I think we have three choices, William!
We either believe Sandra Lean, or we believe those who, for some reason that I can't fathom, don't like Sandra Lean, or we read as much as we can and come to our own conclusions.
It is all very personalised is it not? - Is it not two choices? Of the defence and the Crown? Of LM V HMA? That because someone may show around 5% of statements those who counteract this with the actual evidence do not need to cite every area of statements to show what Ms Lean claims to be false. An example of this is the search party?
You asked me if I had attended court, if I had seen Luke kill Jodi and why you should believe me?? over Ms Lean.
It is not me, is it? It is the Crowns case - one does not have to have attended court. One does not have to provide cites everywhere to disprove 5%, as this 5% is actually nothing on it's own. It is completely empty of context.
The search party - We know that the search party had not walked some distance passed this V break in the wall. From those very first statements, we know this, for if they had, and if they had said this, it would be shown from their statements. There is no long road required. LM stated clearly 'We had walked some distance passed a V in the wall, not even 20yrds when Mia alerted me' The search trio - 'when We got to a V in the wall' and 'the dogs head was level with the V' and 'the dog was pulling at the V' No one is disputing the mention of the dog and neither did the Crown - the dispute was where everyone was.
They go hand in hand, as LM had went over and he had turned immediately to his left. And he did not turn left due to the dog, as the dog had not been anywhere near to where Jodi lay, which was some 40ft down from the V on the inside of the wall. And even if the dog had been standing up directly to the left of this V as SK stated - it went a long way to explaining why LM, who claimed to know nothing of this woodland would turn immediately to his left. No deliberation, no trepidation. He did not go over the wall, shine his torch around to see for any pathways, to quite literally find his feet. He turned immediately to his left. To what was at the time - a very narrow access along the inside of the wall. He did not even stand around, shining his torch for a few seconds before making his way along it - he did all with complete ease, with complete familiarity. And there is absolutely nothing to disprove this. There was not the slightest bit apprehension - upon entering this dark woodland, torch or not - he did not shine his torch around. And he had absolutely no way of knowing what his dog may have been scurrying at the wall, at the V for - this is a woodland , a rabbit, fox - anything. LM knew exactly where he was going. The evidence is yet again in abundance to prove this - We know there was absolutely no time for LM's claims and we know with certainty that his actions upon entering this woodland were that of familiarity. He knew them intimately.
And we know they were questioned as to how they saw him turn immediately to his left - it was by torchlight. And because they were right there to see it.
And he did lie - he did claim never to have been in the woodland before that night, in those first statements, and when he was confronted by the initials on the tree he still lied. Then claiming to have only been in the top end of this woodland strip. And yet again the evidence is in abundance to show this to be false - those friends, of walking down to where this V is along this narrow passage.
And that time factor - You may find it completely believable, that is of course your choice. That this search party had been on this path less that 10mins - it takes approx 6-7 mins to get to the V by police timings at an even pace. Time pretty much correct. That initial discussion. 4 people looking in different areas but all walking down the way. LM did look into the woodland at the 'Gino' spot, why? The notion of the woods did not enter the search trio's minds, why would it? It was completely cut off from this path by this wall which was 8-10ft in places. The search trio met near to the junction of the paths. Near the top. Both saw the other approaching by torchlight. Why did LM, look into the woodland? Why did he lie about walking some 40-60ft passed this V break in the wall? Why was LM still on the path? Why was LM already set to search? That call to the police at 10.49pm and of speaking to Juj at 10.51pm his offer to search and of being on/at this path at 10.59pm
You find none of the above strange - as you choose to believe that the search party changed their mind? Ignore every piece of evidence against LM on the basis of Ms Lean stating that they all said it was the dog and changed their mind. When it is proven beyond reasonable doubt - that LM could not have found Jodi Jones, under the above circumstance, in that time frame without prior knowledge? When there is absolutely no proof in the first place that any of this search trio had stated they walked some distance passed this V at all, until those steps of 10ft or more after LM entered the woodland.
And none of the search party knew at first they were going to meet on this path, they did end up on the path as LM was on it. It happened and no amount of theories or otherwise can change this. No one put LM on the path, LM did put the search trio on the path. His hesitation it would seem thwarted the meet at Jodi's house. There was no opportunity to get something of Jodi's to scent with. And we know clearly and precisely why AW wanted to look thoroughly, she tells us why. "I thought Jodi may have fallen and hurt herself" What else did she say? One things for sure - she knew LM had, had no time to look thoroughly on his own.