Monday, September 30, 2013

The Death of Ayla Reynolds Part Two: Child Abuse

It is all but impossible for a man to sexually abuse his own daughter; that is, within Statement Analysis.
In order to sexually abuse her, there is a process in the abuser's mind in which he must change her, and desensitize himself.  As this internal process takes place, we see it in the language.

"My daughter had to learn how to handle sex abuse.  I had to teach the girl a lesson."

She was his "daughter" until the "lesson" was going to be taught to her; hence she became "the girl" in his language.  This sentence was told me by a man who said that he wanted to teach his daughter about the dangers of sexual abuse by showing her what men would do to her.  He showed her.

It is almost impossible for the average reader to accept that someone might do something horrific to a young child, particularly an adorably cute toddler, but it is true that it happens and it happens far more than the public knows.

Having worked in the child abuse field for years, I have seen my share of vicious beatings of toddlers including broken arms, wrenched legs, black eyes, cigarette burns on the infant's feet, torn vaginas and babies who were brain dead; kept alive only long enough for someone in the family to come in and say "goodbye" to the beaten innocent victim, after being shaken into being "quiet."  One young man who refused to speak up to police who were yelling at him, took his fist and pounded it into his other hand, in order to describe the sound he heard, he claimed, as the baby fell down the stairs.  The interesting thing there was that the injuries were consistent with punches from him, and not from the stairs.  He was literally re-enacting what he had done to the child.  With a few months he had a website seeking money for his defense and like most here would have guessed, on his web site he said he was "innocent", "falsely accused", would be "proven not guilty", but failed to write "I didn't do it" on the site.

He eventually pled guilty to beating the child to death.

It was his second beating, as he had moved from another state where they failed to prosecute him in the beating death of a baby there.  He, too, had his internet following generally by those who fail to listen to what the subject actually says, and who cannot believe anyone would do such a thing to a baby.

Physical child abuse is generally not a planned crime; that is, intent to harm is rare.  Shaken Baby takes place when a baby gets on the last nerve of the adult who violently shakes the baby to make the baby stop crying.

It works.

It also dislodges the brain.

When a man sexually abuses his own daughter, he goes through an internal process of 'changing' her from being his "daughter" into being a "girl", that is, gender specific, and this is what we see in the language.  In physical abuse, there is a process of change as well, but it is different.  It generally starts small and light, but can quickly escalate into something out of control.

Such was likely the fate of Ayla Reynolds who died at the hands of her own father, Justin DiPietro, and covered up by her own grandmother, Phoebe DiPietro, and Ayla's paternal aunt, Elisha DiPietro, who, it is reported, were both, along with brother, Lance, raised in violence.

Violence often begins in lower levels; a slap or a kick, and then the abuser will quickly justify his action by claiming "it worked"; that is, it brought the child to a standstill of behavior:  the child stopped doing what it was doing.

In Domestic Violence, women are not often "beaten" by their abuser, so much as they are controlled by the threat of abuse from him.  Women in violent relationships quickly learn how to 'walk on egg shells' and keep the abuser from blowing in anger. The woman learns to alter her behavior in order to keep the abuser in check:  she knows what words to say to pacify him, what bills to hide from him, and can read his face and know when to rush to the kitchen to fetch him a beer before he explodes in rage.  She lives life exhaustively under his control (which also enters the language; see 'personal hygiene' in Statement Analysis), and has little say in what goes on in her life.  It is the ultimate out of control life to live as  she uses all of her talents, wit and wisdom, to keep from being attacked by him.

Children, particularly toddlers, have not acquired this skill.

The initial slap got the response, as even a child can understand that the face is for love, not for pain nor insult and will run off, leaving the bullying father alone, as he desired.

Dr. Larry Ricci of Maine has seen his share of child abuse and is an expert at reading x-rays and unfolding, even from just pictures, how a baby suffered.  His expertise is known outside of his State, and he has testified in countless child abuse cases over the years.

He is able to identify, for example, from an x-ray of a broken arm, whether or not the parent's explanation of the "accident" is credible or not.  He reads bruises, injuries and x-rays even as we read statements of perpetrators, seeking to enter into the statement.  He "enters" into the injuries and into the story and knows how much weight, for example, from how high a distance, will cause a healthy child of a certain age's bone to break.

It takes a great deal of force to break a malleable bone of a toddler.

Dr. Ricci says that when the explosive temper of a male changing a baby's diaper rages when the child is not being cooperative, the wrenching of the legs open often ends in injury to the child; an injury like the one that Trista Reynolds described to the legs of Baby Ayla; likely wrenched by a short tempered male trying to get a wiggling baby to stay still.

The physical abuse of a child starts in low dosages and often quickly escalates as the abuser feels a segment of guilt for the initial striking of the child, which turns to anger, which, if raised in a violent household, is second nature, and not as shocking as it is to others.

The process of desensitization quickly settles in, as both parent and child becomes used to 'rough' handling.

At first it is hidden from the public, but as it becomes more of the 'norm; this is evidenced when you see a parent yank the arm of a child in public, or insult or threaten the child.  If it is 'okay' for the parent to do this in public, you may use your imagination to know what goes on behind closed doors.

Ayla was said to have a black eye.

This was not good.

The excuse we heard was quite revelatory; that is, an insight into the life she lived, and died, in.

Justin DiPietro reportedly stated that "she got into a fight" in a ball pit at Chuck E. Cheese.  People jumped on the fact that there was no ball pit at the Chuck E Cheese restaurant, rather than hear what he said:

"She got into a fight."

Do you know any toddlers that "get into" fights?

