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Thursday, June 28, 2007

Are Jerry's police statements inconsistent?

We got into a bit of a heated conversation right before the break. Eric Bellas re-directed around 10:30. He asked Bennett about the statements Jerry Anderson gave law enforcement. There were two before Emily's body was found; however, Bennett says there are inconsistencies in the statements. For example, in a statement Jerry gave Bennett on Dec. 31, Jerry mentioned he didn't leave the farm all day. Then a few sentences later, Jerry said he went to the bank and hardware store. Bennett also said he thought it was odd that two days after Emily's disappearance, Jerry is giving him a list of folks who saw Jerry that day. In the first statement, Jerry said Danny Miller and milkers saw him at the farm all day. Miller nor the milkers are mentioned in Jerry's second statement, which was hand written by Jerry.
A fired up Lisa Dubs asked Bennett if he followed up on any of the places Jerry said he went, such as the Granite Falls Post Office or PD Grocery. Bennett said he did not go to either place. Dubs asked Bennett if he asked Jerry about the inconsistencies or the question marks on Jerry's written statement. Again, Bennett said, he wasn't looking for Jerry Anderson. He was trying to find Emily Anderson.
Once the defense is done questioning Bennett he will be finished, although, it's possible either side could call him again. I'm not sure who will be after Bennett. I know one thing, the dog man is back. The cadaver dog handler probably will take the stand today to confirm or deny anything about the video tape being a possible reenactment. Gotta run.

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