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The
Politics of Fear and Demonizing Scott Dyleski
The
prosecutor in Scott Dyleski's case, Harold 'Hal' Jewett, used
what has appropriately been termed
as
"THE HATE STRATEGY"
to get Dyleski convicted
(ironic, isn't it?)
Or, as
one forum
poster put it...
"The
mere fact
with this new "HATE" strategy has been working
well for prosecution for well over ten years. The idea is to overwhelm
the public with information that would most likely illicit a moral
outrage against the suspect. Then proceed to make the evidence fit once
a suspect has been pinpointed or chosen. The only problem with this
strategy is the real perpetrator(s) get away with a heinious crime and
proceed to learn from their errors to go on and commit more crimes that
will generate themselves great wealth. "
Scott
Dyleski was severely demonized in the media for his Goth
look and art as soon as he was arrested. The San Francisco Chronicle
chose to put his name out immediately even though he was a juvenile AND
they posted a picture of Scott in Goth look - the only
really scary or possibly scary picture they found of Scott.
In the prelim hearing, Mr. Jewett coninutally tries to refer to a
raincoat as a 'trench coat'. We all know what horrifc images come to
mind about trench coats and teenage boys.
8
Jewett: Without looking at the bag, just kind of peeking,
9
you're short, so you can't really see it, you actually are
able
10 to
reach in and pull a trench --
some kind of raincoat out? (2.16.06)
Sly, huh? The fact is, that Scott's
mother
found an old duffel bag, in
an abandoned van on the Curiel property where they lived while she and
Joe Lynch were clearing brush on the Monday after
Vitale was murder, Oct 17th, 2005.
There were probably helicopters overhead. During that time, police came
to where they were, calling Joe Lynch aside and telling him he was no
longer a suspect. Scott's mother looked inside the duffel bag to see
what was in there, she did not see a ski mask
or a bloody glove. Soon after, she went into the house and Scott,
probably in front of other family members like KIm Curiel, to see if
Scott wanted those thing. Scott had an
opportunity to take it out of the van, but didn't. Scott and everyone
in the house knew at the time, that Esther Fielding had not made
arrangements for disposal of the van.
Mysteriously, other items appeared in the bag by
the time a volunteer deputy found it in the van after Scott's arrest.
The
shirt, pants, and coat had no DNA connection to the crime either. The
glove
had none of Scott's DNA in it, but did have someone else's along with
Vitale's DNA. The ski mask supposedly had been worn by Scott and was
stored with camping equipment in a storage shed. It had Scott's DNA
where you would expect it inside and small amount of Vitale's DNA on it
and could have possibly been
transfer DNA from the glove. There
was no advance testing conducted on the glove and the glove did not
have Scott Dyleski's DNA in it... as noted an unknown male's DNA was
inside the glove. Why is there unknown male DNA inside a ladies evening
glove?
Factual errors were promoted over-and-over
in the media, but possibly
the worst was that the "accused killer reportedly carved a Goth symbol
on her body." Deputy
District Prosecutor,
Harold 'Hal' Jewett, proceeded
in court to try and relate these incisions/scratches to an unbelievable
number of things connected to Scott Dyleski ...
1.
... to Scott's
personal symbol -
the symbol
for Pluto and an ancient star,....
2.
... to a
symbol in the liner notes of a Velvet
Acid Christ CD set
-
see this article. "Music
to Kill For: Prosecutors in
the Scott Dyleski trial evoke the specter of Marilyn
Manson, er, make that Velvet Acid Christ". An excerpt from the
article ...
"Velvet
Acid Christ?" Jewett called
to the audience as he raced back toward the witness box. "Yes," Moore
replied.
Jewett
asked Moore
to open the box set, and when the deputy sheriff struggled with the
contents -- which included a handheld light -- Jewett reached over like
an anxious parent and pulled out the items himself. He referred Moore
to the liner notes of the band's album, Hex Angel. "See any symbols
there?" Jewett asked. "Down in the, let's see" -- he pondered the
ceiling -- "in the bottom right-hand corner?"
"Yes,
I do," Moore
said."
"And
what does it
look like?"
Moore
tried to
explain. "It's like, like ..."
....Moore
made
motions with his hands to describe the mark. "It's like a T, but
with a
curve at the top."
I'm not sure which symbol or thing in
Scott's room this "It's like a T, but with a
curve at the top" is supposed to actually relate to? It sounds more
like
Scott's personal symbol...however...
