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OPENING
GOOD MORNING
THE TRUCK
For sale by owner.
A 2007 Dodge Power Ram 3500 Diesel !
"i#$%&" 'r$.
(70)000 $ilome'res * mos'ly +ig+way
5., li're engine
-!'ended #ab * s+or' bo!
Gray #lo'+ in'erior
New 'ransmission) new bra$es.
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Pri#e 2)000.00
Address/ An#as'er) On'ario
+is ad was "os'ed by im 1osmas wie
4+arlene) and in '+e ad was #on'a#' inorma'ion
or im 1osma) in#l&ding +is "+one n&mber.
4+arlene 1osma "os'ed '+ese ads on i6i6i and
A&'o'rader a wee$ or so beore '+e '+e een's
o May 8'+ ) 20(3.
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+e 'r$ was s'ar'ing 'o #os' 'oo m+ in
re"airs. +ey were a yo&ng amily and) li$e
many yo&ng amilies) money was 'ig+' and '+e
sale o '+e 'r$ was ne#essary.
4i! days la'er on May (2'+) 20(3) '+is same
'r$) im 1osmas 'r$) was re#oered in '+e
drieway o a residen#e in leinb&rg) On'ario) a
small 'own nor'+ o oron'o. +e 'r$ was
inside a large 'railer. +e residen#e was owned
by Dellen Millards mo'+er.
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+e in'erior o '+e 'r$ +ad been s'ri""ed.
9ar"e's gone. +e ron' sea's) gone.
+e ron' sea's were o&nd in '+e same 'railer
be+ind '+e 'r$ and agains' '+e main rear
doors o '+e 'railer. +e driers sea') #en'er
#onsole and "assenger sea' +ad no &"+ols'ery)
no #&s+ioning) 6&s' #+arred me'al. +ey +ad
been b&rned.
Forensi# e!amina'ion o '+e 'r$ wo&ld
'a$e "la#e in '+e days) wee$s and mon'+s
ollowing.
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4ignii#an' amo&n's o g&ns+o' resid&e
were o&nd on '+e inside o '+e 'r$) wi'+
es"e#ially +ig+ #on#en'ra'ions in '+e ron' sea'
area) bo'+ "assenger side #eiling and driers
side #eiling.
F&r'+er orensi# e!amina'ion o&nd '+e
blood DNA o im 1osma on '+e inside o '+e
'r$ in ario&s areas) in#l&ding the inside rear
passenger door; rear passenger armrest;
around the glove bo; and !ront passenger
"up holder #!ront or rear$%&
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im 1osmas blood was also o&nd in
ario&s areas on '+e under"arriage o! the
tru"'.
+e ron' "assenger side window was
shattered.
+e "oli#e also re#oered a spent 3:0 g&n
#ar'ridge #asing inside '+e 'r$.
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Mr. Millards inger"rin's were la'er o&nd by
"oli#e orensi# oi#ers on both '+e eterior and
interior o '+e 'r$.
;+en Mr. Millard was arres'ed '+e "oli#e o&nd
in his vehi"le '+e $eys 'o im 1osmas 'r$.
THE E(I)IN*TOR
On May (('+ ) the da+ be!ore '+e "oli#e
re#oered im 1osmas 'r$ in '+e drieway o
Dellen Millards mo'+ers residen#e
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'+e "oli#e sear#+ed a arm "ro"er'y owned by
Dellen Millard in Ayr) On'ario) 6&s' o&'side
9ambridge.
;+ile "oli#e were e!e#&'ing '+e sear#+ warran'
'+ey lo#a'ed a #rema'ion dei#e) the
Eliminator .
+e -limina'or is designed and
man&a#'&red in '+e >.4.A. by a #om"any in
Georgia and '+e dei#e is &sed 'o ) among
o'+er '+ings) in"inerate !arm animal
"ar"asses large and small& +e model o '+e
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Eliminator '+e "oli#e lo#a'ed on '+e a##&sed?s
"ro"er'y was large enough !or humans to !it
inside&
I' was o&nd by "oli#e in a s'and o 'rees on '+e
Millard arm "ro"er'y) away rom '+e arm
b&ildings) and no' easily isible.
