Who Confessed to the Murder?

[Nicholas]

At para 148 of the CoA judgement it states,

‘That latter passage is of some importance in the context of the present case in which it was argued on behalf of the appellant that the whole of the interview in question after page 12 of the transcript should have been excluded from the jury's consideration

What did Luke Mitchell say to police during his interviews which he attempted to have ‘excluded’ ?

What incriminating evidence do the transcripts contain after page 12?

https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/search-judgments/judgment?id=e2988aa6-8980-69d2-b500-ff0000d74aa7

[Nicholas]

I should know being a former cop.

And very possibly the ‘cop’ referred to by Corrine Mitchell in her interview with James English regarding the ‘confession’

[Nicholas]

Wouldn't the people have come forward by now if Andrina saw them? This is a small town wouldn't they have realised?

One would think so but the public are generally scared to approach the police

Do you have a cite for this John ?

[John]

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[Nicholas]

According to the CoA judgement it states at para 29:

‘After spending some time at the Abbey, the appellant went home, arriving between 2105 to 2110. He watched a video until he received the text from the deceased's mother at 2241.

What do Luke Mitchell’s witness statements say with regards where he was when he received the text message from JuJ?

And what time did he tell police he took Mia out for a walk?

Or have Luke and Corrines stories changed since he was found guilty and convicted?

Asked whether he had seemed anxious, she said: “Not at that point, no.” She said he then went up to his bedroom before taking the dog for a walk.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jodi-boyfriend-was-cooking-dinner-xpv2b0l6xn8

So it appears Luke Mitchell was out walking Mia the dog at around 10.41pm

Did Mitchell tell police he had a torch with him when he allegedly took Mia out before making another trip out to search for Jodi?

[Mr Apples]

So it appears Luke Mitchell was out walking Mia the dog at around 10.41pm

Did Mitchell tell police he had a torch with him when he allegedly took Mia out before making another trip out to search for Jodi?

According to Corinne’s interview with JE, Luke didn’t have a torch with him at that particular time. I think after he received the text and spoke to JudJ @ 2241, he went back to the house and told CM about the situation and indicated he was going to go out and look for Jodi no matter what. Corinne said that she was worried about him going out as it was late (Corinne supposedly said: ‘Not at this time of night you’re not, young man!’ when Luke said he was going out to look for her), but Luke was insistent that he was going and Corinne then advised him to take Mia, which he did, and then Luke borrowed a torch from Shane and went on his way to Easthouses, via the path, with Mia.

Corinne mentioned that Luke had only been outside for a couple of minutes when he came back in from Mia’s last walk (CM had asked Luke to take Mia out for her last walk/pee of the day to ‘save her legs’, and during this last walk was when he got the text from Judj @ 2241). So, Luke was probably outside that night at 2235-2245 and then back out again at 2250-2300 (which may have explained neighbours’ sightings of him at 2200; perhaps the neighbours got their times mixed up; maybe those same neighbours mistook Luke going home earlier that evening at back of 9 that evening as the 2200 sighting). 

[Nicholas]

Corinne mentioned that Luke had only been outside for a couple of minutes when he came back in from Mia’s last walk (CM had asked Luke to take Mia out for her last walk/pee of the day to ‘save her legs’, and during this last walk was when he got the text from Judj @ 2241). So, Luke was probably outside that night at 2235-2245 and then back out again at 2250-2300 (which may have explained neighbours’ sightings of him at 2200; perhaps the neighbours got their times mixed up; maybe those same neighbours mistook Luke going home earlier that evening at back of 9 that evening as the 2200 sighting).

Mr Frankland claimed to have seen Mitchell at 22:00hrs when he ‘settled down to watch television’

[Nicholas]

Corinne mentioned that Luke had only been outside for a couple of minutes when he came back in from Mia’s last walk (CM had asked Luke to take Mia out for her last walk/pee of the day to ‘save her legs’, and during this last walk was when he got the text from Judj @ 2241). So, Luke was probably outside that night at 2235-2245 and then back out again at 2250-2300 (which may have explained neighbours’ sightings of him at 2200; perhaps the neighbours got their times mixed up; maybe those same neighbours mistook Luke going home earlier that evening at back of 9 that evening as the 2200 sighting).

But his curfew was 10pm?

[Nicholas]

Corinne said that she was worried about him going out as it was late (Corinne supposedly said: ‘Not at this time of night you’re not, young man!’ when Luke said he was going out to look for her)

Corinne mentioned that Luke had only been outside for a couple of minutes when he came back in from Mia’s last walk (CM had asked Luke to take Mia out for her last walk/pee of the day to ‘save her legs’, and during this last walk was when he got the text from Judj @ 2241). So, Luke was probably outside that night at 2235-2245 and then back out again at 2250-2300

If Corrine was worried about Luke going out because it was late why didn’t she or Shane go with him?

[faithlilly]

If Corrine was worried about Luke going out because it was late why didn’t she or Shane go with him?

A better question would be that if Jodi had left home around 5, as JuJ said in her first statements, and was ‘mucking about up here’ ie in Easthouses why, when Luke called JuJ’s landline at 5.40 to ask where Jodi was, didn’t alarm bells ring? Did they think she had merely met some friends and got sidetracked, as Corrine suggested ? Why was it thought suspicious that Luke hadn’t been overly worried when Jodi didn’t turn up when her family didn’t seem especially worried either, JuJ only texting Luke’s phone after Jodi’s curfew time had passed? Why no other calls to Luke during that evening to make sure he had met Jodi?

[Nicholas]

My question was ⬇️

If Corrine was worried about Luke going out because it was late why didn’t she or Shane go with him?

Luke Mitchell was a 14 year old child - ‘a wee laddie’  - why didn’t an adult ie: Corrine or Shane accompany him?

[Nicholas]

A better question would be that if Jodi had left home around 5, as JuJ said in her first statements, and was ‘mucking about up here’ ie in Easthouses why, when Luke called JuJ’s landline at 5.40 to ask where Jodi was, didn’t alarm bells ring?

Was it because Luke didn’t phone them back?

[Nicholas]

A better question would be that if Jodi had left home around 5, as JuJ said in her first statements, and was ‘mucking about up here’ ie in Easthouses why, when Luke called JuJ’s landline at 5.40 to ask where Jodi was, didn’t alarm bells ring? Did they think she had merely met some friends and got sidetracked, as Corrine suggested ?

JuJ 10.41 text to Luke suggests she thought her daughter was with him

[Nicholas]

Why was it thought suspicious that Luke hadn’t been overly worried when Jodi didn’t turn up when her family didn’t seem especially worried either, JuJ only texting Luke’s phone after Jodi’s curfew time had passed? Why no other calls to Luke during that evening to make sure he had met Jodi?

When did AO tell JuJ Luke had phoned looking for Jodi?

[Nicholas]

Why no other calls to Luke during that evening to make sure he had met Jodi?

Again - JuJ 10.41 text to Luke suggests she thought her daughter was with him