Cell phone talk
We've heard from two witnesses since the break. The jury again was asked to leave the courtroom. That's twice this morning. First to hear what Haas had to say concerning conversations with Jerry Anderson and then again about Emily Anderson's cell phone records. I wonder if they get frustrated. I almost get impatient. I know it is so important that jurors hear fair statements from witnesses. But Haas testified to almost exactly what he told he judge. Haas told jurors Jerry Anderson told him he thought Emily Anderson was with Jesus. Jerry made this comment a day before Emily's body was found. On cross-examination, Haas said he did not think this comment was made out of the ordinary because previously Haas and Jerry talked religion. Also, Jerry said that he thought law enforcement thought Emily left on her own based on Emily's past relationships. However, Jerry told Haas that he didn't believe Emily would just leave and something bad must have happened.
Marc Fellner took the stand next, and after the judge allowing him to testify to patterns on Emily Anderson's phone records, he told jurors since June 2005 Emily had several pages of calls (with about 50 calls on each page) for each month leading up to December 28, 2005. The last recorded outgoing call was Dec. 28, 2005, at 7:44 p.m. There were no outgoing calls after Dec. 28, 2005, Fellner said based on records.
Dubs asked questions about days when Emily did not use her phone or days when there were just a few calls made for a short period of time. She also asked about calls on certain days to a phone number, which I believe to be Antonio's phone number. Remember, he was the foreman at the dairy farm. Dubs also asked Fellner to review Jerry's phone records. On Dec. 29, the day Emily went missing, Jerry called Emily's cell phone around noon. The nearest cell tower was reported in the Connelly Springs area.
I can understand not using your cell phone everyday. But would someone that used it enough go from Dec. 29, 2005, to when her body was found and not call anyone? Her sister, her friends, no one? I am not a big talker, but I would say I use my telephone almost everyday. I'm craving the iPhone, but stupid Verizon isn't getting it... But that's another blog and another topic. Fellner will still be on the stand after lunch. Bellas has more questions for him.
Marc Fellner took the stand next, and after the judge allowing him to testify to patterns on Emily Anderson's phone records, he told jurors since June 2005 Emily had several pages of calls (with about 50 calls on each page) for each month leading up to December 28, 2005. The last recorded outgoing call was Dec. 28, 2005, at 7:44 p.m. There were no outgoing calls after Dec. 28, 2005, Fellner said based on records.
Dubs asked questions about days when Emily did not use her phone or days when there were just a few calls made for a short period of time. She also asked about calls on certain days to a phone number, which I believe to be Antonio's phone number. Remember, he was the foreman at the dairy farm. Dubs also asked Fellner to review Jerry's phone records. On Dec. 29, the day Emily went missing, Jerry called Emily's cell phone around noon. The nearest cell tower was reported in the Connelly Springs area.
I can understand not using your cell phone everyday. But would someone that used it enough go from Dec. 29, 2005, to when her body was found and not call anyone? Her sister, her friends, no one? I am not a big talker, but I would say I use my telephone almost everyday. I'm craving the iPhone, but stupid Verizon isn't getting it... But that's another blog and another topic. Fellner will still be on the stand after lunch. Bellas has more questions for him.
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7 Comments:
Maybe she ran off with somebody? You wouldn’t call the foreman of your farm to remind him to milk the cows if you knew you were never coming back. And maybe she was too embarrassed to tell her sister - an emotion already alluded to in a prior relationship.
Or maybe she was being held against her will. The kidnapper certainly wouldn’t give her access to her phone.
It is certainly a point of interest that Emily stopped using her cell phone, but it might simply suggest something in her life changed. It doesn’t definitively say she is dead. Or that Mr. Anderson did something wrong.
I assume (which might be a big mistake on my part) that the legal people went over each and every call made on that phone to rule out any love interest. Also, I wonder if anyone bothered to check Emily’s e-mails for the same.
The defense has already found several weaknesses in the investigation. The big question is has it been enough to create doubt in the minds of the jurors. IMHO, yes. JM is doing an excellent job of covering and posting on this. I just hope the SBI can clear up some of the doubt if the man is guilty. My first impression from early testimony was why was the truck not processed where it was found in Duncan, S.C.? Why was the police department setting up surveillance
and our investigators did not know this? And most recently, even though the woman was completely clothed does not mean she was not raped or had relations with someone before here death. As much as I hate to say this, I have always been a supporter of our sheriff's department, but I feel that they have dropped the ball on this one. Did they feel it was cut and dried? If so they should still have the evidence processed and ready to prove it beyond a shadow of a doubt.
If I remember correctly from conversations early on in this case, Emily's email was checked as well as documents on her computer because cops were,at one point, led to believe that Emily may have left with someone.
As for Emily being held against her will by a kidnapper who wouldn't give her access to her phone, I guess if that was the case, the kidnapper put it back on her side just before he shot her since it was found on her damaged.
Eureka, what is your point? You think the kidnapper / murderer would have kept the phone as a souvenir so in case he was ever stopped by the police, he would be convicted and hanged? Is that what you are saying? He would have held on to the phone?
Foolish me, I would have tossed it in the toolbox with the victim.
Question, if the cell phone was found on Emily's body - damaged I assume by the gun - was the cell phone on? If so can't they locate pings (signal trace)that will give time from a tower where the cell phone and Emily's body were found? This might help to obtain a better timeline. Just a question?
I might be wrong, but nowhere did I see an official reference to the cell phone being on her body. It was in the truck, but I can't tell from rereading if it was in the cab or in the tool box or on her person. Can someone cite a source for this information? And was it determined the phone was damaaged by a bullet? I didn't see mention of that anywhere either.
When she was found, her cell phone was clipped to the side of her pants.
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