Eastman Stays

I believe that David Eastman has been framed.Just like Lee Harvey Oswald a PATSY.They let Eastman live because they knew no one would believe him.Oswald on the other hand had to be silenced because he would be believed.Winchester’s mistake was that he knew too much and would be believed.For all who think that Eastman is guilty,you fell for a three card trick.If you want to get on the right track look no further than the Nugan Hand Bank and work your way down.

Weird that this gets resurrected now. Only a couple of weeks ago I met a close relative of Winchester’s over a couple of beers, after three or four I got the courage to raise the whole Eastman thing – strangely (or predictably from my point of view) he didn’t think that Eastman killed Colin and offered a number of other reasons that Winchester might have been done over that were related to his extensive connections with organised crime figures. He did temper all of this with the qualification that he knew no more about it than the average joe, but it struck me that this was a close relative not just anyone with a view. The truth: we’ll probably never know…

I have no doubt myself that David Eastman is innocent of the murder.

Two 0.22 bullets is the mark of an organised crime hit – as happened to George Freeman before (Freeman survived).

The people who gave evidence he was at the gunshop, turned up very late to give evidence, several years after the murder – and one of them was said to be related by marriage to one of the police involved in the case.

They tape recorded thousands of hours of Eastman alone in his flat, and got one phrase – but acoustics experts could not agree on what he said. The phrase was “he was the first man I ever killed”, but it did not make sense to me in the context that was quoted.

I have no doubt Canberra is a breeding ground for disgruntled ex public servants who might occasionally be heard to make death threats under their breath, if their homes were bugged for thousands of hours. Many people (though from a lower social class than Eastman) make (joking) death threats in public, as part of their conversation. So many people would be taped making several death threats, if recorded for thousands of hours like Eastman was.

richard mullins

See whereas I thought if you were convicted of murder, you had no rights other than to be put in jail and fed.

WTF is going on in this world when a lowly maggot like Eastman can still keep a Govvie flat and there are people, who have never commited a crime, and are living on the streets or in emergency accommodation because Housing has nothing?

Eastman has plenty of rights. Why do you think he still has the housing property, the good will of the minister?

I hope the rent is being deducted from whatever pittance he earns in the big house

He did receive notice Hugo. Plenty of it. At least a week from the Tribunal and months from ACT Housing before that.

OK Binker. Habeas Corpus means that you must show that the accused of any action should be available to bear witness before the court. In this case apparently, nobody bothered to inform Eastman of what was happening and his rights in the matter. Regardless of some of the right wing loonies who write to rioact, even people in gaol have rights and must receive natural justice an the procedural fairness given by habeas corpus.

I’m sorry, but he was convicted in a Court of murder. The Coroner thought there was more than enough evidence there to have this vermin indicted in the first place.

He killed Winchester. I hope the maggot rots in hell

I’m with Thumper – the bloke’s a dangerous lunatic and completely erratic. Well, I know that probably describes a few Riotacters as well, but Eastman is one bloke who should never again be let loose. A bit different to Milat, but society needs to be protected and the cops (and courts) have done us a favour. Of course, Eastman contributed to his own incarceration – if he’d played it differently, he’d be out now.

That’s some mighty good lawyering there Hugo. Do I get a free smoking monkey if i engage your firm to represent me?