Monday, February 29, 2016

Bones in the Burn Barrel and Pit May Not Belong to Teresa Halbach




Carmen Boutwell was a 25-year-old woman who died in Manitowoc County on the day that Teresa was reported missing, 11/3/05. Pfeffer funeral home, where her body was taken immediately after her funeral on 11/8/05, is owned by Mike Bushman's wife. Retired MTSO deputy Mike Bushman lead the team that discovered the potential burial site on Kuss Road on November 11/7/05 (he ran the K-9 unit until his retirement and then became a reserve deputy for MTSO). Bushman was one of the deputies who arrested Avery in 1985 for the sexual assault of Penny Beernsten. Also, he was the first deputy to respond to the 1999 hit-and-run death of Ricky Hochstetler.
#MakingaMurder #OnThisDay 2005 TH bones apparently found on ASY. CB funeral her cremation to follow after service, WCCA logged CB’s dismissed charges. CB family would not receive her cremains for weeks after service. - Novias‏, Twitter, November 8, 2017 

Details on Carmen's death at the 32-minute mark in the video above.

There is simply no evidence that bones were found during the investigation. No one documented the bones on site at any of the three locations where they were allegedly found. Not a single photo exists. No one documented the “charred material” before it was shoveled up and tossed into boxes. The FBI and crime lab reports didn’t even designate the shin bone as bone. If true that no bones were found, one can only speculate about the origin of the tissue sent to the labs. Clearly there were problems identifying the remains as Teresa Halbach’s, though one wouldn’t  know that from trial testimony or media reports. The defense accepted Culhane’s report as proof that Teresa’s body was found. How can it be trusted when there is a huge problem with the chain of custody? If Dr. Eisenberg shipped it directly to the FBI as stated, how did Culhane test it at all?

The fact is the remains (if there were any found to begin with) were never conclusively identified and that means the fraud in this case may be much bigger than anyone could have imagined. Hopefully at some point Avery’s attorneys will look into this matter. It is too important to overlook. [Source]



Dead/Missing/Framed 

submitted November 7, 2016 by August141981

What was really going on in Manitowoc?

November 3, 2005 was a seemingly busy day for Manitowoc and surrounding areas. Carmen Boutwell was found of a suspicious drug overdose that morning at approximately 8:30 am. Teresa Halbach is reported missing later that day at approximately 5:00 pm and Steven Avery shows on the Global Subject Activity Report Summary as HOMICIDE SUSPECT at 6:34 pm.

Can these three events be connected? It certainly looks as though they can.

In October of 2004 Steven Avery had filed lawsuit in regards to his innocence of the 85 case where he was falsely accused of rape. This was also around the same time frame that TH started working for AutoTrader and one of her clients was Steven Avery. She had been to his property many times leading up to her disappearance.

When we look at occurrences that happened leading up to year after the law suit being filed a deposition was taking place those mentioned below had been thru the deposition process.

05/12/05 - Special Agents AL and DS are deposed regarding SA 1985 case. AL testifies that "it appears that there was no real investigation done," and the police "had a suspect and they were going to make it work." Special Agent DS also states that "the sheriff told the DA not to screw this one up because the sheriff wanted SA convicted of this crime." http://stevenaverytrial.com/

09/08/05 - DJ, Assistant DA for Manitowoc County, has a telephone conversation with Chief Deputy Gene Kusche. In that conversation, GK tells DJ that Sergeant Andy Colborn disclosed that Gregory Allen might be responsible for Avery's 1985 conviction, denoting that GK might have known Steven Avery wasn't guilty. 09/22/05 - MR, Manitowoc County District Attorney, is deposed and acknowledges communications with Sergeant AC and Lieutenant Jame Lenk regarding SA’s case. He states that he provided this information to the Attorney General's office, but no record exists of MR doing so. He also confirms that DJ spoke with GK regarding the 1995 phone call. 10/11/05 - Lieutenant JL is deposed and acknowledges the phone call from Brown County in 1995. 10/11/05 - Sandra Morris is deposed regarding her 1985 complaint against Steven Avery. 10/13/05 - Sheriff Ken Peterson is deposed and denies any knowledge of evidence that could have cleared Steven Avery of the 1985 conviction. 10/13/05 - Sergeant AC states under oath that he doesn't recall speaking with anyone else regarding SA case. 10/13/05 - Judy Dvorak is deposed and acknowledges that she suggested that SA looked like the description provided by Penny Beerntsen 10/26/05 - Chief Deputy of Manitowoc County, GK, provides deposition regarding why his sketch used in the 1985 PB case (supposedly drawn based on PB memory of her attacker) looks nearly identical to SA mug shot from January 1985. GK denies that he had access to the mug shot before making the sketch. GK framed the sketch and displayed it for nearly 20 years. GK also questions the validity of the DNA evidence in the SA case.

October 10, 2005 - was this the test run?

1. Warrant issued October 10, 2005 for Carmen Boutwell's arrest
https://wcca.wicourts.gov/caseDetails.do;jsessionid=1FB01A0C071E340DB6CD1315968E172E.render6?caseNo=2005CF000341&countyNo=36&cacheId=A5587DAFB43FFED9A7E1F5AE65F0597E&recordCount=6&offset=3&mode=details&submit=View+Case+Details

2. Warrant filed Oct 10, 2005 for Carmen Boutwell
Warrant served Oct 12, 2005
Bail/Bond Hearing Oct 13, 2005
Initial appearance Oct 17, 2005
Notice entered Oct 2005 - Review is set for Nov 3, 2005 @ 8:30 am

3. Teresa Halbach is scheduled with AutoTrader and has an appointment with SA at salvage yard.

4. Ryan Hillegas - speaks with TH over the phone for 17 minutes the evening of Oct 10, 2005: note he called or received calls from TH (If you look at the phone records of RH you will see a pattern Oct 10/11 & Oct 30/31

RH phone record call patterns do seem quite similar for both Monday the 10th and Monday the 31.

Monday October 10 2005 8:13 AM Voice
Monday October 10 2005 3:53 PM Incoming Mrc
Monday October 10 2005 5:45 PM 2 DM
Monday October 10 2005 6:20 PM Incoming 17 TH
Monday October 10 2005 6:46 PM MK

Tuesday October 11 2005 6:40 AM MK
Tuesday October 11 2005 7:56 AM Oshkosh
Tuesday October 11 2005 11:31 AM MK
Tuesday October 11 2005 11:43 AM Outgoing TH

The Fateful final 48 hours:

October 30 2005 1:26 PM 1 SB
October 30 2005 1:35 PM 2 SB
October 30 2005 3:30 PM 1 VIDEO

October 31 2005 9:10 AM Incoming 8 DM
October 31 2005 9:41 AM Incoming 2 Unknown
October 31 2005 3:48 PM 1 Voice
October 31 2005 3:50 PM CM
October 31 2005 6:01 PM Incoming 2 Unknown
October 31 2005 6:02 PM Incoming 23 Unknown
October 31 2005 6:25 PM 3 Unknown
October 31 2005 7:19 PM Incoming 3 Unknown
October 31 2005 7:36 PM 2 Unknown
October 31 2005 7:37 PM 2 SB
October 31 2005 7:47 PM Incoming 5 SB

What was Carmen Boutwell doing leading up to October 31, 2005?

Prior to October 31, 2005, CB had met with Law Enforcement days prior to her death. Her grandmother had driven her to an out of the place location where they met LE and CB sat in the back seat of LE’s car refusing to tell them what they wanted to hear. She was nervous and anxious about this meeting.

On the day of October 31, 2005, CB's family tells me that she was attending school in prep to attend college and had came home for lunch that day and spoke with her mom about what she was doing for Halloween. CB loved Halloween and she loved shelling out candy to the local kids. She told her mom that she was staying home that night and would look forward to her mom stopping by with her little brother in costume. Unfortunately she never spoke with her again and did not make it over that night to see her.

On the day of October 31, 2005, TH is working her Monday at AutoTrader and has an appointment at salvage yard with SA to take photo of his sister's van.

October 31 Timeline detailed on reddit (angieb15) with many great links as reference:

https://www.reddit.com/r/TickTockManitowoc/comments/4kvwfc/october_31_2005_timeline/

November 3, 2005

On November 3, 2005, at approximately 8:30 am, CB is found dead. CB lived in an upstairs apartment and her grandmother lived downstairs. CB’s grandmother had gone upstairs and knocked on the door to wake CB and she did not answer. A few minutes later an unknown female alerted CB’s grandmother that CB may be dead. The grandmother went upstairs where she found CB sitting on the floor leaning against the stereo and unresponsive. MSCO was contacted and responded. Conversations between MCSO and CB’s family immediately ensued and her family was told she had OD’d. The family, of course, was devastated. MCSO immediately discussed that they would assist the family with her funeral arrangements. The family had paid for CB’s funeral, however. Even before CB's body was removed from her apartment MCSO told the family that they should have her cremated. They advised the family that an autopsy would be done immediately and that they would help with the arrangements for cremation. The autopsy was completed November 4th and CB’s funeral was November 8th. Her family remembers placing her in the back of the hurst shortly after 1 pm on November 8th, where she was taken to be cremated. It took 3 weeks for her cremains to be returned to the family. CB’s family questioned her death a few times to LE and were told that she was a drug addict and to get over it, and that finding her killer was virtually impossible. LE never investigated CB suspicious drug death! MSCO stated in the news article that the case was still open.