They don't.  They're too young.  They might grab and push, but they do not "get into fights" and throw punches.  Yet, it is important to note that in his world, that is, a world of violence within the home, that he thought he could float a lie that only a violent household would accept.

Unexplained bruises and marks are the norm when someone has a fierce temper; one that will not accept his station in life.

Some locals reported to me that both Justin and his brother, Lance, were known bullies in school, never brave one on one, but only in bullying situations.  Another said that Justin could not hold a job due to his temper; he did not like hearing the word "no", nor accepting an entry level position due to the chip on his shoulder.

Was this true?

Instinctively, what did Phoebe DiPietro think about when she heard Ayla was missing?  She said that her first thought was not where Ayla was, or if Ayla had her blankie, medication or pacifying toys.  Her first thought was that of violence and Justin...in fact, Justin and his friends "kicking in doors", rather than concern for Ayla, or even allowing the police to do their job.  This is a lawless family and is consistent with the language used, the behavioral analysis, and what others have reported about the family:  destined to live off the labors of others, and not contribute to society. This inability to take personal responsibility is throughout the family, and is seen even as the grandmother, Phoebe DiPietro, rather than say "the three told the truth", turned the table to blame Trista, even though she is not suspected.  This was transparent on her part, yet indicative of just how she raised her own children.

Violence was the norm for this family and Ayla was not wanted.  She could both be charming with her beautiful blue eyes, yet set him off in anger each time he thought about having to pay child support payments to Trista, who appeared to simultaneously want Justin in her life and not want him. His anger towards Trista could be placed upon Ayla, as she resembled her mother. Each time a payment was due, he would burn.  Each time Ayla acted out, as toddlers do, he burned.

Then there was the broken arm.

Websleuthing went to check the weather in order to learn more about DiPietro's story of falling on the steps due to rain.

It is difficult to break a toddler's arm:  it takes a great deal of force.

The x rays can be compared to the story, including measuring the steps, but it is in the 24 hours that DiPietro waited to bring her in is where the greatest suffering took place.  In every case I was involved in where medical intervention was not sought immediately, it was due to substance abuse and panic.

Is it any coincidence that an unwanted child born to a father who did not want her born,  with a black eye, bruises, injured legs, would be so unlucky to then break her arm?  Did Justin really fall on her, rather than instinctively turning himself to protect the child.

I do not buy it.

Ayla was a battered child, with an increase in escalating and accepted violence,  and it is very likely that the family will eventually make the claim that Ayla died accidentally, by a fall down the stairs, for example, and that they only disposed of the body due to fear that Trista would claim murder.  Trista will likely be blamed, no matter what story they decide to stick to.

Ayla was not wanted from the beginning and was an 18 year financial burden and a walking, talking, needy reminder of Trista to a chronically unemployed man with another child by another woman of whom he had to be financially responsible towards.

Unwanted child...

Financial stress...

Explosive and selfish temper...

Threats of legal action...

Unable to get ahead in this world with the lack of education and opportunities...


all conspired together with something else:

drugs.

Next:  Life Insurance as Motive?

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Coming: My Theory on What Happened To Ayla Reynolds

by Peter Hyatt


upcoming...

David Yglesias' Body Found


IMPERIAL — The Imperial County Coroner’s Office has determined the cause of death for the body found Sunday but is still determining the identity.

Imperial County sheriff’s Deputy Coroner Steven Green said the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head, and a .22-caliber rifle was near the body of the young male.It was reported that a .22-caliber rifle was missing at the same time David Yglesias III, 14, was also reported missing in August.

As of Tuesday afternoon, it was still under investigation whether the death was considered a suicide. The investigation is being conducted by Imperial police, who declined to comment on the issue Tuesday.

Green said the Coroner’s Office is hoping to confirm the identity by the end of the week. Dental X-rays have been sent off for examination, he said.Authorities have been in contact with the family of the missing teen, but there’s been no official advisement that the found body is him.The body was found by a woman on a property near West Ralph and Clark roads on Sunday, and it was described in the initial call logs as appearing to be that of a teen boy.An email was disseminated to Imperial High School staff Monday advising that the body found Sunday was that of the missing teen, but Imperial Unified School District Lisa Tabarez said Tuesday that the email should have noted that the information was not official.Imperial County Sheriff’s Office and Imperial police officials both stated that there had been no official correspondence with the school district noting that.

However, Tabarez advised that it is true that counseling is being made available to students as well as additional counselors and psychologists from the district’s special education staff and from Imperial County Office of Education.

“Any time information surfaces about this, anyone who knew David continues to think of him and possibly what happened,” she explained. “It’s stressful.”

Many concerned parents have been calling the school district, and Tabarez said regardless of the verification of the identity of the body found, the district wants to provide abundant emotional support for students who have been affected since the teen was reported missing.More than 300 volunteers searched for the teen Saturday, and while it’s believed that the area where the body was found near West Ralph and Clark roads had been searched, that couldn’t be immediately verified.

Private investigator Denise Savastano of LP Solutions Private Investigations helped coordinate the search with Imperial police and the FBI and said the Imperial Police Department has requested a copy of the map from which the search team was working.

DiPietro: Cowardice on Display in Court

No recent threats from Lance, but we have this...Bangor Daily News article and video

Justin DiPietro, single unemployed father of two children from two mothers, took out a life insurance policy against one of the children.  The target of the life insurance policy suffered a series of injuries consistent with child abuse, including wrenching of the legs and a broken arm in which medical intervention was not sought for 24 hours.
He then sent text messages feigning concern that someone might take Baby Ayla, the target of his life insurance policy, telegraphing his plans.
Less than 2 months later, Ayla went "missing", leaving a trail of blood throughout the home and vehicle.

