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Judge was right to keep Rafferty’s laptop out of the trial
His Google searches and downloads–however sick–were not the point
What the Tori Stafford jury didn’t hear
In the months before Tori Stafford was kidnapped and killed, Michael Rafferty, the man accused of her murder, performed Internet searches for “underage rape”, “real underage rape” and “real underage rape pictures,” according to a computer search conducted by police but never shown to the jury now deliberating in Rafferty’s trial.
Crown to wrap closing arguments in Rafferty trial
The Crown is expected to finish its closing arguments at the trial of Michael Rafferty on Wednesday, charged in the death of the eight year old Victoria Stafford, who disappeared in the spring of 2009 outside a school in Woodstock, Ont.
Rafferty’s defence calls McClintic a liar
The defence for for Michael Rafferty, accused of raping and killing the eight-year-old Victoria Stafford, has told the court Terri-Lynne McClintic, the crown’s main witness, is a “prolific and accomplished liar.” Rafferty’s lawyer made the comments in his closing arguments to the jury on Monday.
McClintic’s rage-filled letters shown to jury in Rafferty trial
McClintic had initially blamed Rafferty for the killing of Tori Stafford; she now says she was the killer