On November 3, 2005, at approximately 5:00 pm Teresa Halbach is reported missing.

Timeline detailed on reddit (angieb15) with many great links as reference:

https://www.reddit.com/r/TickTockManitowoc/comments/4kwb3d/november_3_2005_timeline/

On November 3, 2005, no time listed on report for Teresa Halbach's RAV4. It is listed as in custody on November 3, 2005.

Source link page 3:

http://www.stevenaverycase.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/MTSO-Summary-Report-on-Homicide-Investigation.pdf

On November 3, 2005, at 6:34 pm, approximately 2 1/5 hours after TH missing person report was filed, SA was documented as TH murder suspect. NOVEMBER 3, 2005 @ 18:34 hours Global Subject Activity Report

On November 3, 2005, Dave Remiker - Report shows that he was not working on November 3, 2005:

http://www.stevenaverycase.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/CASO-Investigative-Report.pdf#page=1032

This is where I would love to see CB investigation paperwork as Dave Remiker says he was on this case but he seems to be MIA that day and then was recorded as being involved in SA case.

On November 3, 2005, at 10:00 pm the breaking news of TH missing, WBAY:

http://wbay.com/2016/01/07/video-nov-3-2005-teresa-halbach-is-missing/

November 4, 2005

On November 4, 2005, because MSCO had removed the same coroner that would be walled off from SA case, CB was driven 2 hours drive to Waukesha County Morgue. Her autopsy was done by DPK MD Forensic Pathologist & TH Forensic Autopsy Assistant. This autopsy was done Nov 4th, 2005. The autopsy report shows her organs were shown as normal. That is not condicative to someone who is a “druggie” along with the low numbers showing of methadone & alcohol. What is questionable is the mention of markings and their locations, and that she was more apt to have died from suffocation/strangulation rather then OD. During the autopsy, tissues and samples were taken and stored, and also there was a DNA card made for her. (NOTE: the coroner DK had contacted CB family daily, always saying how sorry she was her last day calling. She called 3 times, with the last conversation being that she was removed from the case; she stopped contacting the family.)

On November 4, 2005 at 10:00 am - Pam Sturm sees news featuring TH. Page 197:

http://www.stevenaverycase.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Jury-Trial-Transcript-Day-2-2007Feb13.pdf#page=197

On November 4, 2005, between 3:10 - 7:25 pm, Ryan Hillega speaks with LE 22 times. Page 54:

http://www.stevenaverycase.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Avery-8-26-16-Motion-for-Post-Conviction-Scientific-Testing.pdf#page=54

On November 4, 2005, at 4:00 pm, DB & SB arrive at salvage yard, speak with SA, leave a missing person flyer. Page 214:

http://www.stevenaverycase.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Jury-Trial-Transcript-Day-1-2007Feb12.pdf#page=214

On November 4, 2005, between 7:30 - 8:00 pm, SA's brother sees headlight near the quarry while leaving for Crivitz and calls SA. See report:

http://www.stevenaverycase.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Steven-Avery-Interview-Report-2005Nov05.pdf

Timeline of activity, Nov 4, 2005, TH missing person case:

https://www.reddit.com/r/TickTockManitowoc/comments/4kwcwi/november_4_2005_timeline/

When you go back and look at CB court documents, the following stands out:

November 8, 2005 - Motion and order of dismissal ordering the action dismissed without prejudice because the defendant is deceased (that is 5 days after she died, that is the very day of her funeral, that is the very day the supposed bones were found on the salvage yard). In none of CB's other court documents is it logged that she was deceased until the following year, and 2 documents actually still don’t show her as deceased.

Have I gotten your attention yet?

[–]August141981[S]

Frightening isn't it...I've been deep deep down in the CB rabbit hole, all the fluff that KK made in regards to DNA and such is just that. This Information and more has been turned over to proper authority and I can't wait for that ship to sink and those responsible for this heinous crime are made accountable

They framed them, they shamed them and they stole their lives.

I was sickened by what they did to SA x2. I was horrified by what they did to BD. I'm frightened by what they did to CB. These are people who are supposed to be looking after "we the people" and for decades they've only been looking after themselves. it's disgusting

[–]angieb15

Can you say where you got all the details? Because some of this is previously unknown and fascinating...

[–]August141981[S]

Direct connections to CB, and it's both fascinating and frightening thru many months and tons of reading and telephone conversations. Working with some really great thinkers. I surely couldn't have gathered all on my own but was encouraged to post this here and hope to gather further thoughts and information.

[–]Redditidiot1

I am interested in her sitting in the car with LE and not telling them what they wanted to hear. What did they want to hear?

[–]August141981[S]

It is believed that DEA was there at the meeting as well. I am convinced that CB knew something or was being pressured for something and refused to play the game or was silenced.

I believe from my information gathered that this is a case of 1 dead, 1 missing, and 2 framed.

[–]Redditidiot1 

Are you implying something with "one dead and one missing" rather than two dead?

[–]August141981[S]

One is dead and one is missing. I'm not implying anything. CB is confirmed and documented as deceased; TH is reported missing: there is no proof of rape/torture/mutilation or murder, no body fluid/blood, no damage to the bed where supposed rape took place. Heck car-char-ski the officer I refer as "dopey" sat on the very bed of the crime scene and took notes while the other 2 idiots packed up the evidence they just planted.

And it all started with a sweaty narcissistic story teller, and we're all still rooting, searching for the murderer that we were told about.

[–]August141981[S]

I don't live in USA but certainly hope to one day meet CB family; a bond is created now, and, no matter the outcome, her death needs to be investigated by trusted authorities.

[–]August141981[S]

The drug unit was aware of the candy man since 99. MSCO had no interest or want to investigate CB death. They are great at creating lots of noise and confusion. CB family was dismissed purposefully by MSCO.

[–]seekingtruthforgood

In the comments it discusses a reduced sentence handed down to the alleged boyfriend of CB. She was prohibited from having contact with him as part of her own criminal proceedings. Interesting is that he escaped out of jail just before her death. He was not picked up again until after her death. The comments question a prior reduced sentence given to him and whether that sentence was reduced in exchange for being an informant. If so, the poster is questioning whether CB's death was not investigated because their own informant, who escaped from jail, may have been the source of the drugs one that killed her. This theory makes a lot of sense to me in terms of LE wanting to avoid the bad press and liability associated with their own confidential informant. He, btw, is in more recent news and is going to prison for other offenses.

[–]August141981[S] 

I assure you CB did not look like the photo in the news article. The photo her mom was holding was of her a few years younger. Yes, she resembled the photo somewhat but that was not her look when she died.

[–]foghaze

I can confirm this. I've seen the pic too. They looked nothing alike anymore and she could not have pulled off posing as Teresa. So I hope those who are leaning in this direction can see how that scenario would be impossible.

FYI the markings on her throat are a bit suspicious but, after further research, seem to be common. I really don't know what to think about her connection, if there is one, anymore. I'm leaning more to no connection TBH.

[–]stateurname

Did you have a previous post about a certain guy who had a court date schedule for a certain time? Can't recall, but CB's friend at the time?

[–]August141981[S]

If you are referring to first name rhymes with Mary you quite likely read my posts here:

https://m.reddit.com/r/TickTockManitowoc/comments/53o8cu/them_dry_bones/?ref=search_posts

[–]foghaze

Yes his name was Gary Kreie. According to her family they weren't really friends. They didn't even know who he is but for some reason, MTSO ordered her to stay away from him.

https://www.reddit.com/r/TickTockManitowoc/comments/4lkfbv/the_curious_case_of_boutwell_kreie/

[–]stateurname

Out of all this mess, I hope the friends around CB have been able to get clean and out of the area.

[–]August141981[S]

I believe we will see change; this is a lot for many of them. Some have, some are and hope others will find the strength to direct themselves in positive ways.

[–]August141981[S]

Thank you fog and I appreciate your input as always.

[–]foghaze 

    Thank you fog and I appreciate your input as always.