DiPietro failed his polygraph and deception was indicated from him, his sister, and his mother, including an initial past tense reference early on; a verbal indication that Ayla was deceased.

Nancy Grace picked up the story, giving it national attention, meaning that there was a good chance that a celebrity high powered attorney might be willing to take on DiPietro's case pro bono.

State prosecutors have declined to move forward with justice in spite of the simple explanation of the case (for those who insist that jurors must have a motive) and the trail of blood.

How much blood must be found in the home to satisfy prosecutors' "beyond a reasonable doubt" burden of proof?

Justin DiPietro has been protected by women.  He issued a challenge to Nancy Grace to spend 24 hours in his shoes, but would not answer the door from NG producers, while being defended by his mother, his sister, his girlfriend, and his buddy's mother, who's own son sold DiPietro the ill fated policy, piggy backing a bet against Ayla in a larger insurance package.



Mother of Ayla Reynolds confronts toddler’s father, grandmother outside Portland court




Justin DiPietro is followed through the lobby of the Portland Police station Wednesday after he plead guilty to violating conditions of his release in Cumberland County Unified Criminal Court.

Justin DiPietro is followed through the lobby of the Portland Police station Wednesday after he plead guilty to violating conditions of his release in Cumberland County Unified Criminal Court.

PORTLAND, Maine — Family members of missing toddler Ayla Reynolds confronted one another angrily on Wednesday at the Cumberland County Superior Courthouse, where the little girl’s father faced charges in an unrelated case.
Inside the courtroom, Justin DiPietro pleaded guilty to violating conditions of release and an assault charge against him was dismissed. He was ordered to pay a $150 fine and serve four days in jail, but was credited with time served.
The assault charge stemmed from a July 6 incident in Portland in which DiPietro allegedly grabbed and pushed a woman, later described as an ex-girlfriend, with whom he was arguing. The woman was not injured, according to police, and DiPietro was released on bail. He was arrested Sept. 6 in Portland for possessing alcohol in violation of his bail conditions.
Wednesday’s court proceeding was routine but the action involving Ayla’s family members quickly turned dramatic. Phoebe DiPietro, Justin’s mother, clashed just outside the courtroom with Ron Reynolds, Ayla’s maternal grandfather.
Phoebe DiPietro uttered an expletive to Reynolds as he walked out of the courtroom.
“Did you say something to me? Your son killed my granddaughter,” Reynolds yelled at DiPietro before being intercepted by bailiffs, ending the first of two confrontations between the two grandparents.
Outside the courthouse, Reynolds told reporters how difficult the last 21 months since Ayla’s disappearance have been and cast blame on Justin DiPietro.
The girl, who was 20 months old at the time, last was seen in December 2011 in the Waterville home where Justin DiPietro was living.
“We don’t get to hug or kiss Ayla. We don’t get to play with Ayla because Justin and his family took all that away from this family,” Ron Reynolds said.
Trista Reynolds, Ayla’s mother, held a short press conference outside the courthouse before Justin DiPietro’s appearance before the judge. She called attention to her dissatisfaction with the investigation of the case of her missing daughter.
“I’ve lost some faith in the state police,” she said, adding that she wasn’t contacted by police after she went public Monday with information on the investigation of Ayla’s disappearance. On websites called United4Ayla.com andjusticeforayla.blogspot.com, Reynolds and supporters who maintain the sites said investigators told them that Ayla’s blood was found in multiple locations in and around the Waterville home where she was reported missing by Justin DiPietro on Dec. 17, 2011.
DiPietro told police she had disappeared overnight from his home at 29 Violette Ave.
Seeing DiPietro on Wednesday was shocking but also somewhat comforting, Trista Reynolds said during her press conference.
“He looks like her. She has his blue eyes. I miss those eyes,” she said. “Seeing Justin, it was like Ayla was right there.”
Phoebe DiPietro on Monday released a rebuttal to Trista Reynolds’ statement about the information she said she received from state police. In DiPietro’s statement, she said state police had not confirmed Reynolds’ allegations nor ruled out Reynolds herself as a suspect in Ayla’s disappearance.
“I laughed at what she said because they all know the truth,” Reynolds said, reacting to DiPietro’s statement. “She has sat on the couch that has Ayla’s blood on it. She sits on it to this day. They know she wasn’t kidnapped. She knows that she didn’t just walk out the door.”
Reynolds later sat down next to Phoebe DiPietro on a bench across the street from the courthouse.
“Tell me what you did with my daughter,” she said to the grandmother.
“Tell us what you did with her,” DiPietro replied, getting up and walking back across the street toward the courthouse.
“Your son killed my granddaughter. You hid her body and then try to blame it on us,” said Ron Reynolds, joining the confrontation, which was broken up by bailiffs and sheriff’s deputies on the sidewalk outside the courthouse.
Trista Reynolds later ran after Justin DiPietro as he walked toward the Portland Police Department across the street.
“I can see it in your eyes. I know you care,” Reynolds said.
He did not reply to her.
Neither Justin nor Phoebe DiPietro spoke to the press.
Earlier, Trista Reynolds told the media during her press conference that no matter the outcome, she just wants Ayla home.
“I’m hoping I get to have my baby girl home real soon,” she said. “Whether she’s there with me and her two brothers and able to enjoy life every day, or whether I have to do the hardest thing any parent has to do. But one way or another I hope [Justin] brings my baby girl home.”

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Phoebe DiPietro's Defense

Protected by Women
Phoebe DiPietro's only defense of her family: 'The mother did it while she was in rehab.'

