Luke Mitchell trial transcript/case discussion

What was Luke wearing around 6pm at the end of his street? The particular eyewitness descriptions analysed in this blog relate to what Luke was wearing when seen at the end of his street on June 30th 2003, after Police believe the murder had been committed. The intention is to look at some known facts about eyewitness testimony and consider these  when attempting to determine the reliability of the accounts.   Campaigners claim that Luke was wearing his green bomber jacket with orange lining when he was seen waiting at the end of his street, at 6pm (around a 15 minute walk from where Jodi's body was found) - the same green bomber jacket he had been wearing at school that day, and later that evening when he met the others to search. This would suggest he had not changed through-out the day, making it appear less likely that he had committed the murder. When examined at the Police station in the early hours of July 1st, no blood from Jodi Jones was found on Luke or his clot...

  In June this year (2024), one of the main Luke Mitchell campaign groups posted a statement letting members know that the request for the remaining untested samples had been made.   Since the end of 2022, focus in the Luke Mitchell campaign has remained heavily on untested samples relating to the murder of Jodi Jones in 2003.  There were regular updates from Sandra Lean explaining that fundraising was needed to pay for the testing of untested samples and re-retesting of samples in an independent lab.  Supporters gave money for this. A freedom of information response has come back from Police Scotland to explain that since his conviction (in 2005) "no request has been received in this case for the release of productions for the purpose of re-testing by a forensic provider from legal representive acting on behalf of Luke Mitchell" The only allegedly untested samples ever mentioned other than fingernails from one of Jodi's hands, was semen. The claim made by Sandr...