Lunch Wagon Homicide and Red Truck

Prosecutors Cohen and Stevens argued that a red pickup was seen near the lunch wagon the day of the homicides. PPD went to great pains to retain tire marks so the tire treads could be tracked back to the killer. Of course, that never happened. This testimony went on for a bit - I’ll spare you the useless details.

The double homicides were committed February 20, 2006, early in the day. Never mind the description of the truck seen is that of a newer, bigger model, than what Mark owned, that it was also seen later in the day - waaaaaay after the two bodies were discovered, not prior to the murders. If it’s not already bad enough, what’s really interesting here, and I’m using the word “interesting” loosely, is that, yes indeed, Mark did own a small red pickup, unlike the one described by a passerby. But Mark did not own the truck at the time of the murders. It was nearly a month after the homicides that Mark purchased a truck.

So was Mark driving the truck he didn’t own or have access to at the time of this crime??? I know that’s a crazy thing to ask, but how ridiculous and insane is it for prosecutors Cohen and Stevens to completely ignore the fact that Mark didn’t even own a red truck at that time? A simple title check is all it took. Not only can the state not prove that Mark owned a truck, Mark’s attorney’s proved he did not! It was not a hard thing to do.

Let me say it again. Prosecutors spent good time at trial going over tire mark forensics and testimony that a red truck was seen at the scene knowing full well that Mark did not own a truck at the time. 

I seriously think Cohen and Stevens are mentally insane. How else can this illogic be explained?? Scary, unstable people whose perception is based on what they think they can just utter in court despite complete lack of evidence, reality, and actual facts. These are dangerous people who will say and do anything to try to secure a conviction, regardless of how wrong and contrary the evidence.