There's been a plethora of documents released under the Florida
Sunshine Law to date, which many are perusing in search of (and in
hopes of) finding the evidence the Prosecution has that they feel
will convict Casey Anthony.
Wendy Murphy, (author, former child abuse and sex crimes prosecutor,
teacher, lecturer) hones in on some key points gleaned from what has,
and hasn't been released.
The documents released have interviews with several of Casey Anthony's
(former) friends. Yet police have stated they wouldn't discuss other "leads"
pertaining to others who might have knowledge, or be involved in the child's
disappearance and murder.
Wendy Murphy "Maybe those leads went nowhere. But shielding the
names of potential witnesses so early in an investigation, at a time when
the identities of so many people associated with Casey were readily
available to the press, raises interesting questions.
What reason did police have for keeping certain leads secret? Why have
those names still not been revealed after nearly a year?
If the leads went nowhere, there's no reason for continued secrecy. And
if the names are being withheld under one of the exceptions of the
"Sunshine Law," can we infer that Casey did not act alone? At the very
least, can we assume that unidentified others know important information
about how and why Caylee died?
From the Autopsy Report, it's clear that little Caylee Anthony was discarded
like thrown out trash soon after her demise. The roots and tendrils growing
through her remains shows the assertions by the defense (and family) that
SODDI (some other dude did it)" placed the remains in that location after
Casey Anthony was arrested as untrue.
With several layers of duct tape across her mouth, face and into her hair,
one can be forgiven for assuming the worst, that Caylee was either being
silenced, or drugged and silenced before her death. That the child suffered.
That animals and rodents and insects had the opportunity to eat the flesh
and gnaw on the bones and scatter them; that insects made nests in her hair,
shows the callousness of Caylee's killer, who obviously cared nothing for the
fact that this would happen to the precious child's body.
Drug reports released state that certain chemical compounds were not found.
Yet.....
Wendy Murphy "It was reported recently that drug tests on hair from
Caylee's remains produced negative results. FBI scientists conducted tests
to determine whether benzodiazepines were present and the results indicate
that either nothing was found or the traces were so small, they were not
detectable.
Why was law enforcement looking for benzodiazepines in the first
place?
Wendy Murphy explains that benzos inhibit memory and render children
cooperative without knocking them out, thus they are popular with those
involved in child porn and with sex offenders. Apparently bones and bone
marrow can can be tested to ascertain if a person had benzos in their body
at the time of death, and, that the tests can be conducted years after a
person is deceased and decomposed.
Wendy Murphy "Benzos are less stable in hair, especially hair that has
been affected by water. So even when drugs appear in bones, it would
not be unusual to receive a negative result on drug tests in hair that has
been submerged in water.
Given that the public has been allowed access to the negative test results
on hair found with Caylee's remains, what inference can we draw from
the fact that we've been denied access to other drug-related information?
More importantly, why does the lab report on the negative result indicate
that tests were conducted after a "conversation" between the medical
examiner in Florida and the FBI lab in Virginia that did the actual testing?
I can tell you that when a forensic pathologist investigating cause and
manner of death asks an outside lab to conduct specific drug tests, it is
because the initial autopsy and related investigation materials produced
reason to believe drugs would be found.
A search warrant in the case authorized police to seize sedatives from
the Anthony home and that a judge cannot issue such a warrant without
cause to believe such drugs are related to Caylee's death. In other words,
the concern about benzodiapepines being associated with Caylee's death
did not come from nowhere."
It's been well documented that police seized as evidence computer and cell
phone records not only from Casey Anthony, but from the Anthony home.
Wendy Murphy points out that although the cell phone activity was
released to the public, the computer activity was not. Add to that, Casey
became delete delirious just after Caylee "went missing."
So what are in those searches of the computer? Just what evidence did
law enforcement find?
It's a no brainer. The Prosecution is keeping evidence under wraps
(allowed by the Sunshine Law" that could affect a fair trial for the
defendant.
Just because we, the public, want to see what that evidence is makes no
difference. And rightly so. The defendant is entitled to a fair trial, and
evidence that will either convict or exonerate the defendant should be
presented in court.
Wendy Murphy "Many more aspects of this case should be analyzed
based on what isn't being reported and it bears repeating the obvious
that if the most damning evidence against Casey is being withheld, the
case may well be rock solid."