+e day beore +is arres' on May (0'+) Dellen
Millard moed '+e -limina'or !rom the barn on
his propert+ o&' 'o '+e area w+ere "oli#e o&nd
i'. Mr. Millard did '+is w+ile i' was dar', late at
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night, and -ith the assistan"e o! his
girl!riend&
;+en '+e "oli#e irs' saw '+e Eliminator )
'+ey were s'r$ by i's si@e) '+e lo#a'ion o i' in
'+e 'rees and '+e des#ri"'ors or '+e dei#e
w+i#+ were on a me'al "la'e a''a#+ed 'o '+e &ni'
* .The Eliminator / 0mall and (arge *nimal
Cremators1& +e "oli#e +ad no' seen any'+ing
li$e i' beore.
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im 1osma was s'ill missing a' '+is "oin' and
Dellen Millard +ad been arres'ed '+e day beore
or '+e '+e' o im 1osmas 'r$ and +is
or#ible #oninemen') or abd'ion.
The poli"e -ere still "on"erned about the
-ell2being o! Tim 3osma and his
-hereabouts&
Poli#e loo$ed inside '+e Eliminator and i'
a""eared 'o +ae been #leaned o&') b&' in
loo$ing s'raig+' down in'o '+e main a&l' area)
'+e Forensi# Iden'ii#a'ion Oi#er saw w+a'
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loo$ed li$e bones. 4+e did no' $now i '+ey
were +&man or animal. +is oi#er 'oo$ '+e
bone
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and '+e ollowing morning * a 4&nday * '+is
e!"er' a''ended '+e "oli#e s'a'ion) e!amined
'+e bones and #onirmed +er ini'ial o"inion '+a'
'+ey were +&man bones.
In '+e ollowing days) '+is Forensi#
An'+ro"ologis' and a "oli#e Forensi#
Iden'ii#a'ion Oi#er a''ended '+e arm and
removed, eamined and anal+4ed '+e
remains in '+e -limina'or.
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+e o"inion o '+e e!"er' was '+a' inside '+e
a&l' area was "remated adult human
remains o! one individual.
5: bone ragmen's) 2 ir'&ally #om"le'e bones
and one 'oo'+ were re#oered rom inside '+e
a&l'. (7 o '+ese bone ragmen's and 2
#om"le'e bones were deini'ely +&man * '+e
'oo'+ a""eared +&man. +e remaining ( bone
ragmen's e!+ibi'ed #+ara#'eris'i#s o +&man
bone.
It -as her opinion that person -as li'el+
male and under 56 +ears old&
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F&r'+er orensi# e!amina'ion o '+e
-limina'or o&nd blood on '+e main +a'#+ area
o '+e a&l'. It -as Tim 3osma7s blood&
Dellen Millard and Mar$ 4mi#+ were riends)
b&' '+ey did no' $now im 1osma and im
1osma did no' $now ei'+er o '+em. The
random "oming together o! their di!!erent
-orlds -ould o""ur on )a+ 8th, 96:, the
da+ Tim 3osma -as murdered&
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The Cro-n intends to prove that on this date
in the late evening hours, Tim 3osma -as
'illed in his tru"', shot b+ the t-o a""used
at "lose range, -hile on a test drive -ith his
tru"'; his bod+ then in"inerated hours later
b+ the t-o a""used&
im 1osma was 32 years old) married 'o
4+arlene and a yo&ng a'+er. e wor$ed &ll%
'ime in +is own b&siness) ins'alling +ea'ing and
air #ondi'ioning sys'ems. e +ad +ad no "oli#e
inolemen'.
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A' '+e 'ime o '+e arres' o Dellen Millard or
irs' degree m&rder '+e "oli#e were o#&ssed on
Mar$ 4mi#+ as '+e se#ond "erson inoled
and +is arres' on '+e same #+arge wo&ld
+a""en a wee$ or so la'er.< May 22=
In order to understand the
disappearan"e o! Tim 3osma on )a+ 8th,
96: and his murder, it is important to
understand the events in the da+s
immediatel+ be!ore& The -ee'end o!
0aturda+, )a+ 5 and 0unda+, )a+
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On 4a'&rday) May '+) im 1osma was
"+oned by a "erson '+e 9rown in'ends 'o "roe
was Dellen Millard. +ey s"o$e or a ew
min&'es and arrangemen's were made or Mr.
Millard 'o #ome see '+e 'r$ on Monday
eening) May 8'+.
On '+e 4&nday) im 1osma was+ed and
wa!ed '+e 'r$ in an'i#i"a'ion o '+e "ossible
sale o +is 'r$ on Monday nig+'.
