I agree. Nine has put at lot of time and effort into this case and maybe looking at others both guilty and ones claiming to be innocent will give a better view on the issues she is having understanding this case.
Claims of Innocence are not proof of Innocence, and silence is not proof of guilt either... The reasons for staying silent may be many... To protect someone else who may be guilty... To protect someone else who may be threatened.. To make sure your incarceration isn't anymore difficult than it needs to be... Or to go towards a parole hearing where an admission of responsibility for the crime you are incarcerated for will aid in your release...
Not everyone will be heard either.... there are many whom have made claims of Innocence and it is only new evidence and a team of people whom believe in that persons Innocence that may get somewhere in to getting freedom and justice for that person...
But as in this case, there is virtually no-one who believes in Dr Vincent Tabak's Innocence or the suggestion that he may be innocent and seem to need a declaration from him since his sentence to shed light on a conviction that a few may feel is unsafe...
There is no team batting in his corner... There are no lawyers tackling this case, there are no members of the public even looking at this case.... Dr Vincent Tabak had legal aid for his trial, he obviously does not have the funds to start fighting his case therefore one would need a pro bono lawyer to fight for him as for some reason he was not entitled for an appeal... And that is probably because he stated that he was guilty and told a story on the stand....
But..... And it is a long but... questions should be asked, questions should be asked of the police in this case, a case where we were all too aware from the beginning what apparently took place and what didn't...
A case where the media appeared to have unprecedented access to an Investigation of a Missing person... Where from the very start we knew who was who.... Why would the Police allow this access.... Access onto what could be the first scene of crime and the secondary scene of crime... People wandering about crime scenes whom have no business being there....
* We knew about what apparently had been left behind,
* We knew that the neighbour from 42, Canygne Road had been taken in to answer questions and assist the Police
with there Inquiries,
* We knew that CJ saw 3 people at the gate...
* We knew that Rebecca Scott had called Joanna Yeates on the evening of the 17th December 2010,
* We knew which shops she had visited,
* We knew that the Police said Greg was a witness and not a suspect,
* We knew that Greg had been away for the weekend,
* We knew that Greg had his car jump started by neighbours...
* We knew that an old man handed in a sock, we see images of this happening at Canygne Road...
* We knew what time the Police contacted Rebecca Scott...
* We knew that text messages had been sent...
* We were informed by the family they believed their daughter had been abducted and to bolster that idea the
media pan right to CJ and his knowledge of seeing people at the gate... But the Police do not confirm or deny the
yeates fears...
* We knew the Pizza was Missing...
* We knew the sock was Missing...
* We knew that a note had been sent to the Ram,
* We knew that she had a cat...
* We knew that there was NO forced entry...
* We knew that there were injuries, that changed from insignificant to 43 injuries whilst fighting for her life...
* We knew she was discovered somewhere on Longwood lane....
* We knew that the Police respond immediately to this Missing persons case with full attention., leaving no-one in
any doubt that foul play had to be a reasonable possibility....
* We saw many fire engines attending the second scene of crime planting firmly in our minds that something of
great significance had happened...
* We have the press allowed to enter the flat during the trial to show anyone who may have an interest what the
crime scene looked like... telling us it is frozen in time , when it is apparent that it is not....
* We have the press having access to the back on the building, whilst snow is still on the ground, where under said
snow any evidence may have been disturbed, or trodden into the ground...
* We know about the earring found...
* We have web pages giving us information that contradicts the apparent evidence.. by this I mean the date of
Gregs phone call to the Police..
* We are constantly pointed in a direction by the Police and their use of the media.. A Police Force who could curtail
the media's access and there distance from any possible crime scene... People whom could have been possible
witness's getting their story in the papers....
* We know that various witness's whom heard various screams on various days at various times....
* We know DS Mark Saunders telling us they have CCTV of Canygne Road for that time...
* We know that Gre went to Sheffield for the weekend
* We know when Greg returned from Sheffield...
* We know he went to see his nieces
* We know Rebecca Scott recorded an Interview telling us what a great couple Greg and Joanna were..
* We know that Joanna Yeates visited the Hope and Anchor at lunchtime
* We know the Police had a Facebook advert
* We saw a full on Forensics taking place, for what should have been a Missing person..
* We knew the landlord was arrested
* We has various ex Policemen giving us there take on what had happened, before she was even discovered...
* We have the media permanently parked outside 44,Canygne Road whilst she is a Missing person and during the
investigation to find her killer..
