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Throughout the trial, the Daily News has invited a panel of experts to comment on what is happening in the courtroom. The panel members are: Wendy Murphy, a former Middlesex assistant district attorney and current victim/witness advocate; John LaChance, a former federal prosecutor and current defense lawyer based in Framingham, and Steve Huff, a professional crime blogger who runs two Web sites. Check back often for our experts' opinions. And if you want to share your opinion, visit our blog.
Timeline: So Far...
Jan. 16, 2006 -- Neil Entwistle visits the adult dating World Wide Web site "Adult Friend Finder."
Jan. 16 and 17 -- Entwistle views a Web site describing how to kill people. He also searches the internet on how to commit suicide, how to kill someone with a knife and euthanasia.
Jan. 18 -- Entwistle searches the internet for "escort services,'' including "Blonde Beauties Escort SVC.'' based in Worcester.
Coming Up
Neil Entwistle will serve his time at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley. His conviction will be appealed. Under Massachusetts law, all first-degree murder convictions are appealed.
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Hopkinton Police Sgt. Michael Sutton, above, points to a floor plan of the 6 Cubs Path home of Neil Entwistle in Middlesex Superior Court earlier today.
DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY KEN MCGAGH
COURTROOM UPDATE - 6/11/08: Police officer describes discovery of bodies
posted at 11:24 a.m.: WOBURN - Hopkinton Police Sgt. Michael Sutton described this morning how an odor led him to the discovery of Rachel's and Lillian Rose's bodies on Jan. 22, 2006.
Testifying in the fourth day of testimony in the Neil Entwistle double murder trial, Sutton said the odor led him and Detective Scott van Raalten from the basement to the master bedroom.
In there, the pair searched the room and Sutton looked at the bed, covered by a pile of bedding.
"I lifted the corner of the blanket closest to me and I observed what apeared to be a human foot," he said.
Later in his testimony, he also described finding Lillian Rose near the head of the bed.
"I lifted the corner of the blanket and I first observed a baby's face ... I looked to the right of the baby's face and saw a woman's face," Sutton said.
Sutton also testified about a well-being check he and Officer Aaron O'Neil conducted the night before.
He said he went into the room, noticed the bed was covered with blankets and appeared to be unmade. He did not notice anything suspicious.
- By Norman Miller