Police: Mother, Baby Shot At Close Range
Testimony Focuses On Crime Scene Evidence
POSTED: 10:09 am EDT June 13,
2008
UPDATED: 6:49 am EDT June 14,
2008
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WOBURN, Mass. -- A chemist who collected evidence from the bedroom where a young Hopkinton mother and her 9-month-old were found shot to death testified Friday at the Neil Entwistle murder trial.The 29-year-old is accused of shooting his wife, Rachel, 27, and their 9-month-old daughter, Lillian Rose, in January 2006 in their rented home because he faced heavy debt and was unhappy with his sex life.
VIDEO: Crime Lab Worker Testifies"I removed the blood stains on the wall at 6 Cubs Way. I took two sterile swabs and sterile water and swabbed the lip areas of all four drinking containers," said John Soares, a scientist who works for the Massachusetts State Police Crime Lab.On cross-examination, defense attorney Elliot Weinstein suggested that the investigator did not thoroughly test the family's BMW or every room in the house for invisible blood."So, you had no idea as you sit here today whether there was non-visible blood in the master bedroom?" Weinstein said."That is correct," Soares said."And you do not dispute that if it was there, it might have told you something?" Weinstein said."No, I do not dispute that," Soares said.Soares made the decisions about what tests were conducted on the evidence."You weren't as thorough and as complete as you might have been, were you?" Weinstein said."I disagree with that statement," Soares said."Well, you disagree because you didn't do it, right? And you disagree because you think that it's not important to look for items that you can't see with the naked eye?" Weinstein said."That wasn't my statement," Soares said.Later in the day, Deanna Dygan, of the state's crime lab, testified about the clothing that the victims were wearing when they were found."This is the polka-dot pajamas that the infant was wearing," Dygan said.Dygan was one of the people who helped process the crime scene. Tests of gunshot residues suggest that the victims were shot at close range.On Thursday, Neil Entwistle broke down as he watched a videotape of the victims' bodies being uncovered by investigators.
VIDEO: Crime Lab Worker Testifies"I removed the blood stains on the wall at 6 Cubs Way. I took two sterile swabs and sterile water and swabbed the lip areas of all four drinking containers," said John Soares, a scientist who works for the Massachusetts State Police Crime Lab.On cross-examination, defense attorney Elliot Weinstein suggested that the investigator did not thoroughly test the family's BMW or every room in the house for invisible blood."So, you had no idea as you sit here today whether there was non-visible blood in the master bedroom?" Weinstein said."That is correct," Soares said."And you do not dispute that if it was there, it might have told you something?" Weinstein said."No, I do not dispute that," Soares said.Soares made the decisions about what tests were conducted on the evidence."You weren't as thorough and as complete as you might have been, were you?" Weinstein said."I disagree with that statement," Soares said."Well, you disagree because you didn't do it, right? And you disagree because you think that it's not important to look for items that you can't see with the naked eye?" Weinstein said."That wasn't my statement," Soares said.Later in the day, Deanna Dygan, of the state's crime lab, testified about the clothing that the victims were wearing when they were found."This is the polka-dot pajamas that the infant was wearing," Dygan said.Dygan was one of the people who helped process the crime scene. Tests of gunshot residues suggest that the victims were shot at close range.On Thursday, Neil Entwistle broke down as he watched a videotape of the victims' bodies being uncovered by investigators.
Previous Stories:
- June 13, 2008: Entwistle Testimony Focuses On Crime Scene Evidence
- June 12, 2008: Defense: Entwistle Didn't Laugh During Crime Scene Video
- June 10, 2008: Entwistle's Mother Brought To Tears During Testimony
- June 9, 2008: Stepdad: Entwistle Wanted Pair Buried 'Way He Left Them'
- June 9, 2008: Entwistle Murder Trial Testimony Continues
- June 8, 2008: Gun Becomes Focus When Entwistle Trial Resumes
- June 6, 2008: DA: Debt, Sex Drove Entwistle To Kill Family
- June 6, 2008: Jury Hears Opening Arguments In Entwistle Murder Case
- June 5, 2008: Jury Chosen To Hear Entwistle Case
- June 5, 2008: Woman: Possible Jurors Say Entwistle Should 'Fry'
- June 2, 2008: Defense Cries Foul As Entwistle Case Begins
- June 2, 2008: Jury Selection To Begin In Entwistle Trial
- May 28, 2008: Prosecutors: Entwistle Looked For Sex After Killings
- April 24, 2007: Entwistle Lawyers To Argue Search Unlawful
- April 23, 2007: Entwistle Lawyers Want Search Evidence Tossed
- April 18, 2007: Entwistle Wants Rent, Security Deposit Back
- December 19, 2006: Entwistle Denied Bail
- December 15, 2006: Entwistle Asks To Be Released On Bail
- April 11, 2006: Entwistle Indicted On Murder Charges
- February 16, 2006: Entwistle Pleads Not Guilty To Family's Murders
- February 16, 2006: Attorneys Worry About Fair Trial For Entwistle
- February 16, 2006: Entwistle To Face Charges In Court
- February 15, 2006: Entwistle Back In Bay State To Face Charges
- February 14, 2006: Sources: Entwistle To Return To U.S. Wednesday
- February 13, 2006: Entwistle Files Show Money Woes, Online Sex Activities
- February 10, 2006: Entwistle Will Return To Mass. To Face Murder Charges
- February 10, 2006: Entwistle Says He Won't Fight Extradition
- February 10, 2006: Money Woes May Have Prompted Entwistle Murders, D.A. Says
- February 9, 2006: Husband Arrested In Entwistle Slay Case
- February 1, 2006: Slain Mother, Baby Laid To Rest
- February 1, 2006: Funeral Held For Slain Mother, Baby
- January 31, 2006: Mourners Pay Respects To Slain Woman, Baby
- January 30, 2006: Slain Woman's Family Breaks Silence
- January 30, 2006: Detectives Mum On Entwistle Case
- January 27, 2006: Husband, Father Of Slain Family Talks To Investigators
- January 27, 2006: Entwistle Agrees To Talk To Authorities
- January 26, 2006: Double Slaying Probe Goes International
- January 25, 2006: Investigators Look At Slain Family's Finances
- January 24, 2006: Father, Husband Of Slain Family Located
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