A female forensic officer arrived at the crime scene at around 00:00hrs, along with more police officers.
Mark Heron’s evidence during psychopathic killer Luke Mitchell’s trial, was that he arrived at the scene of crime at 04:00hrs on 1st July 2003.
With 22 experience under his belt, Mark Heron made a detailed sketched plan of what was facing him when he arrived.
Alan Murray, with 27 years experience, also took lengthy video footage of the crime scene along with numerous photographs.
Forensic officer Derek Scimger arrived at the crime scene at around 08:00hrs on the 1st July 2003.
Forensic tents had been erected before Sandra Lean had allegedly taken her two daughters to school, as she claimed back in May 2010 (See below).
Sandra Lean’s elder daughter Chi attended Newbattle high school.
The Following Was Copied From The Now Defunct WAP Website Forum
How Did Sandra Lean Not Know About Mark Heron’s Sketch “Record” By 2010 (It Was Reported By The Media) & Why Didn’t Sandra Include His Arrival To The Crime Scene In Her ‘Jigsawman’ Timeline?
Tap on button below to read Sandra Lean’s bizarre timeline;
Why Didn’t Scammer Sandra Lean Include The Fact The Pathologist Anthony Busuttil Had Attended The Scene Of Killer Luke Mitchell’s Murderous Crime?
Who was with professor Anthony Busuttil when he attended the scene of killer Luke Mitchell’s murderous crime?
Mark Heron
Excerpts from a Daily Mail article (dated 14th December 2004) here read;
The body of schoolgirl Jodi Jones was found with her hands behind her back and both wrists bound by the legs of a pair of trousers, a murder trial heard today.
Mark Heron, an identification officer with Lothian and Borders Police, told the High Court in Edinburgh that one wrist appeared to have been tied, while the other wrist had a trouser leg twisted around it.
Mr Heron, 40, also confirmed to the court that a pair of underpants and a bra were among the items scattered in the area of Dalkeith, Midlothian, where her body was found last summer.
Mr Heron, who has been with the identification branch for 22 years, told the court he visited the scene where the 14-year-old girl’s body lay at about 4am on July 1 last year.
He told the court the body was naked apart from a pair of socks.
A sketched plan of the scene, drawn up by the witness, was also shown to the courtroom.
It detailed the location of various items which were found scattered in the vicinity of the body, near the Roan’s Dyke path.
Among the items were a pair of underpants, a bra, a pair of spectacles and a spectacle lens, a £1 coin and a pair of trainers, the jury of eight women and seven men heard.
Mr Heron also identified a jacket with a “Deftones” label among the items.
The court was shown a photograph of a nearby blood-stained wall, from which, the witness said, two blood samples were taken.
Forensic scientist Derek Scrimger,40,said he was called at home and arrived at the path at 8am the following day.
He said a colleague had been there earlier but because she had a bad back, she couldn’t climb over the wall to the spot where Jodi lay.
When he got there, her body had been moved from the original position and her clothing gathered together.
Mr Scrimger said there were two areas of bloodstaining on the wall near where her body was found
One could have been caused by Jodi or her bloodstained attacker falling or brushing against the wall.
The second area was lower and was consistent with blood spraying from a severed artery.
Advocate depute Alan Turnbull, QC, said:
“Does that suggest that if the young girl’s throat was cut in the area near to the wall, she must have been near to the ground when that happened?”
Mr Scrimger:
“Given the angles the way the blood hit the wall, either kneeling or sitting”
Mr Turnbull: “If the assailant was behind her when the young girl was low down at the wall and her throat was cut several times, is it conceivable she has collapsed on to the wall and down to the ground as the artery has been severed?”
Mr Scrimger:
“It is one possibility”
The jury have already seen a video showing that Jodi also suffered massive injuries to her face, stomach and left breast.
Mr Scrimger said if her throat had been cut from behind, the blood would have travelled forward and there wouldn’t necessarily have been any on the attacker.
But he agreed that if Jodi’s clothing had been removed after death, it was likely the attacker would be bloodstained.
Questioned by defence QC Donald Findlay, he said the body and clothing should not have been moved before he got there.
Earlier, identification officer Mark Heron,40,said he arrived at the scene only hours after Jodi’s body was found.
Scattered around her were her clothes. Her spectacles were also on the ground and one of the lenses had come out.
Alan Murray
Excerpts from a 2004 Daily Record article read;
Police photographer Alan Murray, 45, said that in the early hours of July 1 last year, he was called to the wooded area.
Alan Murray
At that point, advocate depute Alan Turnbull told the judge:
“Obviously in the nature of this case, some of these photographs are distressing. I say that by way of explanation and caution”
Copies of the photos were handed to the jury and Lord Nimmo Smith said:
“You will understand that it is in the nature of this case that some of the evidence relate to matters – you may find distressing when you look at certain photographs.
