http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/bench-trial-for-ashley-white-to-begin-thursday/37939286
"The owner of the property rented by Noah Thomas' family said the boy "was like my own." Gary Meadows lives next to the property he rented to Ashley White and Paul Thomas. They leased it from him in 2010, when Noah was just a baby. Meadows said he often spent time with Noah and became very emotional as he testified about their relationship........ Meadows described Noah as an "outside kid" who was learning to play basketball and was
often by himself.
BBM... Sad.. "Often by himself". Just as I had been told he was.
. I work, but you don't know how much I WISH I could afford to stay at home with my kids. So that I could play with them in the yard and take them to the park during the week. To imagine that his Mother was home and he was, at least "often", outside alone, infuriates me. I WANT to have that time with my kids and can't. And she not only squandered it, but killed him with her lack of attention. (IF that's all it was. ). Grrrr.
The special agent also talked about the lid of the septic tank where Noah Thomas was found. She described the tank as being 10 to 12 feet from the back of the trailer. The septic tank had a black plastic lid on it, which she was
able to remove easily.
"The investigator testified that she looked inside of the tank with her flashlight but saw nothing but sewer water.
When it turned daylight on March 23, she looked at the lid closer and found that there was one screw connected to the lid. She testified that metal detectors were used to try and locate the other screws, but they werent successful.
BBM... Was the screw there when she first "removed" the lid? If she removed it, as the statement is worded, that sounds like no to me. But there was one the next time she looked? I wish if it's just a matter of wording, I wish they would have clarified this. Either she "removed" the lid (away from the pipe opening), "slid" the lid aside (with it being connected with one screw, or, the screw was just dangling through one of the holes in the lid, but not connected to the screw hole on the edge of the pipe.