On Monday, May 20th, 2013, in The People vs. Kelly Soo Park trial at the downtown Los Angeles Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center, Department 109, Detective Karen Thompson of the Santa Monica Police Department took the stand.  She had her hair back, as usual, with a thick braid neatly crafted to the back of her... Read More

Juliana Redding’s friend, Kelly Duncan, was the second witness to testify.  She is a young and beautiful, blonde, tall, excessively slender model-type—like several of the young ladies seated in the courtroom.   Her personality came off way too perky and ebullient for the melancholy occasion.   I would imagine she didn’t realize she was doing this.   It... Read More

The Testimony of Greg Redding:  Greg Redding, Juliana Redding’s father, was the first witness to take the stand.   He was forthright, dignified, and composed.  He did not break down.  He looked and acted like the consummate professional.  He was natural, sincere, and self-assured. He began his testimony by saying that he talked to his daughter... Read More

Before the actual body of the trial began, George Buehler tried to introduce third-party culpability evidence.

Deputy District Attorney Stacey Okun-Wiese stood up to address the jury.  She is the third main Deputy DA on this case.   Alan Jackson began with the case back in June of 2010.   Then Eric Harmon took over.   Harmon is now a judge in the Antelope Valley.  Now it is up to Stacey to carry the ball... Read More

Judge Kathleen Kennedy opened court with her robe open in front in her usual casual style with a green dress underneath wearing a red beaded necklace.  Her red lipstick appeared bright on her thin lips.  Her bangs appeared to have been trimmed up a bit as her hair curved under just below her chin. Some... Read More

This morning of the first day of Kelly Soo Park’s trial opened rather quietly. Kelly Soo’s ample entourage wasn’t present. It was just she and her faithful husband, Tom Chronister, who has just completed suing the City of Oxnard and the Oxnard Police Department for taking disciplinary actions against him over his association with Kelly Soo.... Read More

It’s Mother’s Day today and I can imagine in my mind’s eye Juliana Redding’s mother, Patricia, fraught with worry when her daughter wouldn’t answer the phone or respond to her messages back on March 15th 2008.  The hours ticked by with no response and no answer.  I suspect it just wasn’t like Juliana not to return her mother’s... Read More