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Personally, I don’t believe Bob Millard and Thomas Dungey’s, Mark Smich’s lawyer’s, defence that Babcock “could’ve simply left the country, or died of a drug overdose or suicide” (Carter. 2017) is a strong enough argument to raise reasonable doubt for a not guilty verdict. I agree with Crown Attorney Jill Cameron when she says that argument "defies all logic and common sense." (Carter. 2017) One of the key pieces of circumstantial evidence presented by the crown was that Millard had purchased an animal incinerator for $15,424.50, which they stated could have been used to dispose of Babcock’s body (Martin. 2017). Another key piece of evidence is that during the investigation it was found that Millard had texted Smich "Bbq [Barbeque] has run its warm up, it's ready for meat.” (Martin. 2017). Millard later followed the text with a screen capture that shows a search of “what temperature is cremation done at” (Martin. 2017). Additional texts sent by Millard to his then girlfriend, Christina Noudga, saying he will “remove her from our lives”, referring to Babcock, after some drama transpired between Noudga and Babcock, being Millard’s former girlfriend. Further circumstantial evidence goes onto show a photo of an object wrapped in a tarp, a new mattress being ordered for quick delivery by Millard, a reminder on Millard’s phone saying “barn smell check”, a photo of Millard in front of the incinerator while objects are burning in it, and lyrics written by Millard talking about someone’s death (Martin. 2017). Personally I think that although it is all circumstantial evidence, I believe there is enough of it that is going unjustified by Millard’s and Smich’s defence to convict the co-accused’s of the murder of Babcock. In addition to the mounting circumstantial evidence I do not believe the defence that Babcock could still potentially be alive is a strong enough defence to raise reasonable doubt that the pair committed the crime. To conclude, I believe in this specific case the circumstantial evidence presented to the court is strong enough to convict co-accused Millard and Smich, of the murder of Laura Babcock.

Works Cited Carter, A. (2017, December 07). Judge begins charge to jury at Laura Babcock murder trial. Retrieved December 15, 2017, from http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/laura-babcock-trial-judgecharge-1.4436417 Martin, S. (2017, November 25). Laura Babcock murder trial: A timeline of the Crown's case. Retrieved December 14, 2017, from http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/laura-babcock-murder-triala-timeline-of-the-crown-s-case-1.4418858...