Mar 22, 2016

"They asked me if I wanted to make a phone call and I said no"

The next witness this morning was DA Investigator John Burke. The jury heard four phone calls, three snippets and the entire  phone call between Bullock and his grandmother on Jan 7, 2014 when he asks her to bail him out and she refuses four times, saying he will go back to doing drugs and that she has heard before that he won't do drugs.

She tells him, she will not lose her house over his drug use.

Bullock spoke with his wife  Stephanie on February 16, 2014, now his ex wife, He tells her, "They asked me if I wanted to make a phone call and I said no".

His ex-wife tells him in that same phone call, "You could have done things differently but you chose not to."

In a phone call on August 23, 2014, Bullock tells his mother and step father, "I will be in prison for the rest of my life"; "I could possibly die in prison"; his mother Carol Bruno tries to reassure him and he says, "They have video of me"; "They have video of me breaking into the house"; "They got me dead to rights."

After lunch, DA Investigator John Burke briefly questioned by Deputy District Attorney Andrew Isaac. The jury heard less than five minutes of audio out of "70 plus hours " that Mr. Burke listened to
"and still going."


Feb 29, 2016


"I will not lose my house over your drug use"

An evidentiary hearing took place this afternoon in the Gary Lee Bullock case.

Video surveillance from St. Bernard's Church, google maps, church blueprints, audio of four phone calls made by Bullock to his grandmother, his wife, Stephanie and his mother, Carol Bruno and step father, John Bruno were admitted into evidence.

A snippet of the phone call with Bullock pleading to his grandmother to bail him out on Jan 7, 2014 was played.

Bullock is heard telling his grandmother he needs her help. He asks her to bail him out and she tells him she does not have the money. He tells her to get out, he needs $120,000 and that she should put her house up.

That is when she says, ""I will not lose my house over your drug use." She says no to him several times in the selection we heard. "If I let you out, you will go back to drugs." Bullock says he won't. She says she has heard that before. Then she says "You killed somebody." He responds, "No, I didn't. I 'll explain it to you."

The dates for the four audio exhibits, Numbers 3, 4, 5 and 6   are January 7, 2016, February 16, 2014, and February 24, 2014.

Although, exhibit number 7, the interview of Bullock at the Eureka Police Department with EPD Detective Ron Harpham and DA Investigators Wayne Cox and  John Burke was identified, how much of that the jury will hear will be decided on March 7, 2016. Defense is objecting to the entire interview, is fine with select portions. Both attorneys will present arguments on March 7, 2016 as well as other motions in limine will be heard that day.

Video recording made from surveillance cameras all over St. Bernard's property, one inside the church, the rest exterior covering the grounds, the rectory, the church, the bathrooms and other buildings which was shown at the preliminary hearing was played, identified and admitted into evidence. The video covers the times between midnight and 7 a.m. on January 1, 2014 and was prepared by DA Investigator Martin Perrone who specializes in computer crimes for the D.A's office.


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