Update: Homeowner testifies in Bishop murder trial
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By Mike McKinney WARWICK, RI -- The night she would find her husband and brother-in-law shot and bleeding on the floor, Claire Medeiros had turned in at 9:30 only to be awakened by an uncommon sound: the intense barking of her dog, Zeus. Prosecutor Paul Daly questioned Medeiros this afternoon in the murder trial of Alfred "Freddy" Bishop. Bishop, on trial in Kent County Superior Court, is accused of fatally shooting 35-year old Gabriel Medeiros in 2007. Daly asked her what time it was when she was awakened. "It was 11:58," she said. The clock was at her bedside. She yelled out for Zeus, the dog, to hush and be quiet. Her husband, Ceasar, who had been sleeping next to her, also shouted for Zeus to stop barking. But Medeiros said Zeus' barking changed. "It got vicious -- like a vicious bark," she said. Her husband got up to see what's going on at their house at 43 Warwick Lake Ave., and after a couple of seconds she got out of bed as well. She proceeded towards the hallway, heard some mumbling, and then she could see her husband running past her, going towards a closet. in a frantic voice, her husband told her to stay where she was, Medeiros said she knew someone else was in the house but did not know who. Medeiros went and turned on a light. Daly asked her what happened next. "I looked at the person staring into the hallway, at his face, he looked back at me. I [saw] blood on his face or forehead." She then shut off the light. Daly asked her what part of the forehead, and Medeiros pointed with her finger to her own hairline and went down to the tip of her nose. She said she started screaming and then shut off the light. A short time later she said she heard a bang, bang sound, then her husband screamed and told her stay in the bedroom. Medeiros said those sounds were followed by a scuffle, more screaming and gunshots. She testified she believed she heard a total of three gunshots. She went into a spare room, grabbed a phone and dialed 911. She eventually made her way into the kitchen, where she said she "could see blood everywhere." Medeiros saw her husband and brother-in-law on the floor. I could see blood everywhere. "I could see Gabbie on the floor, and Ceasar was collapsing besides him." Daly asked her where was the blood, and she replied, "everywhere," with her voice shaking. Read earlier reports from the trial Posted 1:34 p.m. Showing jurors bloodstains, bandages, hair clippings and a photograph of Alfred "Freddie" Bishop's right foot, the prosecution mounted a forensic offensive today in Bishop's murder trial. Again and again, prosecutor John Corrigan, carried exhbits to Warwick detective Barbara Frazier, who donned white latex gloves on the witness stand, cut open a package holding the exhibit and explained what it was, where it was found and whether it was given to the state Health Department's forensic lab or to the Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory. Frazier testified that a photograph was taken of bandages found in trash at 109 Birch Street. Frazier said the bandages were seized as possible evidence. One of the bandages had black marks on it. She also testified that swabs were taken of blood found on a partition between the kitchen and dining room in the house at 43 Warwick Lake Ave. owned by Medeiros's brother, Ceasar A. Medeiros, 44, and his wife, Claire Medeiros, 41. On June 28, 2007, the police allege Bishop broke into the house, where a scuffle ensued. Prosecutors say Ceasar struck Bishop with a golf club in the head and Bishop shot him in the thigh. Prosecutors say he also shot Claire Medeiros in the leg and fatally shot Gabriel Medeiros while the two fought in the kitchen. Frazier also testified about bloodstains found on a blind in the Mederois residence. Corrigan also showed Frazier a photograph she took of the underneath of Bishop's foot with a ruler next to it for scale purposes. She said she took the photo on July 6, 2007. Earlier today Frazier testified that she collected footprints on a rear deck on the house where Bishop is accused of burglary and murdering Medeiros. Read the extended entry for a report on testimony from earlier today. Posted 11:28 a.m. A Warwick police detective testified in the murder trial of Alfred ``Freddie'' Bishop that she collected footprints on a rear deck on the house where Bishop is accused of burglary and murdering 35-year-old Gabriel Medeiros in June 2007. Prosecutor John Corrigan asked the detective, Barbara Frazier, what material the foot impression was made in. "It was made in blood,'' said Frazier. It was among several foot impressions, she said, that she found leading away from the house. Frazier said she also collected a bloody black ski mask from the scene at 43 Warwick Lake Ave., the home owned by Medeiros' brother and sister-in-law, Ceasar A. Medeiros, 44, and Claire Medeiros, 41. On June 28, 2007, the police allege Bishop broke into the house where a scuffle ensued. Prosecutors say Ceasar struck Bishop with a golf club in the head and Bishop shot him in the thigh. Prosecutors say he also shot Claire Medeiros in the leg and fatally shot Gabriel Medeiros while the two fought in the kitchen. Prosecutor Corrigan initially this morning planned to show a videotape of the house taken by investigators the night of the shooting but technical problems forced a delay. Superior Court Judge Edwin J. Gale, cautioned the jury it could be a graphic and reminded its members that they should judge the case intellectually and not allow emotions to play a role in their consideration. 
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Oh, enough already with this old creep, throw away the key this time. Another throwback from the "golden age" of the RI mob, he never should have been released in the first place.
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Don't put him in the ACI where he can be a prisoner with a certain amount of power. He should be incarcerated in a prison in a place like Guam where he cannot use his local influence. This is a dangerous man who will not change.
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I had no idea about this man...never heard of him...I was sitting in the juror selection audience waiting to be called. I WANTED to be on this case. I wanted to make sure the "defendent" was proven beyond reasonable doubt that he was guilty. I have to say from what I have been reading about this case in the last few days "the drawing of the suspect alone". I don't know why there even has to be a trial!
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