HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1997-05-14, Page 5"I spent approximately
two -and -a -halt weeks in
London at various times," he
said. Police had given him a
map in June of an area in.
London where there had been
possible sightings of Mistie.
"'We were starting to
believe there was an abduc-
tion situation." he said.
He was sent to "unfavor-
able" places in London on his
search, in known drug.areas.
"1 had made several con-
tacts with. obviously people
who were in the drug busi-
ness," he said.
One contacted others he
knew would know where
Mistie was it she was in the
city.
"Our whole family. every-
one. took their turn.
Unfortunately. we had a busi-
ness to carry on. We had to
keep that going." he said.
Ager making numerous
statements to the police, and
being made aware he was a
suspect in September, Murray
talked to a lawyer who
instructed him W contact peo-
ple to retrace his steps.
"1 tried to find people who
could have possibly seen me
to affect water at the bottom.
Without currents to affect it,
the colder, 4 degrees C, water
dons not get mixed with
warmer water.
Under cross-examination,
Nielson said unless a person
knew about the 4 degrees C,
a person boating 10 or 15
minutes out on the lake
wouldn't know the depth or
water temperatures.
Dr. Simon Avis, a patholo-
gist for the Province of
Newfoundland. explained the
process of drowning and that
a body would sink to the bot-
tom.
"The human body does not
have a natural buoyancy to
float." he said.
Bactena in the colon begin
to reproduce and spread into
the body. As it decomposes,
gases build and the body will
resurface.
However. if the body is in
cold water. between 4
degrees C and 7 degrees C, it
undergoes a different process.
The fats in the body solidi-
fy and an acid forms that pre-
vents the bacteria from multi-
plying.
"The body can actually
stay quite well preserved."
Avis said.
Under cross-examination.
he said the premise of
decomposition in water is
basic in pathology but said
most people expect a body to
resurface.
That testimony ended the
case fur the Crown in the
early pan Of the sixth day of
the trial.
abducted
at that particular time (in
May]." he said.
Under cross-examination.
Murray said they moved out
of the apartment and into a
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CON"17NUEI) front -pose 3
Taggart went back to his
apartment where he had a
couple beers and Mistie and
Taggart had about a half -beer
each.
He said they were at the
apartment for about four
hours. 'just hanging around."
Mistic and Taggart came
back that evening for a short
visit and Mistie came back
alone around 9:30 p.m.
They talked. and hung out
and Cook said, "We kissed."
She left around 10:30 p.m.,
leaving her phone number on
a note and signed it, referring
to herself as his "girlfriend"
and came back the next day
around 3:30 p.m. after calling
him at lunch. The two had
sex that afternoon, what
Cook called "the mattress
mambo" in his police state-
ment, and Mistic planned to
come back the following day.
He testified Mistic had
planned to use band practice
as a cover story to come to
his apartment.
Cook said he knew it was
May 31 that she didn't show
up because he had cashed a
welfare cheque that day even
though Greenspan pointed
out the cheques are dated for
the first of the month.
"Either way. it got cashed
on Wednesday," Cook said.
When Taggart came look-
ing for Mistic the next day,
he said. "She was free to
cAtne in and look around if
she asked."
He said the door was fully
open and "She had ample
time to come in and check
the place out.'
He didn't remember clearly
it Taggart came back a sec-
ond time but believes he
opened the door for her
again. He testified he was
home all night.
Jim Bridle, who manages
the marina for. the Town of
Goderich, testified that on
Sept. 13, the day after
Murray found out he was a
suspect. Murry came to him
around 7:30 a.m. while
Bridle was getting ready to
leave for Toronto.
Bridle said Murray wanted
to know if he could remem-
ber the day Mistie disap-
peared and if Bridle saw
Murray with his boat and
trailer.
Bridle said Murray told
him he was a suspect and was
worried.
Bridle said Murray told
him, "He would have to alibi
for all his time."
Bridle couldn't remember
seeing him.
"He also asked it I had
scan him and Mistic go out
together on the boat which he
had done several times."
Bridle said, but couldn't give
a nervous Murray, the
answers he was looking tor.
"I know he was disappoint-
ed 1 couldn't alibi his time
those days." Bridle said.
He also testified he had
never seen Mistie and
Murray together on the boat
any other time.
Under cross-examination.
Bridle didn't recall Murray
saying he was instructed by a
lawyer to reconstruct the
Hurrays worry
events erMsy 31.
Lourie Bridle, Jim's witc,
Save similar testimony of Jim
aid Murray's conversation
after overhearing the latter
pan when the came to get
Bridle for their trip to
Minato.
'Stave was very upset. He
said they Ithe police] had
taken his boat away," she
said.
"nay 7,
Thursday, May 8
The C'rown's case cwrchmles
with testimony from expert
witnesses.
Melanie Nielson, who
manages a group of scientists
studying water quality in the
Great Lakes. was next to tes-
tify.
Part of their role includes
taking water samples and
recording water temperawres
in the lakes.
She brought detailed infor-
mation from four check
points in the Goderich area
and explained how tempera-
tures in the water change or
form layers depending on the
time of year.
Water at 4 degrees C is
more dense than colder or
warmer water and calls ui the
bottom of the lake. The
depth of this layer of 4
degrees C water varies but
seldom fluctuates no matter
what time of year.
The 4 •degrees C water
occurs in depths of more than
15 metres.
Nielson also testified the ,
currents in Lake Huron flow
in a counter -clockwise direc-
tion but aren't strong enough
missing daughter
CONTINUED from page ? said u wasn't until that. he
Mistie.
Mistic, disappearance.
On June 1. when they real-
ized Mistic had not been
home. Murray said he and
Anne were becoming quite
worried but he suspected she
was out saying "goodbye" to
friends before her trip the
next day.
"We were quite sure Mistie
would be home," Murray
said.
A copy of the letter Murray
received regarding his liquor
licence was entered as an
exhibit as Murray continued
testimony about his second
trip to Toronto on June 2. •
He left early Friday morn-
ing. making several stops
including one to call home to
sec if Mistie had conic back.
getting back to Goderich
around 2 p.m.
The police had been. noti-'
fied and Steve and Anne
searched the town. going to
' place Anne and Tagert had
been the night before with
police.
"We continued w drive
The Square and looked in
places like The Burger Bar."
he said.
Searches continued over
the next couple days and they
were in contact with the
police on many occasions.
As each could get away
from duties at the Park
House. they ' conducted
searches of their own for
Colleen Schenk
?SPC
• Resident of Wingham for
20 years
• Wife, mother of 3 teens
• Huron County School Board
Trustee
• Director of Huron -Bruce MADD
• Comrnunuy Volunteer
• Counsellor for women in
distress
• Active church member
Colleen sees Jean Cheroot
a true leaderwith.a vision
for our country•.She is
proud to be the person
chosen to carry this message
to the people of the Huron -
Bruce riding.
A»thu izid by Russell Taylor.
Official.Asent cot Colleen Schenk,
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The 1997 Ontario Budget
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