Statement Analysis looked at Phoebe DiPietro's statement in which she was either unwilling or unable to say:

"My family did not cause Ayla's disappearance" and "the three told the truth."

Since DiPietro did not say it, we are not going to say it for her.

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Statement Analysis: Phoebe DiPietro Statement





The following is a statement from Phoebe DiPietro, regarding the news that Trista Reynolds is taking the evidence police gave her, to the public, in hopes that prosecutors will arrest those responsible for Ayla's disappearance. 

From the beginning of this story, Statement Analysis indicated:

Justin DiPietro for deception;
Phoebe DiPietro for deception
and that Justin DiPietro revealed knowledge, immediately on, that his daughter was deceased.  

Justin DiPietro, as single father of two children from two different mothers, took out a life insurance policy against, not for, one child, and not the other.  The target of the life insurance policy was then reported "kidnapped" about six weeks later.  

Behavioral Analysis indicated that the family was not seeking to locate Baby Ayla, and has not cooperated with police.  Police later confirmed that Justin DiPietro, his sister, Elisha, and his girlfriend, Courtney Roberts, were deceptively withholding information from police on the baby's disappearance. 


Dear Members of the Media and Public -- For 21 months my family has been heartbroken waiting for word on Ayla. Praying daily and hoping every time the phone rings that the authorities have found Ayla. Blog world, the newspapers and even the evening news have a way of distorting the truth.
You have heard and read over and over again that Law Enforcement believe the 3 adults know more than what they are saying. Let me ask you this, if they so strongly believe that, why are they not asking the questions? Why are they not scheduling meetings with my family or with my attorney?
Trista can say and do what she wants. To the best of my knowledge LE has not confirmed her allegations nor stated that she has been cleared as a suspect herself. I believe that the Focus should remain on finding Ayla. Once Ayla is found then and only then will I think about justice. Justice is served only when all facts and evidence are known and presented in a court of law.
For my family – the last thing left in Pandora ’s Box is hope. We choose to hold on to hope that Ayla will be found and brought home. If 3 adult women were held captive for over a decade and finally rescued then please believe there is hope Ayla will be found alive. So we ask and plead that the public continues to look for Ayla. Her eyes are beautiful and distinctive which will be a good focal point in looking for her. We continue to pray that a Good Samaritan will come forward with the information LE needs to bring Ayla home. Ayla, my granddaughter is out there alive so please do not give up looking for her. If you know anything please come forward.
Phoebe DiPietro

Here is the same statement with emphasis added, with Statement Analysis in bold type.  Please remember that the "statement is alive; the subject is dead"; that is, we are not analyzing Phoebe DiPietro, nor anyone who may have written this for her, with her, and coached her; but we are analyzing the statement itself.  We expect her to say that her family did not cause the disappearance of Ayla Reynolds.  



Dear Members of the Media and Public -- 

Where someone begins a statement is often quite important.  Here we have "Media" listed before "Public", placing "Media" first.  The reader should be aware of sensitivity by the subject towards Media, in general.  The Media has reported that the police believe that her son, Justin DiPietro, his girlfriend, Courtney Roberts, and his sister, Elisha DiPietro, have deliberately conspired to withhold information from the police on what happened to Ayla.  

This is a good place for the subject to tell us:  Her family did not cause the disappearance of Ayla Reynolds.  From the de facto innocent, this is something we expect to hear immediately.  


For 21 months my family has been heartbroken waiting for word on Ayla. 



Note that they have been "waiting for word" and not searching, nor seeking to find her via Media.  Note that the family did not reach out, in the first 48 hours, to the "kidnapper" whom the father claimed took Ayla because the "kidnapper" did not approve of Justin's parenting.  Note that this would reduce the number of suspects to a very small number:  only someone who is familiar with Justin's parenting, either through contact with him, or with the mother's family.  

Behavioral analysis of the family has shown guilty knowledge; that is, a desire to not find Ayla.  This is why the subject says "waiting for word" and not finding her.  In the first 48 hours, we heard of no concern for her well being.  Statement Analysis deals with what someone says and what someone does not say.  It deals with the "Unexpected."

The Expected: 

When a child goes missing, the "expected" is panic by the parents, along with parental instincts engaged: the parent will do anything to find the child.  

Use the media in any and every way to get out word;
Take and pass polygraphs;
Implore, day and night, police to find Ayla 

In the case of Justin DiPietro, we found a deliberate hindrance of finding Ayla, and in the case of Phoebe DiPietro, we saw a deliberate deception to Media in which she "heard nothing" that "night" Ayla "went missing" only to later be forced to admit that she was not even in the home that night.  

The Unexpected:

No use of media to make contact with Ayla

Failed polygraph  (Justin "smoked" his, rather than "passed", while Elisha did "fine" rather than passing hers. 

Limit of information, including "that's all I know", and "I've done everything I can" (indicating limitation). 

Note that in this context, she is "Ayla" (first name)

Praying daily and hoping every time the phone rings that the authorities have found Ayla. 

Note that the subject does not say that she, nor her family, is praying daily and hoping the phone rings....this is a lack of commitment to the statement, via dropped pronoun. 

Regarding being found, she is "Ayla" (as we continue to note the name usage)


Blog world, the newspapers and even the evening news have a way of distorting the truth.

Note the order:

1.  Blog world is most important as it is mentioned first. 
2.  Newspapers
3.  "even" the evening news.  

It should be noted that it was on the evening news that Phoebe was deceptively answering questions (note prior entry, including body language signals of deception). 

Note that she says that they have "distorted" the truth; rather than being wrong, or even lying. 