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im 1osma wor$ed Monday and arried
+ome aro&nd 5/30 ".m. 4+arlene des#ribed
+im as B&"se'C be#a&se +e +ad no' +eard rom
'+e g&y '+a' day and +e was &n#er'ain i '+e g&y
was s'ill #oming. im) in '+e morning '+a' day)
sen' a 'e!' 'o '+e same n&mber '+a' #alled +im.
.Good morning& It7s Tim& I7m -or'ing
in Hamilton toda+ i! +ou -ant to meet or do
+ou still -ant to meet at m+ house tonight
!or = pm$1 +e 'e!' wen' &nanswered.
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4+or'ly a'er) e!"ressing +is r&s'ra'ion 'o
4+arlene) and 6&s' a'er 7/00 ".m.) im 1osma
did re#eie a "+one #all rom Mr. Millard) w+o
'old im +e was #oming rom oron'o and +e
wo&ld be abo&' an +o&r.
I' is no' a""aren' '+a' in +is dealings wi'+
im 1osma '+e #aller "roided +is name)
none'+eless '+e 9rown in'ends 'o "roe '+e
iden'i'y o '+e #aller as Dellen Millard.
Mr. Millard #alled im 1osma a se#ond 'ime
as +e was arriing in An#as'er 6&s' a'er ,/00
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".m.. A' '+is 'ime) '+e 'wo a##&sed Dellen
Millard and the person the Cro-n intends to
prove -as )ar' 0mi"h wal$ed &" '+e
drieway o '+e 1osmas residen#e on rini'y
Road on '+e o&'s$ir's o An#as'er.
4+arlene saw bo'+ +er +&sband im and '+e
'aller o '+e 'wo) Mr. Millard) on '+eir #ell
"+ones. 4+e saw '+a' '+ey +&ng &" '+eir #ell
"+ones a' '+e same 'ime. 4+e 'oo$ rom '+is
'+ey +ad been s"ea$ing 'o ea#+ o'+er.
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im 1osma 'old '+e 'wo men) Mr. Millard
and Mr. 4mi#+) '+ey #o&ld +ae "ar$ed in '+e
drieway) b&' Mr. Millard 'old im )no, the+ had
got a ride !rom a !riend -ho had dropped
them o!! and the !riend had gone to Tim
Horton7s&
+ey s+oo$ +ands) wal$ed aro&nd '+e 'r$
or a brie ins"e#'ion and '+en '+e '+ree o '+em
go' in '+e 'r$ or a 'es' drie. Dellen Millard
driing im 1osma in '+e ron' "assenger sea'
and Mar$ 4mi#+ go' in '+e ba#$ sea'.
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im said 'o 4+arlene '+ey were going or a
'es' drie and '+ey wo&ld be ba#$ soon. +ey
'&rned le' o&' o '+e drieway on'o rini'y Road
+eading nor'+.
Tim 3osma -as never seen or heard
!rom again&
;+en im 1osma +ad no' re'&rned as +e
said +e wo&ld) 4+arlene 'ried +is "+one
re"ea'edly and ea#+ 'ime i' wen' s'raig+' 'o
oi#email. 4+e also sen' a 'e!' message
as$ing E&o'e .>here are +ou1. All o '+ese
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a''em"'s 'o #on'a#' +im wen' &nanswered.
4+arlene #alled amily and riends or +el" and)
'+en) '+e amil'on Poli#e.
As a res&l' o '+e missing "erson
ines'iga'ion w+i#+ began on May 7'+
immedia'ely a'er ims disa""earan#e) '+e
"oli#e iden'iied '+ree o'+er men w+o +ad
ader'ised similar 'r$s or sale on '+e i6i6i
websi'e and in A&'o'rader online.
+ese men were in'eriewed by "oli#e as
'+e same "+one n&mber '+a' #alled im 1osma
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on '+e 4a'&rday +ad #alled '+ese men aro&nd
'+e same 'ime. +ese '+ree men were also
selling diesel engine Dodge 'r$s.
+e male #aller) w+o made inE&iries o t-o
o '+ese men abo&' '+eir Dodge 'r$s)
iden'iied +imsel 'o '+em as a name '+a'
so&nded 'o '+em a' '+e 'ime as ei'+er .Evan,
E-an or *van1&
On 4&nday) May 5) 20(3) '+e day beore
im 1osmas m&rder) one o '+ese men wen' or
a 'es' drie wi'+ 'wo males the Cro-n intends
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to prove -ere )r& )illard and )r& 0mi"h , in
+is 20(0 Dodge Ram 2500 diesel 'r$.