Your welcome. One thing I do find strange is how she was taken to the coroner in Waukesha and how they made her get an autopsy when none was needed. It's odd how they immediately called it an overdose when they couldn't have actually known this. The coroner she was taken to was connected with another corrupt cop case that had recently happened as well in another county but he testified for the defense. It's pretty interesting because a cop shot this guy in the head and some of the cranial pieces were missing according to him. They were apparently on the ground but he claims he never got them. Crazy huh? You can kinda see where I might be going with that. I will get that info to you when I have the chance.

Also when I look at the very little amount of drugs in her system compared to the BAC level I cannot see how she died but I think it's possible had she never taken methadone before. I'm no expert at all but the levels of methadone in her system appear very low. However, if this is coupled with alcohol it does make a difference. I do suspect that it's possible she got it from LE.

The deeper I dig the more it looks like the entire state is corrupt.

[–]August141981[S] 

mb jr is who you are referring?

yes another interesting case

[–]foghaze 

    mb jr is who you are referring?

I can't remember the names or details. It was a while back when I researched all this but it was a corrupt cop case where he pulled a guy over who was supposed to be in court testifying against him in a few hours. Something like that. The cop straight up killed him for no reason at all at close range. He was unarmed.

[–]solunaView

Have you found any maternal relatives that could link CB and TH? Even distantly?

[–]ControlOptional

I looked back all the way to ancestors several generations and found nothing.

[–]solunaView 

Still not discounting this. The other thing is with only 7 loci matching, the odds in the regular population are much better like in the hundreds possibly.

The other thing is, we don't know if LE would out and out fake the mtDNA testing. SC has spit on her hands already how much of a leap would it be to just fake a test or three?

[–]dark-dare 

It's called dry labbing and it is more common than you think in state run labs.

[–]August141981[S] 

I use to work with a retired forensic guy who had a routine. One day I mentioned his habits to him and that is when I found out his previous work was. In the 5 or so years I worked with him NOT ONCE did he cough in his hands.

SC was a nervous nitty for a reason.

[–]August141981[S] 

Yes maternal, yes related and distant on father's side (CB father related to TH father).

[–]no_idea_4_names

So that wouldn't count towards mtdna then would it? Thought that was all through the mother's side?

[–]August141981[S]

mtdna means nothing! just more fluff on the prosecution side of things.

The reality is that there is plenty of lies and deceit that was created and executed by the prosecution and the thugs.

[–]August141981[S] 

There was an unknown/unnamed female there when CB was found but there were others that left in the night.

[–]NewbieDoobieDoo7

Several have asked and you are not answering other than very vague non-answers. Where are you getting this information. 'A lot of research' is not an acceptable answer. Many of us have dug around with nothing close to these details so please provide more information as to your sources, even if you can't name names you should be able to give more info than that.

[–]August141981[S]

I'd love to sing to the world about a girl named CB, but if my information seems vague, then I apologize and you are free to ask anything further. Should I be able to further indulge in answering I will. However, the people I've spoken with I earned their respect and trust and I would not intentionally jeopardize the bond of friendship we have created over these past few months. Sometimes things just can't be said for good reason. CB death has never been investigated, if you catch my drift.

[–]August141981[S] 

Spoke personally, yes, as have others & they have been vetted.

Just to be clear, I'm not a lone wolf, and I'm not a "you heard it hear first kind of person."

Foghaze is one of a small group of people who has been introduced to some of the sources.

It's going to go down like domino's.

[–]NewbieDoobieDoo7 

So people close to the CB case think that there is a link between her and THs death?

[–]August141981[S] 

All who have directly connected ourselves to CB and those who knew her say this. "If CB is not connected to this, Her death requires a complete and trustworthy investigation"

We will all support it and demand it.

[–]NewbieDoobieDoo7

And I would say either way, she needs a complete and trustworthy investigation.

But I'm sure that's what you mean :)

[–]August141981[S] 

absolutely! :)

[–]covertoperations911

This is a fantastic post - such incredibly important information. I can't thank you enough for sharing all of it with us and for giving the Boutwell family a voice. The revelations about the autopsy and the cremation are astounding.

Boutwell wasn't simply being processed through the courts, she was on the radar of the federal security services - and for reasons that remain unknown even today.

According to the information you've gathered, a number of people were present in and around Boutwell's residence on Nov. 2 and Nov. 3. There were the unidentified persons who "left in the night" on Nov. 2. The following day, Kreis or an alleged associate is seen outside her home. Later, Boutwell's grandmother is told that she "may be dead" by an unidentified female. What was going on at her house that night?

I'm absolutely floored. Something evil was happening in this county in October-November 2005.

[–]August141981[S] 

Something evil has been happening there for decades.

She was a young girl who had friends over: that is not out of the ordinary, but what happened to her and what led up to her death is not ordinary and should absolutely be investigated.

If we allow fear of speaking up and speaking out prevent us from exposing truth!

Then evil wins

[–]lilypadbitch 

Evil shall not win if those who know the truth come forward and stop the cycle of corruption. It is like a family with a hidden secret and no one wants to expose it because then everyone will know the sins of the family.

I think there are more secrets that the state of WI does not want the rest of the country to know about but I bet we are all guilty of the same corruption.

Sad to say but this goes all the way to the top of our leadership here in the US.

[–]August141981[S] 

your absolutely correct from what I've seen, and it isn't just this case; there are many others of the like. This doesn't happen unless you have higher ups either covering or involved...when it comes down to it if they have kept these secrets this long they are responsible.

[–]lilypadbitch 

    What was CB doing leading up to October 31, 2005 Prior to October 31/05 - CB had met with LE days prior to her death. Her grandmother had driven her to an out of the place location where they met LE and CB sat in the back seat of LE’s car refusing to tell them what they wanted to hear. She was nervous and anxious about this meeting. August141981

What LE was involved in meeting with her? What was the reason for her to meet with them?

If we knew more about what CB and TH where doing months before Oct. 31st it could tell a lot about what happened to both of them. What was going on in their life prior to Oct 31?

Thank you for posting August141981. I have been waiting to see your insight to the CB connection.

There is some disturbing stuff going on in the shadows of this investigation. This is no coincidence to the connections of events. I believe there is some deep organized criminal activity going on in WI that they are desperately trying to keep hidden.

[–]August141981[S] 

Thanks for letting me high jack your thread awhile back. I've dipped my toes in this CB conversation or at least attempted since late Jan, early Feb and, well, conversations never ended nicely or no one was just open to discuss. I was thankful for the open conversation.

We can't be 100% certain. So open conversation is really helpful to us all. Fact finding and then creating our own understanding of the case.

[–]Redditidiot1 

Did you have a different name then? I was mmh150 or cremation of sam mcgee and I believe I was one of the first, if not the first, to bring up CB's coincidental death mid Jan. (I'm not bragging, it's just that people shot me down very quickly and I can't recall your involvement in the discussions, for some reason). Your filling in the blanks of this story is fascinating to me. I have always believed in justice for CB as well as others caught up in this mess.

[–]August141981[S] 

yes I used a different name. To be honest I didn't even use reddit in the beginning. I used fb and other venues. I was horrified when I seen previous posts in here from a while back where people were disrespecting my personal space and bombarding comments with my personal full name, who I was, who I associate with. All eager to negatively bash me and discredit the information found. So I stepped away and have recently returned because those I trust encouraged me to do so.

[–]Redditidiot1 

If what you say is true then they destroyed her reputation in many different ways and that is horrific to me.

[–]August141981[S] 

There is a long list of destruction, there is a long list of those they have pushed around for decades. It's chilling!

[–]Redditidiot1 

Does Gary Kreie have a resemblance to anybody? Like GA did to SA? Just curious more than anything.

[–]August141981[S] 

his fb page is open, pic's, friends list and posts

[–]skippymofo 

Sorry about your experiences on Reddit. But these guys knew you are on the right scent.

[–]August141981[S]

it's sad the world we live in, surrounded by so much hate.

The length people go, and the noise they make, only shows the need for change in our world.

[–]August141981[S] 

11 years ago today CB family laid her to rest, amongst all the noise and utter chaos that was thrown into their world. They were kept in a state that they were unable to see everything that was going on outside of their devastation and loss.

[–]August141981[S] 

CB was found dead the morning of Nov 3rd. It's listed on her autopsy report as is the date of her autopsy being Nov 4. It's been confirmed and report has been turned over to team Zellner months ago

[–]ahhhreallynow 

Any known connections between SB or RH or TH on a social level?

[–]August141981[S]

You mean with CB? No one I spoke with was able to connect any of those 3 with CB.
 
Making a Murderer: Steven Avery freedom battle boosted by claims FBI evidence 'doesn't prove bones were Teresa Halbach's'
By Siobhan McFadyen
March 11, 2016

Spoiler Alert: Steven Avery's lawyer Kathleen Zellner has been sent new bombshell claims that completely counteract the state's case giving fresh hopes for appeal.

