Speaking of the back seat, noticed that Derstine conveniently skipped over that entirely.
MOO
he did make some mention of it...JMO
Speaking of the back seat, noticed that Derstine conveniently skipped over that entirely.
MOO
So you've already decided that if he is found guilty that an injustice will have been served? <modsnip>.
yeah OK Mom...this trial is all because of TLM ruining your life???
...what about the life of precious lil 8 yr old Tori Stafford??
I'm Praying for JUSTICE too----> for the brutal MURDER of Tori Stafford and in my justice Rafferty will remain behind bars
jmo
bbm: I certainly hope it is all those things.. but that being said, this is the closing argument.... the Crown has already presented its' evidence... while it is helpful that their closing pack a punch what is important is the evidence they have already laid out to the jury... I can look back on quite a few cases I have followed that the closing sputtered out.. but in the end what really matters is the evidence and the jury being adults of able mind able to fit all the circumstantial pieces together.In my opiinion, the Crown has to put something together tomorrow that makes sense and is supported by real evidence, not speculation and conjecture, that proves MR is guilty. After today, I think the jury will choose to disregard all of TLM's testimony.
Nobody will want to vote for conviction of such serious charges, based on testimony from such an unreliable witness.
The Crown knew they had a problem with TLM from the outset, and have tried to mitigate the damage, but Derstine has brilliantly brought TLM's credibility as the main issue in the trial.
It is an issue the Crown is probably loathe to defend.
JMO.............
Am logging off for a while but would just like to point an observation out to my fellow sleuthers. I know I have been off in some of my posts and for that I appologize. However I just want to add because someone adds "respectfully" or "JMO" before a post does not make the post not rude.
There was a pic earlier of his mom and brother that was found on his camera...it was released with the others back a month or so ago.
just to clarify...<modsnip>...I do not think he kidnapped...raped...or murdered TS....I do believe he helped with the coverup and the disposal and of course hid those facts from LE until he was arrested...I do not know if at that time he related this to LE because it has not been mentioned...
respectfully....JMO JMO...
What a ridiculous defence Derstine put on today. He was all over the place, he contradicted himself a few times, and if memory serves me correctly, he even lied about some of the things that happened on the stand. I wish I had made notes of them, as now I can't remember what they were.
If the jury falls for this, I will be very disappointed.
I don't know what you all think about this but I think MTR's mother speaking to the media today and making herself visible today was a defense strategy. She got her message out there about her son being innocent without being put on the stand. Seems too coincidental that it was done on the day of the defences closing statements.MOO.
What other business did either one of them have to be in Mount Forest?
I don't know what you all think about this but I think MTR's mother speaking to the media today and making herself visible today was a defense strategy. She got her message out there about her son being innocent without being put on the stand. Seems too coincidental that it was done on the day of the defences closing statements.MOO.
See that's what I don't understand. Derstine said that if he wanted to kill someone he wouldn't go as far as where he went. Derstine however, forgot to mention that they had to go to Guelph to get the drugs, and maybe in Guelph there just wasn't a suitable place to kill a little girl, so they went somewhere MTR knew, like freaking 50 minutes north of Guelph totally in the opposite direction of Woodstock.
Actual time is:
1 hour 5 mins
65.2 km
I don't know what you all think about this but I think MTR's mother speaking to the media today and making herself visible today was a defense strategy. She got her message out there about her son being innocent without being put on the stand. Seems too coincidental that it was done on the day of the defences closing statements.MOO.
Possible, but I doubt it.
RS was interviewed today as well. If TM wanted to give an interview the press would have been there as well.
Although, previously I would have thought the defense had enough to do without cruising forums..............there was some commentary today that had me scratching my head wondering............where did I hear that before?
JMO.............