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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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        ACandyRose 
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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 
  ================================== 

  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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