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As of today, August 30, 2020, all Direct Appeal briefs have been filed. We are waiting for the response from the Appellate Court. Below are the appeal briefs for both Robert and Cristin, as well as the State response to their appeals, and Robert’s and Cristin’s replies to the State response. Robert Pape’s Opening Appeal…

You’re at a crime scene. You know that in just the last year, in the same area, another sheriff’s deputy killed his whole family (or so it would seem). You find victims related to a recent co-worker. The victims have powerful friends that you know about…. An incriminating piece of evidence shows up: a pen…

Here’s a scenario to think about: Ok, guys.  We’ve all been there.  As a teenager, long before you knew how to say ‘NO’, you know you’ve done it. It is called ‘Placation’. A girl says ‘cmon…pleeeeeze!’, but you really don’t want to agree, so you just pacify, or ‘placate’, her, and say ‘ok, we’ll see’.…

Calls Between Becky and Robert Friday, September 15, 2006 11:04 AM Becky calls Robert 112 seconds Saturday, September 16, 2006 12:09 AM Becky calls Robert 289 seconds 05:49 PM Becky calls Robert 28 seconds – No answer? 06:27 PM Robert calls Becky back 29 seconds – No answer? 06:37 PM Robert/Becky connect 215 seconds 07:09…

“How many billions are in a trillion?” the prosecutor asked a private DNA expert they employed to determine whose DNA was on the business card.  The answer was jaw-dropping… Human Identification Technologies, or ‘HIT’ is a now-defunct testing laboratory that the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department contracted to analyze the items found at the scene of…

This article is under construction… Here are the primary elements of ‘evidence’ against the defendants Robert Pape and Cristin Smith. The first group of items were specifically enumerated by the trial judge as he justified his opinion on the case, both before and after the trial. Item 1: Fire Timing The first calls to the…

On Sunday, September 17th, 2006, three people were brutally murdered in the remote area of Pinyon Pines, a rural area up in the hills south of Palm Springs, CA. The charred bodies of 53 year old Vicky Friedli and her live-in boyfriend Jon Hayward were found in their fire-devastated home, both having been shot dead…

This is hilarious! Interoffice Memorandum How to successfully prosecute a Murder Case in Riverside County: Step 1. Investigate the murder scene with mediocre personnel. (Don’t worry if you miss big details. This can be fixed in post production.) Clues can be overlooked. Evidence doesn’t win a case. A good fabricated story wins a case. We…

At this time we are restrained in what we can say, for the sake of our appeals efforts. Make no mistake about it, this is a case of wrongful conviction. Clearly, many people want justice for the victims of this crime, as do we, but that vengeance should be directed at the correct people.  Robert…