Hi, again. I have yet some more questions I want to put to you all (alas, I’ve still not had the time to delve further into the case). Bear with me.
Judith ungrounded Jodi on that fateful day of 30.06.03 and so Jodi texted LM almost immediately, at 1634. He responded at 1636 and they subsequently texted each other again a few times, between 1636 & 1638 (Jodi used her mother Judith’s phone to send these texts as hers was broken at that time). Unfortunately, the contents of these text messages were never retrieved, which is a great pity as they could’ve provided vital information to the future murder investigation. The general consensus is that, upon Jodi’s grounding being lifted, she texted Luke to tell him about this right away and they agreed to meet up shortly thereafter. It was put to the public that Luke and Jodi would be ‘mucking about up there’ (Jodi allegedly used these exact words to Judith just before she set off to meet LM), implying at Easthouses — supposedly their most common rendezvous point. Others have suggested, in accordance with LM himself, that Jodi was coming along to meet him at N’battle. Others say there was no fixed meeting arrangement in place for that night. And that Jodi was forbidden from using RDP by Judith (but, according to Janine, as per her testimony in court, Jodi still walked it on her own sometimes, anyway). That she seemed unconcerned, content and happy that day when she set off to meet boyfriend LM — the guy whom she thought she was in love with. It’s all antithetical to what transpired some 20 mins later, is it not? Both of them content and awaiting each others’ company with all alacrity just some 20 mins earlier. Very strange. But, who deleted those text messages between 1634-1638? Did Luke erase his at Dalkeith police station at 0030 hrs while in custody? Because they contained incriminating evidence of an arranged meeting in Easthouses, whereby Luke darted off to meet Jodi not long after the text exchanges ended? Or deleted casually out of boredom and to free up phone memory? Or, did the police delete them inadvertently or deliberately? Why were the text messages on Judith’s phone deleted? Because Jodi simply didn’t want her messages on her mum’s phone? More importantly, why weren’t the messages on both phones retrieved by police? Was it too late to recover them by the time they thought about it? Regardless, those text exchanges could’ve contained confirmation of an agreed meeting arrangement. Strange indeed.
Oh, as regards Luke’s call to the speaking clock from his mobile at 1654 . . . did he call it out of idle curiosity, either in the house or on his way to meet Jodi? I can’t think of a reason and definitely not a sinister one as his phone screen would give him the time. Why phone it? It doesn’t make sense for him to phone it, either if he was in the house or outside walking towards Easthouses to meet Jodi. He had other ways of knowing the time (house clocks, home electrical appliances, etc; and if he was outside, the screen on his mobile phone would’ve told him the time). It was said that Luke had phoned the speaking clock in the past, but, for some reason, there was nothing done by either the defence or prosecution to prove he had phone it in the past, and it was never raised in court. Why? Anyway, maybe it was a form of OCD? Tying in with retaining bottles of urine? Or perhaps as he hadn’t seen Jodi after school in a while because of her previous grounding he was making sure his phone clock was accurate so he wasn’t late for her? Who knows, but would like to read what your opinions are on it.
Anyone help?