...
In testifying, Deputy Sheriff
Moore had also stated that the mark
looked like "a double-topped 'T'" which I guess is implying the
Cross
of Lorraine? From Wikipedia, "In 20th
century use it is displayed as "graded", where the lower bar is longer
than the upper, thus resembling a patriarchal cross, the crossbars of
which, however, are both near the top (LINK)."
"I
am pro
animal, pro female rights, anti gun, anti war, anti murder,
left, don't believe in greed and
capitalism. Wish to see a brighter
future for nature and the human race (Statement by
the leader of the band Velvet Acid Christ, Bryan
Erickson)."
It comes as no surprise
that
this very statement could be one Scott Dyleski personally wrote.
The mark on Vitale's back was also
related ...
3. ... to the 'H'
in a bumper sticker that read
"I'm
for the Separation of Church and Hate" ---> The bumper
sticker is promiting peace anthat relgiion has no business in promoting
hate. So, how on earth does this logically connect to marks on Pamel
Vitale's back. And, so the bumper sticker has an "H" in in it ?
4.
... Below, is the
visual from court, why did Jewett draw the picture on the left himself?
Wouldn't you expect something more
scientific such as a diagram precisely made from the actual wounds? Who
drew Scott's symbol? Below the picture shown in court are actual
symbols Scott drew himself.
VISUALS
used by Prosecutor Harold 'Hal' Jewett
during Scott Dyleski's trial.
SYMBOLS ACTUALLY
DRAWN BY SCOTT DYLESKI
 
 
Hal
Jewett
referred to the mark
this way in court, "Investigators found a symbol etched into
Vitale's back."
In trial testimony,
the Coroner, Dr. Brian
Peterson, said, "On the back, there was another type of sharp-force injury...
what I described this as was a series of three
intersecting superficial incisions."
Jewett claimed the superficial incisions
roughly look like the shape on
the RIGHT
(unfortunately,
the shape is seemingly upside down, let alone possibly distorted from
the shape drawn in the coroner's autopsy - see below). The
biggest point is ... why not just use the autopsy photo or a precise
diagram made from it.
Why didn't
anyone try to recreate the crime scene by looking at the orientation of
her body and how the killer would have had to be orientated, if they
were right or left handed, and if, the same knife was used as the other
knife wound on her abdomen.
~ Jewett claimed
the
drawing on the left is Dyleski's signature
~ Jewett claimed
the
shape on the right is a symbol Dyleski carved into Pamela Vitale's back
with a knife.
~ Jewett claimed
the
shape on the right looks like the symbol on the left, it just was not
finished.
This is the actual picture drawn on the
autopsy diagrams.
The superficial
incisions as
reported in the coroner's autopsy.
LINK
TO AUTOPSY
Diagram of Crime
Scene
Shown placement of Pamela Vitale's body
Looking
at
the autopsy diagram, you have to actually rotate it clockwise 180 °
to fit on
the diagram showing how Vitale's body was shown. Interesting that then
the extention on the 'H' ends up being on the left. Jewett
doesn't
provide a reference in his diagram, but you can directly place it
over the diagram showing how Vitale's body was found as is. Why didn't
anyone try
to recreate the crime scene by looking at the orientation of her body
and how the killer would have had to be orientated, if they were right
or left handed, and if, the same knife was used as the other knife
wound on her abdomen.
It seems the
initial responders to the crime scene only looked for some possible
object in the trailer that could have made these incisions. Dyleski's
Defense did not bring in experts to answer the question of
whether the wound on Vitale's back could have been made by some object
during the struggle, especially one present in the mass of construction
debris and equipment surround the acreage near the trailer and the
mansion being constructed, some other object or what type of
instrument/knife.
Partial view of Horowitz and
Vitale property 2005 from Associated Press
It appears the prosecution was grasping at straws in trying
to relate
the superficial etching on Vitale's back to at least three or four
symbols, none of which really even resemble each other. About the same
number as he presented motives for Scott Dyleski commiting this crime.
It's interesting that none of the
media coverage of this trial even
questioned the viablility of this 'evidence'.
Reports show that the mark on
Vitale's back and the large wound on her
stomach were only evidenced after being examined by the coroner, not at
the crime scene.