Her greatest concern is "blogs"; as it would be interesting to ask which blogs cause the most sensitivity?  We know that the mother of Ayla Reynolds' family has a blog. 


You have heard and read over and over again that Law Enforcement believe the 3 adults know more than what they are saying. 

Note that this was stated once by police, and that the repetition, "over and over" is sensitive to the subject.  It is here that we now deal with the expected versus the unexpected...

The expected:  "The three told the truth"

The unexpected:  A question in an open statement.  

This is a perfect opportunity for the subject to tell us that the three told the truth, nothing but the truth, and all of the truth, to police, about what happened to Ayla. 

Statement Analysis rule:

If the subject is unwilling or unable to say it, we are not permitted to say it for her.  

It is curious as to why she does not name the "3 adults" in the open statement.  This is equivalent to an incomplete social introduction, indicating a poor relationship.  


Let me ask you this, if they so strongly believe that, why are they not asking the questions? Why are they not scheduling meetings with my family or with my attorney?

Note that when a subject asks a question in an open statement, we should be aware that the subject may be speaking to herself, and not to her audience.  In this case, we find that she asks questions, rather than tell us that the three told all the truth to the police.  

It is likely that the subject does not have answers to these questions and this may be the "waiting" for the phone to ring that is mentioned above.  The subject avoids telling us that the three told the truth. 

Note the inclusion of "my attorney" and not "our" attorney. 



Trista can say and do what she wants. 

Trista Reynolds is introduced with first name only.  This is an open statement to Media and to the Public and is an Incomplete Social Introduction, indicating a poor relationship. 

To the best of my knowledge LE has not confirmed her allegations nor stated that she has been cleared as a suspect herself. 

Note that she adds the words "to the best of my knowledge" which indicates that she is aware that police may have confirmed Trista Reynolds' allegations that Justin DiPietro caused the disappearance of Ayla Reynolds and that his sister and his girlfriend are conspiring to withhold the facts from investigators.  
Note the introduction of "suspect" in regard to Ayla.  Police have not said she was a "suspect", so the subject introduces it herself.  This is perhaps why she felt the need to qualify it with "to the best of my knowledge" which reduces commitment. 


I believe that the Focus should remain on finding Ayla. 


Note the pronoun "I" enters the statement here. 

Note that "Focus" is  capitalized as in a proper name.  This makes the topic of the focus of the investigation very sensitive (important) to the subject.  Note that police believe the key to finding Ayla is in the missing information from her son, his girlfriend, and his sister. 

What does she not say?

The focus of finding Ayla is upon Justin DiPietro, his girlfriend, Courtney Roberts, and his sister, Elisha DiPietro, in both law enforcement and media.  This is also the public perception.  This statement indicates that the subject does not want the focus to be on her son and family. 

Note that she says "I believe" which is a weak assertion, rather than saying, "The focus should be on..."This shows that the subject allows for others to believe the focus should be on her family. 

Regarding finding the child, the child is called "Ayla" in context. 


Once Ayla is found then and only then will I think about justice. Justice is served only when all facts and evidence are known and presented in a court of law.

This is unexpected.  

Family members care about justice regardless of a court of law as they are emotionally committed to the child's plight, rather than defending the criminal justice system.  They are judicially innocent, but this does not mean they did not "do it." 

A guilty party will often say "I am innocent" instead of "I didn't do it" before adjudication of a case. 

The subject does not want "justice" to begin until "Ayla" is found.  Does the subject have confidence that Ayla will not be found?


For my family – the last thing left in Pandora ’s Box is hope. 


This is a very unusual phrase and is most unexpected.  "Pandora's Box" is often referred to in the negative, as unexpected consequences and actions.  It is not used in a positive manner often. 

It should be carefully considered if Ayla was put into a box of sorts before being disposed of. The negative connotation regarding a missing child in which police believe the family knows precisely what happened is not lost here. 


We choose to hold on to hope that Ayla will be found and brought home. 

Note the change of pronoun from "I believe" to now, "we choose" (in the present tense).  Please note that this is a very weak assertion of hope.  The subject only "chooses" to "hold" on to hope.  One should wonder if the subject knows that Ayla will not be "found" nor "brought home."  Note that not only "found" but also "brought home"; what causes the subject to add "and brought home" here? If Ayla were to be found, would she not be brought home?

This is another indication that the subject may know that Ayla is deceased.  

The reader should now be on alert for a false pretense of "hope"

If 3 adult women were held captive for over a decade and finally rescued then please believe there is hope Ayla will be found alive. 

Note the gulf of difference between the two cases, indicating a desperate attempt to bridge the gap between them shows the weakness of the assertion to "choose" to "hold" (rather than have) hope.  

Note, "please believe" is a weak assertion as well.  This recognizes not only that one would "believe" otherwise, but is in need of pleading ("please") to believe.  This is not an assertion of hope, but of seeking to persuade one to believe.  

The reader should question if the subject knows that there is no hope existing.  The expected from innocent family is a wearing down of hope, even over lengthy periods of time, as natural denial keeps hope going, even against reality or statements from police.  This is an appeal to the public.

Consequence:

What will come of the public not having hope that Ayla is alive?  This leads to the natural question:

Why does the subject want people to believe that Ayla is alive?

We seek an answer within the statement, itself. 


So we ask and plead that the public continues to look for Ayla

Note that the public is to look for Ayla.  
Note that police are looking for Ayla, and are looking at her son, her daughter, and her son's girlfriend, for the answer of where Ayla is. 


Her eyes are beautiful and distinctive which will be a good focal point in looking for her


Note the word "will" in the sentence.  Note that the subject presupposes that people are not looking for her, but "will", in the future, look, using her eyes as "focal point."
Note that the proper name "Ayla" is dropped and the pronoun "her" is now used. This is in the context of looking for Ayla. 