That being said, it doesn't preclude us from speculating about what's
missing in the document dumps, or what evidence exists that put the
DP back onto the case.
This case has touched many because the plight of Caylee Anthony highlights
the fact that children are killed by their parents, are thrown away, everyday.
The perpetrators in every child case should face justice. The children deserve
justice.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
NIKITA LEE WEIS & SOPHIA ALSEPT -VIXEN IN BOOB JOB MURDER PLOT ARE SENTENCED
2009 - June 1 - Sophia Alsept, co-conspirator of boyfriend Nikita Lee Weis,
was sentenced to 2 years in prison under a plea agreement.
Nikita Weis got 12.
For background on case:
Plastic Surgery Motive in Attempted Murder Case
Although Alsept (and her attorney) presented her as a "domestic violence
victim of both physical and mental abuse," claiming she'd been "conditioned
to do whatever Nikita Lee Weis wanted."
The Judge wasn't buying it.
Alsept cried tears and stated in court "I'm very sorry for Mrs. Weis ... This
has been very disturbing to me."
Well go-o-o-lly!
It was certainly more disturbing to Hyun Weis when she found herself confronted
by a person dressed in all black who began hitting her on her head with a miniature
baseball bat trying to kill her.
It had to have been even more disturbing to find out that her son, Nikita Lee Weis,
who she'd bonded out just 12 days before was behind the plot to murder her, along
with his girlfriend!
All for a boob job for Alsept and cash to pay their rent.... at Hyun's expense -
primarily the expense of her very life!
Alsept will have plenty of time in prison to cry a river of tears.... whether that's
for getting caught, or for the loss of the chance to have bigger boobs, remains
to be seen.
was sentenced to 2 years in prison under a plea agreement.
Nikita Weis got 12.
For background on case:
Plastic Surgery Motive in Attempted Murder Case
Although Alsept (and her attorney) presented her as a "domestic violence
victim of both physical and mental abuse," claiming she'd been "conditioned
to do whatever Nikita Lee Weis wanted."
The Judge wasn't buying it.
Alsept cried tears and stated in court "I'm very sorry for Mrs. Weis ... This
has been very disturbing to me."
Well go-o-o-lly!
It was certainly more disturbing to Hyun Weis when she found herself confronted
by a person dressed in all black who began hitting her on her head with a miniature
baseball bat trying to kill her.
It had to have been even more disturbing to find out that her son, Nikita Lee Weis,
who she'd bonded out just 12 days before was behind the plot to murder her, along
with his girlfriend!
All for a boob job for Alsept and cash to pay their rent.... at Hyun's expense -
primarily the expense of her very life!
Alsept will have plenty of time in prison to cry a river of tears.... whether that's
for getting caught, or for the loss of the chance to have bigger boobs, remains
to be seen.
Friday, June 05, 2009
DAVID GABRIEL "GABE" WATSON PLEADS GUILTY
UPDATE: David Gabriel "Gabe" Watson will serve "just 1 (one) year
of a 4 1/2 year sentence, for manslaughter." The prosecution
suspended all but the one year.
One year for a man who modified his story of the incident 16 times!
BRAD FLYNN: With the interviews that I've done and the interviews
that the Queensland police have done, approximately 16.
INTERVIEWER: Sixteen different versions?
BRAD FLYNN: With subtle variances.
"WATSON: "she was looking up had both her arms out you know reached,
stretched up almost like looking at me reaching her arms up to grab.. as she
went down, it you know, almost like that whatever that statue is over in
Europe you know the both hands up, heads looking up that̢۪s why you
know you know that's why you know it worried me that she was wondering
why I was leaving because we, I made eye contact with her you know I don't
know if you know if she was even still with us at that point but I you know
I saw her eye balls you know, I saw her eyes as she was going down."
Witness Dr. Stanley Stutz "Tina was struggling and fearful, on her back,
arms out to the side. Then, a male diver embraces her, he is on top of her,
his arms underneath her armpits. I thought he was trying to rescue her, I saw
him let go and Tina sank and the male diver goes to the surface."
"I tried to get someone else's attention and then saw the instructor make a
bee-line for Tina. The instructor brought her to the surface, her eyes fixed
open, vomit coming out of her mouth. I felt at that point, she was dead."
