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That would be a "claim" by the prosecution. Not testimony in court. Lawyers don't offer evidence. You think Feldman might disagree?

Here's what Dusek said in his opening statement:

THE EVIDENCE IN THIS CASE WILL INDICATE THAT SOMEBODY SNEAKED INTO THE VAN DAM HOME THAT LATE EVENING FEBRUARY 1ST GOING INTO FEBRUARY 2ND;
THAT SOMEBODY WAS ABLE TO GET UPSTAIRS TO DANIELLE'S ROOM;
THAT SOMEBODY WAS ABLE TO GET HER OUT OF THE HOUSE.
WE WILL SHOW YOU HOW THAT HAPPENED.
THAT SOMEBODY KILLED HER, MURDERED HER. WE WILL SHOW YOU WHO THAT IS. AND THAT SOMEBODY DUMPED HER BODY LIKE TRASH ALONGSIDE THE ROAD DOWN IN DEHESA

I haven't seen any *SHOWING* of any of this. I know opening statements aren't facts, but it's an introductory outline of what he's going to be doing. I don't think he showed any of these. He showed stuff AFTER the abduction, but what he claimed he was going to show didn't happen.

My order of questions for his statements are:
How did DW sneak in?
How did he get upstairs?
How did he get her out of the house?
How did that happen?
How did they kill/murder her?
How did he dump her body?

I don't think I really saw any answers to any what he claimed to do.

#134..BUMP!

sw

Congratulations on the perfect post - it is so good it needs to be posted again.

"Here's what Dusek said in his opening statement:

THE EVIDENCE IN THIS CASE WILL INDICATE THAT SOMEBODY SNEAKED INTO THE VAN DAM HOME THAT LATE EVENING FEBRUARY 1ST GOING INTO FEBRUARY 2ND; THAT SOMEBODY WAS ABLE TO GET UPSTAIRS TO DANIELLE'S ROOM; THAT SOMEBODY WAS ABLE TO GET HER OUT OF THE HOUSE. WE WILL SHOW YOU HOW THAT HAPPENED. THAT SOMEBODY KILLED HER, MURDERED HER. WE WILL SHOW YOU WHO THAT IS. AND THAT SOMEBODY DUMPED HER BODY LIKE TRASH ALONGSIDE THE ROAD DOWN IN DEHESA

I haven't seen any *SHOWING* of any of this. I know opening statements aren't facts, but it's an introductory outline of what he's going to be doing. I don't think he showed any of these. He showed stuff AFTER the abduction, but what he claimed he was going to show didn't happen.

My order of questions for his statements are:

How did DW sneak in?

How did he get upstairs?

How did he get her out of the house?

How did that happen?

How did they kill/murder her?

How did he dump her body?

I don't think I really saw any answers to any what he claimed to do.

BRAVO.

Here's what Dusek said in his opening statement:[snip]

Your summary and questions were very well written, imo. Thanks.