Experts examine remains

The Modesto Bee ^ | August 12, 2003 | John Cote'

[Canadian Outrage]

Aw Please!! Don't be mean to us. Especially us Foxless souls.

[Canadian Outrage]

Let's hope that we get a Jury that sees through weasel words. And yes, I noticed a definitive twist in Lee's descriptions all of a sudden. However that stoooooooooopid loop of tape around the babies neck has been well determined to have occured from junk in the water. These guys are going to have a pretty hard time suggesting Satanic rituals when it's clear that Laci's body was in the water for all those months AND the fact that the baby was in such good condition actually shows that it was protected from the INTACT uterus. There were NO rituals performed on these two and everybody knows it. Geragos is burying his client and I say have at it!!

[Sandylapper]

Weelllll....okay. You dragged it out of me. Did you see Abrams tonight where they were talking and betting there would be another prelim change?

[Canadian Outrage]

NOPE. I got home too late. GRRRRRRR But tell me everything okay!!

[Canadian Outrage]

Isn't it just so very interesting that Geragos needs to keep changing the Prelim!! It's especially puzzling since he was ready to name and arrest the real perp months ago and in a few hours at that!! I would have to say that Snotty hired himself the Nightmare Team.

[Sandylapper]

Now, hold on and get a grip, CO. On Greta tonight, Dr. Baden said there was a real discrepancy in the autopsy and Laci's most recent sonargram about the "age" of the baby. Autopsy said 38 week old fetus, sonagram taken the 23rd of December said 31 weeks.

[Sandylapper]

All agreed (his panel including Mickey) that they bet the prelim date would be changed. That's one thing one the agenda for tomorrow's court date.

[Canadian Outrage]

Is that an exact science?? Perhaps Laci was farther along than known. A sonogram is not deadly accurate but an X-ray would be more accurate. Besides the baby was inside Laci for God knows how long. I'm surprised that they would be allowed to put that information out. That could be struck and not allowed. That is inside information. But I guess if Baden is not hired by either side he can say whatever. I don't like hearing that. But I would still wait to see what the Prosecutions experts say on the subject. With the amount of other evidence they have the experts could cancel each other out. A decision must be made of the totality of ALL of the evidence. Think about it. The uterus was intact and therefore the baby was born by coffin birth! Laci's body otoh was in devestating condition. I still believe the baby was protected even for those 7 weeks if that's the case. There must be some logical explanation. The Satanic thing is still not going to fly.

[Canadian Outrage]

I wonder if the Judge will allow another delay??? I recall my daughter having a sonogram done when she was pregnant and the report read "approximate age of the fetus" is.....!

[Canadian Outrage]

I think they'll try to hang their hat on that one Nettie. Make no mistake, there IS going to be a battle of the experts. I'm going to go and do a search on these issues. BBS

[Sandylapper]

The Satanic thing is still not going to fly.

Well, as Ted Williams on Greta said tonight, all MG needs is for one juror to buy it, and believe you me, defense is working hard on that angle.

Allred was on there saying (along with Fieger) that The Mod Bee article with picture of Lee, Wecht, and one of MG's attorneys, should be a violation of the gag order.

[Sandylapper]

Not necessarily 7 weeks. A Dr. Spitz was on there saying a sonogram was a +3 or -3 week proposition.

[Sandylapper]

I thought prelim had already been delayed twice, and for some reason, I thought the judge said the second delay would be the last.

[Canadian Outrage]

I hope it will be a violation. I just searched "determing the fetal age by ultrasound". It stated that ultrasound OR sonograms are the most accurate in the FIRST trimester, less accurate in the SECOND trimester and LEAST accurate in the THIRD or final trimester.!! It even makes mistakes in determing the sex of the fetus by 56%!! Now I'll look up X-ray.

[Canadian Outrage]

Yes, Dr. Spitz was on LKL last night and he's a very very well regarded Forensic Pathologist. They gave his credentials but I can't remember where he worked or where he came from. You could tell he was very smart and experienced tho.

[Sandylapper]

This will be one of the many disputes between prosecution and defense. Defense will most assuredly say that Laci was kidnapped, held for a few weeks, either had the baby or was killed and the baby taken. Her body and the baby were dumped into the bay where Scott had been. The cut on the baby's shoulder may come into the equation.

[Canadian Outrage]

+3 or -3 weeks makes a tremendous difference. Her due date could have been totally incorrect.

[Sandylapper]

I hope it will be a violation.

It may be, but don't you think that MG would argue the same principle that Allred argued? She wasn't covered in the gag order. Lee and Wecht and the new attorney for MG weren't.

[Sandylapper]

+3 would make her 34 weeks. -3 would make her 28. If all of that is correct, I'm getting nervous.