‘”I am sorry but that is just what is involved in a murder trial.
“If you want to take a break at any time please let me know.’ The photos were also shown via a projector on the screen.
Mr Murray said he walked down Roan’s Dyke Path and at one point climbed over a ‘V’ in the wall which runs parallel to the track.
A photo of Jodi’s body was then shown and the officer agreed with Mr Turnbull that she had sustained ‘massive’ injuries to the neck, breast and stomach.
She was pictured lying partially on her side and in the foreground lay a pair of trainers.
The prosecutor continued:
“Was it clear she had suffered an injury to the right side of her face?”
Mr Murray: ‘Yes sir.’
Advocate depute:
“Was that an apparently cutting injury that cut open her cheek from just below the corner of her mouth back to the ear?”
Mr Murray: ‘Yes sir.’
The officer explained that Jodi’s body was turned over and a close up shot was flashed on the screen.
The video, which was made before the photos were taken, was then played.
Defence counsel Donald Findlay, QC, didn’t cross-examine the officer.
Armed Bank Robber Wullie (William) Beck Aka Big Wullie, Referred To By Corinne Mitchell
SandraLean carrying a banner with a photo of Wullie (William) Beck – bottom right
In December 2008 Sandra Lean attended a protest alongside Corinne Mitchell, where Sandra carried a banner with a photograph of armed bank robber William “Wullie” Beck (Bottom right).
Is it not known exactly when Sandra Lean became involved with killer Simon Hall’s fraudulent public relations spin campaign, but as mentioned in Part 17g (Which can be read by tapping on the button below), it is thought Stephanie Bon may have met Sandra Lean through a mutual contact via their fraudulent public relations campaigning;
Someone who used the alias Reuben stated in March 2010 “She approached the family telling them she was doing a PHD”.
Reuben stated;
I too was reading in silence but now need to comment as a close friend of Mr Hall’s family..
I have followed the case since the beginning and can guarantee that S Lean DID NOT work on the Simon Hall case AT ALL.
She approached the family telling them she was doing a PHD (as she told everyone she wrote about) and wanted to use the case as an example.
She then just used the info in the public domain and changed a few words here and there, book made.
At the time the book was published we all read it and were asked for comments, everyone was quite disappointed at the result but then thought it could be good publicity, still the book hasn’t really had the success his family was promised.
I would be interested to know when these people received these e-mails because strangely enough I received the exact same type of e-mail last year asking for an Interview for her PHD.
Does this mean another book is on the cards if she is sending these e-mails again ?
Personally I would call this stealing if someone is taking material from someone elses sites and claiming it for themselves.
Corinne you have obviously read this book !
Does it at any time say the material was not her own or that it was obtained under false pretences ie; “PHD’s”
Big Wullie – 14th March 2010
On the following day Reuben stated “Mr Hall’s family was approached about a PHD in 2006”;
As I said you may be right with YOUR facts, but not about others…not one bit!
Mr Hall’s family was approached about a PHD in 2006, the book came after, 2007 / 08.
I never said they were connected, I said that the PHD was the reason behind the first contact from S.L.
You need to read what people are saying, a PHD in 3 different places??? Perhaps in different times?
Reuben – 15th March 2010
Big Wullie then stated;
Reuben is correctly pointing out the “PHD” is an issue I was raising as misleading
If Ms Lean is sending people e-mails asking for interviews for a PHD since 2006 and still continuing to do so surely something is wrong.
To seek information for a PHD then use it in a book is morally and ethically wrong, If she had told people straight up that the info might be used in a book then that would be different.
Since I am getting the same e-mail others got in 2006 asking for an interview for a PHD, are we to take it that another book is on the cards ?
Perhaps we should all put the e-mails up for comparison !
Hi, > > I wondered if I could ask a favour of you? I’m just about to embark on the main research for my PhD, and wondered if you would be interested in doing an interview for me about your experiences? > > Kind regards > > Sandra
Big Wullie – 15th March 2010
Yet Corinne Mitchell stated;
Corinne Mitchell
never was a PHD mentioned…..you are not in the book so you have no personal experience of sandras approach. we were all given our chapters to read and got the opportunity to change anything we were not happy about. she hasn’t “mislead” anyone. she has written facts and gained her information from many sources
Corinne Mitchell – 15th March 2010
Various Versions Of Events
It is also not known when exactly Sandra Lean first began posting on internet forums about Jodi Jones killer or when exactly she became involved with the killer’s mother Corinne Mitchell and her and her sons fraudulent public relations spin campaign.
There are various versions of when exactly Sandra Lean became involved, including the various versions given by Sandra Lean.
