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Prosecution aims to prove Casto death was no accident

March 18, 2018 / 01:39

This episode covers the trial of Steven Wagner Nichols, focusing on the evidence surrounding Rhonda's death, the bail hearing, and the dummy experiment conducted by police.

In August 2015, Steven Nichols appeared in court for a bail hearing in Hood River County, Oregon. His attorney, Mike Arnold, questioned Deputy Daniel DeHaven about the dummy experiment designed to simulate the circumstances of Rhonda's death.

Deputy DeHaven expressed his belief that Rhonda was likely pushed, but Arnold challenged the validity of the experiment, noting that in six attempts, they could not replicate the landing at the supposed final resting place.

The episode highlights the complexities of the case, including the prosecution's reliance on the dummy experiment and the defense's strategy to undermine its credibility.

TLDR

The episode details Steven Nichols' trial and challenges the evidence of Rhonda's death through a dummy experiment.

Episode

1:39

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after Stephen Nichols was arrested at the San Francisco Airport and extradited back to Oregon to await his trial police

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gathered evidence on their theory that rundas death was no accident we are on the record in Hood River

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County state of Oregon versus Steven Wagner Nichols in August 2015 Steven Nichols was in court for a bail

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hearing it's like a mini trial with witnesses called Nichols attorney is mike arnold arnold questions the man who

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organized the dummy experiment deputy daniel DeHaven what is your opinion about whether or not miss

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Castillo was pushed I believe that it's most likely or most probable that she was pushed Arnold having obtained the

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video through discovery hopes to use their own demonstration to turn the tables on the prosecution deputy DeHaven

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admits in six different attempts they could not get the dummy to land at the spot they believed was Rhonda's final

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resting place that's who's that laughing she lost her guts have no idea Arnold has some questions about the

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scientific rigor of Dee havens tests including

Episode Highlights

Trial of Steven Nichols
Steven Nichols faces a bail hearing with critical testimonies about Rhonda's death.
“It's like a mini trial with witnesses called.”
@ 00m 30s
March 18, 2018
Controversial Dummy Experiment
Deputy DeHaven admits their dummy tests failed to replicate the fall accurately.
“In six different attempts they could not get the dummy to land at the spot.”
@ 01m 03s
March 18, 2018

Episode Quotes

I believe that it's most likely she was pushed.
Prosecution aims to prove Casto death was no accident
That's who's that laughing? She lost her guts!
Prosecution aims to prove Casto death was no accident

Key Moments

Court Hearing00:30
Dummy Experiment00:54
Testimony Controversy01:27