* We have Geoffrey Hardyman brought to our attention, in a way as to suggest a serial killer is at large..
* We have the head of The Complex Crime Unit Investigation Dr Vincent Tabak in Late December 2010, when
realistically there was no evidence at this time to suspect him...
* We know the Pizza and packaging were separate, As no sign of either was at the Flat, and the Police mention the
packaging as a separate item, not that they were taken away or that Joanna Yeates got a lift from someone had
shared her Pizza around at their home...
* We know the last sighting was at the Hop House Pub
* We know a couple walking their dog found Joanna Yeates on Longwood Lane
* We know that the Ikea delivery men delivered Furniture to Joanna Yeates Flat on the 9th November 2010
* We knew he keys, purse and bankcards were at home..
* We Know that a receipt for a Pizza had been found
* We knew that the Flat was in a mess
* We knew that cider had been drunk from a bottle
* We knew there was No signs of a struggle, as Greg Reardon would have called the Police sooner
* We knew how long Greg and Joanna had been together..
* We knew that Joanna Yeates had been strangled
* We knew that her body had frozen
* We knew Tanja Morson was Dr Vincent Tabak's girlfriend
* We knew that Dr Vincent Tabak had moved out of Canygne Road
* We knew the apparent layout of the basement flats
* We knew that the Police carried bags and bags of Forensics out of the Flat
* We knew that a suitcase or some similar was used to transport Joanna yeates from the Flat
* We knew it was called Operation Braid
* We Knew that samples of DNA were found on Joanna yeates Jeans
* We knew samples of DNA were found on her body
* A sexual assault was being implied
* We knew of the times Joanna Yeates visited each shop
* We knew that Rebecca Scott and Joanna Yeates talked of their Christmas plans
* We knew all about Dr Vincent Tabak and his girlfriend before he was charged with this crime
* We knew that Dr Vincent Tabak had a brother called Marcel
* We knew Dr Vincent Tabak had a mother called sonia
* We knew that his father had died
* We knew he was Dutch
* We knew Joanna Yeates apparently arrived home at 8:45pm
* We knew that Joanna Yeates final text message was sent to Mathew Wood
* We knew that Joanna Yeates was found fully clothed
* We knew that her boots were found at home
* We knew her coat was found at home
* We knew she was home alone
* We knew that Joanna Yeates didn't always answer her phone or respond to text messages
* We knew that Joanna Yeates phone still worked after not being charged all weekend
* We knew that the front door was removed
We knew virtually every little bit of information about this case before it had gone to trial.... At trial nothing significant or new came out.. Nothing in Dr Vincent Tabak's tale on the stand, differed from the information everybody already knew about this case...
This is another reason the story on the stand bothers me.... Another reason to question why nothing different came to trial than was already held in the public domain.... Anyone and I mean anyone could have said they had done it, and told the exact same story as Dr Vincent Tabak told.... Because anyone who followed the story knew all the detail already.....
The surprises only came after trial, when DCI Phil Jones tells us that a trainer with blood spots on them were under the kitchen sink, And Colin Port stating that The Hop House Pub was the last known sighting of Joanna yeates...
Shouldn't it have been Dr Vincent Tabak revealing something nobody knew about this case whilst he was on the stand, so as to put to bed any doubts anyone may have about said story.....
I wonder why the Justice System appeared happy with the so called evidence that was at the trial, where everything we heard had already been stated or said, where the only knew thing that came to light was that Joanna Yeates had a flower patterned top on, clearly suggesting she had either been re-dressed, or that she had changed her own clothes at some point.... No wonder Dr Vincent Tabak couldn't answer over 80 questions, if he had no idea what the answer to those questions should be ..as everything else he stated had been in the public domain before trial....
And that is really the point.... There should have been real evidence at trial.. something that only connected the killer to Joanna Yeates.. Something that would categorically to to bed any doubts that people may have had....
The Prosecution themselves should have had something to offer at trial we didn't already know.... And i don't mean putting someone in a boot of a car, which miraculously had no evidence inside, apart from a spot of blood that was on the rubber seal according to DCI Phil Jones.... Dr Vincent Tabak managed to put Joanna yeates body in a cover as to stop any transfer, odd that seeing as we had already heard about some type of item being used to transport her in from the flat....
So the story told on the stand, basically mirrored what was stated in the press... Hardly evidence of Dr vincent Tabak being the man that killed Joanna Yeates...(imo)