+e seller 'old "oli#e '+a' '+e one male) w+o
did all '+e 'al$ing and 'es' droe '+e 'r$) was/
male -hite, 8751, medium build, ?6 'gs, light
bro-n short hair li'e a !lat top, "lean
shaven, 9= to 9 +ears o! age, a tattoo o! the
-ord .*mbition1 on his -rist -here a -at"h
-ould be -orn, and other unidenti!ied
tattoos& He -as -earing light blue @eans,
orange t2shirt and "arr+ing an .Indiana
Aones1 st+le sat"hel bag& This male said his
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name -as either E-an or Evan& +is was Mr.
Millard. is middle name is -an.
+e se#ond male sa' in '+e rear sea' o '+e
'r$. +e seller did no' +ae m+ 'o say or do
wi'+ '+is "erson. +e 9rown in'ends 'o "roe
'+a' '+is "erson was Mr. 4mi#+.
A'er '+e 'es' drie) Mr. Millard 'old '+e seller
'+a' '+ey were loo$ing a' 'wo o'+er 'r$s) b&'
'+ey wo&ld #all +im ba#$ Monday nig+') May 8.
+is man neer +eard ba#$ rom ei'+er
a##&sed.
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amil'on Poli#e did &r'+er ines'iga'ion on
'+e .*mbition1 tattoo and '+ey re#eied
inorma'ion rom 'wo dieren' so&r#es in Peel
and oron'o) '+a' a Dellen -an Millard DO1
(,:50:30 +ad an Ambi'ion 'a''oo. +is was
#onsidered by "oli#e 'o be a signii#an' lead.
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+ro&g+ #ell "+one re#ords '+e 9rown
in'ends 'o "roe bo'+ a##&sed were &sing '+eir
#ell "+ones in '+e area o '+is mans residen#e)
the other seller o! the Bodge Biesel tru"') in
Nor'+ oron'o in '+is 'ime "eriod on '+a' day.
Also ) #ell "+one re#ords o bo'+ a##&sed
s+ow '+em 'raelling rom '+e Grea'er oron'o
Area) '+ro&g+ Oa$ille) 'o 6&s' o&'side '+e +ome
o im 1osma on May 8) 20(3. 1o'+ o '+eir
#ell "+ones "inged o #ell 'owers in #lose
"ro!imi'y 'o '+e 1osma +ome) immedia'ely
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beore im 1osma me' '+e 'wo a##&sed. +ese
"+ones were '&rned o immedia'ely a'er '+e
abd'ion) a s+or' dis'an#e o&'side '+e area o
'+e 1osma +ome) w+ile im 1osma was in '+e
'r$ wi'+ Mr. Millard and Mr. 4mi#+.
;i'+in a ew +o&rs o im 1osmas
abd'ion) s+or'ly a'er midnig+' on May 7'+)
images #a"'&red by a neig+bo&ring b&sinesss
ideo s&reillan#e sys'em a' '+e Millardair < '+e
amily b&siness Mr. Millard wor$ed in= angar
a' ;a'erloo Regional Air"or' s+ows -hat the
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Cro-n intends to prove was im 1osmas
'r$ 'owing '+e -limina'or &" 'o '+e +angar and
"ar$ing o&'side. +e 'r$ and -limina'or were
ollowed #losely by a e+i#le similar 'o a GM9
&$on) a e+i#le '+e 9rown in'ends 'o "roe
was owned by Mr. Millard on '+e nig+' in
E&es'ion.
+is same ideo sys'em also s+ows
images o '+e -limina'or being igni'ed o&'side
'+e +angar door.
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This, the Cro-n sa+s, -as the
in"ineration phase o! the death o! Tim
3osma -hi"h too' pla"e over several hours
in the earl+ morning hours o! )a+ =th&
A orensi# ideo analys' will gie eiden#e in
'+is 'rial abo&' +is analysis o '+is ideo and
seeral o'+er relean' ideos rom ario&s
lo#a'ions) da'es and 'imes.
