Trial Coverage and Discussion Only - Day 11, June 6, 2011

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State objects to #JoseBaez interrupting Vass' testimony. Perry sustains objection.

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(Hard for me to imagine Vass being in this field for money, considering his obvious enthusiasm, love of what he does.) #CaseyAnthony

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As the attorneys approach sidebar jurors 11 and 12 exchange a glance and grin with each other.

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(He might get a very small payout as inventor of a device that, if its patent ever approved, might be useful to LE.) #CaseyAnthony

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#JoseBaez asking Vass about human decomp. Sidebar and Vass looks VERY ANNOYED. Stares at ceiling

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Vass: Table shows, without doubt, point source of odor from car was the trunk.

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#CaseyAnthony car could've been in tow yard for years? "Yes, isn't it cool that it was still more than control cars?" Ouch! #CaseyAnthony
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Vass snickers at Baez's repeated question: "Yes, I am not a chemist." #CaseyAnthony

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If chloroform amts still so high by time Vass got, what must they have been on/before July 15, before further dissipation?

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After abbreviating magnesium so he didn't misspell it, Baez started writing I-O-R for iron and had to mark it thru, rewrite

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Our producer says the jury is listening but looks weary... During Baez's cross examination
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Takes wks to develop morphological appearance of aidpocere, but only days for the process to begin

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Meat would have to raw, loaded with bacteria like clostridium, several pounds worth of raw meat. #CaseyAnthony
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Vass once again corrects #JoseBaez's pronunciation of magnetometer.

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Judge sustains objection by state about Ranch. Baez won't be allowed to ask about it

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#JoseBaez now asks Vass about divining rods and another sidebar is called

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Dr. Vass is called to the sidebar.

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I think Baez may have been trying to compare what he calls Vass's "sniffer machine" to a diving rod? #CaseyAnthony

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Vass looks like he's thoroughly bored during sidebar -- staring straight up at ceiling. Counting tiles? ;)

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Judge getting testy with Baez, sustaining Ashton's objections and telling Baez to get to the point he told him he'd allow. #CaseyAnthony
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Your findings not generally accepted in scientific community, are they? Objection/sustained/strike. #CaseyAnthony
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Baez asks Vass if he's ever tried to put electronic leashes on flies? Objection prevents answer.

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Baez asked Vass about his previous comparison of a decomp. body to a rotting potato. Vass says smell is similar, chems are not #CaseyAnthony

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Vass explains process of diffusion, whereby chemicals go from higher to lower concentrations. #CaseyAnthony
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Vass tried to find most contaminated carpet he could, hence getting it from junkyard. #CaseyAnthony
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Dr. Vass chuckles and called Jose Baez's interview "an inquisition" #CaseyAnthony
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Vass says when first questioned about any financial interest he had to go and ask someone else about it.

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Neither Bluestar nor Febreze contained chloroform.

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Would have to be amount sufficient to cover area of stain in trunk, too. No evidence of any hamburger in what he examined. #CaseyAnthony
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Have to be raw, anaerobic environment, contain bacteria (what he said earlier about it to Baez). #CaseyAnthony
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Ashton asks for scenario in which compounds he found would result from animal meat. #CaseyAnthony
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Vass says if someone ate a hamburger and wiped their face w/ a napkin it wouldn't give the same results he got from trunk air tests.

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Vass found case in MT where child died, left in blanket in trunk of car 3 mos. Used as positive control for this case.