ping to post 7080 - i put what I had of Virgie Arthur’s transcript up there - if anyone has anything I didn’t get, (and i tried to check it against thread One but don’t have it all, I know) could you please post so we all can get as complete a transcript as possible? thanks very much :)
I think that all we have of the original hearing is the transcript you provided in #7080...however, the following are a collection of ‘transcripts’ regarding Virgie’s testimony in court vs. statements she has made to various reporters regarding MONEY.
FROM FLORIDA HEARING:
SEIDLIN says he’s noticed a bond between Virgie and LB - had they met before?
- camera pans to Larry and Opri in back of CourtRoom...Opri has hand on Larry’s shoulder, both visibly upset.
Kirsta Barth questioning:
[QUESTION]: did you and Larry have prior contact
[states]: No.
Milstein questioning about $$$ since Danniel’s death.
[QUESTION]: who paid for trip to graveside?
[states] : DAvid Lee. One-day round-trip
[states]: He’s a close friend of the family...He’s a journalist with Splash.
[states] : got plane fare from Houston to the Bahamas for 1 day on Jan 22 - round trip
[QUESTION]: Who accompanied you?
[states] : sister in law, Elaine Tabers. (She had Daniel babyshoes/t-shirt from childraising days
[states]: {Elaine Tabers] filmed the grave to show the rest of the family- because ‘none of them’ were allowed to attend funeral.
[states]: she and her sister couldn’t find the grave, noone would tell them which one; begged the woman at the cemetary to tell them - woman told them to
look for a note and flowers from LB on grave...Virgie visibly upset.
[QUESTION]: Did he buy your camera
[states]: No, he did not buy a camera for me.
[QUESTION:] Did [LEE] play for any other expenses?
[states] : not that I know of.
[QUESTION:]Did sister in law receive any money as a result of video she took at graveside of Daniel.
[states] : NO. Says she has not talked about it with sister in law.
[states]: We’ve been too upset.
[QUESTION]: (did you profit from Daniel) graveside video on TV?
[states]: No. my sister-in-law sold it. It was her tape.
[QUESTION]: have you ever heard of someone being buried in Texas, who was not born there?
O’QUINN objecting
[states]: she and Daniel’s father are moving Daniel to Texas, so there will be no reason to bury ANS in the Bahamas...Daniel died a horrible death in
Bahamas
[QUESTION]: did you participate in [Donna Hogan’s] book?
[states]: No. I didn’t want to be interviewed. didn’t cooperate; didn’t want to speak about Anna (to Donna).
[QUESTION:]Did you receive any money for coming to these hearings?
SEIDLIN to ARTHUR: just “tell the truth”
{QUESTION]: have you received money from news agency or TV station for images
O’QUINN’s objecting
SEIDLIN - I’m going to allow it; says will allow “TEXAS” to go there too
[QUESTION RESTATED]
[states]: I did an interview with ET; HKS told her that they wouldn’t use images. states she agreed to do a background interview of her life.
[states] : NO. Not paying for it all out of [her] own money - getting help from family and friends.
[QUESTION]: Are your family/friends in news media?
[states] : NO.
[QUESTION]: Who took you to ME office?
[states]: David Lee.
[QUESTION]: Did [LEE] ever suggest you make a contract with Splash for rights of press or publicity regarding Daniel’s/Anna’s death?
[states] : No.
[QUESTION]: Has anyone asked to purchase memorabilia, photographs, etc -
[states]: NO.
[QUESTION]: Have you received any money for any of those items.
[states]: NO i have not.
[QUESTION]:Has anyone discussed with you any future remunerations re: funeral arrangements for her daughter.
[states]: NO.
[QUESTION]: WILL Funeral arrangements be public?
[states]: NO, just family.
adjournment to Morgue:
SEIDLIN wants all parties to see who they are arguing over. Wants all to see Anna’s body in case the body continues to deteriorate - by Friday may need to
be closed casket. Sends them all there on an empty stomach - no lunch (meal) beforehand or after.
Court TV broadcasting helecopter cam shots:
Stern leaving the back door of the ME’s office, standing with his attorneys, they appear to be casually talking.
