MB CIVIL SUIT UPDATE #10 K’s Request to Adjourn (delay) DENIED 11/01/22

HH here refers to Hawthorne Hill

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It just occurred to me that if LK/RG recorded the phone conversation between MB and Tarshis that occurred in MB’s office, they also had a recording of MHG’s conversation with the CPS investigator (a conversation that also occurred in MB’s office). That to me smells like an extremely egregious violation of MHG’s and the child’s rights to privacy and should warrant further investigation and possible criminal charges.

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I’m not sure absence of gsr on her clothes suggests this couldn’t have happened.
It simply means it wasn’t as close range as some assume this would be.

Also wasn’t her shirt cut off and on the ground in the pouring rain? How does that effect gsr, especially if bagging the item is an afterthought as it appears doing forensics is to this PD?

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Or it means their ability to test for GSR was at the same level as their ability to do any forensic testing.

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Two things can be true. You can be evil and lazy. You can be unfocused and sloppy on drugs, or manic, paranoid and hyper-focused on drugs. Addiction is complex, maybe they had periods of sobriety where they functioned better and periods of time where they did not function at all.

I think RG did crappy work on the house not because he was so unskilled, but because he didn’t want to do it. He didn’t care, maybe he did not agree to the barter agreement that made him LK’s workhorse - who knows. Or maybe LK talked up his abilities so that the work was beyond his scope and he got in over his head and quit trying.

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Right! Did they only test one of the shirts and not both? Wasn’t she wearing some type of hoodie over a t shirt? I think only one was tested.

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GSR tests results are considered reliable, and should be admitted into evidence. Gunshot residue can be removed by actions such as washing hands, wiping clothing, or brushing it off, so the absence of residue does not prove that the person did not recently fire a gun.Feb 1, 2022
https://ncpro.sog.unc.edu › manual
Gunshot Residue Test | NC PRO

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While that is certainly true, given the complete disinterest from the authorities in filing criminal charges for any other LK/RG transgressions, I would be surprised if they made an exception for this matter.

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https://www.firearmsid.com/a_distanceresults.htm

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He testified that since he wasn’t being paid, he slowed his work or stopped altogether.

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It is also important to note that the absence of GSR does not prove that a person did not fire a gun, since the residual chemicals can be removed by wiping, hand-washing, wind, rain, etc. See State v. Lambert, 341 N.C. 36 (1995)

https://ncpro.sog.unc.edu/manual/611-1

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Maybe that conversation between MHG and the CPS investigator was what LK was soooo engrossed in that she couldn’t bother to answer her phone when ED called. :thinking:

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I just found this tidbit and laughed out loud when he spoke of forensics. I don’t recall seeing this before.

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Didn’t her story change several times regarding exactly what she was doing at that point? Reading a book/looking at her phone/looking at a tablet?

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….or watching a movie, or playing on-line chess……

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Schellhorn in the background did not look too pleased. Lol.

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I hadn’t seen that either.
That’s a head scratcher… Thorough? Sure.

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Apparently they video a ditty after every verdict.

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Yes. Specify what MB did to LK.

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Has Hut answered that question yet? I feel like I missed it if they did. I know it has been asked several times.

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