Defence Begins To Paint Its Picture

The question at hand is whether Willie Pickton was intelligent enough to commit the murders alone or was he part of a group of people who partook in the horrific disappearances of the missing women.

We will be hearing about/from:

- Professional witnesses, such as a psychologists who examined Willie's school records and aptitude tests.

- Personal witnesses will tell us what they know and have experienced having known Willie Pickton.

- His mother's will, which stated Willie would not receive his share until he turned 40 years old and whether or not he understood that.

- The women's clothing that was found, which Willie says came from the cars he bought. (I gather it's just a coincidence that they belonged to some of the victims.)

- The blood from Mona Wilson that was found on the mattress in the motor home.

- Dr. Norby will testify on the analysis of the stain on the mattress and the motor home crime scene, minus the forensic evidence that can't be backed up.

- just how isolated the property was and the people who came and went from the farm.

The credibility of Crown witnesses stands on thin ice. They were drug-addicted acquaintances and prostitutes. A question that has been in the back of my mind for some time now is whether Lynn Ellingsen, Dinah Taylor and Gina Houston, veteran prostitutes from the Downtown Eastside, were also involved in the killings.

Court started off last week with ambulance paramedics' testimony about their experience attending to Lynn Ellingsen at the farm. They didn't really have much to say except that Willie was rather quiet and was talking to the attending police officer. It was also mentioned that they had to wait for the police to escort them onto the property.