ALLEGED EVIDENCE ALLEGEDLY WITHHELD II
5. Tipton's wedding rings. Police gave them to Dr. Tipton after autopsy.
Authorities said Moore stole several pieces of jewelry from the Tipton home, but
not the rings from her finger. The jury didn't have an opportunity to see the rings
and could not give proper weight to the evidence, the motion states.
Police gave me back the jewelry Karen was wearing while being tortured to death by
DWM about a year after the murder. It was still covered in her blood. The fact she
was wearing a valuable diamond at the time of her murder was brought up in court,
down to the size of the stone. The defense never asked for the rings, to my knowledge.
But the fact the prosecution didn't bring the rings in unasked, and for no reason (other
than to take another personal possession away from ME) is given credibility by
Thompson. The jury got to see close-up full color photos of the ring on Karen's bloody
hand. Just how is it they were prevented from giving it proper weight???
6. Eleven videotapes taken from the Tipton home. Daily: "Halbrooks asked for
copies of eleven videotapes that police got from the Tipton home. Thompson said the
defense is entitled to see them."
This is a prime example of the "evidence" the judge is now saying wasn't released in a
timely fashion to the defense. He ordered it released just prior to trial, and the AG's
office complied on the spot. These were eleven 8mm home videotapes belonging to
ME, taken by police the night of the murder. They were nothing but family videos of
holidays, birthdays, and vacations. The police testified to this, and testified there was
nothing in the tapes pertinent to the case. Such personal properly is routinely returned
to victims..specific victims' rights laws even require it. But the defense claimed they
were vital to their client's defense, didn't say why, and the judge gave them the tapes,
and allowed them "in" as "evidence." He even brought his 8mm player from home so
his friends, the defense lawyers, could view our most personal moments. He gave zero
consideration to my plea to have my private property returned to me, so I might be able
to view my ONLY copies of SEVEN YEARS of home video...rather than being turned
over to the man who tortured Karen to death. Halbrooks claimed the fact EVERY
videotape in my house was not confiscated forever was evidence of a cover-up. She
evidently wanted to find home-made porno, but there wasn't any, so she just IMPLIED
IT to the jury, and the press. In other words, an unfettered access to everything
personal in our lives gave her nothing pertinent to her client's defense, and she took that
to mean SOMETHING must have been withheld. It's not strange a desperate attorney
would make such claims. It IS surprising she couldn't come up with anything better
than she did, and it is IMPOSSIBLE to give it credibility. Unless you're profoundly
biased. Or really, really stupid. Or both.
Halbrooks spent 8 billable hours (I think it was 8) watching all the tapes, then claimed in
court they contained shocking and offensive material. She even complained in court
once that the tapes had been removed from lockup for 8 hours, and were therefore not
properly secured... without mentioning it was SHE who had taken them out, in the
company of Mike Pettey, who had to sit all day and watch Halbrooks watch the Tipton
family's video history. She watched the woman her client killed so horribly, and these
two little girls, looking for ways to hurt them more. One of them is even named
Catherine...three years old when DWM tortured and killed Karen. She can't see the
videotape of herself with her mother. Four years later, we're still waiting for the alleged
justice system to allow us to have our videos back. Glenn Thompson gave the little
girls' videos to DWM. He doesn't think Catherine TIPTON has a right to see them, but
Catherine HALBROOKS does...
It is ironic in this context that the defense lawyers spent so much time trying to
PREVENT evidence from being allowed in...evidence that was actually related to the
crime, and related fundamentally to any search for the truth (e.g. a picture of the alarm
company tolbox DWM stole with the AEA sticker attached). On this occasion, the
judge managed to forget he'd ever heard of the picture, although HE HIMSELF just a
few days before had said, "You have a picture?" And he was told about it. If he forgot
it, he's demented. If he didn't forget it, he was lying. It happened in court. I saw it
myself, with my own eyes. The picture was disallowed as evidence. (It seemed to me
that if Powell or Thompson forgot something obvious, it was somehow evidence of
misconduct on the part of the police and prosecutors for REMEMBERING it.) And
yes, Thompson angrily proclaimed he was "dangerously close" to dropping all
charges against Moore because of the fifth floopy disc, the contents of
which were never even mentioned thereafter by the
defense--because it contained nothing pertinent to SOA v
DWM...
