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The Murder of Ronald Rogers Part 2 (Vermont)

2023/2/13
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Kyle Lowe: 本集详细讲述了1971年佛蒙特州发生的罗纳德·罗杰斯谋杀案,重点关注案件中受害者身份认定的争议。从案发经过、侦查过程到庭审细节,以及最终的判决结果,都展现了此案的复杂性和曲折性。辩方律师巧妙地利用证据不足和调查失误,成功地对受害者身份提出了质疑,甚至提出了罗纳德·罗杰斯本人可能是凶手的惊人理论。本集也探讨了检方在证据披露方面的失误,以及这如何影响了案件的走向。 John S. Liccardi: 作为检察官,我方掌握了充分的证据证明被告罗伯特·戈舍有作案动机和机会。证人证词、现场证据以及被告的前女友的证词都指向了被告的犯罪事实。尽管辩方律师试图通过质疑受害者身份来混淆视听,但我方坚信罗纳德·罗杰斯就是受害者,并且戈舍就是凶手。 Barry Griffith and Donald Graham: 我们认为检方未能提供充分证据证明受害者身份,也没有确凿证据证明我们的当事人罗伯特·戈舍犯有谋杀罪。法医哈里斯的证词揭示了调查中的重大疏忽,没有进行必要的科学鉴定,例如指纹鉴定,这使得受害者身份认定存在严重疑问。此外,我们还提出了罗纳德·罗杰斯本人可能是凶手的替代性理论,这足以让陪审团对检方提出的证据产生合理的怀疑。 Edwin Hall: 作为罗纳德·罗杰斯的叔叔,也是鲁特兰警察,我根据伤疤、纹身和其他面部特征,确信死者就是罗纳德·罗杰斯。我与罗纳德从小一起长大,对他的外貌特征非常熟悉。 Lawrence Harris: 作为当时的法医,我进行了尸检,并发现了一些与受害者身份不符的证据,例如受害者胃容物与证人证词不符,以及受害者拥有脾脏,而罗纳德·罗杰斯在10年前就切除了脾脏。这些证据都对受害者身份的认定提出了质疑。 Ronald Woodard: 作为当时在现场的警官,我承认由于同情心,没有对尸体进行指纹鉴定,因为这需要切除手指。 Nancy: 作为罗纳德·罗杰斯的表妹,我证实罗纳德曾向我透露过一个计划,如果需要,他会杀害一个长得像他的人,然后在山上焚尸。虽然他后来说是开玩笑,但我仍然认为这个计划与案情存在关联。

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The identity of the victim is crucial in the homicide investigation of Ronald Rogers, whose body was found shot and on fire on Killington Mountain in 1971.

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VERMONT, 1971: In a homicide investigation, determining the identity of the victim is an obvious and crucial step in the pursuit of justice. Without knowing whose murder they’re investigating, authorities can’t really bring anyone to trial or even fully investigate.

In the case of 34-year Vermont Veteran Ronald Rodgers, a family member positively ID’d his body, found shot and on fire on July night on Killington Mountain… But the accused killer’s defense team aimed to convince the jury that the identity of the deceased wasn’t an indisputable fact.

  • If you haven’t yet, listen to part 1 of Ronald Rodgers story on Dark Downeast. In the conclusion of his story, you’ll hear the wild court proceedings, the shocking evidence, and the alternate theory about what happened as the defense attempted to convince the jury, and the public, that maybe Ronald Rodgers was actually the killer himself.

 

View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/ronaldrodgers2)

 

Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low.