Robyn Gardner -- Missing 8/2/11

OH BROTHER! KH


Geraldo Rivera

‎*Geraldo Exclusive*

"Jose Baez has been retained by the family of 50 year old Gary Giordano, the principal suspect in the disappearance of 35 year old Maryland native, Robyn Gardner, who went missing in Aruba.

Baez and an investigator are in the Caribbean Island right now interviewing witnesses and probing relevant locations. Giordano is being held without bail by Aruban authorities, as they attempt to find evidence sufficient to charge him with Gardner's death."
-Geraldo

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Baez seems to enjoy defending the scum of the earth.

Well, Geraldo explains it thusly:

Geraldo here. Kept at arm's length by gun-shy broadcasters and publishers fearful of Casey Anthony-related backlash, attorney Baez has decided to grow his criminal law practice. Fresh off his stunning long-shot success defending the now 25-year Orlando woman, Baez last week received a rousing standing ovation after delivering the keynote address in Dallas at the national convention of the National Hispanic Bar Association (NHBA).

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kh

I saw a young woman and her mother on HLN a few weeks ago. If I remember correctly, she was offered a modeling job by Giordano , but luckily the mother manages the daughter's career and was suspicious from the start. He even offered the mother a modeling job without seeing a photo of her, which needless to say made her even more dubious about the job offer.

What's that old saying "there's honor among theives" ? there definately is no dignity...like beget like and also water seeks it's own level...sooo how much lower can one go?
Just makes me want to puke!! I guess Baez does have a future in the defense industry...Wonder how many times he will face the bar this time?

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2011-09-13/aruba-missing-american/50393040/1

Casey Anthony's lawyer joins defense in Aruba case

ORANJESTAD, Aruba (AP) – The lawyer who gained fame in the Casey Anthony murder trial in Florida said Tuesday that he will now help a U.S. businessman jailed in Aruba in the presumed death of his travel companion.


By Joe Burbank, AP
Casey Anthony's defense lawyer, Jose Baez has agreed to represent Gary Giordano in Aruba.

Jose Baez said he has been retained to defend Gary Giordano in the Dutch Caribbean island. Baez confirmed his hiring in a text message to The Associated Press but declined to provide details about his role in the Aruba case.

Giordano's Aruban lawyer, Michael Lopez, said Giordano's father, Frank, hired Baez, who was the lead defense attorney for Anthony in her trial on charges of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. Anthony was acquitted of killing Caylee in July, but convicted of four charges of lying to police.

In Aruba, Baez can serve in an advisory role and provide other assistance but he cannot argue in court, Lopez said. "If my client wants me to share all information with Baez, I will do so, even though his role will be that of a consultant," he said.

Giordano has been jailed for nearly a month because authorities suspect he was involved in the presumed death of 35-year-old Robyn Gardner of Frederick, Maryland. He has denied committing any crime and says the Maryland woman was swept out to sea while snorkeling. Her body has not been found.

Giordano, who is from Gaithersburg, Maryland, and owns a temporary staffing business, was arrested as he tried to leave the island on Aug. 5. Prosecutors have said they initially detained him because he gave inconsistent statements about Gardner's disappearance.

The prosecution has disclosed little of the evidence against Giordano but has said he was the beneficiary of a $1.5 million accidental death insurance policy he took out on her before their trip.

I just can't imagine anyone hiring him as a consultant, that is unless he is consulting on what not to do...

If he can get one more murderer exonerated, his future will be so bright he'll have to wear shades.

Bozo will tell them how to blame her death on accidental drowning, and her father disposed of the body, nearby.

Did you all hear that Baez has gone to Aruba? He was hired by the guy in jail down there. But Aruban authorities are saying he has no Law License in Aruba so he can only see his client during normal visiting hours.

What a reputation Baez has.


LOL

Lottie, Bozo was hired by the family of Giordano, who is accused of killing Robin Gardner in Aruba. He cannot argue in the court, with no license, but he is only hired as a consultant to help his atty get this scumbag acquitted like he did KC.

I'm sure he is getting paid the big bucks for this case.