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THE POC *TER)*TH
Mr. Millard sen' a message 'o +is
em"loyees early &esday morning May 7 early
'elling '+em no' 'o #ome 'o wor$ a' all '+a' day
as '+ere were Duote .airport politi"s no one
goes to the hangar toda+, not even @ust to
grab something1& End Duote. ;+en '+e
em"loyees re'&rned 'o wor$ '+e ollowing day
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missing "erson ines'iga'ion rom '+e news. e
'oo$ "+o'os o '+e 'r$) in#l&ding '+e HIN
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Also on '+is day) May 7) 20(3) Mr. Millard
'old +is roomma'e '+a' '+ey +ad s'olen a 'r$
on May 8) '+e day beore. +is roomma'e
already $new '+a' Mr. Millard and Mr. 4mi#+
"lanned 'o s'eal a 'r$ o '+is $ind. +e
A##&sed +ad 'old +im '+is "lan on '+e wee$end.
Mr. 4mi#+ 'old +is girlriend '+a' Mr. Millard
s'ole '+e 'r$ and '+a' +e
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Mr. 4mi#+s girlriend 'old "oli#e o '+e 'wo
a##&sed loo$ing or a 'r$ 'o s'eal and 'al$ing
abo&' '+is a ew days beore '+e m&rder. 4+e
also 'old "oli#e s+e remembered Mr. Millard
"i#$ed &" Mr. 4mi#+ on May 8) 20(3 w+i#+
wo&ld +ae been beore '+ey made '+eir way 'o
An#as'er 'o see im 1osmas 'r$.
;i'+in days o '+e m&rder) Mr. Millard
#on'a#'ed a "erson +e $new rom "as' dealings
w+o owned an a&'o body s+o". Mr. Millard
in'ended 'o "ain' im 1osmas 'r$. Mr. Millard
also ins'r'ed +is me#+ani#em"loyee 'o
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remoe '+e de#als and o'+er iden'iiers rom '+e
'r$ in "re"ara'ion or '+e ma$eoer.
Mr. Millard #on'a#'ed a riend on May ,)
20(3) '+e nig+' beore +is arres' and made
arrangemen's 'o dro" o a lo#$ed 'ool bo! or
+im 'o +old on 'o. Mr. Millard did '+is aro&nd
/00 a.m. wi'+ +is girlriend.
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A'er '+e arres' o Mr. Millard) Mr. 4mi#+
ob'ained "ossession o '+e 'oolbo! rom m&'&al
riends o '+e 'wo A##&sed. Mr. 4mi#+ was
aware o '+e arres' o Mr. Millard and +e 'oo$
s'e"s 'o gain #on'rol and "ossession o '+e
lo#$ed 'oolbo!.
+e 'oolbo! in E&es'ion was sei@ed in '+e
+ome o Mr. 4mi#+ &"on +is arres' on May 22)
20(3& orensi" eamination o! the toolbo
!ound gunshot residue on the interior&
+ere was no g&n in '+e 'oolbo! be#a&se Mr.
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4mi#+ +ad already ta'en steps to dispose o!
it&
Mr. 4mi#+s girlriend 'old "oli#e '+a' Mr.
4mi#+ 'old +er '+a' +e +ad '+e g&n) b&' '+a' +e
go' rid o '+e g&n by b&rying i' in '+e ores'. Mr.
4mi#+ was no' more s"e#ii# '+an '+a' wi'+ +er.
1eore b&rying '+e g&n) Mr. 4mi#+ 'ried 'o
sell '+e g&n '+ro&g+ a riend. e was
&ns#ess&l.
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)r& )illard7s girl!riend will 'es'iy in '+is
'rial.
4+e is #&rren'ly #+arged wi'+ A##essory
A'er '+e Fa#' 'o M&rder or +er role in een's
a'er '+e m&rder o im 1osma. er 'rial on '+is
#+arge is "ending. In +er s'a'emen' 'o "oli#e
s+e said) among o'+er '+ings) s+e was wi'+ Mr.
Millard w+en +e 'owed '+e 'railer and 'r$ 'o
Mr. Millards mo'+ers in leinb&rg on May ,'+
s+e was wi'+ Mr. Millard w+en '+ey moed '+e
-limina'or in'o '+e s'and o 'rees '+a' same
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nig+' a'er dro""ing o '+e 'r$ and 'railer a'
Mr. Millards mo'+ers and s+e said s+e was
wi'+ Mr. Millard w+en +e 'oo$ '+e lo#$ed 'ool
bo! 'o +is riends +o&se in '+e early morning
+o&rs o May (0'+.
A'er Mr. Millards girlriend was #+arged or
+er role) "oli#e e!e#&'ed a sear#+ warran' on
+er residen#e in oron'o and sei4ed !rom her
bedroom several letters that -ere -ritten to
her b+ )r& )illard over a period o! man+
months -hile he -as in @ail a!ter his arrest.
