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Originally Posted by fraleyight
Any circumstantial evidence to suggest this is very weak and would not hold up in court.
Case against her ex,
"people said he was sometimes mean and obsessive over her"
The case against RH was never investigated, so naturally there is less information there.
Abusive and violent ex also concealed from police his relationship with the victim, moved into her bedroom when she was only 'missing', injected himself into the investigation and led the civilian search which ultimately resulted in the miraculous discovery of the RAV4 among 4000 other vehicles in about the time it takes to walk directly to it. RH also had scratches consistent with a struggle on his hands. Apparently the ex was also responsible for deleting voicemails to the victim's phone - destroying evidence.
But the brief isn't a trial, these facts merely show a shocking case of tunnel vision in not even asking this creep absolutely
festooned with red flags for an alibi.
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case against SA
"last phone call from TH was to him,
So what? The last call to Teresa pinged off a cell tower many miles away after she left ASY.
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she was on her way to see him before her phone was no longer used,
False. Teresa received a call after she left ASY which pinged off a tower many miles away.
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her remains were burned on his familys property,
No one knows where Teresa's body was burned.
Amazingly no dogs searching for human remains indicated anything about this fire pit. Nor did they track Teresa to Steven's trailer or garage.
The scent dogs instead tracked Teresa to a shallow grave south of Kuss Road cul-de-sac.
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her personal items were found burned in a barrel outside his front door,
Something that could easily be planted. Especially interesting that these items were not found when the barrels were first inspected.
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a bullet with her dna was found fired from his gun,
The alleged 'murder bullet' has been shown to have wood particles in it, not bone. Unless you're arguing Teresa had a wooden head?
The DNA test on this item was screwed up - Culhane's dirty lab was rife with poor discipline and contamination.
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her key was found inside his trailer,
Yes, after 7 searches, where investigators would have to practically step over the key every time they entered the bedroom, the 'magic key' appears to cops who were supposed to be barred due to their conflict of interest investigating a citizen involved in a lawsuit against their department.
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her vehicle was found parked on his families property with his dna and blood inside the vehicle as well as her blood,
Yes, Steven's DNA was found on a swab that apparently was never in contact with the hood latch it supposedly came from. Some of Steven's blood appears to have been applied with a Q-tip.
The miracle of finding the RAV4 which witnesses said wasn't there before the search has already been discussed.
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his nephew said he helped him do it"
Yes, a sixteen year old with learning disabilities was coerced into repeating 'facts' supplied to him by unscrupulous cops.
If that's what the case rests on, it should never have seen the inside of a courtroom.
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The cases are not even equivalent here.
The 'information' in the alleged case against Steven is dubious at best.