We continue to pray that a Good Samaritan will come forward with the information LE needs to bring Ayla home. 

Note that it is a "Good Samaritan" that needs to come forward rather than the information coming from the three.  We continue to wait to see if the subject will tell us:
My family did not cause Ayla's disappearance and
My family told the truth to police.  

Thus far, the subject has not said so. 


Ayla, my granddaughter is out there alive so please do not give up looking for her. If you know anything please come forward.
Phoebe DiPietro 

Note the assertion that does not say "Ayla is alive" but that "Ayla is out there" and "alive", using additional words between the child and being alive, but it is pressing that we now see that "Ayla" has changed. 

A change in language indicates a change in reality.  

The subject uses the name "Ayla" 9 times, but here, she is "Ayla, my granddaughter"; which is a full social introduction.  The complete social introduction is expected in the beginning of a statement, and once she is introduced, the shortened "Ayla" is expected to be used. 

This is the end of the statement and the only time the full social introduction is used.  What has caused the subject to need to emphasize that Ayla is her granddaughter, in the complete social introduction?

Please note the inclusion of the word "alive."

Regarding holding "hope", she is "Ayla."
Regarding searching for her, she is "Ayla"

There is only the relationship with the name, at the end of the statement, almost as an afterthought 

Regarding the assertion that Ayla is alive, we now find the need for emphasis, which, the need itself, indicates weakness. 

The reader should question if the subject knows that Ayla will not be found alive.  

The subject does not tell us that the three told the truth.  If she is unwilling or unable to say that the three told the truth, we are not permitted to say it for her. 

The subject does not tell us that her family was not involved in the disappearance of Ayla.  If the subject is unwilling or unable to do so, we are not permitted to say it for her. 


Sunday, September 22, 2013

Baby Levon Wameling Found Dead

Statement Analysis indicated the father for deception.


Baby remains found in upstate New York identified as those of 9-month-old Levon Wameling: cops

The grim findings were determined with DNA tests. Wameling had been missing since May, when his father Jevon Wameling, 27, says he left the baby unattended for a few minutes while he crawled through a window to get inside his home after locking himself out.

 Baby Levon’s mother, Amy Warney, was at a drug rehab center when Levon disappeared.

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Baby Levon’s mother, Amy Warney, was at a drug rehab center when Levon disappeared.

DNA testing identified the baby boy who was found dead earlier this month in an upstate New York river as an infant who went missing in May at just nine months old.
The Utica Police Department released a statement Saturday saying the remains are those of Levon Wameling.
Father Jevon Wameling says the baby disappeared after he left him unattended briefly.

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Father Jevon Wameling says the baby disappeared after he left him unattended briefly.

"The Utica Police continue to investigate this case, with the hope that the truth will be learned and the person(s) responsible are held accountable," the statement reads.
The child's father, Jevon Wameling, 27, says that his boy vanished May 19 after he left him unattended on the front deck of his apartment in Utica so he could crawl through a window after locking himself outside, CNN reported.

This Facebook photo reportedly shows Jevon playing with baby Levon.

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This Facebook photo reportedly shows Jevon playing with baby Levon.

He claims that by the time he opened the front door, the child was gone. But Wameling attracted suspicion because he waited until June 11 to report his son's disappearance.
"We have a problem with what he says," Utica Police Chief Mark Williams said at the time. "Here's a guy that waited two weeks to come forward. He doesn't bring it forward to the police, but brings it forward to his parents. Instead he goes to an attorney's office. I think actions speak louder than words."
Mother Amy Warney is joined by community members as she prepares to let go of balloons on her son's first birthday, Saturday, Aug. 31, in Utica, N.Y.

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Mother Amy Warney is joined by community members as she prepares to let go of balloons on her son's first birthday, Saturday, Aug. 31, in Utica, N.Y.

Wameling told local NBC-affiliate WKTV that he waited two weeks to alert authorities because he wanted to find Levon before telling the boy's mother, Amy Warney, who was in drug rehab at the time.
After hearing of the disappearance in June, a tearful Warney pleaded for help finding her boy from the public at a news conference, reported The Utica Observer-Dispatch.
Levon Wameling was missing since May before the grim discovery of his remains.

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Levon Wameling was missing since May before the grim discovery of his remains.

"Just please call the Utica police so I can put him to rest. Just please don't be scared if you know anything. Just please contact somebody," she cried.
Levon was found in a container in the Mohawk River on September 6, CNN reported.
The cause of death has not been determined and the incident is still under investigation, authorities said.
The police department took to Facebook to reassure Levon's family and concerned civilians that they are working actively to get to the bottom of this case.
"On Behalf of Chief Mark Williams and all the members of the Utica Police Department we offer our sincere condolences to the family members of baby Levon Wameling. Our collective hearts are heavy with sympathy and sorrow. We are working diligently to bring you justice."

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Cowardly Prosecutor, Boulder, Jonbenet Ramsey

Cowardly prosecutors are notorious for making deals, or picking on some easy cases.

Alex Hunter had an insane plea making record.  The thought of going up against someone in the private sector scared him into making agreements.

The best and brightest are drawn into private practice, where the money is.  What is left is excuse making.

When someone says, "This case can't be prosecuted.  I have 25 years experience prosecuting!" what they are saying is, "I can't prosecute this case. I'll lose!  Let's not talk about the evidence.  For 20 years, I have been by passed by the private sector and will get eaten alive by private attorneys!"

