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Post by Graveyardbride on Jul 14, 2021 21:47:57 GMT -5
Defense Rests, Mark Redwine Declines to Testify
Just before noon today (July 14) the defense in the trial of Mark Redwine rested and Judge Jeffrey Wilson asked the Defendant if he had made a decision as to whether he was going to testify. Following a short conference with his attorneys, Redwine replied, “I have decided not to testify.”
Defense attorneys attempted to rebut the prosecution’s contention that Mark Redwine killed his son during a confrontation over a series of disgusting photos and that instead, Dylan was either picked up by the wrong person while hitchhiking, or was killed by a wild animal.
One of the experts called to the stand was Dr. Bruce Anderson, who testified it wasn’t clear when Dylan’s skull fracture happened and there was a possibility it occurred two to three weeks after death. It was also unclear, he said, if the fracture played a role in the boy’s death.
Richard Eikelenboom, a forensic expert, testified that the evidence in Mark Redwine’s living room did not indicate a violent incident had occurred in that area. However, on cross-examination, he agreed blunt force injuries that result in death might actually bleed very little or not at all. “There is very little blood. There can be all kinds of violence and some of the violence you don’t have very much blood,” Eikelenboom said.
Of note, Upper Pine River Deputy Fire Chief Roy Vreeland testified earlier during the trial that he visited Mark Redwine’s home on the night of November 19 – the day Dylan was reported missing – and Redwine turned off his lights at approximately 11 p.m. “Most people tend to turn every light on and make their house a beacon so that a missing person could find their way home whether it’s a spouse or a child,” Vreeland said. “... it was odd. Very odd.”
Sources: Allison Sylte, KUSA, July 14, 2021; and Joe Wiener, KKTV, July 14, 2021.
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Post by Graveyardbride on Jul 13, 2021 21:17:05 GMT -5
Defendant’s Diarrhea Delays Proceedings
At some point before he arrived at the courthouse this morning (July 13) Defendant Robert Durst suffered a debilitating episode of diarrhea. “It was awful – foul,” Dick DeGuerin, one of his lawyers, told the court. “I’m concerned because it shows further deterioration of Mr. Durst’s physical condition. As the court knows, we’re going to have him examined tomorrow.”
A short time later, Judge Mark E. Windham returned to the bench. “He had diarrhea, and that’s unfortunate, and it’s happened before,” the judge told DeGuerin. “He had to go back to jail to be cleaned up. We did that, I was able to make some phone calls to get him cleaned up and brought back here today so we don’t lose court time.”
But DeGuerin wasn’t satisfied. “As a layman, I know diarrhea often causes dehydration and that’s a serious condition, particularly given Mr. Durst’s myriad of other conditions,” he said.
“Luckily we don’t need to depend on laymen,” Deputy District Attorney John Lewin shot back. “The county has demonstrated that they can take proper care of Mr. Durst.”
Windham assured the defense team he was happy to make accommodations so that Durst could attend the trial and remain as comfortable as possible, but “the trial has to go forward. For everyone’s sake and for everyone’s health, the sooner we finish the better,” he added.
Source: Nancy Dillon, The New York Daily News, July 13, 2021.
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Post by Graveyardbride on Jul 13, 2021 21:13:30 GMT -5
Is First Lady Jill Biden’s Ex the ‘Missing Link’ in Kathie Durst’s Disappearance?
In an interview last week, First Lady Jill Biden’s ex-husband, Bill Stevenson, said he may be the “the missing link” in the 1982 disappearance of Kathleen MacCormack “Kathie” Durst. Stevenson, who owns a concert hall in Delaware, met the Dursts in the Poconos, where their families were vacationing in the 1960s.
Stevenson, who was married to Jill from 1970 until 1975, told reporter Tara Rosenblum he and his wife hosted the Dursts at their home during a three-day weekend in 1974. “Both students. Both very smart,” he said of Jill and Kathie Durst. “They’re similar people at that age. It was hard not to hit it off.”
It was years later in the 1980s after he and Jill divorced that Stevenson allegedly met Kathie Durst at least five times in New York City and discussed her problematic marriage. “I think at that point she really couldn’t trust anybody around her who knew Robert, I guess,” he continued. “I don’t know why she picked me, but I’m glad she did.” However, he admitted he feels as though he “let her down” during the two months prior to her disappearance.
