Neil Entwistle Trial

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Chilling testimony from victim’s stepfather

http://insession.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/09/chilling-testimony-from-victims-stepfa

WOBURN, Massachusetts –The Commonwealth called a parade of witnesses today to corroborate prosecution witness Joe Matterazzo’s alibi for Friday, January 20, 2006–the day 27-year-old Rachel Entwistle and nine-month-old Lillian Rose were murdered. Matterazzo, Rachel’s stepfather, is the owner of the .22 caliber revolver used to kill Rachel and her baby. His whereabouts that day were fully accounted for, according to co-workers.

New information came out today from Matterazzo. It turns out that Entwistle called him daily from England for four consecutive days after the murders–January 23 through January 26. On one of those days, Entwistle told Matterazzo that he wanted Rachel and Lillian to be buried together “because that’s the way I left, I mean, I found them.” Entwistle never admitted to killing them but he did say to his father-in-law: “Joe, I don’t know how things got like this.”

Rachel’s mother, Priscilla, and her husband, Joe Matterazzo, sit in the front row of the public gallery on the opposite side of the courtroom from the Entwistles. I’ve seen no interaction between the families.

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http://insession.blogs.cnn.com/category/dad-accused-of-killing-family/

Friend testifies she was worried about Rachel Entwistle
Posted: 07:18 AM ET
WOBURN, Massachusetts – If you look up the word “friend” in the dictionary, you just may find a photo of Joanna Gately.

Gately testified at the trial of Neil Entwistle here Tuesday, accused of murdering his 27-year-old wife, Rachel, and infant daughter, Lillian Rose in January 2006.

Gately, a close friend of Rachel Entwistle’s since the two attended Holy Cross college together, told jurors that she and her sister stayed in her car all night on January 21, 2006 because she was worried about Rachel Entwistle’s well-being. Gately said she remained parked outside the Entwistle home that cold night because the Entwistles were not home for a planned dinner engagement with the two women. She left the Hopkinton home only to take bathroom breaks.

The jury also got to see a seemingly calm Neil Entwistle captured on airport and ATM security cameras moments before he left Massachusetts for England. Testimony continues this morning.


June 11, 2008
Testimony centers on crime scene at Entwistle trial
Posted: 06:01 PM ET
WOBURN, Massachusetts – At the trial of Neil Entwistle today, the Hopkinton police officer who found the bodies of Rachel and Lillian Entwistle on a Sunday evening in January 2006 testified that a strong, foul odor led him to the second floor master bedroom. According to prosecutors, the bodies had been there since Friday morning. Entwistle is charged with killing his wife and daughter. The defense has painted Entwistle as a doting father who would not harm his family.

Jurors listened attentively as Sergeant Michael Sutton described how he carefully lifted a corner of the comforter and saw a foot. Sergeant Mary Ritchie of the Massachusetts State Police testified that she processed the bedroom crime scene later that night. She described to a hushed courtroom how the bodies were uncovered. Rachel lay on her left side with her right arm over her 9-month-old daughter cradled against her body. There were no signs of a struggle. The baby had been shot in the chest. The bullet appeared to have passed through the infant and into the mother.

Elsewhere in the large colonial home, bathwater was drawn in a tub, classical music played in the baby’s room, and the television blared downstairs in the living room.

Rachel Entwistle’s mother and stepfather sat through today’s testimony. Neil Entwistle’s mother, Yvonne, however, left before hearing the description of the bodies.

The day ended with Sergeant Ritchie displaying a .22 caliber Colt revolver. Jurors will soon learn that this is the gun allegedly used to kill Rachel and Lillian.

–Beth Karas, In Session correspondent

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June 13, 2008
Neil Entwistle: Was he crying?
Posted: 11:06 AM ET
WOBURN, Massachusetts –The courtroom got to see a great deal of emotion out of defendant Neil Entwistle Thursday as he and the jurors who will deliberate his fate watched video of the crime scene which included images of the victims – Entwistle’s 27-year-old wife, Rachel and baby daughter Lillian.

Defense attorneys admonished the media in a later press conference for even implying that Entwistle was laughing – insisting that their client was grieving during the playing of the video. The Commonwealth continues to build its case today against Entwistle with a day filled with crime scene photos, fingerprint and blood evidence.

–In Session staff

Filed under: Dad accused of killing family • Trials

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thanks blue... this is just horrible. have you been watching this on tru tv? not me, usually at work when it's on....

[Blue]

thanks blue... this is just horrible. have you been watching this on tru tv? not me, usually at work when it's on....

Yes from time to time I get interested in one of the trials they have on. I dont watch everyday, but I work second shift some so I can listen while doing other things.

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They have had ballistics this morning, I missed it.
Now they are showing the baby's sleeper and talking to crime scene/forensic scientist about clothing and crime scene. Neil said he saw they were shot, freaked out and left the country. Prosecution said it was not obvious they had been shot. (how did he know?)

http://insession.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/16/something-was-wrong-investigator-testifies/

[i4doors]

oh he knew....he did it! ughhh....