If this was a deliberate mark made on
Vitale's back, why would it be
more likely to be the 'H' in a bumper sticker instead of and 'H' for Horowitz?
They had to dig pretty deep and discount a lot else to drag
in
the 'H' in the bumper sticker or to find one symbol inside a CD cover.
A subtle reminder to be afraid.
To
further
demonize Dyleski, the press and the prosecutor invoked the EVIL meme
about things Dyleski had said or done, especially his conversation with
his friends the night of Vitale's murder. Not only did they claim his
symbol was connected to the carvings on Vitale's back, but also that
his conversation that night somehow showed he was connected to the
number of bludgeonings that Vitale had and that his conversation showed
he was possibly reveling in some Lizzie Borden metaphor.
Jewett
then asked Robin Croen if Dyleski used any symbol
on his writings or art work to identify himself. Robin Croen
answered that he only knew the general shape of such a symbol, not the
precise one. At Jewett’s
request he drew what he recalled the symbol to look like. It was
one central vertical line, with one horizontal line crossing it
one third of the way up, then another horizontal line above that
one. This horizontal line had a vertical line at each end of that
line pointing upwards. At the top of the central vertical line
was a complete circle ...
Jewett is intent on
proving that the symbol on the deceased’s back was in fact, Dyleski’s
“calling card” or personal symbol. However, the drawing by Robin Croen
was distinctively different from that found on the deceased ...
Croen
testified that on Saturday night, Dyleski and his
girlfriend met with Robin Croen and their friend Oscar [refers to Oscar
Cummins-Timms].
Robin Croen gave Dyleski marijuana. Oscar
asked Dyleski about female serial
killers, including Lizzie Borden who had been accused, but found
innocent, of killing her father and step mother. Oscar also
discussed a book dealing with the psychology of murder. Oscar asked Dyleski about mass murderers.
However, Croen could not recall what specific answers Dyleski gave (link).
It's
truly unfortunate that a number of writers, police officials,
prosecutors and so on continue to use unfounded scare tactics when
talking about crimes or in court cases. This does not mean there are
not killers who are in a weird cult who could initiate such cruelty on
another or that someone who dressed Gothlike hasn't committed a murder,
however, it is an injustice to the public and to those accused to go
far beyond the boundaries of what is known about such murders and about
that person. Jewett and the press promoted hate and fear toward Scott
Dyleski. That was further promoted by many authors looking to validate
their own agenda by weaving cases such as Scott's in with poor research
and misinformation (see Recent
anti-Satanist
scaremongers: Jim Kouri, by
Diane Vera).
What's so disconcerting about this is
that Kouri was "the fifth vice-president of the National
Association of Chiefs of Police" and that he chose to put out such
information related to Dyleski being a Satanist on Oct 22, 2005, only
two days after Dyleski was arrested (link).
"The 16-year old suspect is reported to have
been involved
in some kind of self-styled Satanism including the reading the Anton
LeVay's Satanic Bible and use of occult symbols at the crime scene
(Kouri)."
Therefore, he doesn't mind using a 16 year old
as a patsy in order to
promote his agenda. Very sad. Interesting also is that he was already
cued into the Satanic-Ritual aspect of the Susan Polk case and Daniel
Horowitz's connection to both cases. Problem is, the real story there
is that Felix Polk conjured up fake satanic ritual sexual abuse against
his own son and then used it to promote himself in the
therapeutic/counseling profession by making presentations on it.
Daniel
Horowitz has also made similar claims about Scott Dyleski being into
Satanism.
Some claims of horrific links or pictures on his computer may acutally
have been from a PETA site showing inhuman vivisections and such. Scott
supported human treatment of animals.
SUMMATION
There
were
scratches/superficial incisions on Vitale's back that Jewett claimed
were carvings by a knife and that Scott Dyleski was so weird he left
them as his 'signature' or calling card on her back. A bit odd
that a prosecutor trying a 17 year old had to twist the facts and the
imagery presented in court so far just to demonize a suspect with hopes
of convicting him triumphing over justice and a fair trial..
The sad fact is that this is but one
piece of evidence that was
presented this way in court and went mostly unchallenged. It simply
does not
make sense, yet Jewett's initial drawing in RED placed next to Dyleski's little man
picture/signature became yet another meme promoted in the media. Same
as the meme about the black trench coat (by court, nothing was made of
this, but it was in the media), about calling a ski mask a
balaclava to make it sound sinister, same as calling Scott Dyleski a
Satanist and same as claiming
Scott initiated some conversation related to bludgeoning Vitale.
