<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">How soon we forget. From the  Lewiston Trib::</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><div class="gmail-asset-masthead" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:20px 0px 40px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><h1 class="gmail-headline" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:42px;margin:0px 100px 0px 0px;font-family:inherit;font-weight:400;line-height:1.1;color:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">MEISTER TRIAL: Victim's father takes the stand</span></h1><h2 class="gmail-subhead" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-weight:400;line-height:1.1;color:inherit;margin:10px 100px 10px 0px;font-size:24px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">'I didn't trust him,' he said of Linderman</span></h2><div class="gmail-meta" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:20px;margin-right:100px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><ul class="gmail-list-inline" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;padding-left:0px;list-style:none"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;display:inline-block;padding-left:5px;padding-right:5px"><span class="gmail-tnt-byline" style="box-sizing:border-box">By William L. Spence, Lewiston Tribune staff writer</span></li> <li style="box-sizing:border-box;display:inline-block;padding-left:5px;padding-right:5px">Nov 5, 2011</li> <li class="gmail-hidden-print" style="box-sizing:border-box;display:inline-block;padding-left:5px;padding-right:5px"><a href="http://dnews.com/local/meister-trial-victim-s-father-takes-the-stand/article_b5e9b987-a57e-57d5-83e5-621ddd1cfa08.html#comments" class="gmail-cm" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,51,51);text-decoration-line:none"> (<span class="gmail-fb-comments-count gmail-fb_comments_count_zero" style="box-sizing:border-box"><span class="gmail-fb_comments_count" style="box-sizing:border-box">0</span></span>)</a></li></ul></span></div><div class="gmail-share-container gmail-headline-right gmail-pull-right gmail-hidden-xs gmail-hidden-sm" style="box-sizing:border-box;float:right"><ul class="gmail-social-share-links gmail-hidden-print gmail-list-unstyled gmail-stacked gmail-icon" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;padding-left:0px;list-style:none"><li class="gmail-social-share-link gmail-fb" style="box-sizing:border-box;opacity:0.8;margin-bottom:1px;max-height:2em"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fdnews.com%2Flocal%2Fmeister-trial-victim-s-father-takes-the-stand%2Farticle_b5e9b987-a57e-57d5-83e5-621ddd1cfa08.html%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook%26utm_campaign%3Duser-share" class="gmail-tnt-share-link gmail-fb" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" title="Share on Facebook" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:inherit;text-decoration-line:none;display:block;white-space:nowrap"><span class="gmail-tnt-stack" title="" style="box-sizing:border-box;display:inline-block;height:2em;width:2em"></span><span class="gmail-sr-only" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0px;width:1px">F</span></a></li></ul><form method="post" class="gmail-save-list-b5e9b987-a57e-57d5-83e5-621ddd1cfa08-form gmail-save-asset-to-list" action="http://dnews.com/users/admin/list/" style="box-sizing:border-box"></form></div></div><div class="gmail-row" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><div class="gmail-main-content gmail-col-lg-8 gmail-col-md-7" style="box-sizing:border-box;min-height:1px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;float:left;width:780px"><div class="gmail-main-content-wrap" style="box-sizing:border-box"><div id="gmail-tncms-region-article_top" class="gmail-tncms-region gmail-hidden-print" style="box-sizing:border-box"></div><div id="gmail-tncms-region-article_top_content" class="gmail-tncms-region gmail-hidden-print" style="box-sizing:border-box"></div><div id="gmail-asset-content" style="box-sizing:border-box"><div class="gmail-row" style="box-sizing:border-box"><div class="gmail-col-lg-12 gmail-col-md-12 gmail-col-sm-12" style="box-sizing:border-box;min-height:1px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;float:left;width:780px"><div class="gmail-asset-body" style="box-sizing:border-box"><div class="gmail-meter gmail-notification gmail-access gmail-alert gmail-alert-dismissable gmail-alert-info gmail-hidden-print" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:15px 35px 15px 3em;margin-bottom:2em;border:1px solid rgb(188,232,241);border-radius:0px;background-color:rgb(217,237,247);color:rgb(49,112,143)"><br></div><div class="gmail-share-container gmail-content-above" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:20px"><ul class="gmail-social-share-links gmail-hidden-print gmail-list-inline gmail-icon" style="box-sizing: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p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:16px;line-height:27px">That was a common theme Friday, when several of Meister's former co-workers and neighbors were called as witnesses. Ten years after the fact, most had difficulty remembering specific details, such as what time they came into work the day Hart was killed, who was working that day, how long Meister's hair was or what exactly Linderman said about his girlfriend.