And ironic that the defense never provided ONE PIECE of discovery they are
required to provide to the prosecution. Not ONE WORD. The judge could tolerate
that.
Authorities said Moore stole several pieces of jewelry from the Tipton home, but
not the rings from her finger. The jury didn't have an opportunity to see the rings
and could not give proper weight to the evidence, the motion states.
Police gave me back the jewelry Karen was wearing while being tortured to death by
DWM about a year after the murder. It was still covered in her blood. The fact she
was wearing a valuable diamond at the time of her murder was brought up in court,
down to the size of the stone. The defense never asked for the rings, to my knowledge.
But the fact the prosecution didn't bring the rings in unasked, and for no reason (other
than to take another personal possession away from ME) is given credibility by
Thompson. The jury got to see close-up full color photos of the ring on Karen's bloody
hand. Just how is it they were prevented from giving it proper weight???
6. Eleven videotapes taken from the Tipton home. Daily: "Halbrooks asked for
copies of eleven videotapes that police got from the Tipton home. Thompson said the
defense is entitled to see them."
This is a prime example of the "evidence" the judge is now saying wasn't released in a
timely fashion to the defense. He ordered it released just prior to trial, and the AG's
office complied on the spot. These were eleven 8mm home videotapes belonging to
ME, taken by police the night of the murder. They were nothing but family videos of
holidays, birthdays, and vacations. The police testified to this, and testified there was
nothing in the tapes pertinent to the case. Such personal properly is routinely returned
to victims..specific victims' rights laws even require it. But the defense claimed they
were vital to their client's defense, didn't say why, and the judge gave them the tapes,
and allowed them "in" as "evidence." He even brought his 8mm player from home so
his friends, the defense lawyers, could view our most personal moments. He gave zero
consideration to my plea to have my private property returned to me, so I might be able
to view my ONLY copies of SEVEN YEARS of home video...rather than being turned
over to the man who tortured Karen to death. Halbrooks claimed the fact EVERY
videotape in my house was not confiscated forever was evidence of a cover-up. She
evidently wanted to find home-made porno, but there wasn't any, so she just IMPLIED
IT to the jury, and the press. In other words, an unfettered access to everything
personal in our lives gave her nothing pertinent to her client's defense, and she took that
to mean SOMETHING must have been withheld. It's not strange a desperate attorney
would make such claims. It IS surprising she couldn't come up with anything better
than she did, and it is IMPOSSIBLE to give it credibility. Unless you're profoundly
biased. Or really, really stupid. Or both.
Halbrooks spent 8 billable hours (I think it was 8) watching all the tapes, then claimed in
court they contained shocking and offensive material. She even complained in court
once that the tapes had been removed from lockup for 8 hours, and were therefore not
properly secured... without mentioning it was SHE who had taken them out, in the
company of Mike Pettey, who had to sit all day and watch Halbrooks watch the Tipton
family's video history. She watched the woman her client killed so horribly, and these
two little girls, looking for ways to hurt them more. One of them is even named
Catherine...three years old when DWM tortured and killed Karen. She can't see the
videotape of herself with her mother. Four years later, we're still waiting for the alleged
justice system to allow us to have our videos back. Glenn Thompson gave the little
girls' videos to DWM. He doesn't think Catherine TIPTON has a right to see them, but
Catherine HALBROOKS does...
It is ironic in this context that the defense lawyers spent so much time trying to
PREVENT evidence from being allowed in...evidence that was actually related to the
crime, and related fundamentally to any search for the truth (e.g. a picture of the alarm
company tolbox DWM stole with the AEA sticker attached). On this occasion, the
judge managed to forget he'd ever heard of the picture, although HE HIMSELF just a
few days before had said, "You have a picture?" And he was told about it. If he forgot
it, he's demented. If he didn't forget it, he was lying. It happened in court. I saw it
myself, with my own eyes. The picture was disallowed as evidence. (It seemed to me
that if Powell or Thompson forgot something obvious, it was somehow evidence of
misconduct on the part of the police and prosecutors for REMEMBERING it.) And
yes, Thompson angrily proclaimed he was "dangerously close" to dropping all
charges against Moore because of the fifth floopy disc, the contents of
which were never even mentioned thereafter by the
defense--because it contained nothing pertinent to SOA v
DWM...
And ironic that the defense never provided ONE PIECE of discovery they are
required to provide to the prosecution. Not ONE WORD. The judge could tolerate
that.