The defense’s next expert, meanwhile, openly contradicted the prosecution’s arson investigator. Prosecution expert Barker Davie had opined that the Investor…
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When the prosecution announced it was resting its case, the spectators let out an audible sigh of relief. That same sigh…
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The third “surprise” witness-to-be was Jim Robinson, the owner of Craig Auto. It was Robinson who was shooting the shit…
Of all the witnesses who appeared during May of 1986, Dawn Holmstrom seemed particularly important. She had plans to meet…
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Under cross-examination, defense attorney Phillip Weidner got Dr. Bell to admit his experiments didn’t take into account the influence of…
In the first three days of his April 1982 testimony, Sgt. Jim Stogsdill played the role of chronicler, taking over…
Eight people had seen the skiffman. Four of them had talked to him, however briefly. Six of them said he…