Giordono would be an excellent candidate as the next felon casey anthony's sugar daddy. Maybe Jose can hook them up?

kh

Maybe he could book her for some modeling gigs...

and if he gets off for killing Robin, he could then take KC to Aruba. LOL

Guess Baez is soaking in the sun and surf and getting an eyefull of all the lovely ladies sunbathing topless on the lovely Aruba beaches...

Just saw Bozo on Good Morning America...of course he said "absolutely, Giordano is innocent"..."there is no evidence"..."it's all smoke and no fire"...He is opposed to the recreation of what happened that fateful day...Just heard Giordano may not be prosecuted in Aruba.... Maryland is seeking charges and he (Giordano) may be charged here in the good ole USA...

I'm assuming that Bozo thinks that it's absolutely innocent to take out a $1.5 million dollar insurance policy on someone else's girlfriend just before taking her out of the country? Then, as it has been reported, GG immediately tried to collect on the policy. (Just two days after reporting her "missing". Hmmm, wonder why he would try to collect if he didn't know she was dead...)

Bozo is so stupid.

Estee wrote:Just saw Bozo on Good Morning America...of course he said "absolutely, Giordano is innocent"..."there is no evidence"..."it's all smoke and no fire"...He is opposed to the recreation of what happened that fateful day...Just heard Giordano may not be prosecuted in Aruba.... Maryland is seeking charges and he (Giordano) may be charged here in the good ole USA...

It wouldn't be the first time they didn't prosecute somebody in Aruba, and Baez is probably banking on getting another brain dead jury if the case is prosecuted here in the U.S.

Prosecute him for what in the USA, J4? kh

khintx wrote:Prosecute him for what in the USA, J4? kh

I was referring to what Estee posted KH. I'm not sure what charges Maryland is seeking or if they have anything to do with Robin's disappearance. The FBI raided his home in Maryland back in August and seized a bunch of documents, so maybe they found something during the raid that they can charge him with.

Oh. Gotcha. Thx. kh

Since he took out the insurance policy before taking her out of the U.S., maybe they can say he plotted the crime here in the states and charge him with something here.

It's not illegal to take out a life insurance policy on someone though.

kh

That's true. They would need more evidence to support premeditation, but they were pretty tight-lipped about what they seized during the raid of his house, so I don't know if they have enough. I'm not even sure if they can charge somebody for planning a crime here if the crime was carried out in another country.

Tricky stuff....... especially since the "other country" in question can't seem to prove (expletive deleted). kh

How can they stage an ocean and the weather? How can they stage something no one witnessed? I'm extremely suspicious of Giordono- I think he did kill her. But, seriously, how can they restage this??? kh

Reminder to self: Never get yourself killed in Aruba.

kh

Naturally I missed what the charges in Maryland would be...Guess I'll have to wait to read it in the newspaper or online....or maybe hear it on TV...

Robyn Gardner Also Bought Insurance Policy, Suspect's Lawyer Claims

By MATT GUTMAN and KATIE KINDELAN
Sept. 20, 2011





The attorney for Gary Giordano says the now-missing U.S. woman his client traveled to Aruba with last month, Robyn Gardner, also took out her own insurance policy for the trip.

"Yes, the two of them had policies on each other," Jose Baez, the newly hired defense attorney for Giordano said today on "Good Morning America." "Now, of course, since Gary was paying for the trip, Gary was the beneficiary of Robyn's policy."

Giordano submitted an insurance policy on Gardner July 30, one day before the pair, who met on an online swingers' website, left for a weeklong trip to Aruba.

Gardner, 35, has been missing since Aug. 2. Giordano, 50, has told authorities that the two went snorkeling and that the Maryland woman was swept out to sea by a strong current.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/robyn-gardner-bought-insurance-policy-suspects-lawyer-claims/story?id=14563212

Estee wrote:Naturally I missed what the charges in Maryland would be...Guess I'll have to wait to read it in the newspaper or online....or maybe hear it on TV...

I think I heard the same comment you did in one of the videos I just posted. It didn't give many details.

The last paragraph of the article I linked to above briefly mentions this.