Virgie comes out front door. Being helped down the step. Appears distressed.
separate black SUVs waiting...Court TV comments ‘when you become a player’ you travel in a black SUV.
Virgie’s SUV passes Stern’s...comment made (this is as close as they will ever get to each other).
reconvene Court:
[QUESTION]: There was a splash helicopter over ME office. Was media called?
[states]: I did not call. [LEE] did not call while with her.
[states]: [LEE] lives here, he is a family friend. Have been friends for 2 years.
[QUESTION]: what did you tell the driver
[states]: we needed to go to the Morgue.
[states]: driver already knew where they were going
[QUESTION]: Did YOU tell the driver why you were going to the ME office.
[states]: No sir - we talked about food.
[QUESTION]: what is your pension $ per month?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1813770/posts?page=7080#7080
CNN ‘TRANSCRIPT’:
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Have you in any fashion profited at all from the death of your daughter?
ARTHUR: I’m trying to process that question.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: In other words, have you...
ARTHUR: He has.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No, no, no. We’re not going to point fingers.
ARTHUR: Yes he has.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The question really is, are you going to get income from her death?
ARTHUR: No.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The answer is?
ARTHUR: I am not getting any income. He’s the one that — Howard is the one that lives off of Vickie Lynn. I don’t...
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, we don’t want to do this. I tried to stay away from this. I tried to stay away from this. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Counsel wants to turn this point in the trial into more of a circus than it is. Stick to the issues...
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No, there’s no circus here, my friend. There’s no circus here.
ANOTHER CNN ‘TRANSCRIPT’:
VIRGIE ARTHUR, ANNA NICOLE SMITH’S MOTHER: I did an interview with “ET.”
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Were you paid for that?
ARTHUR: No.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Do you expect to be?
ARTHUR: It doesn’t look like it, no.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What do you mean by it doesn’t look like it?
ARTHUR: Well, Howard, or someone in that capacity, said that if I talked to “ET” that they would not let them — they would not have “ET” have the exclusive rights of Vickie’s life, her baby’s being born. Now her death.
He’s the one that’s getting the money. I’m not.
GRETA INTERVIEW:
VAN SUSTEREN: Now let’s talk about who got what money. Did you get any money from any news organization or media outlet since Daniel died?
ARTHUR: OK. Splash magazine. And all they do is sell pictures.
VAN SUSTEREN: OK.
ARTHUR: You know. And this was way before Daniel died that they came to me and asked me, did I want to, you know, sell them some pictures, you know, of Daniel and Vickie and the family, and did I want to do a book? You know, and I thought well, you know, I might think about it. And that’s all I told them, I might think about it. So I did give them some pictures.
VAN SUSTEREN: How much did you get?
ARTHUR: Huh?
VAN SUSTEREN: How much did you get?
ARTHUR: Oh, how much money?
VAN SUSTEREN: Yes.
ARTHUR: Five thousand dollars.
VAN SUSTEREN: How many pictures?
ARTHUR: Oh, I don’t know, bunch, a bunch, you know, 50, 100, a bunch of pictures.
VAN SUSTEREN: Did you give them to use for as long as they wanted or to just use them in one-time deal with them?
ARTHUR: No. They can use them for whatever.
VAN SUSTEREN: OK. All right. So you got $5,000 from Splash for pictures. Any other money?
ARTHUR: No. That’s all I have got.
VAN SUSTEREN: What about any relative of yours get any money?
ARTHUR: Relative?
VAN SUSTEREN: Yes. Like — I mean, it was like, you know, anyone who you — besides Anna Nicole — Vickie? Like did any family member cut any deal that you know of?
ARTHUR: Not that I know of, no.
VAN SUSTEREN: OK. So there is no other money pouring into your family?
ARTHUR: No.
VAN SUSTEREN: How about your legal bills? Who is paying those?
ARTHUR: Well, I’m going to have to pay those.
VAN SUSTEREN: Nobody has made a promised to pay them?
ARTHUR: No.
VAN SUSTEREN: No lawyer has gotten paid?
ARTHUR: No.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,269821,00.html