In 1999, the Boulder Grand Jury found that John and Patsy Ramsey caused the death of their daughter via child abuse.

Alex Hunter, fearing the Ramsey team attorneys, refused to sign the indictment!


A press advocacy group and a Boulder Daily Camera reporter are suing Boulder County District Attorney Stan Garnett seeking the release of an indictment that was secretly voted on by the JonBenet Ramsey grand jury in 1999 but never prosecuted.
Reporter Charlie Brennan and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed the lawsuit in Boulder District Court on Wednesday, citing the Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act in an effort to compel Garnett to release the indictment.
The newspaper is not participating in the lawsuit.
Six-year-old JonBenet was found dead Dec. 26, 1996, in the basement of her family's home, hours after her mother told police her daughter was missing. Her killer hasn't been identified.

Revisiting Confession By Pronouns

LSI claims that up to 80% of police files have a confession by pronoun within them.  In my own work, I have found this claim to be accurate.

Recall the case of murder victim, Sarah Cherry, in which Dennis Dechaine was convicted of her murder.

A man once knocked on my door distributing a book, for free, that alleged to have proven that Dechaine was falsely convicted.  I looked into the case and read the transcripts.

The evidence was overwhelming, but for me, language is key.

Dechaine claimed to have been alone in the woods, on drugs, and disorientated and lost.  Prosecutors asserted that he was with his victim, Sarah Cherry, a young girl who lived near by.

In language, we call the time period in which one speaks for himself, the "Free Editing Process"; that is, the subject is using his or her own words, freely, with the brain telling the tongue, in less than a micro second, what word to choose.

We also know that each of us has a personal, subjective, internal dictionary.  This means that when I say the word "boy", one of you might imagine a newborn child, while another thinks of a soldier at age 21, fighting in a war.  In Analytical Interviewing, we do not introduce new words, but seek clarification of the subject's own language via follow up questions.  In a sense, it is the interviewer's job to "decode" the personal, subjective, internal dictionary.

There are two exemptions in language to the principle of internal, personal, subjective dictionary:

Articles and Pronouns.

Articles do not change.
Pronouns are instinctive.

When someone says "A man pulled a gun on me.  The man told me to give him my wallet", it is a proper use of articles.  We find deception indicated when articles are confused.

 "The man pulled his gun on me.  A man said to me to give him my wallet" shows not only a confusion in articles, but also soft language (communicative language) in his statement, indicating deception.

Pronouns are instinctive.

Pronouns are 100% reliable.

We use pronouns without pre thought.  The "test" to prove this point is where we ask you to think of something that happened to you many years ago and prepare to tell your story.  You likely will not have a problem, even if the story is more than 30 years old, whether to begin your story with "I" or with the pronoun, "we" as you recall whether or not you were alone or with another.

Pronouns are instinctive; therefore, exempt from the principle of personal, internal subjective dictionary.


Recently in reviewing a statement on theft, I found the confession by pronoun. In the case of Dennis Dechaine, who claimed to have been alone said "I was admiring the decidious trees.  We were losing daylight..."

This is a confession that he was not alone.

In a recent statement a man said he was robbed of a great deal of cash while at work, by two men.  In the practice of circling all pronouns, I noted that the pronoun "we" entered his language...

after the attack by the two robbers.

He knew their identity.

A sample:

"I was at work to get the cash box put safely away when two men screamed at me, cursing, telling me to stand still.  They placed a plastic bag over my head and said for me to not talk.  We went into the back room where they took the money box."

Here is the same statement with emphasis added:

"I was at work to get the cash box put safely away when two men screamed at me, cursing, telling me to stand still.  They placed a plastic bag over my head and said for me to not talk.  We went into the back room where they took the money box."

Here is what you should note:

1.  "To" is color coded blue, the highest level of sensitivity.  He has a need to explain why he was at work, which indicates that he anticipated being asked, "Why were you at work?"  This makes it very sensitive to the subject.

2.  Change of language.  The "cash box" changed into a "money" box. What caused the change?  When the box changed hands, reality changed as new ownership took place.

3.  Communicative language:  note that they "said" and not "told", which is soft.

4.  Passivity:  Note that they only "placed" a plastic bag over his head.  This would be to kill someone and we do not expect to hear such soft passive language.

5.  Pronoun confession:

The word "we" indicates unity and cooperation.  With such a vicious robbery, where suffocation via plastic bag was in play, there should be no use of the word "we" in his language AFTER the robbers enter the scene.  This is the same we see in false claims of rape  such as:

"He drove me into the woods and raped me.  We drove back and then he threw me out of the car."  With the word "we" entering the language after the attack, it is indicative of deception.  Confronting the subject yielded a confession.

Pronouns are instinctive.

In learning lie detection, if one only learned to follow pronouns, it would produce significant gains.

Peter and Heather Hyatt



Statement Analysis: Maeghan Maloney

Readers are familiar with my routinely tough stance on prosecutors, and how often they make decisions based upon either political ramifications, or out of fear of going up against private sector high talented attorneys.  Here is a prosecutor who's statement tells us the awareness of political ramifications versus saving a life.  Whether or not you agree with her decision, note her language shows her reasoning.  The concern: Is this a woman who hates men, like the Hancock County prosecutor who goes after anything male?  Note the language she uses.

Does she use language indicating "projection" of her own personal life into the case?

Is she truthful?


