Over the course of this trial I have only posted occasionally until yesterday. Some of the questions I have been posting are "devils advocate" questions that I would be asking if I was a juror. I attended one day at committal when "those" damning photos were shown and the court room was silent in shock. I have read the summaries every day and lots of comments hear and elsewhere. I must admit I had a very disturbed night last night thinking about it and am very glad I am not on the jury. I am still mulling over in my head but although I believe GBC is probably guilty I am still of the opinion that I have reasonable doubt. And that resonable doubt includes my knowledge of statements made at committal and reading financial records etc. and stuff posted by "verified" insiders. There only has to be one other person like me on the jury and it is a hung jury. I believe GBC is a proven liar but not a proven murderer. I am still trying to sort out lists in my head for and against and believe it will take the jury many days of discussions to really get to the bottom of all the evidence and its relevance. They have had the benefit of being in court, seeing the house and the bridge etc. What finally did it for me (at this stage anyway) was Fullers hypothesis of how the murder took place. It just did not ring true with 3 girls sleeping in the house.
BIB: Look again at the proximity of the master bedroom to the patio doors. Hypothetically, having suffocated her, it would be both quiet & easy to carry her body out those doors and place it on the patio, then change her clothing, thus getting leaves in her hair etc. It's well possible IMO. The children's bedrooms were at the other end of the house. GBC showed his awareness of 'noise' in that house and commented on lack of insulation in the walls. IMO this is the reason the patio was used because it was quiet, away from the girls bedrooms, hidden away from the front of the house, hidden away from neighbors. Only Scraps, the dog, knew that something was going on at the back of the BC house.
Remember we are talking about
a murderer 'in-situ' with a murderous 'mind set' involving planning & calculation to execute this quickly, efficiently, with care not to wake those girls or attract unwanted attention from neighbours in the dead of night. The object of this exercise was that 'she just went missing', nobody saw anything, nobody heard anything, etc.
We may never know exact details, including whether Allison regained consciousness unexpectedly on the way to Kholo Creek and let out blood-curdling screams before she was finally overpowered and murdered. Hypothetically, this scenario may go some way towards explaining the screams heard near Rafting Ground Road area.
We WSleuthers are analyzing this case from written msm information, bail & committal documents and reported Court testimony
which is permitted into the public domain. We don't have access to the entirety of the information available. We are not on the Prosecution Team and responsible to prove the case for murder. Much speculation of 'bits & pieces' of information we have gained here at WS has not been presented
before the Court which to us may seem frustrating.
Upon reflection, the Prosecution may have selected from the many pieces of evidence available, only that evidence which would prove it's case for 'murder' and disposal at Kholo Creek. As we know
the Jury only deliberates on evidence presented before the Court as directed by the Judge. We have not heard the closing arguments of the DT and the PT yet.
To us WS we have speculated that the alleged murderer had an accomplice or two and we question why this has not been tested in Court, why there aren't more charges, etc. Where "there is smoke, there is fire" regarding accomplice(s) and the Police investigated accomplice(s). It's possible they were not able to link the accomplice(s) to the murder at this stage.
My opinion only.