Pictures from State of Wisconsin regarding Steven Avery's case


Dr. Eisenberg, Special Agent Pevytoe, John Ertl, Detective Wiegert and Special Agent Fassbender gathered at the crime lab
Making a Murderer's Steven Avery could be one step closer to freedom following bombshell new claims that the FBI did not confirm that the bones they tested belonged to Teresa Halbach.

The allegations contained in court transcripts and evidence logs purport to show that Wisconsin state DNA expert Sherry Culhane - sent only "charred material."

On January 20 2006, Calumet County Sheriff Jerry Pagel released a statement to the media insisting the FBI had confirmed the bones were matched to Teresa's.

While on February 7, shamed prosecutor Ken Kratz sent an email to Culhane - who was responsible for analyzing the bones locally - reiterating that statement.

Sherry Culhane


Wisconsin state DNA expert Sherry Culhane has come under scrutiny over her evidence
However it's now been questioned whether FBI even tested 'bone fragments' since the piece of evidence marked BZ in the case was "charred material" and that it was never proven to match with Halbach's.

Instead it was a general mitochondrial DNA match connected to a relative of Miss Halbach's mother, Karen Sekorski Halbach.

According to campaigners none of the protocols were followed and the 'bones' found were not logged properly, meaning evidence could easily have been tampered with.

kratz-how-to-make-a-murderer 2 

Blogger Amberlea1879 has pored over evidence on the Reddit forum which she says suggests collusion was going on between Ken Kratz and Sherry Culhane.

And she's sent her research to lawyer Kathleen Zellner - who apparently confirmed receipt and is looking into the claims as part of her evidence gathering process.

Meanwhile in another startling piece of research which gives a blow by blow account of the breaches of protocol in the case - another compelling insight shows how the whole thing could now be turned on its head.

 Bone and teeth fragments which were found in a fire pit behind Steven Avery’s trailer


Bone and teeth fragments which were found in a fire pit behind Steven Avery’s trailer
Stop Wrongful Convictions Campaigner and author Lynne Blanchard says: "Everyone accepts as fact that Teresa’s remains were found in the burn pit.

"Obviously it appears to be very incriminating, but what is going on with this evidence?

"Why weren’t protocols followed?

"No coroner, forensic anthropologist, arson investigator or photographer was called to the scene when the evidence was discovered.

"They had all of these high paid experts at their disposal and didn’t call on them until after the evidence had been shoveled up and taken to the sheriff’s office.

"The DNA evidence described above is not conclusive.

"How is it even possible for tissue to survive a fire that disintegrated 60% of the bone mass?

"The teeth, which are commonly used to identify a body because they outlast bone, didn’t even survive the fire.

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Tragic Teresa Halbach was murdered on Halloween in 2005
"Something’s wrong and it becomes difficult to accept this evidence as presented."

According to Lynne, lab analyst Sherry Culhane issued a report on December 2005 stating that a partial profile was obtained from a charred piece of tissue and that seven of sixteen markers matched Teresa’s standard profile.

She added: "The absence of a chain of custody of the bones is critical because it could very well have rendered it inadmissible. What happened?

Making a Murderer


Making a Murderer's Steven Avery is being backed by a top team of lawyers
"They brought in the state officials right away to ensure that everything would be properly handled. Who dropped the ball? It is very suspicious given everything else that happened in this case.

"Since the scene wasn’t documented, there is no proof that any bones were ever on the Avery property.

"As well, the Manitowoc County coroner was forbidden from entering the scene and none of the forensic experts were summoned until after the bones had been removed.

"We are to simply accept the word of the state witnesses who claimed to see the bones."

Pictures from State of Wisconsin regarding Steven Avery's case


The burn pit outside the Avery trailer is said to have been where the body was cremated
Related Reddit Threads:

Ertl, State Crime Lab Investigator, on Lack of Burn Pit Photos

By leiluhotnot
March 1, 2016

"burn pit...obviously altered...had we been working the scene from start to finish, there would likely have been more thorough photo record"

http://www.stevenaverycase.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Trial-Exhibit-160-Email-Between-Fassbender-And-Ertl.pdf

[–] harmoni-pet

the entire quote?
Had we been working any of these scenes from start to finish, there would have likely been a more thorough photo record; however, under the circumstances, we were merely able to provide technical assistance, rather than complete scene processing.
That paints a much clearer picture of what John Ertl (forensic scientist from Crime Lab, not a coroner) is saying. Then if you look at the top paragraph, he explains the circumstances.
In regards to the burn pit, our involvement began with a request to use our sifting equipment. The scene had obviously been altered at that point.
Here, 'altered' can mean all sorts of things. If you're keen on the planting, you might think that means evidence corruption. If you read Sturdivant's testimony about how the bones were found, he says the dog had walked through the pit. The pit could be considered altered from foot prints, or when Sturdivant initially inspected the pit and found bones.

[–] carbon8dbev

Had the coroner been called as required there would likely have been a "more thorough photo record."

Meh. It's their job to enforce the law, not abide by it, amirite? Good honorable family men with honest moral fiber are apparently bound only by God's law, not the State's or some shit.

(1g)  A sheriff or police chief shall, immediately upon notification under sub. (1) or s. 948.23 (1) (b) of a death, notify the coroner or the medical examiner, and the coroner or medical examiner of the county where death took place, if the crime, injury, or event occurred in another county, shall immediately report the death to the coroner or medical examiner of that county.

I hate that I pay taxes to help keep these clowns employed.

[–] Refukulator

It's their job to enforce the law, not abide by it

Good one.

[–] harmoni-pet

Where did they break the law then? Why were there no charges pressed?

Forgetting to take photos of bones isn't a crime to my knowledge. They didn't even know if the bones were human when they called Crime Lab to sift through the burn pit. In hindsight we know that they should have called the coroner because they turned out to be Teresa's. But at the time, they were collecting bones as evidence while simultaneously searching for Teresa's body.

[–] kaprikorny

but you would think with such a huge conflict of interest they would have documented EVERYTHING! Better to have evidence of nothing than to NOT have evidence of something.

[–] nothinbuttherain

Sure, they didn't know. That's why you photograph the hell out of it - because you don't know. You can't say "well, we'll just put them back and take pictures now that we know this is significant."

As to why no charges were filed, I think it's pretty clear that those folks ain't charging each other with anything. And you could very well be right that unless it could be proven it was intentionally omitted it's not an actionable offense. That doesn't mean it's not wrong and sloppy.

[–] skatoulaki

This is one of the biggest WTF parts of this case to me. I can't think about LEOs planting evidence - the blood, the key - because it's just too egregious for me to even consider...but the burn pit processing completely blows my mind. If these guys, who are supposed to be professionals, who were "worthy" enough to receive awards for their handling of this case, are examples of award-winning investigators, then we have all lost.

You can't even say, "dude, you watch too much CSI...that's not how they process this kinda thing" because actually, what should have been done here - photos, coroner, forensic anthropologist, flagging or a grid - that is basic crime scene investigation. Basic. And they fucked it up.

[–] pm_a_surprise

And no rubber residue on the bones from a ten tire fire? But police plant evidence. I know it's difficult to accept for some. But it is a reality that there are bad cops and bad das. To think otherwise, is honestly, juvenile. It's to believe what we were taught in grade school about people in authority. Don't question.

[–] skatoulaki

Right? And the bone fragments that were "intertwined" with the steel belt wires. Really? Where? Do you have a photo? No? Oh, we just have to take your word for it? That's not how this works!

[–] pm_a_surprise

Exactly! So many things about this case we have to take their words for. And so many of them have been shown to be dishonest in some way.

[–] hos_gotta_eat_too

Steven Avery had 18 years to think about bad cops.

[–] s_wardy_s

The bones and the lack of fire pit photo and residue evidence are the smoking gun. The planted key, rav4, SA blood in rav4, and the bullet are all just accessory to the dumb founded clues which all point to LE and in particular Lenk and Colborn as suspect. But the bones? are we led to believe SA burned TA and then collected her bones and neatly placed them in an evidence box, and delivered them to the county evidence locker. The first photo evidence of said bones are photos of bones in a box.

[–] AlpineBlues

These friggin people. They have no conscience left. You look at them in the courtroom, you can see they are like robot wreckers of lives. Watching them sweet talk Dassey with something that resembled fatherly love, right into his own destruction.

We would be doing them and the country a huge favor if we put them behind bars. Nothing short of a lengthy sentence would help them self reflect enough to see just how evil and destructive they have become.

Help them Zellner.

[–] MnAtty

God what a mess.

[–] Classic_Griswald

Yeah, they had a coroner ready to go with a proper team to process it. Instead mail it to the lady out of town....

Total 'we didn't mean to', especially when 2 county officials called the coroner to warn her to stay away.

