5:00pm Update Adjourned until Tuesday morning. The cross and redirect of trace evidence expert Doug Deedrick continued for most of the afternoon. Things took a more interesting turn late in the day when we saw MPD Detective Gail Russell-Brown retake…
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Day 8: Wrap
Knife Fight The morning was spent trying to determine whether or not two key tests performed by semi-retired FBI trace evidence analyst Douglas Deedrick would be included. The tests involve his work on fiber transfers from an eight pound pork…
Day 8: Updates
1:45pm Update The first witness called today was retired FBI hair and fiber analyst Douglas Deedrick. This longtime trace evidence expert testified in the O.J. Simpson criminal case…a lot of good that did him. Deedrick didn’t get very far…
Day 7: Wrap
A Judge’s Lack of Patience and a Detective’s Hardball Tactics The after-lunch session started off fairly stormy. Judge Lynn Leibovitz scolded the government attorneys for nearly a half hour on their failure to make clear how they intend to present…
Day 7: Updates
3:30pm Update: The after-lunch session kicked off with a mildly exasperated Judge Leibovitz. Fifteen minutes later it was a very, very exasperated Judge Leibovitz. Again she schooled the government to get squared away on how they will present statements, whether…
Day 6: Updates
1:45pm Update With the resumption of today’s session at 11am, the remainder of Price’s interview videotape was played, and then a large (:49 minute) portion of Dylan Ward’s statement was screened and put into the record. Nothing new beyond what…
Day 5: Wrap
The Anacostia Dialogues The morning and early afternoon sessions of today’s trial were taken up by two of the first responders: MPD Sgt. Charles Patrick and evidence technician from the Crime Scene Investigative Branch, Curtis Lancaster. The afternoon session saw…
Day 5: Updates
5:00pm Adjournment The first half hour of Joe Price’s videotaped interrogation was played in court this afternoon. Seeing it is far different than reading it on the printed page. The trial reconvenes at 9:00am tomorrow. A full recap of today…
That Was The Wone Week…
…That Was Four days of testimony and cross yielded plenty: first the opening statements on Monday then Kathy Wone’s powerful testimony on her husband’s last day was perhaps the most memorable. The three witnesses who had the chain of custody…
Day 4: Updates
2:30pm Update: Adjournment The triple cross of Deputy Medical Examiner Lois Goslinoski wrapped up at 1:45pm in today’s shortened trial day. She was hit repeatedly on her opinions, credentials (to a degree) and whether she was pressured by the government…