This depends entirely on why le has lost this memory. If it’s from the emotional and psychiatric trauma memories sometimes mot always, can be recovered. Often over time. Sometimes over years, usually when the individual is removed from circumstances and feeling safer. It can take years, though.
If rhe memory is lost from brain damage or physical trauma, such as concussion, or traumatic brain injury inflicted by Rob and Lauren beating g him in the head, plus the anoxic injury from Rob choking him out. Often no. It will never be recovered because it’s from physical damage and anoxic injury.
As far as anyone knows. In don’t think he has a diagnosis of why he has memory loss. He would need extensive neurological or neurosurgical testing to determine if there was structural damage, or concussion. It might not be possible to tell at this point, although it might. But we don’t know. As far as I know he hasn’t yest seen a neurologist.
The psychiatrists were able to tell that he does have memory loss, but pro ably not why.
I believe I’m talking about Ed David - the lawyer that was on the phone with LK during the shooting who testified (who I thought was the same as the lawyer which called the jury insane). I definitely think Bilinkas is worth his salt and is a very good lawyer. I want to have a drink with him, too.
There is a lot of controversy around recovering memories. There is something called recovered memory therapy but it’s largely debated and isn’t really scientifically backed. It uses hypnotherapy, for example.
I think they will have to navigate his amnesia carefully. Every patient is different but it would be less likely that he has recovered memories from the shooting. Not saying he has either way, but the odds are lower.
I think, however, that a jury could see how the physical altercation could cause memory loss at that specific point in time and he still be credible for his recollection prior to that event. Science could also back that possibility.
Actually, a good neuropsychiatrist can do cognitive testing in person to see if certain aspects of the brain are affected, so it doesn’t have to be neurosurgical or invasive. My husband and I both have TBIs, his from combat where his frontal lobe was affected, mine from multiple concussions from riding horses where my temporal lobe was affected. They were diagnosed through testing in person with a neuropsychiatrist. There are specific tasks each part of the brain carries out and the tests are designed to evaluate how well the tasks are performed with the brain. If you can attribute memory loss, for example, you can target aspects of the brain responsible for making memories.
My bad, ED. I was saying we will likely hear from ED (Ed David) as a witness again, not to be confused with Mr Bilinkas, who we most assuredly will see more of since he filed that notice of appearance again.
No, I didn’t mean it to be invasive by a neurosurgeon. Neurosurgeons will address traumatic brain injuries, though. Initial tests can be ordered, then they send them off to Neurologists, or neuropsych for further testing.
Ok! If you insist! But I’m not budging on the alcohol and while we are at it, I’ll need a full time bartender that’s easy on the eyes, I need all the help I can get.
Whenever the Krol hearing finally takes place, if the AK evaluation is Michael is not a danger to himself or others, will he be released then and there?
If the court rules release with no further supervision at any level, they have 48 hours to release him, per NJ law. But, we’ve seen some other loose interpretations of what is supposed to happen in these cases per NJ law. Like, having a hearing within 60 days from the verdict, for example.