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Originally Posted by MuckyFunster  Yeah, i thought the same, which made me think that they probably knew he wasn't as clueless as they were trying to make him out to be. I'm sure in Brendan's interview one of the things he told the police that linked him as being involved was to do with him and Steven not being able to get Theresa's car to drive, and that Steven had had to open the bonnet at some point to try and get it going. |
He didn't come across as the sharpest knife in the drawer either in the four hour interrogation or under questioning in court. If he doesn't have a learning difficulty or a low IQ, which it appeared he does/did, maybe the prosecution should have had a witness testify not to let appearances be deceptive. Either way, the lack of such a witness is, as I said, puzzling.
If the two of them were there, it would have been easier to carry the body (or body parts) to the burn pit at night in an isolated area than use a car for transport.
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Originally Posted by MuckyFunster I think because of the media circus surrounding the murder and all the press conferences they've struggled to get an impartial jury from anywhere. |
Yeah, the fact that the excused juror was aware of three or four in the room who had already decided Steven was guilty before deliberations, not to mention the statements the defence lawyers had from prospective jurors, was troubling.