Cross-examination of Sukru Boztepe

📄 Cross-examination of Sukru Boztepe — Friday, July 1, 1994

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TRIAL

▲ Day 2 of 6

◀ Direct examination of Sukru Boztepe Redirect examination of Sukru Boztepe ▶

Witness: Sukru Boztepe
Examiner: Gerald Uelmen
Called by: Prosecution • Date: Friday, July 1, 1994 • Lines: 27

Gerald Uelmen briefly questioned Sukru Boztepe about returning the loose dog toward Bundy, where Boztepe remembered the street as quiet and empty. Boztepe said he saw no paw prints in the blood, did not examine its pattern, and estimated that the dog had stayed inside his home for only three or four minutes before the walk.

# 1 THE COURT:

Mr. Uelmen?

# 2 MR. UELMEN:

Thank you, your Honor.

# 3

CROSS-EXAMINATION

# 4

BY MR. UELMEN:

# 5 Q:

Mr. Boztepe, when you walked the dog back to Bundy, and proceeded south, was there any traffic? Did you encounter any automobiles?

# 6 A:

Not -- not that I remember. Street was so quiet.

KEY QUOTE

# 7 Q:

Street was quiet and empty?

# 8 A:

Very empty.

# 9 Q:

You indicated you saw a lot of blood in the area of the pathway that the dog led you to.

# 10 A:

Yes.

# 11 Q:

Did you observe paw prints or dog trackings in that blood?

# 12 A:

I didn't see, no.

# 13 Q:

Did you make any attempt to look at the pattern of the blood --

# 14 A:

No.

# 15 Q:

-- That you saw?

# 16 A:

No.

# 17 Q:

You just were aware that there was blood there?

# 18 A:

Yes, yes.

# 19 Q:

When you first received the dog from Mr. Schwab, did you immediately leave with the dog to go for a walk?

# 20 A:

No. We -- we -- we took the dog inside of the house, and we wanted to keep the dog for overnight. And then we understood that we couldn't do it.

KEY QUOTE

# 21 Q:

Okay. So, the first time you actually took the dog out on a leash for a walk, was after you had kept it in your house for --

# 22 A:

For a couple of minutes.

# 23 Q:

Couple of minutes?

# 24 A:

Yes.

# 25 Q:

About how long?

# 26 A:

Three minutes, I can say, four minutes.

KEY QUOTE

# 27 MR. UELMEN:

Thank you, nothing further.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (5)

Sukru Boztepe

Not -- not that I remember. Street was so quiet.

Boztepe recalled no automobile traffic while returning the dog to Bundy, bearing on the timeline and activity near the scene.

Sukru Boztepe

Very empty.

He reinforced that the street appeared deserted at the relevant time.

Sukru Boztepe

I didn't see, no.

Boztepe said he did not observe paw prints or dog tracks in the blood.

Sukru Boztepe

No.

He acknowledged making no attempt to examine the blood pattern, showing the limits of his observations.

Sukru Boztepe

Three minutes, I can say, four minutes.

He estimated how long the dog remained inside his home before he took it out on a leash, refining the timeline.

Evidence (1)

Informal

The blood Boztepe observed near the pathway, including whether it contained paw prints or dog tracks and whether he examined its pattern.

discussed

Notable Exchanges (3)

Gerald Uelmen•Sukru Boztepe

Uelmen established that the street was quiet and apparently empty when Boztepe walked the dog back toward Bundy.

revealing

Gerald Uelmen•Sukru Boztepe

Uelmen tested whether the dog might have tracked through the blood; Boztepe said he saw no paw prints and had not studied the blood pattern.

strategic

Gerald Uelmen•Sukru Boztepe

Boztepe clarified that the dog was inside his home for only three or four minutes before he took it out on a leash.

routine

Credibility Attacks (1)

⚔ Sukru Boztepe

challenging the thoroughness and limits of the witness's observation

Uelmen emphasized that Boztepe neither saw paw prints in the blood nor tried to examine the blood pattern, limiting the value of his observations at the scene.

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 9093 • 27 lines • Prosecution witness

Preliminary Trial

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