Duncan, S.C, officer takes the stand
We got a glimpse into what investigation happened regarding the Duncan, S.C., Police Department and the Anderson case. After the mid-morning break, Office Kip Teal took the stand. He told the jurors during prosecution's questioning that nothing out of the ordinary appeared around the truck when he responded to the Waffle House on Jan. 7, 2006. He noticed the flat tire, but inside and out, nothing else seemed unusual. He did rope the truck area with crime scene tape so no one would touch the vehicle. After he learned Emily was found dead in the truck, Teal began an investigation. He talked to several folks at the Waffle House and Quality Inn - the hotel next door to the Waffle House. He also asked for video tapes from several businesses in the area of the truck. Teal testified that he did not see any signs of Emily Anderson or the truck in the tapes he did obtain. Teal also testified that he never was able to determine who made the call to the Waffle House that morning. Remember, the Waffle House manager received a call regarding Anderson's truck around lunchtime Jan. 7. Teal said they also didn't determine exactly where the call was made from, although, the caller said he was calling from a truck stop.
During the defense's questioning of Teal, Lisa Dubs asked why Teal didn't bring his case file. All Teal has with him is an incident report. Dubs asked him several questions, such as names of the ladies he spoke with at Quality Inn, and Teal could not remember; however, he testified that if he had his case file, the names/information would be in there.
Teal told the jurors he received a black and white head shot of Emily Anderson, and took it with him most places he went to investigate, but not all. Teal never received a photo of Jerry Anderson. In fact, Teal was not informed of other names of interest that popped up in the investigating. Dubs rattled off Antonio Reyes, for example, who worked at the Anderson farm. Teal also said no one from the Caldwell County Sheriff's Office looked at any of the video tapes Teal collected. Teal himself didn't keep those tapes as evidence. He said since the tapes didn't show anything, he didn't think they were worth collecting as evidence.
Right before lunch, Dubs showed several photos to Teal. There's apparently a scrap yard behind the Waffle House and Quality Inn. The scrap yard has video surveillance. Teal testified he knows that, but did not collect its video tapes. Why? He said there was no reason why he didn't.
Dubs will continue to question Teal when court reconvenes at 2. The prosecution will have a chance to redirect, if it so chooses to. Several detectives from the Caldwell County Sheriff's Office are in the court. Will they be the next to testify? I'll be back around 3:30.
During the defense's questioning of Teal, Lisa Dubs asked why Teal didn't bring his case file. All Teal has with him is an incident report. Dubs asked him several questions, such as names of the ladies he spoke with at Quality Inn, and Teal could not remember; however, he testified that if he had his case file, the names/information would be in there.
Teal told the jurors he received a black and white head shot of Emily Anderson, and took it with him most places he went to investigate, but not all. Teal never received a photo of Jerry Anderson. In fact, Teal was not informed of other names of interest that popped up in the investigating. Dubs rattled off Antonio Reyes, for example, who worked at the Anderson farm. Teal also said no one from the Caldwell County Sheriff's Office looked at any of the video tapes Teal collected. Teal himself didn't keep those tapes as evidence. He said since the tapes didn't show anything, he didn't think they were worth collecting as evidence.
Right before lunch, Dubs showed several photos to Teal. There's apparently a scrap yard behind the Waffle House and Quality Inn. The scrap yard has video surveillance. Teal testified he knows that, but did not collect its video tapes. Why? He said there was no reason why he didn't.
Dubs will continue to question Teal when court reconvenes at 2. The prosecution will have a chance to redirect, if it so chooses to. Several detectives from the Caldwell County Sheriff's Office are in the court. Will they be the next to testify? I'll be back around 3:30.
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12:36 PM
4 Comments:
Now why did the officer not bring his case file? This holds tons of information the mind tends to forget. Weird...I believe if I was his superior I'd have to question him about this...is the Mayberry and Barney is on the case?
tinkerbell, are you Jen Menster?
Allison,
No
Seems I was right about no audit trail for the phone call. (Wasn't such a far fetched idea afterall.) Now why is that? The phone company computers surely track every call. They might not know who made the call, but they could at least tell where it originated.
And the video tapes weren't looked at by Caldwell Police? And now they are gone? Even if Emily and truck weren't on there, Caldwell police might have spotted someone else they recognize. How long would it have taken to look at a few video tapes? This is a murder case. Shouldn't all the i's be dotted and the t's be crossed?
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