~Snipped~

A federal grand jury is scheduled to convene in Maryland tomorrow to determine whether Giordano could face U.S. charges in the case.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/robyn-gardner-bought-insurance-policy-suspects-lawyer-claims/story?id=14563212&page=2

I imagine any U.S. charges in this case would involve premeditation.

Aruba suspect Gary Giordano ran theft operation in Maryland in 2003

9/22/11
Joce Sterman

GERMANTOWN, Md. - Before Gary Giordano was at the center of the case involving the disappearance of Frederick’s Robyn Gardner in Aruba, he was the center of an organized retail theft operation in Montgomery County. ABC2 News spoke exlusively with the detective behind the case.

Montgomery County Detective David Hill doesn't hang onto the files from every case he's handled. But for some reason he kept this one. [You held onto Gary Giordano’s file?] “I did. I did.”

Read more: http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/local_news/investigations/before-aruba-case,-gary-giordano-was-busted-in-organized-retail-theft-operation

Jose Baez: 'It's Grossly Incompetent' for Cadaver Dogs to Search for the Missing Maryland Woman Remains Now




By JOHN QUINONES (@JohnQABC) and ROXANNA SHERWOOD

Oct. 7, 2011

The defense attorney for Gary Giordano believes it is a waste of time for Aruban authorities to just now bring in cadaver dogs to search for the remains of his client's missing travel companion.

"I think it's grossly incompetent for cadaver dogs two plus months after the fact," Jose Baez told ABC's John Quinones. "Whatever scent of decomposition they expected to find is long gone."

Read more:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/jose-baez-grossly-incompetent-cadaver-dogs-search-missing/story?id=14686061

The decomp was still very evident in KC's car, many months later, but Bozo never did believe that either, did he?

I guess you just got off the boat Baez...Cadaver dogs can be effective for a long time, years even...

Former Holloway Case Lawyer Joins Gary Giordano's Team

New attorney defending Maryland man in Aruba

By Ashley E. Brown
Friday, Oct 14, 2011

The Gaithersburg, Md. man suspected in the disappearance of a Frederick, Md. woman got a new high-profile defense lawyer on Thursday.

NBC News was the first to learn that Chris Lejuez is the new lead attorney for Gary Giordano in Aruba.

Lejuez replaces attorney Michael Lopez, who will continue to work on the case. Lejuez once defended two security guards who were suspected in the disappearance of U.S. teenager Natalee Holloway. Those guards were eventually released.

Read more: http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Former-Holloway-Case-Lawyer-Joins-Giordanos-Team.html

Hearing set in Robyn Gardner case

By Dan Morse

A judge in Aruba has scheduled a Monday hearing to consider whether to release a Gaithersburg man who has been held since August because he is a suspect in the disappearance of his traveling companion, the man’s lawyer said.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/2011/10/14/gIQAmCAyjL_blog.html

If they let this scum bum out of jail I'd just about bet he would pull a disappearing act..but then again maybe not, since he got himself a "better than Baez" attorney now...
What's a bozo to do???

American held in Aruba disappearance won't go free

By the CNN Wire Staff
October 17, 2011 -- Updated 1657 GMT (0057 HKT)

(CNN) -- A man detained in the disappearance of a Maryland woman during a vacation in Aruba will remain behind bars at least until the end of October, Aruban prosecutors said Monday.

Gary Giordano was arrested by Aruban police on August 5, three days after his traveling companion Robyn Gardner was last seen on a beach on the Caribbean Island.

Attorney Michael Lopez went to court Monday morning and asked for Giordano's release.

Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/17/justice/aruba-missing-woman/

U.S. man gets another 30 days in Aruba tourist case

By Associated Press
Story Published: Oct 28, 2011 at 8:07 PM PDT

ORANJESTAD, Aruba (AP) - A U.S. businessman who has been jailed in Aruba for nearly three months as a suspect in the death of his traveling companion must remain in custody for at least 30 more days to give investigators more time to gather and evaluate evidence, a judge on the island ruled Friday.

~Snipped~

"Our client is innocent and there has been a lot of investigation already," attorney Chris Lejuez said in an interview outside court. "There is no evidence, and his life is being destroyed."

