State: Entwistle Searched 'How To Kill' On Computer
Prosecutors Try To Show Man Planned Deaths Of Wife, Child
POSTED: 5:59 am EDT June 18, 2008
UPDATED: 5:51 pm EDT June 18, 2008
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WOBURN, Mass. -- Several witnesses testified Wednesday about the details of an alleged secret life that was hidden inside Neil Entwistle's computer.NewsCenter 5's Amalia Barreda reported that the Hopkinton man is on trial in connection with the deaths of his wife, Rachel, and 9-month-old daughter, Lillian Rose.
VIDEO: State: Entwistle Searched 'How To Kill' On ComputerAside from listening to Neil Entwistle's voice, the jury heard extensive testimony about his Internet activity two weeks before the slayings. It was testimony the prosecution hopes would convince the jury about premeditation.Michael Fee is an attorney who represented the owners of the Hopkinton home Neil and Rachel Entwistle were renting. Fee testified about his efforts to reach the defendant two weeks after the slayings because the homeowners wanted to know what to do about what was essentially abandoned personal property inside the house.On Feb. 7 2006, Entwistle called Fee from England and left a voicemail."I think we have no interest in that house anymore. I really don't care what happens to it. I just want to make sure that the right thing happens," Entwistle said on the call. "And that any money, and also the possessions that are in the house are, of course, taken care of in the appropriate manner."The prosecution's computer expert then detailed Entwistle's Internet activity in the days leading up to the slayings.It was devastating testimony from Lawrence James on the issue of premeditation. He said that 12 days before the slayings, Entwistle began doing research on flights to England.James also testified about the defendant's computer searches for porn Web sites and escort services."He's performing a Google search for 'knife in neck kill,'" James said.
VIDEO: State: Entwistle Searched 'How To Kill' On ComputerAside from listening to Neil Entwistle's voice, the jury heard extensive testimony about his Internet activity two weeks before the slayings. It was testimony the prosecution hopes would convince the jury about premeditation.Michael Fee is an attorney who represented the owners of the Hopkinton home Neil and Rachel Entwistle were renting. Fee testified about his efforts to reach the defendant two weeks after the slayings because the homeowners wanted to know what to do about what was essentially abandoned personal property inside the house.On Feb. 7 2006, Entwistle called Fee from England and left a voicemail."I think we have no interest in that house anymore. I really don't care what happens to it. I just want to make sure that the right thing happens," Entwistle said on the call. "And that any money, and also the possessions that are in the house are, of course, taken care of in the appropriate manner."The prosecution's computer expert then detailed Entwistle's Internet activity in the days leading up to the slayings.It was devastating testimony from Lawrence James on the issue of premeditation. He said that 12 days before the slayings, Entwistle began doing research on flights to England.James also testified about the defendant's computer searches for porn Web sites and escort services."He's performing a Google search for 'knife in neck kill,'" James said. Copyright 2008 by TheBostonChannel.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
