9 Primary Falsehoods of the “Shadow of a Doubt”
Forensic Files Program
by Kevin Brian Dowling
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1. Alleges That I Gave Police The Fishing Videotape And Claimed It As My
Alibi For The Murder
It is well documented in the police reports and the trial records that
the State Police took the fishing videotape from my wife without a warrant
at 5:30 A.M. on October 21, 1997 while I was at work. I never said it was my
alibi, and I tried to get it back as documented.
2. Alleges That I Confessed To Police That I Left The Lake After They
Determined Portions Of The Videotape Had Altered Timestamps
It is well documented in the police reports and the trial records that I
never told police any such thing. After I was arrested on October 29, 1997,
I never spoke to them again. I told my Public Defenders on October 30, 1997
that I had left the lake to go to Adultworld and altered some time stamps to
conceal trip from my wife. My alibi was not filed to the court until August
26, 1998. Professor Boyle did not tell police that the timestamps were
altered until September 28, 1998.
3. Alleges That It Took 45 Minutes To Drive From Muddy Run Lake To The
Murder Scene In Spring Grove
It is well documented in the police reports and the trial records that
the State Police timed that drive on April 6, 1998 and took most direct
route there. They determined it was 40.1 miles and took 63 minutes to drive.
This is not a trivial point. It is key to other falsehoods.
4. Alleges That Several Witnesses Saw Murder Suspect Running From Scene
Wearing A Wig And A Flannel Shirt And Bluejeans That Dowling Was Wearing
That Day In Fishing Video
It is well documented in police reports and the trial records that 7 of 8
trial witnesses who saw the suspect did not report suspect running, or
wearing the exact clothing I wore in fishing video, even though it was
listed in many media reports. None of them identified me at trial. Some did
see suspect with black wig. Only Sandra Sue Eller lied at trial as proven by
police reports, and claimed I was the suspect. At trial, she claimed she did
not remember the clothing.
5. Alleges That Dowling Was Left-Handed, Depicts Actor Firing Gun
Left-Handed And Shows Photo Of Dowling Holding Phone In Left-Hand
As documented in police reports and trial records, the police admitted
that I am right-handed. They wanted you to believe that I am left-handed to
support the testimony that a tiny amount of alleged gunshot residue was
detected on the left-sleeve of my flannel shirt, but none on my right side
at all. The entire experiment by Schwoeble was contrived. That photo of me
was from the 1980's and was not part of this case. I imagine my ex-wife gave
it to you, along with other family photos used on this program. By the way,
a right-handed person holds a phone in their left-hand so they can write
with their right-hand, especially with my 20 years of management experience.
6. Alleges That They Ruled Out Steve Myer's .357 caliber Smith & Wesson
Revolver As The Murder Weapon
As documented in lab reports and trial testimony, Corporal Rottmund
testified that the victim was shot three times with a .357 Smith & Wesson
revolver on October 20,1997. On October 21,1997, the police learned that
Steve Myers owned that very weapon, lab results of murder bullets known on
October 24, 1997. They arrested me on October 29, 1997. They did not
retrieve Steve Myers revolver until November 6, 1997. On November 20, 1997
they determined that bullets fired from his gun compared to murder bullets
produced 5 lands and grooves with a right twist, and could not be ruled out.
At trial one year later, he admitted this on defense cross-examination but
on prosecution re-direct over defense objection, he was allowed to give a
contradictory personal opinion. The jury did not understand.
7. Alleges Steve Myers Was Verified To Be At Work At Time Of Murder
As documented in police reports and trial testimony, Steve Myers worked
10 minutes away at Defense Contractor Plant. Police obtained his time card
showing he was punched in from 5:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M. That is not proof
he never left, there were over 1,000 employees in 1997. Myers testified he
left work at 3:00 P.M. and arrived at murder scene to find his wife shot to
death at 3:07 P.M. He phoned "911". At least one witness who never testified
told police she saw Myers there around 2:00 P.M. Robert Curlen and Cory
Meckley heard the three shots at 12:57 P.M. Myers could easily have
committed the murder and returned to work within a 20 minute span, passing
it off as a smoking break.
8. Alleges That "911" Recording Was Part Of Trial Playing Part On Program
As documented in trial record, neither the jury nor I ever heard
the "911" calls made by Steve Myers or the Ambulance Driver. Yet, they
provided them to your producers. All we have is an Operator Receipt. We need
the recordings and transcripts of those calls. They admit to destroying the
records of the two "911" calls in the Robbery case. Just hearing the small
part on this program, it proves that Steve Myers altered his trial testimony
compared to what he reported to police on October 20, 1997 and later.
9. Alleges Professor Boyle's Testimony Was Necessary To Discredit The Use
Of The Fishing Video As An Alibi For Murder
As previously mentioned, and detailed in police reports and court records
the Fishing Video was illegally obtained from my home when I wasn't there,
and never filed as an alibi. As now proven, I told my Public Defenders about
my alibi at Adultworld on October 30,1997 and they concealed evidence to
support it. They refused to file an Alibi Notice. After they fixed the
Robbery trial in April 1998 by presenting no defense, they withdrew and
Gerald A. Lord, Esq. was appointed for the pending murder trial and did a
second investigation of my alibi, mostly cursory. He filed a Notice of Alibi
on August 26,1998 stating that I would testify that I was at Adultworld in
Harrisburg at 12:57 P.M. on October 20,1997 at the time the murder occurred
in Spring Grove about 40 miles south. Public Defender Kuebler then resigned
and had help getting a prosecutor job in Centre County, where Attorney Lord
sent her a letter and subpoena. She refused to testify, but I obtained her
notes and interviews in 2001. The prosecution knew that I was testifying,
Boyle's testimony was used to prejudice me with the jury, but they can't
choose your alibi. But, Professor Boyle did in fact confirm that the
timestamp of 10:45 A.M. placed me on the lake still. If you follow their
evidence, it would take 63 minutes to drive to murder scene ( 11:48 A.M. if
I flew from lake to parked car), I actually testified I left lake at 11:05
A.M. and arrived in Harrisburg at 12:20 P.M. Eller's computerized register
receipt from Kennie's Market proves she saw murder suspect close-up wearing
wig at 10:50 A.M., a time that placed me still at lake 40 miles away.
Professor Boyle was used as a pawn by his former college student, the now
exposed and disgraced former Judge Thomas Kelley, VI.
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