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I saw some waitress (I think) from a diner there interviewed today. Her take on what she is hearing from the customers is about a 50/50 split of opinion re: the case.

But one thing she did confirm...is EVERYBODY has one....lol.

None of that surprises me at all, including the 50/50 split on opinion. I'm sure that in a 15 minute stroll through that little town you could hear just about any theory you care to name! :)

Your post about the waitress is very interesting but not surprising to me. If I were the defense, I would interview every taxi cab driver, barber/hairdresser, bartender, and server at the local coffee shops/watering holes. These are the people that other people talk to or who overhear people taking about the news of the day.

I said on another thread that I had been giving a lot of thought about the effect of this event on this small town and the problem that the prosecution will have in finding a jury of twelve people who have not formed opinions about the guilt or innocence of the accused.

I said then that I thought that a thing like this would split the community right down the middle, with a sizable portion not knowing or caring who is right but hating what the entire thing has done to their community and their lives and blaming the accuser for the disruption. Not fair, but there it is.

This is why I think that the defense has not sought a change of venue and likely will not. They will never in any other locale get a better built in jury pool who know or know of the accused and don't like/trust/believe her.

Query: what happens if in a high profile crminal case ln a small town if they cannot seat enough jurors to have a trial. It would be a misrtrial, but could it be retried?

I saw some waitress (I think) from a diner there interviewed today. Her take on what she is hearing from the customers is about a 50/50 split of opinion re: the case.

I saw a waitress interviewed yesterday as well (probably the same one). She was describing her own experiences in handling the media rush. She relayed a story about a National Enquirer reporter coming into the diner. The reporter said something like - I need dirt on the accuser and am willing to pay for it. Two girls who had attended high school with the accuser claimed they had it. They were paid $12,000 each for relaying stories that I doubt were verified. Pretty tacky business dealings, IMHO.