[–] bluskyelin4me

What is beyond crazy is in a hearing on a pretrial motion, Factbender testified that in homicide investigations they "always used the Crime Lab" to process the scene. That, my fellow redditors, would be called perjury if he wasn't a law enforcement officer. "Come on...be honest ya gotta be honest... we can't help you if you're not honest..."

[–] innocens

These two should be under more scrutiny.

Who called them? What did they ask them to do?

[–] leiluhotnot

LE clearly destroyed their own smoking gun, slam dunk, gotcha evidence.

This was all about planting evidence, not about securing, or quality of the evidence. The jury just has to hear bones found next to Steven Avery trailer.

[–] Philly005

The bones were the one piece of evidence that would have been a dead giveaway to planting if photographed and handled correctly. It's no coincidence this was the one thing that was botched /mishandled/not photographed.

This to me is the smoking gun, and the bones should have never been allowed by the judge due to the obvious failure in procedure.

[–] hos_gotta_eat_too

10 to 1 says this email exchange alone is enough to have the bones thrown out as evidence.

[–] OpenMind4U 3

IMO, the funniest part is that these questions (with great concern) have been asked by Fassbender, himself /s

[–] AlpineBlues

Yeah. Nail him Fassbender. You moron.

[–] leiluhotnot

So we, the judiciary and law enforcement (LE) are left to judge and choose between LE corruption and releasing a guilty Steven Avery. Evidence ruined, so the question would always nag. Are we releasing a guilty man. Hopefully Zellner can put us at ease.

[–] HuNuWutWen

The absence of verifiable chain of custody documentation and photographic records, for the Avery burn pit and everything allegedly collected from it, renders that box of bones inadmissible, imo.

At least, there is a very strong argument to be made that the State has failed it's responsibility to reasonably handle the evidence, thereby making it impossible to verify the origin of the evidence. We simply don't know, and can't say, where it came from...nor can anyone on site...

The State cannot testify that specific bones in a specific box were collected from that general area, let alone where at the site they might have been specifically collected from, in fact they claim to not even know what they were handling, so even more reason to grid/contamination path/photo/log...but no...oops?

I see the nonsensical "excuse" that investigators on scene didn't "know" what they were scooping up with shovels...so...just kept on diggin'?...is that it?...

they had no fuckin' idea what they were lookin' for...

yet the entire area was cordoned off with crime scene tape?...warrants were in force?...and NONE of these fully trained/experienced crime scene investigators could follow the most basic SOP?...what is this, the fuckin' X-Files?....MULDER !!!

the reason it looks fucked up is because the cops fucked it up on purpose, so spare me the bullshit...Thanks.

[–] renaecharles

Makes perfect sense that they didnt take photos as the scene had already been tampered with- per Ertl's response. When a scene has been disturbed and they take pictures of the scene they can and probably will be used in a trial and if they are not photographed as they were found it could misrepresent the evidence; then the lab would be a secondary to evidence tampering. Fassbender had to know this from previous experience in cases but needed someone to blame for not documenting the scene correctly. He shot it back to him.

[–] DominantChord

Yeah, it is one of my favorite e-mails. I have been saying many times that this is probably one of the only instances where an official is critical towards another official.

He is essentially saying to Fassbender that he and his people fucked up his (Ertl's) ability to do a proper job.

Sunday, February 28, 2016

Detective Remiker—Dunce, Pawn or Perp?

ILoveGittaBanditta wrote at TickTockManitowoc one year ago:
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Manitowoc suicides reach all-time high

http://www.htrnews.com/story/news/local/2015/09/18/manitowoc-suicides/72421858/

Wow

I was held and beaten with brass knuckles 1982 by JL because MA gave him fake paper work on MCSD stationery that I had talked about him !!!

I don't even need to see anything more.

Add it up.

Beat, shot, fake busts, arrested for Perjury, Examined for competency.

This is the same problem that we had with MA before Re-monkey.

He created a group of people that were not drug related but for minor infractions of the law, then he convinced the DA and courts they were Kingpins!!!

And then dealt drugs in the bars and around 5 counties using real Kingpins and addicts, and protection of them to keep the money rolling in !!!

He destroyed at least 100 lives in the 12 or so of his reign.

Just seeing his name evoked a wave of panic attacks !!!

I'm one of the fake Kingpins whose life was messed with !!!

Governor D wiped my records clean before leaving office, probably so I couldn't sue the State of Wisconsin.

Manitowoc death squad Developed by MA.

I have rescued one person, now a vegetable in a home, PF. 

The sequence of events in my life get jumbled up, PTSD from getting shot in the head.

Motorcycle gang's member of the Immortals = JJ

On October 22nd, 1992 MA gave a special 25 caliber mercury filled, brass jacketed dumb dumb bullet to JJ and paid him $25,000 to take me to a sink hole in Cleveland, Wisconsin and SHOOT ME IN THE HEAD IN THE SINK HOLE. I got that bullet to the State crime lab !!! And JJ appealed his conviction, saying he was employed by the police.

Ten years before, MA was strutting around in gestapo type long black leather jacket and gloves with a big fat cigar jammed in his mouth, terrorizing ordinary people he had turned into criminals in the eyes of the courts, while killing and dealing drugs with motorcycle gangs, using the D.A.R.E. program to work along side the real CRIMINAL ELEMENTS OF MANITOWOC AND SURROUNDING AREAS TO COMMIT TRUE EVIL !!!!!

No, SG was trying to expose corruption in the MCSD and against TK, especially, when he got beat by police and smeared in the papers !!! When he boldly wouldn't shut up he was fake suicide:

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/htrnews/obituary.aspx?pid=180607938

Corruption runs deep and wide. MA isn't spoken about or referred to very much in MAM discussion circles. Make no mistake, he should be.

https://www.wicourts.gov/ca/opinion/DisplayDocument.html?content=html&seqNo=8556

FederalesEsMuyMuyInteligente

MA = Mark Anderson
JL = James Lenk
Re-monkey = Dave Remiker
JJ = James Jacobson
SG = Steven Walter Grimm
TK = Tom Kocourek 



Remiker and Kocourek are cousinsJust like the police department and sheriff’s department in Calumet and Manitowoc counties, the fire department is also a family business. Someone should file a complaint with the EEOC against these counties. Public sector jobs are highly coveted because they are stable and provide excellent total compensation packages. What a racket! Not easy for those whose families are not running the counties for their own benefit. If you're wondering why Calumet and Manitowoc counties are so insular and so suspicious of others--it pays!

submitted at Reddit by FIB1

Don’t know what category fits this guy. Would like to believe he was getting sucked into a scheme of misconduct and tried to distance himself from it. Maybe he is someone who would like to come clean and redeem himself for his family. Can you help with entries in favor of each category so we can figure where he falls? Here’s a start.

DUNCE:
  • A detective who spots a moved or altered VIN plate on the RAV4 and never questions it?
  • Reluctant/intimidated to re-interview that mean guy Zipperer.
  • Manitowoc County Detective for two years with narcotics task force experience and yet did not know where Avery Salvage was and had never been there; Lenk had to drive.
PAWN:
  • Reported directly to Lenk. Had an incentive to go along with the boss. New father who would want to protect his job
  • He had no ties to the earlier Avery cases and no ongoing grudge.
  • Left the investigation after work on Sunday November 6, 2005 for three to four months. Said wife was having some labor issues and she would be induced on Wednesday November 9, 2005. This is facially a good reason, but for a detective working the largest, highest profile murder investigation ever in Manitowoc County, I would have thought he would have stayed involved until Tuesday the 8th. Unless he wanted to distance himself from the framing. Then again, maybe I am a selfish insensitive ass, poor husband, poor father, etc. to even question this…
  • Seemed sincere in his phone conversation with Weigert on November 4, when Remiker was trying to get up to speed on the investigation.
PERP:
  • Went with Weigert to present search warrant petition to Judge Fox on November 5, when Remiker knew Weigert falsely stated in his affidavit that Remiker got the complete VIN for the RAV4 from the Sturms.
  • Did not explain at trial his conversation with Weigert the morning of November 5 in which Weigert told him of the boss’ change of direction and that they would go to Avery Salvage where the searchers were to try to get permission to search it.
  • Key Manitowoc officer in keeping everyone away from the RAV4 at the Avery Yard
  • Reported to be investigator on the girl (Carmen Boutwell) who overdosed in Manitowoc November 3, 2005.
When police obtained the search warrant on Saturday 11/5 after the RAV4 was found, they kicked SA's trailer door in (Lenk, Remiker and Colborn)

There are a few random things I read in the preliminary hearing documents and this in particular left a huge impression on me.

