Did Kirschner’s canary come out of defense coal mine alive?
Nationally-recognized, Washington-based crime writer Harry Jaffe came out of the Wone trial gate early, hard and fast with three verdicts: “Innocent, Innocent, Innocent.” He doesn’t say even hedge with “Not Guilty,” but goes all in with “Innocent, Innocent, Innocent.” Kind of has a “Mercedes,...
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Posts Tagged ‘ Dr. Lois Goslinoski ’
Lois Goslinoski: The Wone Trial’s Canary?
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 to identify which knife may have been more consistent with being the actual murder weapon.
Judge Leibovitz...
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Day 3: Wrap
The Pace Picks Up
Six things we learned today:
1: Needle Marks. EMT Jeff Baker made the point repeatedly that the needle puncture marks found in the autopsy were not from any efforts to resuscitate Robert either at 1509 Swann or en route to George Washington University Hospital. This, despite the defense best efforts to knock...
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Day 3: Updates
4:45pm: Adjournment update
Kirschner’s direct of ME Lois Goslinowski ended with him getting the testimony he may have wanted from her. She said in 45 stabbing cases she’s done, Robert’s is the first where “there was no indication of movement in the torso or extremities.”
The ME’s finding also indicated 2000 milliliters of blood was recovered...
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The Autopsy
Dr. Goslinoski’s Report – And an Opposing View
It all really started here nearly four years ago, with a murder. Then an autopsy was performed to help solve that murder.
And here we are now, 72 hours from the start of the trial that may answer some of the enduring questions about the murder which took...
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CASE NUMBER: 06-1837
The Toxicology Report
For the past three years, case watchers have held many unanswered questions regarding several aspects of drugs, testing and blood samples. Both prosecution and defense teams have shared some of those questions.
In the original affidavit, the government theorizes that prior to his stabbing Robert Wone was injected with paralytics. They base this on two...
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Talking Points Memo
More Questions About The Investigation
It’s hard to pinpoint exactly where the sloppy work began in this investigation.
The smart money says it occurred when DC Police failed to hit the red record button on the VCR for the first hour of Joe Price’s questioning. MPD’s crack A/V squad then failed to record a large...
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