I’ve often compared the process of writing a book to building a house. You start with the foundation; you add the walls, roof, plumbing, and electrical. Once those necessary items are completed, you can start working on the drywall, roofing, and flooring. The final stages involve the things that make a house a home: the […]
A Book Project Update
When I started this book project, I had lots of questions. Not just about the details of the murders and the evidence, but I also had questions about the court-martial and the numerous allegations made against Kit. I saw the interview with EJ after Kit’s arraignment, where he described Kit as a monster. I saw […]
A monster behind closed doors
While Kit and his legal team were concerned about Kit’s chances at a court-martial, the JAG prosecutors were equally concerned. The cross-examinations of Joan and her children at the Article 32 hearing showed that it wasn’t a slam dunk. There were no medical records that would corroborate the abuse. There were no witnesses other than […]
Prosecutorial Misconduct
Assistant Attorney General Barbara Whaley didn’t have a strong case. Tom Griffiths described the prosecution’s theory of the crime as nothing more than guesses and speculation. In order to win the case, Barbara Whaley made the conscious decision to mislead, mischaracterize evidence, and provide false testimony. It was false testimony about cell phone location data […]
Complicity
Anyone familiar with the facts of the Pembroke triple homicides knows that two or more people were involved in the crime. Even the prosecution knew that. First, the original indictment was that Christian Martin committed the murders either alone or in complicity with others. The investigation, however, never turned up another individual, at least no […]
Was there an eyewitness part two?
In the post – Was there an eyewitness? – I talked about the possibility that Billy Watkins may have seen the vehicle of the person who murdered Calvin Phillips. I still believe that there is a strong possibility that that is true. At the time, I didn’t know what type of car Joan Harmon drove. […]