(1) Consider that police were there the day before (on the 4th) and walked through his trailer with his permission. TH was not there, obviously. Now instead of getting Earl to let him into SA's trailer or calling SA home to show him the search warrant that gave police permission to enter his home, they decided to just break in. It illustrates the mind-set of the officers -- and it was Lenk, Colborn and Remiker.

Imagine being away for the weekend and learning that police kicked in the door to your home and then hung out on your property for 8 straight days forbidding you to return.

https://stopwrongfulconvictions.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/remicker-door.jpg (from p.5 of 8/10/06 motion hearing)

http://www.stevenaverycase.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Partial-Motion-Hearing-Part-1-2006Aug10.pdf

Normally, police will search a home for a day, maybe day and a half, and then the dwelling is released back to the homeowner. After entering the home and collecting evidence they should not have gone in there again.

I understand that there were acres to search, but they could have limited the search to the outside areas once the building had been searched. At least the Averys could have been home.

Instead (as I'm sure you're all aware), they went back in over and over again, and I'm not sure if they did the same at the other homes or not. It was over the line and it does not typically work that way.

(2) Sheriff Pagel knew the Halbachs personally. I'm not saying it has any significance but it was the first I'd heard of this.

https://stopwrongfulconvictions.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/pagel-knew-halbachs.jpg

source:

http://www.stevenaverycase.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Motion-Hearing-2006Jul05.pdf

(3) The Calumet police hired a pilot to do low aerial searches on 11/4, looking for TH's vehicle [or looking for the best way in and the best place to plant it]. They did not do them on the 5th. Did they already know the car had been found?

(4) Early Avery testified that 45 minutes before Pam asked for permission to search the salvage yard, a man and woman drove in, handed him a flyer to post in the office and then asked if they could drive through the yard. He said "yes." Pam testified that Earl was irritated because they got their car stuck. Earl simply said that he never saw the car leave the property.

(Earl Avery testimony begins p. 162

http://www.stevenaverycase.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Partial-Motion-Hearing-Part-1-2006Aug09.pdf)

All of this information was included in the motion documents July-August 2006.


Look, from the timeline point of view:
  • around 12:00 - O'Neill arrived at Avery's parents' property in Crivitz;
  • around 12:15- 12:30 he met with SA and his parents (he was in his parents' cabin with his parents and his brother Chuck);
  • 12:45- 2:45 (minimum 2 hours with all the interruptions from SA lawyers) - interviewed SA in O'Neill's car;
  • 2:45- ??? - SA went back to his parent's house to speak with his lawyer;
  • around 3:30 - search warrant obtained;
  • 3:48 (wow, love this :48 specific timing...hahaha) - kick into SA trailer;

Thanks to this Timeline, I realized that SA was in Crivitz already by 3:00...

https://www.reddit.com/r/MakingaMurderer/comments/45bqq7/november_5_2005_timeline/?sort=old

SA arrived in Crivitz with Dolores and Brian at around 8:20 a.m. 11/5. Avery left his home to go there at 6am - 6.15am on Nov 05.

Detective O'Neill is from Marinette County and was interviewing Avery at his vacation property on the 11/5 at around 12 pm.

Marinette County Report

http://www.stevenaverycase.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Steven-Avery-Interview-Report-2005Nov05.pdf

O'Neill interviewed SA at the cabin in Crivitz. He was with a local sheriff's office there (Marienette). He was called by Wiegert to find and interview SA after the RAV4 was found.

(1) the fact that multiple searches were done on SA's trailer was the basis for the Defense's Motion to Suppress (available at steveaverycase.org).

(2) the Motion to Suppress lists the following information:

*11/5/05 Search Warrant executed at SA’s residence. LEO spent 10 minutes in trailer (3:48 to 3:58). They then searched garage (3 minutes.)

*11/5/05: LEO entered trailer again at 7:44 pm and searched for 2.5 hrs.

*11/6/05: LEO searched trailer again between 12:25 and 12:48 pm for the specific purpose of obtaining any firearms. They seized 2 firearms, bedding, and a vacuum cleaner.

*11/6/05: LEO entered the trailer again with personnel from the State Crime Lab to use an alternate light source to “point out areas of possible evidentiary value.”

*11/7/05: MTSO searched outdoor areas around SA’s trailer. At 9:57 am, 3 LEO entered the trailer to obtain the serial number of Steve’s computer (later used to obtain a search warrant to seize the computer.)

*11/8/05: LEO entered SA’s trailer to search it again. This search lasted 2 hours and is the one when the Toyota key was “discovered”.

*11/9/05: The trailer and garage were entered and searched 3 more times at 10:39, 11:40 and 11:51 and additional items were seized.

Yes, LEO entered SA's trailer 8 times.

By 21Minutes at Reddit

Manitowoc County Sheriff - Robert Hermann
Manitowoc County Sheriff - Tom Kocourek
Manitowoc County Sheriff - Kenneth Peterson
Manitowoc County Sheriff, Chief Deputy - Gene Kusche
Manitowoc County Sheriff. Lt. - James Lenk
Manitowoc County Sheriff, Sgt. - Andrew Colborn
Manitowoc County Sheriff, Sgt. - Jason Orth
Manitowoc County Sheriff, Detective - David Remiker
Manitowoc County Sheriff, Deputy - Judy Dvorak
Manitowoc County Clerk of Courts Office, Chief Clerk - Lynn Zigmunt
Manitowoc County District Attorney - Denis Vogel,
Manitowoc County Circuit Judge - Fred Hazlewood
Manitowoc County Circuit Judge - Patrick Willis
Marinette County Sheriff Sgt - Mike Sievert
Appleton, Wisconsin, Attorney - Len Kachinsky
State of Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation, Special Agent; Rod Pevytoe
State of Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation, Special Agent; Thomas Fassbender
State of Wisconsin Crime Lab, Bullistics Expert; William Newhouse
State of Wisconsin Crime Lab, DNA Technical Unit Leader; Sherry Culhane
State of Wisconsin Crime Lab, Technician - Steven Harrington
State of Wisconsin Forensic Anthropologist Consultant, Dr. Leslie Eisenberg
State of Wisconsin Attorney General - Peg Lautenschlager
Calumet County Sheriff, Sgt. - Mark Wiegert
Calumet County sheriff, Deputy - Dan Kucharski
Calumet County Sheriff; Deputy - Jerry Pagel
Calumet County Special Prosecutor; Ken Kratz
State of Wisconsin Court of Appeals
State of Wisconsin Supreme Court
Members of the Wisconsin State Crime Lab
Members of the Calumet County Sheriff Department
Members of the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Department
Members of the Two Rivers Police Department
Members of the State of Wisconsin, Division of Criminal Investigation Unit
Members of the Dane County Jury
Members of the Manitowoc County Jury
Volunteers who found Teresa's car - Pam & Nicole Sturm
Steven Aveyr's brother - Earl Avery
Steven Aveyr's brother - Chuck Avery
Steven Aveyr's ex-wife - Lori Avery
Steven Avery's girlfriend - Jodi Stachowski
Barbara Janda
Peter Dassey
Bobby Dassey
Blaine Dassey
Teresa Halbach's boyfriend, Ryan Hillegas
Teresa Halbach's brother, Mike Halbach

I'm trying to find a list of everyone that's involved and this huge miscarriage of justice in the State of Wisconsin.

No... Seriously... Stop laughing... I am looking for a list of everyone that conspired to falsely accuse and convict poor Steven Avery of murdering 25-year-old Teresa Halbach.

Included in the Calumet County Sheriff's Department evidence list is a series of palm prints and fingerprints from various people, obviously taken for comparison purposes. The only non-Avery/Dassey people on the list seem to be Halbach's roommate Scott, as well as Lenk and Colborn. Based on trial exhibit 498 (report on latent prints), it seems they did comparisons against everyone on the list except Lenk and Colborn.

Detective Remiker, can you please explain why you are phishing for information in an undocumented call before the RAV is discovered?
By Rookie1082, TickTockManitowoc

One thing that always stood out in my mind that got brushed aside by some people was the first conversation that Remiker and Wiegert on the morning on the 5th. No, not the one where Remiker seems to document but Wiegert somehow does not...

I'm referring to the one that not even Remiker mentions in his entire report for the morning of 11/5.

You know, the infamous "Niles! Ohhhh I'm just doin' fockin' great

The one where no one seems to document. Why was this very important phishing.

knowledge gathering expedition that Remiker was on not put in any reports? Probably because they contained information that pointed away from Steven Avery.