On the day after Jodi Jones sadistic and psychopathic teen killer was found guilty for his murder of Jodi, GerardKeegan, who set up the Gerard Keegan psychology forum (Also referred to in Part 23 here), started a thread on his forum called “Luke Mitchell” and on the 22nd June 2005, using his alias The Wee Man posted the following;
Just over a week after Gerard Keegan had made the above post, psychology student Colin Bowman (using the alias bobbiedog) posted the following;
Has anyone entertained the notion that he might be innocent?
Or, if not convinced of his innocence, been concerned by the nature of his prosecution?
bobbiedog Aka Colin Bowman – 31st of January 2005
Around eight hours after the above someone using the alias FairTrial posted;
I don’t know if he’s innocent or not, but I was very concerned by the flimsy and circumstantial nature of the evidence brought forward against him and by the way in which he was demonised by the police from virtually the time the murder was committed.
I was also disgusted by the way in which most of the “evidence” against him seemed to be about unsavoury personal habits and “disturbing” (to adults) reading and viewing material.
Demonstrating that he wasn’t a model of young adolescent behaviour is not the same thing as proving him guilty of murder.
FairTrial – 31st January 2005
Then around an hour and a half later someone using the alias thinksoutsidethe box stated;
On the Verdict of this case The Police stand and congratulated themselves on a job well done.
They left a murder scene uncovered during a night of rain, moved the body, allowed refuse bins to be emptied and an ajoining field to be ploughed the next day.
Had one person in their sights from the first day Luke Mitchell.
Even although there was a published article in the Scotsman of a person not fitting Lukes description seen to be following her on the night she was murdered with curly hair.
A distant cousin with Curly Hair (Ferris) shaves his hair off himself the next day.. admits to being on the path at the time of her death.
Although no admission to the Police until five days later , as in his own words did not think that was so important.
On the night of the murder did not meet with friends as had been planned and has now moved out of the area completely and is said to have changed personality…
Jodi Jones had over 347 Mutilations how did Luke Mitchell clean all the evidance …
They took away the plumbing in his house…. not one shred of dna….took away the log burner no evidence of clothes left over or dna.. Jodi had bruises and cuts on her hands from fiercely defending herself.. not a single mark on Luke not a scratch.
None of Lukes dna on her body , under her fingernails . absolutely nothin……But oh yes he did it according to the Police,, And they are never wrong .. no-one before has been sent down for something they didnt do ….
He maybe likes Marylin Manson…maybe smokes a fair bit of dope ..And we all know how angry and violent that makes you..He claimed to smoke massive amounts of joints to cover up for dealing that is his crime .
They are all coming out the woodwork now the girls who were threatned with knives and now probably offered cheques to talk to tabloids where were all these people during the prosecution .
People who now will not be named but dont mind saying . He has killed animals and threatened people with blades.
Luke Mitchell is in Polmont awaiting sentance..
Having followed this case from the beginning I cannot believe the current position and feel the Donald Findlay has put to the Court a very feeble case for this young mans defence
thinksoutsidethe box – 31st of January 2005
Just under a couple of hours later bobbiedog aka Colin Bowman stated;
thinksoutsidethebox, I’ve personally spoken to Mrs Mitchell by phone, and to a professional prison worker also in contact with the family: and we have shared concerns about the case.
I am mindful to remain in contact with the family, and become part of a loose network supporting Luke and his family: and to over time, and cooperatively make the whole matter of the prosecution’s material something that we chew over; and, perhaps, seek a long term push to have the verdict overturned as unsafe.
I think that every aspect of the “evidence”, from local Dalkeith, through the police and the media, and including the expert testimony: leaves ground for grave concern.
I take it to be something of a ground breaking case: perhaps legitimating new canons of evidence.
bobbiedog Aka Colin Bowman – 1st of February 2005
On the 7th of March Gerard Keegan as The Wee Man stated;
This thread has attracted huge interest inside and outside the psychology community in Scotland.
Thanks to all contributors thus far.
I would recommend readers have a look at unconstitutedonreds excellent blog sittingdock.blogspot.com
He is a law student from England who steps outside the box.
We need a lot more like him!
Gerard Keegan aka The Wee Man
In March 2005bobbiedog (Aka Colin Bowman) here posted to say he was setting up a forum called Luke Mitchell Fact and Myth.
See screenshot of his original forum post below;
Sandra Lean used the alias Jigsawman on the Luke Mitchell Fact and Myth proboard forum after joining the forum in August 2005;
In September 2008 Sandra Lean posted a blog to her new website and under the header Believing the lies she included a link to the Luke Mitchell Fact and Myth forum.
INNOCENCE FRAUD WATCH 