Lejuez said that during the hearing prosecutors disclosed that a DNA test confirmed that blood found on a towel came from Gardner. But the attorney said that Giordano has maintained that she cut her toe on a rock while they were on a beach and used the towel to stop the bleeding.

Read more: http://www.kimatv.com/news/national/132834873.html

Gary Giordano, Suspected in Robyn Gardner's Disappearance in Aruba, to Go Free

By MATT GUTMAN, COLLEEN CURRY AND CHRISTINA CARON
Nov. 25, 2011



The only suspect in the disappearance of Robyn Gardner , who went missing in Aruba during a weeklong trip last August, will be a free man by Tuesday, according to one of his attorneys.

Gary Giordano's lawyer, Jose Baez, told ABC News that Giordano would be freed Tuesday night at 8 p.m. and could be home as early as Wednesday.

"Gary had a chance to speak, and the judge listened to him," Baez said. "He made a heartfelt plea -- explained the situation."

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/gary-giordano-suspected-robyn-gardners-aruba-disappearance-free/story?id=15028124#.TtAFPVZQCdk

I believe in the power of prayer...and I hope and pray that the prosecution's appeal will be granted and that Giordano is not freed...I can't believe that Aruba is as blind as it appears when it comes to investigaing and justice...One disgrace should be enough!!!

Robyn Gardner's Family 'Disappointed' Aruba Suspect to Go Free

By MATT GUTMAN and KEVIN DOLAK
ORANJESTAD, Aruba
Nov. 29, 2011



Just hours before Gary Giordano is set to be free from an Aruba jail, the family of missing Maryland woman Robyn Gardner has released a statement to ABC News saying they are disappointed at the lack of answers about how she disappeared.

"Needless to say, our family is very disappointed that even after all this time, we are no closer to finding out what happened to our Robyn," Kelly Reed, Gardner's cousin, told ABC News in a statement today. "We trust that the FBI and the Aruban authorities will continue their fervent efforts to investigate her disappearance."

Giordano, the lone suspect in Gardner's disappearance, is scheduled to be released at about 8 p.m. this evening and expected to leave the island immediately, before an appeals council can be convened to review the decision to free him.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/robyn-gardners-family-disappointed-suspect-released/story?id=15045376

Giordano denies involvement in Aruba disappearance

By BEN NUCKOLS
Associated Press
Posted on Thu, Dec. 01, 2011 03:13 PM

Defiant and combative, an American businessman suspected in the presumed death of his traveling companion in Aruba said Thursday that he had nothing to do with her disappearance.

Appearing on ABC's "Good Morning America," Gary Giordano defended his actions in the wake of Robyn Gardner's disappearance, criticized his former attorney and said the Aruban economy was driven by cocaine and human trafficking.

Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/12/01/3296452/giordano-denies-involvement-in.html

JVM is going to be interviewing Bozo on tonights show. Wouldn't you know it...Bozo getting in on another case. How sad for Robyn's family & friends.

Does he have a 'rug' on the top of his head? It is not the same color as the sides of his hair in the 2nd video and in the 1st one, with the hat on, it doesn't look like he has that much hair under the hat.

Vanished In Aruba: Woman's Boyfriend Suspects Human Trafficking

12/2/11



(NEW YORK) -- The boyfriend of missing Maryland woman Robyn Gardner said Friday that he agreed with the man who is suspected in her disappearance that human traffickers may be involved.

"Human trafficking, yeah absolutely, that's something I've been thinking about the entire time, since day one," Richard Forester told ABC’s Good Morning America.

Forester spoke a day after Gary Giordano, the lone suspect in Gardner's disappearance, told GMA that the woman disappeared in an area that is known for activity by traffickers.

Read more: http://www.100wapi.com/rssItem.asp?feedid=113&itemid=29763358

Forester thinks it might be possible that Giordano sold Robyn into human trafficking. I personally think the life insurance angle is more likely. Of course it could be possible that he wanted to cash in twice by selling her and cashing in on the accidental death policy once she's been missing long enough to be declared dead.