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+ese le''ers aried in 'erms o #on'en') b&' one
'+eme o many le''ers was Mr. Millard wan'ing a
$ey 9rown wi'ness 'o #+ange +is eiden#e. is
girlriend was as$ed 'o rea#+ o&' 'o '+is "erson
'o ge' +im 'o #+ange +is eiden#e.
+is was a "erson Mr. Millard #onsidered a
riend and someone w+o +e belieed #o&ld be
#onin#ed 'o #+ange '+e +is s'a'emen' 'o
"oli#e. +is was 'o assis' Mr. Millard as +e
#onsidered w+a' '+is "erson $new abo&' '+e
"lan 'o s'eal '+e 'r$ as damning and
in#rimina'ing inorma'ion.
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For e!am"le) in one s+ le''er 'o +is
girlriend Mr. Millard wro'e '+e ollowing/ .I! he
'ne- his -ords -ere going to get me a li!e
senten"e , he -ould -ant to "hange them&
0ho- him ho- he "an, and he -ill "hange
them1
Des"i'e Mr. Millards wri''en dire#'ion a' '+e
end o many o '+ese le''ers 'o Bdestro+ these
letters1, '+ey were s'ill in '+e girlriends
bedroom in A"ril ) 20() w+en s+e was arres'ed
or +er inolemen' w+i#+ was almos' ( year
a'er '+e m&rder and '+e arres' o Mr. Millard.
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In '+e sear#+ o Mr. Millards girlriend?s
residen#e) "oli#e also sei@ed rom +er bedroom
a DHR% digi'al ideo re#order * '+a' Mr. Millard
+ad 'a$en rom '+e air"or' +angar and gien 'o
+is girlriend 'o +old on 'o ) a""aren'ly wi'+o&'
e!"lana'ion. e gae '+is 'o +er on May ,'+
w+en +e "i#$ed +er &" w+ile en ro&'e 'o
leinb&rg 'o dro" '+e 'railer wi'+ im 1osma?s
'r$ in i' a' +is mo'+er?s "la#e.
+e "oli#e e!amined '+e #on'en's o '+e
ideo and '+e 9rown in'ends 'o "roe '+a'
Dellen Millard and Mar$ 4mi#+ are in '+e
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+angar on May 7'+ a' aro&nd (/30 am * d&ring
'+e 'ime '+e 9rown says '+e remains o im
1osma were being in#inera'ed in '+e -limina'or)
6&s' o&'side '+e +angar doors.
Con"lusion
+e o&'line I +ae "roided 'o yo& is 6&s'
'+a'. I' is no' eiden#e in '+is #ase &n'il a
wi'ness ma$es i' eiden#e. I' is w+a' '+e 9rown
an'i#i"a'es '+e eiden#e will be based mainly
on wi'ness s'a'emen's and '+e "re"ara'ion o
wi'nesses or 'rial.
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Des"i'e '+is) wi'nesses may in a#' 'es'iy
dieren'ly '+an w+a' +as been o&'lined 'o yo&.
I '+is +a""ens) yo& are only 'o #onsider w+a'
'+e wi'ness 'ells yo& in '+is #ase in '+is 'rial.
o& will +ae 'o disregard w+a' I +ae said i i'
is no' #onsis'en' wi'+ '+e eiden#e o a wi'ness.
o& +ae +eard inorma'ion abo&' '+is #ase
or '+e irs' 'ime o w+a' wi'nesses saw and
+eard) and w+a' '+ey did regarding '+is
ines'iga'ion as #iilians) "oli#e or e!"er's. I' is
no' e!"e#'ed '+a' '+is "i#'&re is absol&'ely #lear
'o yo& now. +e o&'line in '+is o"ening is
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merely 'o assis' yo&r ini'ial &nders'anding o '+e
een's s&rro&nding '+e m&rder o im 1osma.
For'&na'ely) '+e 'es'imony o all '+e
wi'nesses) #iilians) "oli#e and e!"er's) in '+is
#ase will "ro#eed a' a "a#e w+i#+ will allow yo&
'o &lly #onsider '+e wi'ness 'es'imony. I' will
allow yo& 'o de#ide '+e inolemen' o '+e 'wo
a##&sed and w+e'+er or no' '+ey are g&il'y as
#+arged or '+e Firs' Degree M&rder o im
1osma.
+an$ yo&.
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+e 9rown #alls as i'?s irs' wi'ness
4+arlene 1osma.
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