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CHRISTINA "TINA" WATSON - CASE BACKGROUND
SCUBABOARD - Discusses the issues of the fatal dive from the perspective
of experienced scuba divers.
The Australian Coroner's office had issued a charge of murder against Gabe
Watson and at first, Watson had intended to kick, scream, and fight any
extradition requests.
It seems someone with a saner head prevailed upon him to do the right
thing and present himself for trial in Australia. He voluntarily flew back
to Australia and turned himself in.
During the inital court hearings Watson pled "Not Guilty" and the case was
headed for trial on the murder charge.
Since then however, things have changed. A manslaughter plea was accepted
by the Prosecution. The plea was accepted on the basis that "Watson had failed
in his duty as her dive buddy by not giving her emergency oxygen."
Prosecutor Brendan Campbell "Watson allowed Tina to sink to the ocean floor
without making any serious attempt to retrieve her, and that he
did not inflate her buoyancy vest or remove weights from her belt."
"He virtually extinguished any chance of her survival."
So, since Watson pled guilty to manslaughter, there will be no trial. He'll
be sentenced by the court under whatever guidelines Australia has.
of a 4 1/2 year sentence, for manslaughter." The prosecution
suspended all but the one year.
One year for a man who modified his story of the incident 16 times!
BRAD FLYNN: With the interviews that I've done and the interviews
that the Queensland police have done, approximately 16.
INTERVIEWER: Sixteen different versions?
BRAD FLYNN: With subtle variances.
"WATSON: "she was looking up had both her arms out you know reached,
stretched up almost like looking at me reaching her arms up to grab.. as she
went down, it you know, almost like that whatever that statue is over in
Europe you know the both hands up, heads looking up that̢۪s why you
know you know that's why you know it worried me that she was wondering
why I was leaving because we, I made eye contact with her you know I don't
know if you know if she was even still with us at that point but I you know
I saw her eye balls you know, I saw her eyes as she was going down."
Witness Dr. Stanley Stutz "Tina was struggling and fearful, on her back,
arms out to the side. Then, a male diver embraces her, he is on top of her,
his arms underneath her armpits. I thought he was trying to rescue her, I saw
him let go and Tina sank and the male diver goes to the surface."
"I tried to get someone else's attention and then saw the instructor make a
bee-line for Tina. The instructor brought her to the surface, her eyes fixed
open, vomit coming out of her mouth. I felt at that point, she was dead."
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CHRISTINA "TINA" WATSON - CASE BACKGROUND
SCUBABOARD - Discusses the issues of the fatal dive from the perspective
of experienced scuba divers.
The Australian Coroner's office had issued a charge of murder against Gabe
Watson and at first, Watson had intended to kick, scream, and fight any
extradition requests.
It seems someone with a saner head prevailed upon him to do the right
thing and present himself for trial in Australia. He voluntarily flew back
to Australia and turned himself in.
During the inital court hearings Watson pled "Not Guilty" and the case was
headed for trial on the murder charge.
Since then however, things have changed. A manslaughter plea was accepted
by the Prosecution. The plea was accepted on the basis that "Watson had failed
in his duty as her dive buddy by not giving her emergency oxygen."
Prosecutor Brendan Campbell "Watson allowed Tina to sink to the ocean floor
without making any serious attempt to retrieve her, and that he
did not inflate her buoyancy vest or remove weights from her belt."
"He virtually extinguished any chance of her survival."
So, since Watson pled guilty to manslaughter, there will be no trial. He'll
be sentenced by the court under whatever guidelines Australia has.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
TO ALL WHO SERVE(D) OUR NATION - THANK YOU
What they say is true, Freedom is not free.
Freedom is costly in terms of the toll serving in our nation's
military takes on those who serve.

The tears and grief of saying goodbye to fallen friend(s).

The loss of a loved one back home when they could not be there.
The physical and mental trauma of being wounded.
Exhaustion.
Freedom is costly in terms of the toll serving in our nation's
military takes on those who serve.

The tears and grief of saying goodbye to fallen friend(s).

The loss of a loved one back home when they could not be there.
The physical and mental trauma of being wounded.
The panic and terror that a wounded comrade may not make it.
Giving selflessly, fighting and caring for those unable to help
themselves.
Exhaustion.
Taking on another's pain.
Trying to find comfort where ever one can.
Trying to hold onto one's faith and humanity in the midst
of adversity.
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