Please remember that this call was part of the audio CD that was provided to the defense in August of 2006

The fact that this call was hidden from the defense for almost 10 months after it happened is troubling. It provides some vital clues before the tunnel vision of CASO came into effect. They had no reason to suspect Avery because of two reasons.
  1. MTSO was sure to put how cooperative Steven Avery was being by letting him search inside, answering all of their questions, etc. Notice how he's an angel prior to the 5th. This narrative that was in their reports was sure to have been the verbal narrative that the likes of Lenk, Remiker, Colborn were feeding MW and CASO at the time. For all Wiegert knew, Zipperer was the real suspect because Colborn was already calling Zipperer a suspect on the night of the 3rd in the presence of Dedering from CASO.
  2. No evidence has been found yet, obviously. It was prior to the RAV being found. However, we already know that thanks to outside information that MTSO was first to give WBAY news the scoop that Already on Friday November 4th Steven Avery was the last place to have seen Teresa alive. Apparently Wiegert was not privy to that news report as of the first call with Remiker on 11/5... this is MTSO planting the public perception a day before their grand piece of evidence will be located on the same salvage yard that they are leaking Teresa was last seen at.
If we break the call down from the very beginning with what we now know the CASO department had in regards to Cell phone location by the time this call between Wiegert and Remiker is happening, it gets interesting.

First: When was this call made? We know that it was made after they went to Teresa's house. How do we know? Because Wiegert tells us so, of course...

Remiker inquires about a flyover the day before. He inquires about tracing Teresa's last steps because he sure is curious to solving this case, i'm sure. So interested in getting all the details that he intentionally forgets to write a report about the knowledge transfer session he has with Wiegert. But he sure remembers to document the calls later that day pertaining to Avery. Probably just excited the car was found and now Avery is the main suspect already... At least Jacobs had reason to suspect that...

Wiegert gives a pretty insightful breakdown of what CASO believed to be Teresa's steps on 10/31. Remember this information was what they had as of 11/05 between 8:30 and 10:30 am.

Note that this is a cumulative investigation. Dedering has had input into this "timeline" and Wiegert tells Remiker that he doesn't have the faxes from Cingular in front of him

First Appointment SS (~1:30 PM)

Second Appointment SA (~2-2:30 PM according to DR)

Third Appointment GZ ** (Wiegert and Remiker not sure on time but Wiegert mentions the 2:12pm Voicemail and Remiker then suggests probably right before she gets there. Why is this important? Because it fits in well with a switched voicemail theory that another poster on here has written fantastically about in the past. If they hear On Teresa's VM that she's having a hard time finding the residence, then of COURSE she left it before she gets there...)

Wiegert thinks that Teresa actually goes missing between 2:12PM and 2:27PM because the doesn't answer THE VOICEMAIL MESSAGE FROM AUTO TRADER THAT Wiegert ALREADY KNOWS ABOUT. Also notice the splicing between "Which incomin" "...Got her" The aforementioned poster also made posts about the splicing in the dispatch calls. Not surprising Remiker prepared the audio CD for S and B, as he would know exactly what to remove 8 months after that call based on where the state's narrative has turned.

Also notice the 2:27 VM from Dawn is missing from the VM exhibit

Why? Well, that's not the question to ask. The question to ask is Why did Dawns memory refresh so much 18 months after the event? The answer is easy... It's because by trial time, the timeline and story had morphed into SA is GAF because we found a car on his property. (And subsequently the other evidence) The 2:27 VM is one of the voicemails that have been deleted as claimed by Zellner hence the story had to change or else it wouldn't make sense. The story changed... Welp, the call had to be spliced or else it wouldn't make sense.

Do you see? The dispatch calls from MTSO, the calls with the most useful information to Teresa's whereabouts were not handed over to the defense or state until the summer of 06. The summer of 06! Enough time to have the story evolve, have Brendan come forward, and have Remiker take a little bit off the top here, a little bit off the sides there and presto, a fresh Audio CD for the defense with a note that possibly read:

Here you go, guys. All of our raw audio footage, unedited. My Pleasure. -Niles

It's clear as day, at least to me. What about you?

Nowhere is the 2:41 call mentioned on this call because it was irrelevant at the time to CASO investigation. According to Wiegert, Teresa is already missing at this point.

The theory before the RAV is found is that Teresa goes missing after leaving the voicemail at the Zipperer's. If we are to believe the Zipperer family and investigative reports, we are to believe that Teresa made that last stop. The question I have is why Teresa would leave a month old publication at both the SA residence and the Zipperer residence? I digress.

Hidden Gem

This is where the fun audio game comes into play. There is a portion of the call that tells us exactly the time and day that Dedering received the location information that included the towers, and the GPS (in reality TDOA technology in my previous posts) coordinates from Cingular. Wiegert tells Remiker that Yes Dedering DID receive the fax, but Wiegert doesn't have them. Dedering grabbed them the night that.....

Now the fun part

Audio slowed down thanks to a user below

What does Wiegert say when Dedering starts saying OK, OK over him?

Please PM me with your suggestions as to avoid bias and tainting the "jury"

This is important as it will clarify either the night of 11/3 and 11/4 as to when Dedering and CASO had the Location records from Cingular.

There are reports corresponding to Dedering that will tell us the night he received them..

If they were received on 11/3...
If they were received on 11/4...

Note that what Wiegert says about the night Dedering took the tower location records from Cingular, corresponds to Dedrring's actions. We need to clarify what Wiegert says to have a more factual depiction when CASO obtained Teresa's location history on 10/31

Being the go getter that he is, Remiker offers Wiegert his assistance... "If you need anything, holler"

Oh Remiker, how "Investigative" of you to know that he'd need a hand... and a key... and some bones... and some blood... and some burned belongings..

TL;DR It's becoming more clear, to me at least, that with the information supplied to Dedering and CASO, that they had more than a printout from Teresa's friends from the night of 11/3 when stating Wiegert's timeline on this call.

To think otherwise, would be brushing aside the most important part of the investigation.

Too bad Dedering has kept quiet all these years.

ETA Zellner knows.... She has taken this information that wasn't used at trial in relation to Teresa's footsteps that she and her team retraced... The footsteps were guided by Teresa's TDOA location history (within 300 meters i'd venture to say)

ETA2 Detective Remiker, I didn't know MTSO original form recordings already come pre spliced

Comments:

[–]ThorsClawHammer

    I'm sure I read somewhere the only reason defence discovered the audio even existed was because Remiker slipped up at pre trial??

Yep:

    Q. And all of this recollection that you are relating to us now comes from your review of the phone calls?

    A. It's a little bit of both. As I reviewed the phone calls, I remembered a couple more things, an independent recollection of that exact date.

    ATTORNEY BUTING: Judge, at this time, I request we take a break. We have not had an opportunity, did not even know of such recordings, even though we have requested them. And I think at this point we have got to take a break so that we have an opportunity to review those before I can complete my cross-examination of Detective Remiker.

[–]Whiznot

At the 4 minute mark of the infamous Remiker/Wiegart call we see that both LEOs zero in on the importance of cell tower location evidence to track TH. Of course, that is fundamental and cannot be overlooked. Can it? /s

[–]What_a_Jem

Remiker certainly seemed to be saying to Wiegert, THINK AVERY!

[–]tangent685 5 points 1 month ago

Here is the audio slowed down. https://www.dropbox.com/s/konsrlu6cwnomtv/DRMW2.ogg?dl=0

[–]tangent685

and here it is as an MP3 in case you can't play .ogg files https://www.dropbox.com/s/ra45dh6igfcalz3/mwdr3.mp3?dl=0

[–]Rookie1082

Here is what I hear in it's entirety:

"Ummmmm.. Yes, but I don't have them they came faxed the night he grabbed them and he went up back up the house to check on that fax machine ....actually."

Does that make any sense?

If I had to guess... And since DR or whoever was preparing the audio CD for the defense and state spliced out the relevant information. That they splices out multiple instances of this call.

We already know there's a splice to cover up the 2:27 VM, it would only make sense that to cover up any chance of Dean and Jerry catching on the trail of the phone records (which they were claimed to have dropped the ball on by Zellner -- Now we kind of see the wool was pulled over their eyes).

The two NOTICABLE splices are both regarding the phone records.

    Cover up 2:27 voicemail to match Dawn's morphing testimony about actually speaking with TH (about UPS labels and her kids nonetheless).

    JD receiving the Location information from Cingular on Teresa's handset the Night of........ Splice. You know, the night he went to the fax machine to check on it. That night. What the fuck ever.

TLDR: IF you'd like to present anyone that doesn't believe this case was a frame up with some hard evidence of shenanigans by DR and MTSO, you point them to these calls, the phone records, and the rest will take care of itself.

Done. Let's go KZ.

[–]tangent685

I'm not sure if you are thinking the splice occurs here but I have a link to a picture of the wav file here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/nhmdq3l4qsa3jqz/OKOK.jpg?dl=0

It would appear that there is a crossfade (something that blends to audio parts together by fading the first part out slowly while fading in the second part to avoid hearing the "blip" sound of a slice). The photo should be fairly self explanatory but I have a circle in the area where Weigert's voice seems to degrade into digital artifacts when he is saying what we think is "actually". This is not concrete proof, just the appearance of a crossfade.

