Koh Tao murder trial rescheduled

[loonodingle]

I agree that the wounds look like they came from the same type of weapon or blow etc. The pathologist said Davids were from a blunt instrument causing the skin to part as there was no scar to the bone as would be the case with a blade.

When were the first images of Sean's wounds shown? Were they part of his polite warning long after the murders? I haven't researched that and so I can't answer you.

As for your last suggestion that I could be Sean. Read some of my old posts.

I am 3 times his age with a wife and children.

You can read what he himself said about that here: https://crimesontheblog.wordpress.com/category/koh-tao-sept-2014/the-players-more/sean-mcanna/

The account he used to publish those comments has been closed, no doubt due to the systematic campaign of harassment and defamation from the Truth and Justice League.

If you don't want to read all the comments, the short of it is that the cuts some people are busy weaving into conspiracy theories happened days before the murders.

What??? Are you serious? OMG I can't believe it...! The harassment and defamation was so bad that he actually had to close one of his social media accounts? This has escalated way out of control and I for one am now feeling uber guilty. I think I speak for all of us when I say we never expected it to go so far that anyone would actually have to close one of their social media accounts over this whole thing... I'm devastated... Poor Sean...

But...he's gonna be OK though, right? I mean.... he's gonna pull through this, right? Oh please tell me that he's gonna be OK... What are the webmasters saying? Will he be able to open another account again... someday...?

Lol, you crack me up AleG. It's great to have you back!

OK, so actually if anyone doesn't want to read all the comments the short of it is that Sean is explaining away the injuries and suggesting he can get CCTV evidence and witness testimony to prove that what he is saying is true if he is legally required to, which seems quite a bold statement given the scarcity of CCTV footage and the lack of witnesses willing to speak up about anything. So in fact the only confirmation that the cuts happened days before the murders comes from Sean's friend Sven, but then Sean and Sven can't agree on what caused the cut that looks like a knife wound. Sven seems certain it was a knife wound whereas Sean is sticking to the motorbike accident story... Who to believe...? I'm thinking that as witnesses go they are looking a bit shaky, but you seem happy to accept that they must be correct about when the cuts happened. Uhmmm... Anyone for cherry-picking?

The part I enjoyed most though was when Sean reminded us that he is a die-hard conspiracy theorist and doesn't have much time for people who think the 2 Burmese lads are actually guilty:

"I've also mentioned that no one believes it was the 2 Burmese guys and anyone would be stupid to even consider it"

look only 1 person exhibited any injury other than the 2 victims.

Only 1 person claimed they knew who done it.

Only 1 person was running get around wanting to get away.

1 person... so why hasn't he been interviewed and examined. No right minded detective would do that.

It's the best lead your goner get at the moment.

I hope the defence request he goes on the wanted list as a poss part and get him reunited with Thailand

[rockingrobin]

Sean McAnna's statement contradicts Mon's employee statement,

Sean was asleep, employee helped to wash blood off McAnna now obviously both these cannot be correct

The conclusion to draw

Both lying - why

one telling the truth the other lying - who is telling the truth

employee mistaken - ?

[loonodingle]

Sean McAnna's statement contradicts Mon's employee statement,

Sean was asleep, employee helped to wash blood off McAnna now obviously both these cannot be correct

The conclusion to draw

Both lying - why

one telling the truth the other lying - who is telling the truth

employee mistaken - ?

Conclusion is they are all upto their necks in the conspiracy to withhold information that would lead to the killers. And it's several. Not just 2... its a Group. Edited February 25, 2015 by loonodingle

[Eirene]

Anyone think that this is the green towel?

Does anyone know if it was a bag of fertilizer that was found with the hoe? I wonder who the beach cleaners were. Do they also do gardening?

[Jai Dee]

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[IslandLover]

catsanddogs, on 25 Feb 2015 - 01:43, said:catsanddogs, on 25 Feb 2015 - 01:43, said:

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The beige shorts that were said to have been found on the beach (Picture 2) look smaller than the ones David was wearing in the images on CCTV before his death (Picture 3). Measuring the shorts on the screen they come up as approx 8cm across waist (so 16 cm all round waist), 9.5 cm waist to hem and 5cm crotch to hem. David was 6ft 2” or something like that. My husband was that height and had a waist of 36” (92cm) and David didn’t look like he was much bigger built than that. A 92cm waist scaled down to the 16cm waist on screen would mean one cm on screen would equal approx. 5.75cm. (16 x 5.75 = 92). So the on screen the length of 9.5cm would equate to approx 54cm and the crotch to hem would equate approx. 29cm. I am 5ft 4 and my measurement from belly button to bottom of knee is 54cm so either David had very short legs or the waist of the shorts was hanging half way down his bum (which is doesn’t look like in the stills). A measurement of 29cm from crotch to hem (approx. 1 foot) would mean the shorts would be fitting him more like underpants than shorts. In picture 3 the shorts David is wearing look loose fitting and baggy. The measurement at the hem on screen is 4.5cm across, so 9cm all round x 5.75 = 51cm approx. for the circumference of the bottoms, which would seem realistic for the shorts photographed on the beach but not the ones David was wearing.