<><> MORE
ABOUT
PROSECUTOR HAL JEWETT
Hal Jewett is the same prosecutor who wanted
to try a 6 year old as an
adult and charge him with attempted murder. The child's lawyer,
John Burris, said he was shocked at what he saw as Jewett's attempts  <><> to
demonize a child. Burris said.. "I
was
embarrassed for him [Jewett] as an adult human being'' (Sticking to His Guns: Deputy
D.A. Who
Tries Cases of Juveniles, Charlie Goodyear,
San Francisco Chronicle, July
21, 1998 link)
<>
 2010:
Harold 'Hal' Jewett punches his boss, Paul
Sequeira, and loses his
post as head of the homicide unit reference. Daniel
Horowitz comments it's just two warriors blowing off steam and is of no
public concern.
 RELATED READING
The West Memphis Three
WM3 and
Satanic Panic
Ritual Murder of Woman by
Satanic Goth
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comments by Voltaire on 'What is
Goth?'
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Satanism Scare (pp. 205-217). New York: Aldine
De Gruyter.
Richardson, J., Best, J., & Bromley, D. (Eds.) (1991). The Satanism
Scare. New York: Aldine De Gruyter.
Schoeneman, T. J. (1975). The witch hunt as a culture change
phenomenon. Ethos, 3(4), 529-554.
Shaw, D. (1990, January 19). Where was skepticism in media? Los Angeles
Times, pp. A1, A20-A21.
Shaw, D. (1990, January 20). Reporter's early exclusiveness triggered a
media frenzy. Los Angeles Times.
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Special Issue: "Contemporary Legends in Emergence." Western
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Waterhouse, R. (1990, September 23). The making of a satanic
myth. The Independent.
'Convicting
the Innocent: Aberration or Systemic Problem?', Rodney Uphoff,
Wisconsin Law Review, 2006
'Prosecutorial
Lawlessness is its Real Name',
Hans Sherrer, Justice Denied Magazine, Vol 1(6)
California
Reform Legislation (SB999)
What
happens to immoral judges like Edward Dufresne who commit illegal acts?
Apparently, nothing!
Violence attributed
to goths (Wikipedia)
Public concern with the goth subculture reached a high point in the
fallout of the Columbine High School
massacre that was carried out by two students, incorrectly associated
with the goth subculture. This misreporting of the roots of the
massacre caused a widespread public backlash against the North American
goth scene. Investigators of the incident, five months later, stated
that the killers, who held goth music in contempt, were not involved with the goth subculture.[27]
The Dawson College shooting, in Canada, also raised public concern with
the goth scene. Kimveer Gill, who killed one and injured nineteen,
maintained an online journal at a web site, VampireFreaks, in which he
"portrayed himself as a gun-loving Goth."[28] The day after the
shooting it was reported that "it are rough times for industrial / goth
music fans these days as a result of yet another trench coat killing",
implying that Gill was involved in the goth subculture.[28] During a
search of Gill's home, police found a letter praising the actions of
Columbine shooters Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold and a CD titled
"Shooting sprees ain't no fun without Ozzy and friends LOL".[29]
Although the shooter claimed an obsession for "Goth", his favorite
music list was described, by the media, as a "who's who of heavy
metal.[30][31]
Mick Mercer, author, noted music journalist, and world's leading
historian of Goth music[32][33][34] stated, of Kimveer Gill, that he was "not a Goth.
Never a Goth. The bands he listed as his chosen form of
ear-bashing were relentlessly metal and standard grunge, rock and goth
metal, with some industrial presence.", "Kimveer Gill listened to
metal." "He had nothing whatsoever to do with Goth," and further
commented "I realise that like many Neos this idiot may even have
believed he somehow was a Goth, because they're only really noted for
spectacularly missing the point." Mercer emphasized that he was not
blaming heavy metal music for Gill's actions and added "It doesn't
matter actually what music he liked."[35]
Another school shooting that was wrongly attributed to the goth
subculture is the Red Lake High School massacre.[36] Jeff Weise killed 7 people, and was
believed by a fellow student to be into the goth culture: wearing "a big old black trench coat," and
listening to heavy metal music (as opposed to gothic rock).
Weise was also found to participate in neo-nazi online forums.[37]
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