Then Stevenson described an alleged one-night stand with Kathie in her apartment, which he described as “beautiful” until the following morning when Bobby Durst arrived. “The next thing I realize, there is pounding at the door at 7:30 a.m.,” he recalled. “She runs out of the bedroom, and then runs back in and says, ‘It’s Bob.’ I jump up. I ran out. And then all of a sudden, he screams something. He had a wad of cash rolled up and hit her right in the face with it, and it was so crazy, and he started yelling, ‘Kathleen, this isn’t going to happen!’” Kathie Durst vanished 10 days later.
When he learned Kathie was missing, Stevenson claimed he got into his car and drove straight to the 19th Precinct. “He killed her!” Stevenson claimed he told an officer. “He [the officer] wrote a couple of things down. He goes, ‘We’ll get back to you.’ I never heard another word from them.”
He went on to say he “absolutely” believes his affair had something to do with the disappearance of Kathie Durst, but he did not regret his night with Kathie because “he [Bob Durst] was abusing her and she wanted out. I feel if something was wonderful at the end of her life, I hope this was it. I just hope she had the same thoughts at the end there.”
Sources: Tara Rosenblum, TV12 Westchester, July 8, 2021; Audrey Conklin, Fox News, July 9, 2021; and The Associated Press.
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Post by Graveyardbride on Jul 13, 2021 7:07:20 GMT -5
Second Clue: Silver
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Post by Graveyardbride on Jul 12, 2021 20:52:27 GMT -5
Mark Redwine’s Former Girlfriend Says Dylan Bled on Living Room Floor in 2011
In an effort to explain the presence of Dylan Redwine’s blood in his father’s living room, the defense called Karen Alexander, who was dating Mark Redwine in 2011. The woman testified the boy cut his finger while visiting his father around Labor Day in 2011. According to the witness, a little blood dripped onto the floor before the bleeding was stopped with a paper towel and Band-Aid.
When asked why she hadn’t mentioned the bleeding when interviewed by the FBI in 2012 and again in 2013, during which that particular weekend was discussed, Alexander said, “I’m sorry, but it happened. ... This was the first time anybody had asked.”
Prosecutors contend Redwine killed his son in a fit of rage after Dylan confronted him over compromising photos depicting Redwine wearing women’s clothing and a diaper and eating feces.
Source: Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, July 12, 2021.
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Post by Graveyardbride on Jul 12, 2021 14:27:28 GMT -5
First Clue: purple
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Post by Graveyardbride on Jul 12, 2021 8:40:05 GMT -5
Second Clue: Silver _______
First Clue: purple _______
Please read carefully before attempting to name the Location.Following is the primary clue for Mystery Location No. 261:
Some homes are beautiful, impressive, majestic, inviting .... Others are significantly less appealing and the domicile in the crime-ridden capital city where the incident occurred looks like something Hunter Biden would rent. But was it an unfortunate accident as the perpetrator claimed, or murder most foul?
Each day, a new clue will be posted until someone names the location, providing the street address, city and state, as well as the room or apartment number, if applicable, (or province/country if located outside the US) and an explanation as to how each clue applies to the location. If no one correctly names the location, the contest will end at midnight (Eastern time), Saturday, July 17, 2021. Please note, the contest ends at midnight in the Eastern Time Zone. If you live in a different time zone, please make adjustments so you will know what time it ends where you are.
You may discuss the location with other members by posting your comments using the “reply” option, but please do not attempt to name the location until you are absolutely certain of your answer and you are able to post the street address, city, state, etc., along with a photo, or link to a photo, of the Location.
For those of you who remember our old Mystery Locations contest, the point system has changed. Now, if you name the location on the first day, i.e., Sunday, before midnight (ET), you will receive 7 points. Thereafter, the points will depend on the number of clues that have been provided when you name the Location as indicated below. If you name the Location after the first clue, you will receive 6 points, etc., as indicated below. However, after the Sixth (last clue) is provided on Saturday, you must name the location before midnight (EST) Saturday night. Upon accumulation of sufficient points, winners may choose an item from our Prize List.
Sunday (or before First Clue is provided) - 7 points First Clue (Monday) - 6 points Second Clue (Tuesday) - 5 points Third Clue (Wednesday) - 4 points Fourth Clue (Thursday) - 3 points Fifth Clue (Friday) - 2 points Sixth Clue (Saturday before midnight) - 1 point
If you wish, you may collaborate with another member and if the two of you win, points will be divided between the two of you.
This contest is meant to be fun, so, as before, we ask that you conduct yourself accordingly. To prevent any accusations of favoritism, Steve has been advised of the name and address of the Location and will not be participating in this week’s contest.