I've found a relatively clear photo of David wearing what appears to be the same beige shorts which was taken earlier on the same holiday (this was published in one of the British newspapers - probably the Daily Mail). You will notice a mark/stain towards the bottom of the left inner leg which appears to match up with the shorts photographed on the beach. The stitching around the bottom of the legs is also the same. I therefore think the beige shorts photographed on the beach are definitely David's.

What I can't figure out are the "dark blue" shorts photographed at the crime scene. I thought at first that they were the beige ones turned inside out but there is just too much blue for that to be the case.

Edited February 26, 2015 by IslandLover

[boomerangutang]

I agree that the wounds look like they came from the same type of weapon or blow etc. The pathologist said Davids were from a blunt instrument causing the skin to part as there was no scar to the bone as would be the case with a blade.

Whatever pathologist said that, should go out and find another job. At least half of David's stab wounds were to the side of his neck ....there are few bones in the neck (only vertebrae in the back). Neck is mostly muscle. Plus, the most likely weapon: a stubby sharp blade (just like the shark's tooth ring worn by one of the H's men, who should be a prime suspect) isn't going to penetrate more than about 2 or 3 cm. - just far enough to puncture a jugular vein. Cops and other wanna-be tough guys who hang at AC bar are the type of guys who would know the most vulnerable parts of the anatomy to puncture in a fight to the death.

[boomerangutang]

If Sean was a true friend he would tell the truth! I believe Sean is a compulsive liar and is all for himself or he would speak up, he is scum and did not deserve to be David's friend. In my own opinion I still think Sean was part of what happened that night.

Despite all of this confusion about cuts and when they happened, I would like to reiterate that it's a crying shame Mon and "Big Ears" didn't actually go through with their intended threat. A world with Sean McAnna in it doesn't do anyone much good. He knows the truth but has been gagged, leaving the country with too many unanswered questions. Knowing he's out there--probably bullshitting and partying his way through islands in Italy--with the truth is annoying. He's 'dirty' and will never be forced to come clean. Had he suffered the intentions of Mon and Big Ears...well, at least there wouldn't be as much grey area floating around this case. And I could live easier with that, quite honestly.

Sean doesn't have to be likeable - to be believable. There are low-lifes (farang, Thai and others) crawling all over every beach resort in southern Thailand. You want them all eliminated? There's a heinous crime which needs solving. Thai and Brit authorities aren't doing their jobs, so that's why us little people on social media are taking so much time and expending calories trying to shed light on who done it. Sean can help with that process. Thai officials don't want to find the real perps, so hopefully, with Sean's assistance, the real criminals will be apprehended, tried and sentenced. It's not a popularity contest, it's an endeavor to get the real baddies out of the public domain, and punished accordingly.

[AleG]

I agree that the wounds look like they came from the same type of weapon or blow etc. The pathologist said Davids were from a blunt instrument causing the skin to part as there was no scar to the bone as would be the case with a blade.

When were the first images of Sean's wounds shown? Were they part of his polite warning long after the murders? I haven't researched that and so I can't answer you.

As for your last suggestion that I could be Sean. Read some of my old posts.

I am 3 times his age with a wife and children.

You can read what he himself said about that here: https://crimesontheblog.wordpress.com/category/koh-tao-sept-2014/the-players-more/sean-mcanna/

The account he used to publish those comments has been closed, no doubt due to the systematic campaign of harassment and defamation from the Truth and Justice League.

If you don't want to read all the comments, the short of it is that the cuts some people are busy weaving into conspiracy theories happened days before the murders.

Despite all of this confusion about cuts and when they happened, I would like to reiterate that it's a crying shame Mon and "Big Ears" didn't actually go through with their intended threat. A world with Sean McAnna in it doesn't do anyone much good. He knows the truth but has been gagged, leaving the country with too many unanswered questions. Knowing he's out there--probably bullshitting and partying his way through islands in Italy--with the truth is annoying. He's 'dirty' and will never be forced to come clean. Had he suffered the intentions of Mon and Big Ears...well, at least there wouldn't be as much grey area floating around this case. And I could live easier with that, quite honestly.

Ain't that nice, advocating murder.

The armchair detectives here remind me of the "Diabolicals" in Umberto Eco's novel Foucault's Pendulum, a group of occultists that fall for the protagonist's ploy to peddle made up esoteric conspiracy theories to sell books, to the point that they are willing to murder in order to get to the "truth" they believe the scammers are withholding.

[AleG]

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I see plenty of those still, in fact, practically every post in the last few page falls afoul of that rule.

[boomerangutang]

The armchair detectives here remind me of the "Diabolicals" in Umberto Eco's novel Foucault's Pendulum, a group of occultists that fall for the protagonist's ploy to peddle made up esoteric conspiracy theories to sell books, to the point that they are willing to murder in order to get to the "truth" they believe the scammers are withholding.

Well AleG, you're off-base again.

I actually wrote a book about debunking hocus pocus beliefs: metaphysics, astrology, religion, occult, ghosts, voodoo, etc. Randi is one of my heroes.

[Jai Dee]

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I see plenty of those still, in fact, practically every post in the last few page falls afoul of that rule.

You are correct.

Time to close this topic.

/Closed.