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http://insession.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/19/are-there-clues-in-neil-entwistles-computer/

Are there clues in Neil Entwistle’s computer?


WOBURN, Massachusetts– Was Neil Entwistle on his computer in his home after killing his wife and daughter? That is what it appears the Commonwealth is going to argue as testimony from a computer analyst revealed that someone logged on to Entwistle’s laptop – using his password protected username – on January 20, 2006 at 12:30 p.m., an hour and a half after Entwistle claims he found his wife and daughter dead in their bed.

Prosecution witness Lawrence James also told jurors that there were numerous searches for adult dating websites; escort services and flights to England in the days before the murders.

Entwistle is charged with the murder of his 27-year-old wife, Rachel, and nine-month-old daughter, Lillian Rose. He has pleaded not guilty in the case.

[i4doors]

thanks blue! hmm...not much of a surprise...he's looking guilty!

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Entwistle guilty of murdering wife, baby


http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/25/entwistle.verdict.ap/index.html

 WOBURN, Massachusetts (AP) -- A British man who fled the U.S. after his wife and baby daughter were shot to death in their home has been convicted of murdering them.
Entwistle reacts to hearing the verdict being read in court on Wednesday.

Neil Entwistle repeatedly closed his eyes and shook his head as the foreperson read the verdict.

The jury found Entwistle guilty of two first degree murder charges, possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition.

A Massachusetts jury on Wednesday rejected a claim by Neil Entwistle's lawyer that his wife killed their baby then committed suicide. The jury deliberated for less than 12 hours before reaching the verdict.

Entwistle faces up to life in prison without the possibility of parole when he is sentenced Thursday at 10 a.m. Video Watch the verdict being read »

Prosecutors say Entwistle was in debt and dissatisfied with his sex life when he fatally shot his wife and daughter as they snuggled in bed in their Hopkinton home in 2006. He then fled to his native England.
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The defense did not put on any witnesses. Instead, Entwistle's attorney claimed Rachel Entwistle shot 9-month-old Lillian Rose and then killed herself.

Entwistle claimed he returned the gun to his father-in-law's home 50 miles away because he wanted to preserve his wife's honor.

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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,371947,00.html

Neil Entwistle Gets Life in Prison Without Parole for Killing Wife, Baby Girl

WOBURN, Mass. —  A day after being convicted of the murders of his wife and baby, Neil Entwistle was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole.

The sentence is mandatory under Massachusetts state law. Entwistle's parents and lawyers vowed that his conviction for double murder would be appealed.

The British man was found guilty Wednesday of shooting 27-year-old Rachel Entwistle and 9-month-old Lillian Rose to death in 2006. Jurors took a day-and-a-half to convict him of two first-degree murder charges and two weapons charges.

"These crimes are incomprehensible," said Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Diane Kottmyer. "The sentence for first-degree murder is fixed by law. It is life without the possibility of parole."

Entwistle, 29, did not speak at his sentencing hearing. He smiled slightly as he entered and left the courtroom.

Rachel Entwistle's mother and stepfather urged the court to give their son-in-law a pair of consecutive life sentences, one for their daughter and one for their granddaughter.

"Our dreams ... have been shattered," Rachel's mother Priscilla Matterazzo told the court in a victim impact statement. "I have lost two generations of my family."

The judge said she understood their request, but imposed concurrent life sentences instead. Consecutive life sentences, she explained, would be purely symbolic as there is no chance Entwistle will ever be released from prison unless the governor pardons him.

Prosecutors argued that the young husband and father was despondent over debt and dissatisfied with his sex life when he fatally shot Lillian and Rachel in their Hopkinton, Mass., home and then fled to his native England.

Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone commended the jury's verdict, saying Entwistle was held accountable for "reprehensible, shameful and cowardly acts."

Meanwhile, juror Richard Vantour told the Boston Herald that the panel wanted justice for the man's baby girl.

The case was so draining, he said, it was like "having a week's worth of hard labor packed into each day."

An alternate juror, Andrew Tringale, called the defense's argument that Rachel Entwistle killed her baby and then herself "unrealistic" in comments made to The Boston Globe.

The defense did not call any witnesses, but contended that Rachel Entwistle shot Lillian and then committed suicide while the two snuggled in bed.

Tringale questioned why the defense team didn't put witnesses on the stand to back the claim, made while cross-examining the medical examiner and during closing arguments.

Entwistle acknowledged that he didn't contact police after he said he found their bodies. He said he returned the .22-caliber gun used to kill them to his father-in-law's house 50 miles away in an effort to preserve her honor.

After the jury handed down its verdict, Entwistle's parents immediately asserted their son's innocence and said he had not received a fair trial. His lawyers plan to appeal.

"We know that our son Neil is innocent, and we are devastated to learn that the evidence points to Rachel murdering our grandchild and then committing suicide," his mother Yvonne Entwistle said Wednesday outside the Middlesex District Courthouse.