Luke Mitchell trial transcript/case discussion

There has been much discussion regarding the possibility of Jodi borrowing clothing from her sister. The 'borrowed' T shirt theory as an explanation for the presence of semen from Jodi's sister's boyfriend, seemed to be accepted by the Police, but not by others who question whether this was properly investigated. It has recently been said on social media, that the bra Jodi was wearing on the night of the murder also tested positive for the presence of blood from the same individual - her sister's boyfriend - although I can't find any other sources on this. Innocents Betrayed, pages 106&107 "There is another coincidence concerning the borrowed t-shirt story. On July 16th , Jodi’s aunts made a media appeal for anyone who suspected someone close to them, who may be “in unacceptance” (sic) to come forward. In this appeal, they said, “ Also typical is the fact that she borrowed her sister’s clothes without asking, was untidy and at times liked to tease her

  Innocents Betrayed page 217/218 "Luke was asked, during the interrogation on July 4th , if the log burner was used on the night of June 30th. (Note, it was not a “stove,” it was a semi-circular brick construction built around a barbecue base around 10” high and 14” in diameter. The brick wind shield was around 30” high). He said he thought his mother and brother had a fire that night. During the August 14th interrogation, Luke was accused of lying, the police claiming he said Corinne and Shane did use the burner, but they were saying they did not. During a heated exchange, Luke pointed out that he had been out that evening, so he could not have said for sure whether or not the burner was in use. The interrogating officers continued to insist Luke had told them, definitely, that his mother and brother had a fire. The suspicion of which SIO Dobbie spoke in this newspaper interview could only, initially, have been based on this discrepancy between Corinne’s definite “no” and Luke’

  Luke's statements are read out during Corinne's testimony:  4th July 03 interview In regards to Luke having his tea before he left to wait for Jodi: Police: Was that with Shane and your mum? Luke: My mum. Mum you were there, Shane wasn't was he? Corinne: No Corinne explains that she meant Shane was upstairs Further on... Police: Did you see Shane? Luke: He wasn't in so I'd say no Police: So Shane wasn't in at that point?  Corinne: Well did he not give you the torch? Luke: Aye that was when I went out looking for Jodi, not at this point Police: So Shane wasn't in at that point? Luke: Yeah, Shane wasn't in the house when I left, no.  https://lukemitchelltrialtranscripts.blogspot.com/2024/01/blog-post_20.html  (Page 2425 onwards)  14th August 03 interview A discussion about teatime: Luke: He wasn't there when I first left to originally go out and wait for Jodi at the end of the estate Police: Oh right, he wasn't there?  Luke: No, he wasn't hom