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. I'm gathering it's because the property was well-known to them. That's the picture I got throughout their testimonies.

Since Lynn Ellingsen's memory was vague due to her chronic drug use, the times and places as to where she was at certain times was clarified by the paramedics who attended to her at the farm.

She claimed to have seen Willie Pickton in the slaughterhouse with a body hanging from a hook and blood all over Pickton, a metal table underneath the body and a couple of buckets for the body parts to be placed in. Whether this is true or not is still unknown.

Defence lawyer Brooks had the tables turned with their next witness, an in-law of the Pickton family, Ingrid Fehlauer. Who knows what Defence was thinking when they thought the blood stains weren't going to be brought up in cross-examination. Talk about an inaccuracy on their part. Oops! The witness had to change her story, admitting she had, in fact, seen something unusual in the trailer.

The next witness was a business partner, Bill Malone. He's a 63-year-old employed in sales, construction and real estate. He was one of the people who assisted with Piggy's Palace when it was to become a public after-hours club. Bill did the cooking for Piggy's Palace and assisted in keeping the business in order.

He also assisted in setting up the security for 953 Dominion Avenue, since there were so many people who coming and going and items, including an engine, were disappearing. He also assisted in taking care of the guard dogs for the property. That will be a story I will share with you after the trial has ended.

He was involved with the Pickton brothers and would assist them with work projects. Throughout the years, he got to know the businesses and the people fairly well. He claims he couldn't control the copious amount of people who came onto the property, and that's why he was asked to put up surveillance cameras. Since the cameras wouldn't work at night, he purchased night vision goggles. He seems to be a smart business man, and whether or not he knew anything is undetermined.

This week is the continuation of Defence's witnesses. It will be a relief to find out the verdict. It's going to be up to the jury, people I've come familiar with throughout these months. For those who regularly attend court, we've got to know each other and gave each other support while sharing this experience. Until then-