[–]Rookie1082

It happens right around that circle, maybe a bit before.

Edit:

The splice occurs exactly between Wiegert saying "The night" and "He grabbed them"... I think... The sentence doesn't make sense.

[–]tangent685

Here is the area with "The night he" https://www.dropbox.com/s/w0za9ikb3i7w0el/thenight_he.jpg?dl=0

I don't see any telltale signs of noise dropout or crossfades. I'm not disagreeing with you, just showing what it looks like.

[–]tangent685

I took the audio clip off of youtube and took the couple of seconds where Remiker asks about the tower locations. I looped from where Weigert says "no, he grabbed them off the fax machine" and finished after Remiker says, Ok, Ok. I guess that what I got from it was that Deidering was going up to the new house (I think Weigert says house) to check the fax. Then I played it over and over several dozen times. Anyway, as I said, it got me to thinking that she had just moved prior to all this taking place. I don't know if her moving was related, unless she was trying to get away from an ex or was just trying to move closer to her studio. Its just another one of those twists in this case.

Transcript of Remiker's call to Wiegert
November 5, 2005 9:03 a.m.

Note: Reddit user Altwolf's analysis of this call has determined that it was edited to remove content as Remiker and Wiegert discuss the 2:27 p.m. and 2:41 p.m. incoming calls to Teresa's cell phone. Cingular does not list the phone numbers of incoming calls on their reports/bills, so Wiegert is lying in his reports when he claims to have done a reverse lookup of these two calls (CASO file). There are no phone numbers for incoming callers on the Cingular report/bill so he can't reverse lookup incoming calls, only outgoing calls from Teresa's cell phone. Dawn Pliszka of AutoTrader told Wiegert on November 3rd, as he is interviewing people to ascertain the identity of incoming callers, that she called Teresa in the morning and talked to her, and then in the afternoon she called again and thinks she left her a voicemail message (page 20, CASO file). Of the two calls at 2:27 p.m. and 2:41 p.m. only one went to voicemail, the 2:41 p.m. call. Therefore, 15 months later, during Avery's trial, Dawn's recollection of talking to Teresa for almost five minutes, starting at 2:27 p.m., is a false memory. The prosecution used her to establish a timeline and narrative, and they did this through intimidation tactics and coercion. Her testimony was, as was the testimony of her boss, Angela Schuster, coached and rehearsed by Kratz to put Teresa at Avery's at 3 p.m. on October 31st.

Dispatch: Calumet County Sheriff's Department.
Remiker: Good morning, this is Det. Remiker with Manitowoc County.
Dispatch: Good Morning.
Remiker: Is Wiegert or Dedering in at all?
Dispatch: Yes, I believe Wiegert's in his office, hold just a moment.
Wiegert: Niles...Hey.
Remiker: Hey, how you doing?
Wiegert: Oh, I’m doing just fucking great.
Remiker: You working all day or what?
Wiegert: Oh, I don’t know, just doing some reports. We got a bunch of shit... tips, kinda people who saw her....track some of those down.
Remiker: You do a flyover at all?
Wiegert: Yeah, they did those yesterday, I didn’t know, I was up in Green Bay with the boss all….
Remiker: Have you established a timeline at all? Where you think she went first or last, direction of travel?
Wiegert: Here’s what we think, we’re trying to track down a fax she had sent on Monday. We think it came from her apartment. Had a Green Bay number but it was attached to her computer and fax machine. We did a test fax this morning, and that’s what it came back to from her fax machine at her apartment.
Remiker: In?
Wiegert: In St. John’s. Where she was living.
Remiker: And that’s at what time?
Wiegert: That's at 12... 12:13 in the a.m. and we couldn't figure out how that fit in because we know she was seen later that afternoon.
Remiker: So the fax was before she went to Avery's & Zipperer’s?
Wiegert: Yeah.
Remiker: Okay, alright.
Wiegert: So that next, that day, her first appointment, New Holstein, about 1:30 in the afternoon, then we believe she goes to Avery’s ...time…. we're not sure….
Remiker: Avery says he believes 2 or 2:30.
Wiegert: From there we believe she goes to Zipperer's. Zipperer is apparently not real good on time.
Remiker: Yeah...[laughs]...yeah.
Wiegert: And that's the last time anyone has seen her; she has a cell phone call at 2:24 which it appears she had answered; there's one at 2:27 which is incoming (appears to be edited) got or not went to voicemail, talking to the person down at auto magazine... she says... "I think that was me, I left her a message" but didn't know what time it was.
Remiker: What time did Dedering get off the caller ID at Zipperer’s place that she called; do you remember what time that was?
Wiegert: Hold on, I've got this right here; okay, I'm back; there's a call placed to Zipperer's at 2:12 p.m. on Monday.
Remiker: Okay.
Wiegert: So I'm assuming that's the one she probably left a voicemail there.
Remiker: Probably...right…. before she got there?
Wiegert: Yeah the last call, 2:27, that's an incoming one, which we believe just went to voicemail (inaudible), which is five minutes long. Um, and that's it; after that, we got nothin'; so between 2:12 and 2:27...that's it....she disappears.
Remiker: Did Dedering get those phone records for tower locations and stuff.
Wiegert: Yeah, but I don't have them, he grabbed them and then went back up to the house to check on the fax machine.
Remiker: Okay, so you don't know what that last phone call... what tower went off or anything?
Wiegert: I don't know that.
Remiker: Alright.
Wiegert: I did get a call last night, there was a Knutsen, from Valders; actually said she... she claims... she left, she left me a voicemail which I haven't got; dispatch called me, she claimed, allegedly...she claims... she was on her way home and sees Teresa... and she sees Teresa pulled over taking a picture of a cow.
Remiker: Huh...she know Teresa?
Wiegert: No, just seen on the news.. all this kind of crap, I'm going to get my ducks in a row and drive up to Valders, talk to her. Are you working today?
Remiker: Yeah, so if you need anything let me know.
Wiegert: Okay, so what I think I'm going to do, if she think she's pretty positive, I'll just get a hold of you and maybe we'll go up to that area and talk to her.
Remiker: Sure.
Wiegert: Take a look around so. You got a direct number there Davey?
Remiker: Yeah, give you my cell. Give me yours again, I always lose it.
Wiegert: Dave, I'm sure you're aware that the family... doing a search on their own.
Remiker: Yep, I read that note.
Wiegert: I called last night, I didn't know if they'll be trespassing on someone's property over there…. somebody…out the front door.... inaudible….. crazy fucks.
Remiker: Only thing we got is, someone called in, said 8:45, saying they seen a vehicle going northbound on I-43 near DePere a blue or green RAV4.
Wiegert: We got another one, she was seen on Double O and Appleton driving that vehicle. What we will do is put together a sheet with all the tips, so if yours come in on I-43 at 2 o'clock and Double O at 2 o'clock we can pretty much rule that out.
Remiker: Yep, that's a good idea.
Wiegert: So,
Remiker: K.
Wiegert: Let me get my shit…. I got…..crazy...oh fuck
Remiker: I know... I know... I'm gonna let you go, need anything holler. I'm here till at least 4 o'clock.
Wiegert: Here till 4:00?
Remiker: Yep.
Wiegert: Sounds good man.

*Remiker asks Wiegert if they have established a TIMELINE. Wiegert starts to tell him and as soon as Wiegert starts to elaborate on the 2:27 call (starting at 2:38 in the video) you can tell something is edited out. It's obvious. As soon as he says:

"There is one at 2:27 which..." *click* 

"....got or not". *click*

It's edited two times!!

Thanks to u/Altwolf he cleaned up the clip. Listen here. There are actually two splices. After the first one you hear "got or not" and then it's spliced again.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2EpQ8TxqKvrQUlUMXQ4X3VCMVE/view?usp=drivesdk

Click here to listen to the original so you can hear it in context.

**At trial Dawn says Teresa called her at 2:27 p.m. and they talked for like 4-5 minutes, but Teresa never called AutoTrader that day. Plus, the first time Dawn was questioned (often more accurate) she said she tried to call Teresa that afternoon, and she thought that maybe the 2:27 p.m. call was her and that she left a message. That is a huge deal if Dawn's call was a voicemail and not a conversation with Teresa. That would mean that Teresa never talked to Dawn and that she never said (paraphrasing), "I'm on my way to the Avery's now." Dawn is the key witness in establishing the prosecution's timeline.

“If we wanted to, um eliminate Steve, it would’ve been a whole lot easier to eliminate Steve than it would be to frame Steve. Hell, but, if we wanted him out of the picture, like in prison, or if you wanted him killed, you know, it would’ve been much easier just to kill him.” - Manitowoc County Sheriff Ken Peterson on FOX11