Mark Lundy - miscarriage of justice?

[spudchucka]

Anybody read the North and Saouth article just out? I'm always a bit sus about journalists investigating cases after the trial but sometimes difficult questions arise.

In this case there is one fundamental fact which the prosecution never proved - Mark Lundy's high speed journey from Petone -> Palmerston North -> Petone in 3 hours. Beginning in peak hour traffic. Parking and running 500m, brutally murdering his wife and daughter, grabbing a jewellery box, and running back 500m to the car. All completed in 3 hours.

The police could not duplicate this journey. They did drive fast times outside peak traffic but even then, no time remained to carry out the murders.

Its a bit hard to explain how you got your wife's brain matter on your T-shirt regardless of how fast he may have driven his car. There is nobody more guilty than Mark Lundy.

[JimO]

Its a bit hard to explain how you got your wife's brain matter on your T-shirt regardless of how fast he may have driven his car. There is nobody more guilty than Mark Lundy.

that would be the tshirt that was covered with several other layers of clothing???

[spudchucka]

Probably means his lawyer was rubbish. I'd guess that you could infer that if he had a good lawyer he might have got off. But then again he might not have even with a good lawyer. Maybe that's what he meant?

He was defended by Mike Behrens, who was a very high profile defence lawyer in Palmerston North at the time. He is now a district court judge.

[Murray]

that would be the tshirt that was covered with several other layers of clothing???

And also checked into police safety. And the policeman that went to the site that night unattended and then went into the police evidence room without signing in never touched it??

And the witness who saw him said he had a tie on under his overalls (that mysteriously vanished) and last I knew it was not fashionable to wear ties with tee shirts???

smelly fishies here

[Finn]

I'm going with Spud on this. Mark Lundy murdered his wife and kids.

[Mom]

All the prosecution have to do to get a guilty verdict is to make a case to present to the jury. All the defense have to do is get the jury to have a reasonable doubt about guilt and the verdict is not guilty.

The defense in this case did not present anything that gave the jury room to have a reasonalbe doubt.

GUILTY. Simple really. We have not got the evidence that was [resented in the court to make any informed comment, all we can go on is the media reporting.

[spudchucka]

that would be the tshirt that was covered with several other layers of clothing???

It was found in the boot of his car, presumably with other clothes and personal belongings. Regardless of where it was found how can you explain the presence of your wife's brain matter on your shirt a day after she has been found in her bed with her head and face stoved in?

Any doubt that may have existed due to the questions around the timing of the alleged journey I'm sure would have been totally overshadowed by the presence of this brain matter on his shirt.

[Patrick]

As soon as I saw his "performance" at the funerals on the news, I knew it was him....

There is distraught, and then there was Lundy's "faking it..." There really is a difference.

[Mom]

As soon as I saw his "performance" at the funerals on the news, I knew it was him....

There is distraught, and then there was Lundy's "faking it..." There really is a difference.

And what performance it was too! I am with you all the way here.

[spudchucka]

And also checked into police safety. And the policeman that went to the site that night unattended and then went into the police evidence room without signing in never touched it??

Basic police work mate, anyone that was at the scene does not have contact with exhibits found at any other location. There is no cross contamination in this case, which was proven at the trial.

[Murray]

Any doubt that may have existed due to the questions around the timing of the alleged journey I'm sure would have been totally overshadowed by the presence of this brain matter on his shirt.

Did you not read this re blood matter

http://www.lundytruth.com
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[spudchucka]

Did you not read this re blood matter

http://www.lundytruth.com
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I read through that years ago. I also have intimate knowledge of the entire case that I'm not able to share publicly, nothing there makes a zot of difference to my opinion of this case.

[Winston001]

Regardless of where it was found how can you explain the presence of your wife's brain matter on your shirt a day after she has been found in her bed with her head and face stoved in?

Any doubt that may have existed due to the questions around the timing of the alleged journey I'm sure would have been totally overshadowed by the presence of this brain matter on his shirt.

Good question and pretty damning at the time. It now transpires that the respected Texas scientist who detected neural cells, did so from 6 month old samples. Neural cells won't usually last that long. Futhermore he used a new testing method which had not been peer reviewed or accepted in forensic science.

It sounds like a guy who is highly capable and got carried away with his own innovation. It would be interesting to know if his methodology has been tested elsewhere. The point is, other scientists are incredulous that the tests were done and produced to a Court as 100% correct.

[Laava]

He's just misunderstood!

[Mully]

Heaps of stuff here. http://www.lundytruth.com

That's an interesting read - whether or not he is guilty, reading through that website indicates that his lawyer should certainly have been able to introduce reasonable doubt.