BONNIE KIDD
When I saw some of the police report the week of trial, I learned for the first time that
Bonnie Kidd's interview just after the murder was the reason for the early questions
about trucks, Karen's appearance, and our pets.
A few days later, Catherine Halbrooks stood up in her opening argument and outlined
their defense of DWM by saying:
First item: Karen Tipton had a "drastic change of appearance" a few months prior to
her death.
Second item: Karen Tipton had a DAILY MALE VISITOR!!!!
Third item: There was a swap offer, evidence of a perverted and promiscuous lifestyle.
Fourth: There was computer data, evidence of a shocking and offensive lifestyle.
Bonnie Kidd's interview just after the murder was the reason for the early questions
about trucks, Karen's appearance, and our pets.
A few days later, Catherine Halbrooks stood up in her opening argument and outlined
their defense of DWM by saying:
First item: Karen Tipton had a "drastic change of appearance" a few months prior to
her death.
Second item: Karen Tipton had a DAILY MALE VISITOR!!!!
Third item: There was a swap offer, evidence of a perverted and promiscuous lifestyle.
Fourth: There was computer data, evidence of a shocking and offensive lifestyle.
I was absolutely floored that ALL Halbrooks' alleged defense of Moore had nothing to
do with Moore or the overwhelming evidence against him (it took an hour for the
prosecution to even outline it for the jury); instead, it was just outrageous claims against
Karen and me. And HALF of Halbrooks' alleged defense of Moore referred to
Bonnie Kidd!!!
I was waiting for her to get to something pertinent--like an alibi--but she sat down and
Brother stood up to tell the jury about the alarm not being disabled, the paving crew
from "up north," and the DNA lab "way down in Louisiana." It took about ten minutes.
My thought was: are they really that dumb??? Or unprepared??? Their defense was
to misrepresent and exaggerate already-suspect claims from Bonnie Kidd and
Howard Godbee???
do with Moore or the overwhelming evidence against him (it took an hour for the
prosecution to even outline it for the jury); instead, it was just outrageous claims against
Karen and me. And HALF of Halbrooks' alleged defense of Moore referred to
Bonnie Kidd!!!
I was waiting for her to get to something pertinent--like an alibi--but she sat down and
Brother stood up to tell the jury about the alarm not being disabled, the paving crew
from "up north," and the DNA lab "way down in Louisiana." It took about ten minutes.
My thought was: are they really that dumb??? Or unprepared??? Their defense was
to misrepresent and exaggerate already-suspect claims from Bonnie Kidd and
Howard Godbee???
Friday, November 15, 2002, Bonnie Kidd took the stand. She said she'd noticed an
"automotive" appearing at the Tipton house a few months before the murder. (Note
Sarah Holden was driving a car when she started visiting Karen regularly, maybe a year
before the murder) She then described the vehicle as a "truck...older...the size of an
S10, light blue or light gray and needing a paint job." She said she always saw
Karen take the girls to school in the white van (wrong: she always took the girls in her
Explorer). She never saw the driver of this truck "close up" and said she only saw the
person briefly, "in profile." But, she reported she'd identified the person as H.M. Nowlin
by seeing a photo of him about a year later in the Decatur Daily--a photo she described
as small, and in the classifieds. (wrong again: the only possible photo she could be
referring to was a small black-and-white face-front shot in the Daily not one year, but
TWENTY-SIX MONTHS after the murder, announcing Mr. Nowlin's recognition as
the Small Business Person of the Year. He never had a photo in the classifieds. Kidd
is probably thinking of the Shopping Bag, the Daily's free paper, where the same article
was published May 15, 2001.
But hey, what are SMALL DETAILS LIKE THIS WHEN YOU CAN HAVE
SOMEBODY SAY H.M. NOWLIN'S NAME ON THE STAND??? KNOWING
THAT UTTERLY UNFOUNDED RUMORS HAD CIRCULATED FOR 3 1/2
YEARS OF SUCH AN AFFAIR???
