pollanen expected to face cross-examination at Michael Rafferty trial this morning
 
Yes it appears they unlocked the wrong one. No worries, I'm sure they can fix that up no problem.

I think I asked for the wrong thread to be opened. ooops.:doh:
 
@RaffertyLFP
  • Dr. Michael Pollanen expected to face cross-examination at Michael Rafferty trial this morning.
 
trial set to resume with the Chief Pathologist facing cross-examination. So far Tori's parents aren't here.
 
Steven D'Souza‏@cbcsteveReply
#Rafferty trial set to resume with the Chief Pathologist facing cross-examination. So far Tori's parents aren't here. #sl

:(
 
I deleted the tweet where it said the doctor's name was Michael Rafferty, LFP didn't have enough coffee yet today.
 
The jury is entering the courtroom.

Defence lawyer Dirk Derstine questioning Pollanen

Derstine asking it Tori's sinuses were damaged. Asking if she would have choked on her blood from that injury. Pollanen says yes.
 
RaffertyLFP:
Defence lawyer Dirk Derstine questioning Pollanen.
 
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