</p></div><div class="gmail-subscriber-only" style="box-sizing:border-box"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:16px;line-height:27px">When asked to identify his former co-worker in the courtroom, one witness even mistook a county jailer for Meister.</p></div><div class="gmail-subscriber-only" style="box-sizing:border-box"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:16px;line-height:27px">Testimony will resume at 9 a.m. Monday in the Latah County Courthouse. Before recessing for the weekend, Judge Carl Kerrick admonished jurors not to discuss the case with anyone or read or watch any of the media coverage. He indicated the trial was still on track to conclude sometime around Nov. 17.</p></div><div class="gmail-subscriber-only" style="box-sizing:border-box"><hr style="box-sizing:content-box;height:0px;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;border-right:0px;border-bottom:0px;border-left:0px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(238,238,238)"></div><div class="gmail-subscriber-only" style="box-sizing:border-box"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:16px;line-height:27px"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">William L. Spence</strong> may be contacted at <a href="mailto:bspence@lmtribune.com" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(6,69,173);text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:bold">bspence@lmtribune.com</a> or (208) 791-9168.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail-row" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><div class="gmail-main-content gmail-col-lg-8 gmail-col-md-7" style="box-sizing:border-box;min-height:1px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;float:left;width:780px"><div class="gmail-main-content-wrap" style="box-sizing:border-box"><div id="gmail-asset-content" style="box-sizing:border-box"><div class="gmail-row" style="box-sizing:border-box"><div class="gmail-col-lg-12 gmail-col-md-12 gmail-col-sm-12" style="box-sizing:border-box;min-height:1px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;float:left;width:780px"><div class="gmail-asset-body" style="box-sizing:border-box"><div class="gmail-asset-content gmail-subscriber-premium" style="box-sizing:border-box"><div class="gmail-subscriber-only" style="box-sizing:border-box"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:16px;line-height:27px">Excerpts from a couple of other articles:</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:16px;line-height:27px"><i>Linderman still lives and works in the area and was called to testify, but opted to remain silent. No charges are pending against him...</i></p><div class="gmail-subscriber-only" style="box-sizing:border-box"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:16px;line-height:27px"><i>Prosecutors initially alleged Meister was hired for $1,000 by Hart's longtime boyfriend, Jesse (Shorty) Linderman, to do the shooting, with an additional $100 if it was done before Christmas of that year.</i></p></div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:16px;line-height:27px"><i>Initial felony charges against Linderman were dropped for lack of evidence, according to the prosecution, and his side of the incident has never been aired publicly...</i><br></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:16px;line-height:27px">This comes up because Meister has had a new trial ordered by the Idaho Supreme Court. But you remembered, don't you? </p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:16px;line-height:27px">Ron Force</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:16px;line-height:27px">Moscow Idaho USA</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Sun, Aug 12, 2018 at 3:31 PM Moscow Cares <<a href="mailto:moscowcares@moscow.com">moscowcares@moscow.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div>Are any of you fine peeps familiar with the name “Shorty Linderman”?<div><br></div><div>I ask because . . .</div><div><br></div><div>This was seen (and photographed) outside the Moscow Food Co-Op:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/Photos/CoOp/CoOp_081218.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.tomandrodna.com/Photos/CoOp/CoOp_081218.jpg</a></div><div><br></div><div>Thoughts?<br><br><div id="m_2445187200536362780AppleMailSignature"><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">  </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div>    </div></div></div></div></div>=======================================================<br>
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