Nothing like a good LIE to distract attention from the evidence...
"automotive" appearing at the Tipton house a few months before the murder. (Note
Sarah Holden was driving a car when she started visiting Karen regularly, maybe a year
before the murder) She then described the vehicle as a "truck...older...the size of an
S10, light blue or light gray and needing a paint job." She said she always saw
Karen take the girls to school in the white van (wrong: she always took the girls in her
Explorer). She never saw the driver of this truck "close up" and said she only saw the
person briefly, "in profile." But, she reported she'd identified the person as H.M. Nowlin
by seeing a photo of him about a year later in the Decatur Daily--a photo she described
as small, and in the classifieds. (wrong again: the only possible photo she could be
referring to was a small black-and-white face-front shot in the Daily not one year, but
TWENTY-SIX MONTHS after the murder, announcing Mr. Nowlin's recognition as
the Small Business Person of the Year. He never had a photo in the classifieds. Kidd
is probably thinking of the Shopping Bag, the Daily's free paper, where the same article
was published May 15, 2001.
But hey, what are SMALL DETAILS LIKE THIS WHEN YOU CAN HAVE
SOMEBODY SAY H.M. NOWLIN'S NAME ON THE STAND??? KNOWING
THAT UTTERLY UNFOUNDED RUMORS HAD CIRCULATED FOR 3 1/2
YEARS OF SUCH AN AFFAIR???
Nothing like a good LIE to distract attention from the evidence...
The defense never even brought up their alleged "drastic change in appearance," or the
alleged dog we allegedly had at the time of the murder, although it was a major part of
their defense. The dog sheet "evidence" was argued endlessly, despite the fact we didn't
even have a dog at the time; the dead dog two miles down the road had no connection to
us, the murder, or the State of Alabama v Daniel Wade Moore. And although Ms.
Halbrooks subpoenaed every veterinarian in Decatur looking for our alleged dog, there
simply wasn't one. The prosecutors could have lambasted the defense's witness, but
didn't because it had nothing to do with SOA v DWM. After all, the defense's own
witness had not verified ANY of the defense claims--daily male visitor, drastic change in
appearance, or a dog. It was noted that Ms. Kidd had noticed nothing the day of the
murder. She also had never noticed Sarah Holden coming to the house several times a
week for a year.
Clearly, the "daily male visitor" was a blatant Halbrooks lie--shown to be a lie by her
own witness. But it didn't prevent 5 front-page stories by the Daily, who printed the lie
as fact FOUR TIMES, and even had Halbrooks VERIFY FOR THEM THAT KIDD
HAD SAID DAILY!!!!! The press gave wall-to-wall coverage to a lie about Bonnie
Kidd's testimony--testimony that happened in public, before a capacity crowd and the
press!!!
alleged dog we allegedly had at the time of the murder, although it was a major part of
their defense. The dog sheet "evidence" was argued endlessly, despite the fact we didn't
even have a dog at the time; the dead dog two miles down the road had no connection to
us, the murder, or the State of Alabama v Daniel Wade Moore. And although Ms.
Halbrooks subpoenaed every veterinarian in Decatur looking for our alleged dog, there
simply wasn't one. The prosecutors could have lambasted the defense's witness, but
didn't because it had nothing to do with SOA v DWM. After all, the defense's own
witness had not verified ANY of the defense claims--daily male visitor, drastic change in
appearance, or a dog. It was noted that Ms. Kidd had noticed nothing the day of the
murder. She also had never noticed Sarah Holden coming to the house several times a
week for a year.
Clearly, the "daily male visitor" was a blatant Halbrooks lie--shown to be a lie by her
own witness. But it didn't prevent 5 front-page stories by the Daily, who printed the lie
as fact FOUR TIMES, and even had Halbrooks VERIFY FOR THEM THAT KIDD
HAD SAID DAILY!!!!! The press gave wall-to-wall coverage to a lie about Bonnie
Kidd's testimony--testimony that happened in public, before a capacity crowd and the
press!!!