Prosecutor orders arrest of woman as material witness to testify against her alleged abuser

Kennebec County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney
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Kennebec County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney
AUGUSTA, Maine — A woman authorities believe to be the victim of a brutal two-day domestic violence assault in April was arrested on a material witness warrant after reportedly telling people she didn’t want to testify against her alleged abuser, according to Kennebec County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney.
Jessica Ruiz, 35, was served with the arrest warrant at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday in Chelsea and taken to Kennebec County Jail in Augusta until the appearance at Waterville District Court the next afternoon of Robert A. Robinson, 45, of Chelsea, who is accused of assaulting Ruiz.
Ruiz was served with the warrant to compel her to testify, said Maloney. She was released on unsecured bail on Wednesday.
Wednesday’s court appearance for Robinson was continued. Trials for two separate cases against Robinson will likely be scheduled for mid-October, said Maloney.
Lisa Whittier, the attorney appointed for Ruiz, said the use of the warrant was an “abuse of power” by the district attorney’s office.
I’ve seen the material witness statute used, but never on a victim like this,” she said on Friday. “It’s an abuse of power and further traumatizes victims who shouldn’t be traumatized.”
Maloney said the decision was made to try to save Ruiz’s life.
Without a doubt it was a bad political decision, but it was the right decision to save her life and to protect the community,” she said. “He is an incredibly dangerous person.
Note "without a doubt" indicates conflict.  
Note that he is a "person" and not a man. This gender neutral pronoun shows that this is not related to any form of 'man hating' (recall Hancock County prosecutor). 
Robinson is a lifetime registrant on Maine’s Sex Offender Registry for 10 felony convictions.
On or about April 10, Ruiz was sleeping when Robinson started yelling at her, according to Maloney.
He grabbed her and started hitting her in the face and then proceeded to beat her with a large ring that left imprints on her body,” said Maloney. “Then he started hitting her with his belt, which also left marks all over her body. He hit her with a broom so hard that it broke in half, and then he hit her with the broken half.”
Note the past tense verbs.  Next, note "started" is used --we take careful note of any activity that began, and seek to know if there is completion.  Here, we find that in both cases, the "started" concludes with the leaving of marks.  The other verbs ("grabbed, proceeded, hit") are are past tense verbs of completion.  There is no linguistic indication of PTSD like language within the statement, where one may be projecting herself into the case, something we have seen previously in other subjects. 

The sentence structure shows veracity. 
He forced her on her hands and knees and continued to beat her, Maloney said. He also held her by the throat.
Before all this began, she said, Robinson had dug a grave for Ruiz.
He went to bring her to the grave and that’s when she was able to get away,” she said.

"went" is another word that lacks completion, yet the subject finishes the thought for us, telling us that the victim was able to get away.  This is another example of veracity without projection. 
Robinson was charged with domestic violence assault, domestic violence criminal threatening and domestic violence terrorizing. All are felony charges, Maloney said.
Robinson has been incarcerated since the alleged two-day assault took place. He is currently in Kennebec County Jail in Augusta.
Maloney said Ruiz initially wanted to testify against Robinson, but changed her mind after meeting with Robinson’s mother and defense attorney.
“After that meeting, she cut off all contact with us,” she said. “She told her in-home care providers she was going to disappear.”
Whittier said that’s not true.
“She fully intended to testify,” she said. “If she received a subpoena, she would’ve replied.”
the word "fully" makes the intention sensitive, likely revealing that there had been some discussion about her not testifying; even debate. The second sentence is stronger. 
Maloney said two subpoenas were issued for Ruiz, but the DA never received a reply. Whittier said they were sent to the wrong address.
After no reply to either subpoena, the warrant was signed by a judge, said Maloney. This is one of the rare cases where she would issue the warrant for a victim.
The idea of using the material witness warrant is something I learned about in district attorneys meetings for what to do with our worst domestic assault cases,” she said. “Where the victim turns from cooperative to uncooperative. We discussed this as something that could possibly be used in our worst cases.”
any word that is repeated is sensitive.  The subject shows that this is, in her language, a "worst" case to deal with. 
The urgency was necessary, she said, because Ruiz is the only witness to the two-day-long assault, which is often the case in domestic violence incidents.
“Sometimes the state has to step in,” said Maloney. “I know it’s terrifying but it has to be done because there’s no other way to prosecute him. I wish we didn’t have to [issue the warrant].”
We see both verbs, "I" and "we" in the same statement.  We note that "I know" and "I wish" are both strong and personal, while "having" to go forward with this method is something she shares responsibility with ("we") indicating that the decision was not made by herself, alone, in the process, though the final "ok" was hers.  
Robinson has the right to face his accuser, said Maloney, so Ruiz was needed to testify or else the case would have to be dropped.
William Baghdoyan, Robinson’s attorney, said Robinson wasn’t going anywhere because he had a separate charge against him.
He is currently being held on two different charges,” he said.
However, Maloney said both charges involve Ruiz as the only witness. Robinson is also charged with tampering with a witness.
Whittier said Ruiz was treated “very poorly by the district attorney’s office,” but she won’t be seeking any sort of reprimand.
“They abused the material witness statute, but they did nothing illegal,” she said.
Baghdoyan said he’s been involved with criminal law for 32 years and has never seen a victim of a domestic violence assault arrested on a material witness warrant.
Maloney defended using the statute, but stressed that this is a rare case.
We won’t use it often. It’s only for the cases where if I didn’t use it, I’d be in the position of talking about why she was killed,” she said.
Note the change from "we" to "I", confirming the need to share responsibility, yet the pronoun "I" is used, here in the negative (anything in the negative is important), showing that she, herself, made the final decision to use it.  
Had the subject used the plural "we" only, she would have shown weakness.  There likely was much internal debate yet the ultimate responsibility is taken by the subject. 

Conclusion:  The sentence structure shows veracity and the subject does not show any political agenda, nor projection in her language.