What makes you certain that Luke Mitchell is guilty beyond reasonable doubt?

[faithlilly]

No

He was telling different people different things

‘Detective Sergeant George Thomson told the court Luke Mitchell had told them that he thought Jodi had met somebody else and had gone off with them.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4135539.stm

Of course he was. He wouldn’t be embarrassed telling a police officer what he would be embarrassed telling a friend.

I also found this in the article.

“ But prosecutor Alan Turnbull QC put it to him that: "These two youngsters had met up every night, if they could, and she had only once before failed to keep an arrangement."

So it wasn’t unknown for Jodi to let Luke down when they’d arranged to meet. Why did Jodi fail to keep their date and how did Luke react then?

[Nicholas]

Of course he was. He wouldn’t be embarrassed telling a police officer what he would be embarrassed telling a friend.

I also found this in the article.

“ But prosecutor Alan Turnbull QC put it to him that: "These two youngsters had met up every night, if they could, and she had only once before failed to keep an arrangement."

So it wasn’t unknown for Jodi to let Luke down when they’d arranged to meet. Why did Jodi fail to keep their date and how did Luke react then?

‘only once before’

[faithlilly]

‘only once before’

Yes, only once therefore ‘it was not unknown.

Why did Jodi let Luke down?

[Nicholas]

Of course he was. He wouldn’t be embarrassed telling a police officer what he would be embarrassed telling a friend.

I also found this in the article.

“ But prosecutor Alan Turnbull QC put it to him that: "These two youngsters had met up every night, if they could, and she had only once before failed to keep an arrangement."

So it wasn’t unknown for Jodi to let Luke down when they’d arranged to meet. Why did Jodi fail to keep their date and how did Luke react then?

‘only once before’

I suspect Luke Mitchell fantasised about committing murder before making his fantasy a reality

[Nicholas]

Yes, only once therefore ‘it was not unknown.

Why did Jodi let Luke down?

Where has it been stated ‘Jodi let Luke down’?

Alan Turnbull is quoted as saying ‘failed to keep an arrangement’

“ But prosecutor Alan Turnbull QC put it to him that: "These two youngsters had met up every night, if they could, and she had only once before failed to keep an arrangement."

[Paranoid Android]

Rather than being embarrassed, LM would be more likely to boast about having another two birds on the go.

[Nicholas]

Rather than being embarrassed, LM would be more likely to boast about having another two birds on the go.

It seems he did

How many of his friends did he show the photo of KT to?

[faithlilly]

Rather than being embarrassed, LM would be more likely to boast about having another two birds on the go.

If Luke was as arrogant and cocksure as some believe then a girl standing him up would have been a severe knock to his ego. That’s definitely not something he’d have wanted his friends to know.

Any rumours in the locale why Jodi failed to turn up once ?

[Nicholas]

Any ‘rumours’ in the locale why Jodi failed to turn up once ?

?

[Nicholas]

If Luke was as arrogant and cocksure as some believe then a girl standing him up would have been a severe knock to his ego. That’s definitely not something he’d have wanted his friends to know.

Are you referring to Luke Mitchell’s rejection issues ?

[faithlilly]

Are you referring to Luke Mitchell’s rejection issues ?

I think any 14 year old boy will have ‘issues’ with rejection. I don’t think Luke will have been any different in that.

[Paranoid Android]

A lot easier to deal with any alleged rejection if you have another two birds on the go.

How sure are we that LM had just been dumped by Jodi?

Not very?

There are a few ways in which LM differed from your average 14 year old.

[faithlilly]

A lot easier to deal with any alleged rejection if you have another two birds on the go.

How sure are we that LM had just been dumped by Jodi?

Not very?

There are a few ways in which LM differed from your average 14 year old.

Birds? Is it the 1970’s?

It’s unlikely that Luke had been dumped by Jodi but he didn’t know that at the time. It was one reason for her not turning up.

You’re a local, aren’t you?  Any intel on why Jodi failed to turn up once when she and Luke had arranged to meet?

[Nicholas]

A lot easier to deal with any alleged rejection if you have another two birds on the go.

How sure are we that LM had just been dumped by Jodi?

Not very?

There are a few ways in which LM differed from your average 14 year old.

That was another of his excuses apparently

[Nicholas]

There are a few ways in which LM differed from your average 14 year old.

I concur and he appears to have had many of the traits for sociopathy/psychopathy

He most certainly didn’t ‘love’ [Name removed]’s as he’s suggested he did