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Post by Graveyardbride on Jul 9, 2021 19:04:20 GMT -5
Prosecution Rests, First Defense Witnesses Testify
Following close to three weeks of testimony, the state rested its case in the trial of Mark Redwine, who is accused of second-degree murder.
One of the final witnesses testifying for the prosecution was FBI Agent John Grusing, who questioned Mark Redwine and asked that he write a “free narrative” of what happened during the time leading up to his son’s disappearance. Redwine told law enforcement officers Dylan might have gone fishing, but told Grusing the boy may have run away, which the agent said made no sense. “I was not taking a confrontational role with Mr. Redwine,” Gruising explained, “but I did not understand why Dylan would go from Colorado Springs to Vallecito, and then if he had problems with Elaine, run away from Elaine while he’s at Mr. Redwine’s residence.” Redwine also told Grusing about the sordid photos Dylan and Cory Redwine found on his computer.
When Gruising mentioned police were searching his cabin for blood, saliva and hair, Redwine volunteered that Dylan had a cold sore on his life that was “oozing blood.” However, when the agent told him he would confirm the cold sore with Dylan’s mother, Redwine changed his story and claimed Dylan had been hit in the face while they were tossing a Nerf football. “Both stories, the defendant was changing what had happened to Dylan to meet what he thought would be evidence,” Gruising told the jury. The FBI agent could not remember if he or Redwine brought up the possibility that Dylan had been attacked by a wild animal, but recalled that Redwine suddenly became “animated.”
Grusing testified that he quickly became skeptical of Redwine’s stories. When he explained to Redwine that he needed to cooperate because “the truth would come out somehow,” Redwine leaned forward, his shoulders slumped and head down, and eventually said, “I’ve got to think about myself.
Lieutenant Jim Ezell of the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office presented aerial drone footage of Mark Redwine’s home and the sites were remains were initially located and where the boy’s cranium was discovered as he recounted the search efforts. When questioned by the defense regarding Mark Redwine’s attempt to organize his own search with a different search dog and handler, Ezell’s claimed the canine unit was “not reliable.”
When court reconvened at 8 o’clock this morning (July 9), Judge Jeffrey Wilson explained to the defendant that he had the right to testify, but was not required to do so, even though his name is not included on Defendant’s Witness List.
The first defense witness was Dr. Bruce Anderson, an expert in forensic anthropology. Anderson examined several of Dylan’s bones in 2019 and declared, “There are scratches and punctures and what I would call the signature of canid coyote or dog degradation.” He added what was left of the skull also was damaged by animals, but admitted it is difficult to determine when or how long after death the animals damaged the bones. “There’s no reason to think that fracture has to be related to what caused that death. It could be, but there’s no face to tell us,” Anderson testified.
The next witness was Jerry Apker, who worked for Colorado Parks and Wildlife for 38 years. When asked, “Is it normal for a coyote to carry a bone a long distance?” he replied, “No but is it possible. It certainly is possible.” Apker added that he had not visited the location where Dylan’s remains were recovered, nonetheless, based on his extensive knowledge of animal behavior, he wouldn’t expect a coyote to carry a human skull in the terrain where the boy’s skull was found.
Sources: Nicole Fierro, KDVR, July 9, 2021; Kaela Roeder, The Durango Herald, July 8, 2021; and Tony Keith, KKTV, July 8, 2021.
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Post by Graveyardbride on Jul 6, 2021 19:18:37 GMT -5
Mark Redwine Sent Dylan Four Messages the Day of His Disappearance
On this, the first day (June 6) of the second week of the trial of Mark Redwine, electronic forensics expert Patrick Beyer, now with the U.S. Secret Service, was called to testify concerning his analysis of communications between Mark Redwine and his son Dylan.
Beyer testified that on Sunday, November 18, 2012, when Elaine Hill, Dylan’s mother, texted him and asked if he’d arrived, he replied “yes” with a frownie-face emoji.
The boy’s last communication was on the night of November 18, the day before his father reported him missing. Later that night, when Dylan was supposed to have been getting ready for bed at his father’s cabin, Elaine Hill repeatedly attempted to contact her son, but there was no reply.
The following day, Mark Redwine sent the following messages:
8:14 a.m. - Hey bud, out of the office, call me. 8:15 a.m. - Hey you, call me please. 11:23 a.m. - Dyl, I am home and you’re nowhere to be found. Come back so I can get you to Bayfield. At least call me, k? 2:33 p.m. - Dylan, you need to call me. Where are you?
