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Forensic Furor's avatar

No makeup, no problem! Thanks for never sugar-coating and giving us false hope with these motions. I've kept my expectations low. "Safekeeping" is still a term that I find ridiculous in this case given how things turned out for RA at Westville. But the musical interludes on your sunny walk canceled out that bad mojo. 🎶 See you soon lady! ✌

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v23325's avatar

Thanks so much for making this video even while you are on vacation. I really appreciate your analysis and the way in which you communicate ideas with us.

Hope you’re having a great trip.

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Andrea Burkhart's avatar

It's awesome! If people don't hate the sound and how I don't know where to point the camera, I'll do some more of these. 😂

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Ferae Naturae's avatar

We have missed you!!! I've spent days saying to everyone I know "Ya, I know, I heard, but let's just wait to see what Andrea's take is on it first" meaning before we, the uneducated public (my friends and I), decide whether or not he really stands a chance at getting a new trial. I absolutely despise the fact that this amazing defense team is going to have to stand up and say out loud that they were anything less than superheroes with what they faced in this trial, but I also feel like this team would walk on fire for this man at this point, or I should say would walk on fire for justice in this case, so I'm sure they won't hesitate to support an ineffective claim just to get him the best possible chance at a new trial. Plus, I hope they can at least find peace in the fact that IF anyone considers them truly ineffective in any way, that inefficiency was by design from the powers at play here. It's not like anyone with the slightest bit of intelligence would truly think they were willfully ineffective. With a judge against you from the beginning, possibly multiple judges, multiple sheriff's, countless state employees, volunteers, and the press for the most part, they did the best they possibly could, while also being underpaid and underfunded every step of the way. I feel awful for them, but I'm clinging to hope for Richard Allen and for justice for these girls. Will you give us your opinion on the guilt or innocence of Ron Logan? I've thought he was the culprit since years ago, but I struggle to understand why the state was so reluctant to pin in on him. Was it just too unsatisfying because he's deceased? Could that truly be enough to motivate an entire investigative team to look away from an obvious prime suspect? A man who created an alibi before he was supposed to even know he needed one? A man who knew crime details LONG BEFORE the public even knew a cause of death, or the slightest details of the crime, and eons before any "leaks" happened? The prosecution loved the phrase "only the killer would know" this or that but conveniently couldn't apply the same logic to a confession within 90 days of the crime? I struggle to understand. Par for the course for this case I suppose. Please don't leave us again!! ❤️

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Andrea Burkhart's avatar

Based on what I know about the case against Ron Logan, I don't think I'd vote to convict him either at this point. But I think there's at least as much if not more evidence implicating him than there is Rick. His phone puts him there, he fabricated the alibi before anyone knew the girls were murdered, lots of people ID'd him as bridge guy, now he seems to know details about the case that nobody knew before trial.

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Ferae Naturae's avatar

I wrote a novel again. Sorry. I do that. 🤷

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Janelle Wood's avatar

Omg how we have missed you!!! So glad you are away from the US and enjoying some r&r! So excited to watch the video!!! Please upload more, even if they are not about cases! I think we all need to live vicariously through you right now!! ❤️❤️❤️

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Bridgett Wainwright's avatar

I’ll start by apologising for how long this is and I’ll try to be as brief as I can. I have a couple of questions. I’ll number them to make it easier if you reply. No pressure, I know it’s long 😅

1. Can the attorneys represent him if there’s a new trial but it’s deemed they were ineffective?

2. Could an appeal determine that the confessions can’t be used in a re-trial because of the issues with the safekeeping hearing? Or would they have to argue that they weren’t voluntary?

3. If the attorneys brought up the box cutter being in Ron Logan’s confession at a sidebar, would you expect that to be mentioned?

4. Do you think there needs to be amendments/adjustments made for the fact that in the modern world, the sheer volume of evidence has increased exponentially? Nobody wants people sitting in jail (hate I have to add or prison like Rick) for years because the best defence is a knowledgeable one. Of course, the right to a speedy trial is paramount, however, in so many cases like this, it’s unrealistic and completely impossible. The fact that he was recorded 24/7 (except when giving detailed confessions to wannabe bestie Wala), it’s physically impossible to watch it entirely. You need a team of 100, probably more honestly, to get through the 25tb of data on this case. I’m sure there was plenty of hard evidence to go through as well. I hope some super smart people develop AI to help organise and prioritise evidence for defence teams.

I’m 5% Spanish according to ancestry dna and you’ve just made me realise it’s that part of me that makes mornings so insufferable. I wish the world started later in the day 😅 My brain works best after 10:30 at night 😆

As an Melbournian (Australia), I’m glad you’re enjoying our “upside down” world! I can only imagine how incredible the night sky will be for you the next few days. It was a shame we didn’t get to see the planet parade. Is it weird seeing the moon upside down? I hope you get to see the aurora australis. Enjoy your time!!

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Bridgett Wainwright's avatar

Just realised I said I’d be brief. Sorry 🫣

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Pam Erthal's avatar

This felt like a little vacation for me as well! Thanks.

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