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For the record, the following are "personal notes or personal observations" by an Internet posters attending the Linda Arndt Civil Trial in 2001. This information was either posted on the ACandyRose Internet Subculture Public Forum or permission was given for the information to be copied from the Justice Watch Forum to be "shared" for the Internet community following the JonBenet Ramsey murder case. All postings are based on personal opinion and observations of the individual posters.

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    JonBenet Ramsey Folder - 6-4

 (Mon) trial report by JW "reporter"

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  "Reporter" on Justice Watch has given me permission

  to use her report from the yesterday events at the

  Arndt trial to post here on the ACR.

  I want to thank "reporter" for taking her own time to

  attend the trial and share her reports with our

  community forum. :-)

  The report below is an exact copy-n-paste of what

  she sent to me in e-mail. By the way, this was the

  "good news" that Toadload mentioned on a post

  earlier is that "reporter" said I could use her reports.

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  "Reporter" report from JW 6-4-2001

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  What a sad day! The reporters in the hall are

  remembering what a consummate newspaperman

  Chris was. One reporter counted walking to lunch

  with him hand having Chris point out many fringe

  players in the case which were unknown even to the

  reporter. Just goes to show you how well he knew

  his subject. The court extended its sympathy to the

  family.

  It is interesting to sit there and try to figure out

  which side a spectator is most interested in.or who

  they are taking notes for. Sooner or later a nod or

  an exchanged word tells the story.

  Bruce Jones (LA’s attorney) reported that they had

  tried to get 20 some exhibits stipulated to by the

  BPD side and was unable to get this accomplished.

  Judge is not happy.

  Sally Goedert, Victim’s Advocate for the BPD, now

  retired, testified that LA was capable and

  competent before Ramsey and changed very much

  for the worse after Ramsey. Short testimony and

  cross. With each witness Halaby brings out that this

  case affected everyone connected to case.

  From 10:30 on , all day then, the witness was Van

  Blaricom mostly being cross examined. Lots of

  jockeying to get in a chart or time line which shows

  who and when people were cleared of suspected

  wrong-doing in the case. Trying to show that LA

  was never cleared or supported.

  Jones brought out the 8 items listed last week by

  Jackson, LA’s former attorney. In each and every

  item, Van Blaicom said that telling the truth about

  that item would not have hampered the

  investigation.

  Then lots of testimony about the investigation

  within the Department to determine the source of

  the police leaks. The Police Union would not permit

  polygraphs of the Police Ramsey investigative team.

  The a video was shown of a city council meeting

  where Boulder Mayor Greenlee urged Koby to be

  more forthcoming to the press. Koby cited the time

  spent on FOUR major investigations at once as

  reason he did not have time for the media. Koby had

  dark hair then and now it is almost all white. Dye,

  then? Or stress now? He predicted , in January

  1988, that he would be ‘ready to go’ in the case in

  three months.

  The afternoon session was fun. Halaby and Blaricom

  squaring off time after time. Each really knows how

  to testify and they proviked each other no end. He

  insists that moving the body by Linda is much ado

  about nothing.

  The upshot was that Blaricom stuck to his guns that

  the case was mishandled all right, but not by Arndt.

  He could not be moved from his point of view. The

  jury leaned forward, some taking notes. I have not

  noticed any inattention whatsoever from them.

  The media present today were Charlie Brennan,

  Owen Good (Rocky Mountain News), Frank Coffman

  and Raj Chohan (or however you spell that, from

  CBS in Denver).

  Linda wore a black skirt and a grey top, most

  everyone in the courtroom dressed somberly I think

  because of Chris’s death.

  Tomorrow the redirect and short cross of Blaricom

  will take place, then what I think will be a short

  appearance of Linda’s therapist and then Linda.

  Everyone expects that to be several days’ worth. If

  this trial goes past Friday I don’t think I can come,

  so who will take my place? everyone expects the

  room to fill up then.

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