Beyer said the relationship between the boy and his father seemed strained in the months prior to his disappearance and multiple texts from Mark Redwine went unanswered. Dylan also had told his brother he intended to confront their father about the compromising photos.
Additionally, the agent testified that Dylan logged onto Facebook multiple times each day and texted his friends on both his phone and iPod, but all activity ceased at 10 p.m. on November 18. Dylan’s phone has never been found.
Sources: Allison Sylte, KUSA, July 6, 2021; and KRQE, June 6, 2021.
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Post by Graveyardbride on Jul 6, 2021 5:54:39 GMT -5
Second Clue: flapper
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Post by Graveyardbride on Jul 5, 2021 11:12:37 GMT -5
First Clue: restaurant
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Post by Graveyardbride on Jul 5, 2021 4:51:29 GMT -5
Second Clue: flapper _______
First Clue: restaurant _______
Please read carefully before attempting to name the Location.Following is the primary clue for Mystery Location No. 260:
Although the resplendent dwelling on the hill is from another century, it isn’t as old as most of the local homes that draw thousands of visitors each year. Yet, it is almost certainly the most haunted house in the haunted city and while the majority of its ghosts are of the run-of-the-mill variety, one is positively bizarre.
Each day, a new clue will be posted until someone names the location, providing the street address, city and state, as well as the room or apartment number, if applicable, (or province/country if located outside the US) and an explanation as to how each clue applies to the location. If no one correctly names the location, the contest will end at midnight (Eastern time), Saturday, July 10, 2021. Please note, the contest ends at midnight in the Eastern Time Zone. If you live in a different time zone, please make adjustments so you will know what time it ends where you are.
You may discuss the location with other members by posting your comments using the “reply” option, but please do not attempt to name the location until you are absolutely certain of your answer and you are able to post the street address, city, state, etc., along with a photo, or link to a photo, of the Location.
For those of you who remember our old Mystery Locations contest, the point system has changed. Now, if you name the location on the first day, i.e., Sunday, before midnight (ET), you will receive 7 points. Thereafter, the points will depend on the number of clues that have been provided when you name the Location as indicated below. If you name the Location after the first clue, you will receive 6 points, etc., as indicated below. However, after the Sixth (last clue) is provided on Saturday, you must name the location before midnight (EST) Saturday night. Upon accumulation of sufficient points, winners may choose an item from our Prize List.
Sunday (or before First Clue is provided) - 7 points First Clue (Monday) - 6 points Second Clue (Tuesday) - 5 points Third Clue (Wednesday) - 4 points Fourth Clue (Thursday) - 3 points Fifth Clue (Friday) - 2 points Sixth Clue (Saturday before midnight) - 1 point
If you wish, you may collaborate with another member and if the two of you win, points will be divided between the two of you.
This contest is meant to be fun, so, as before, we ask that you conduct yourself accordingly. To prevent any accusations of favoritism, Joanna has been advised of the name and address of the Location and will not be participating in this week’s contest.
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Post by Graveyardbride on Jul 1, 2021 9:12:34 GMT -5
Stepfather Provides Damaging Testimony in Redwine Trial
Earlier this week, Michael Hall, Dylan Redwine’s stepfather, testified that in April 2013, when the area where the boy’s bones were eventually found was about to be searched, he observed Mike Redwine racing down Middle Mountain Road and he [Hall] followed the other man until they reached pavement. Redwine’s actions were so bizarre, Hall continued, that he placed video surveillance cameras along the road and turned the video over to the authorities.
Nonetheless, it wasn’t until three months later that investigators located at least three of Dylan’s bones, scraps of a T-shirt, earbuds, an elastic band from a pair of male underwear and a shoe and sock. A tuft of hair was also discovered, but it was unclear if it was that of the boy. Dylan’s cellphone, iPod, backpack and wallet have never been found.
Earlier, the jury heard the testimony of Upper Pine River Deputy Fire Chief Roy Vreeland, who said it was just above 40 degrees when he received notification that a child was missing and realized it would be getting dark soon. When Mark Redwine opened the door to first-responders, Vreeland recalled he appeared “disheveled,” but seemed “laid-back” and “nonchalant.”
Sources: Joe Weiner, KKTV, June 29, 2021; Shelly Bradbury, The Carson City Daily Record, June 29, 2021; and Allison Sylbe, KUSA, June 28, 2021.
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Post by Graveyardbride on Jun 30, 2021 10:51:52 GMT -5
Third Clue: turkey
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Post by Graveyardbride on Jun 29, 2021 9:54:02 GMT -5
Second Clue: 485 miles
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