tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post2975992986151158214..comments2024-02-24T18:44:39.324-08:00Comments on Trials & Tribulations: Ritanita on the Entwistle Murder TrialSprockethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03837416113512618694noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-35140918653309113002008-06-21T23:48:00.000-07:002008-06-21T23:48:00.000-07:00During the first murder trial I attended, the Robe...During the first murder trial I attended, the Robert Blake case, GSR was a big issue. The prosecution went to the unusual step of having the LA County coroner's office <I>test Blake's clothing</I> for GSR. This is highly unusual because GSR is so fickle when it comes to adhering to clothing. Clothing is never tested. There are no standards to test clothing; it's never recommended to determine anything. They were grasping at straws trying to tie any piece of evidence they could to Blake. (Personally, I thought his pre- and post-incident behavior was more damning of guilt than any potential GSR, but I digress.)<BR/><BR/>It's pretty clear to most laypersons that the only thing you can determine now from testing an individual or a decedent's hands for GSR, is that they were in the vicinity of a discharged firearm.<BR/><BR/>It remains to be seen if the prosecution will address the GSR found on Rachael in their rebuttal case.Sprockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837416113512618694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-60120090457397386282008-06-21T22:18:00.000-07:002008-06-21T22:18:00.000-07:00This 6” Colt Diamondback .22 revolver (a collector...This 6” Colt Diamondback .22 revolver (a collector’s item since they are difficult to find anywhere) would only emit a tiny bit of GSW unlike the Colt Cobra .38 involved in the Spector. <BR/><BR/>On its face this shot to the head is very doubtful but not impossible to be self-inflicted. <BR/><BR/>The Spector case looks like a suicide or the Clarkson woman was drunk and clowing around when she shot herself by accident. I don't buy murder beyond a reasobable doubt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-58860418916480035332008-06-21T21:28:00.000-07:002008-06-21T21:28:00.000-07:00Beth Karas gave a good theory so I hope the prosec...Beth Karas gave a good theory so I hope the prosecution is paying attention...one of Rachael's hands was near the gs to her head and the other was across baby Lilly's chest. This means her hands were near places on their bodies where, imo, the minuscule amount of gsr was found. <BR/><BR/>I cannot believe as a Massachusetts tax payer that I have to pay for Ms.Page to come up with outrageous. lies against a woman who by all accounts was a loving mother and wife.Geralynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15345898887227040848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-66127255967517649082008-06-21T14:11:00.000-07:002008-06-21T14:11:00.000-07:00ritanita--Excellent commentary and an accurate dep...ritanita--Excellent commentary and an accurate depiction of Stephanie Page. They realize they have no case and will not stop at just one alternate theory when they can throw so many out to try and confuse the jury. They look desperate, you can see it in their faces; it must be painful for them to put all that effort (and the commonwealths money) into defending a waste of flesh such as Neil Entwistle. Oh wait - they are getting hundreds of dollars per hour of the taxpayers money, so I guess its in their best interest to keep this circus going as long as possible. As to her obvious lack of research into the case, she seems like the type that reads two pages and says shes read/understood the book; its pretty clear that neither her not her co-council have half a clue as to what they are talking about on almost all of the subjects they have had to cross on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-85533449001105973252008-06-21T11:38:00.000-07:002008-06-21T11:38:00.000-07:00Your entry could not have said it any better. The...Your entry could not have said it any better. The defense team should be ashamed of themselves for putting the suicide/murder theory out there. The family has been through enough and this just adds insult to their terrible loss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-14231866234784940762008-06-21T11:00:00.000-07:002008-06-21T11:00:00.000-07:00ritanita – thank you so much for putting into such...ritanita – thank you so much for putting into such consice and thoughtful words what so many of us have been thinking!!!donchaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10633448176681880930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-86344959122405011262008-06-21T09:26:00.000-07:002008-06-21T09:26:00.000-07:00Excellent entry ritanita! Well done!Excellent entry ritanita! Well done!Sprockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837416113512618694noreply@blogger.com