Dan Horowitz gave statements to police, to the media and testified in court. Do his statements add up? You decide.
Concerning Pamela, the morning of October 15, 2005:
Dan's statements to the media:
To Dan Abrams- HOROWITZ: I looked at her. I woke up earlier. Looked at her, just looked at her. She made my breakfast -- a little different -- I made my coffee and then went to breakfast with Bob Massi, instead of staying around the house because I had a breakfast meeting with him. We had a case together. source To Nancy Grace- And I remember Daniel telling me "She got up, and she had breakfast, and then this thing happened", but he wouldn't elaborate, Doctor. source
Testimony at trial-
He said he left the house just before 8 a.m., NBC11's Jodi Hernandez reported. Vitale was still sleeping. source He said he last talked to his wife the night before her death. source Horowitz told jurors he had left his wife sleeping that Saturday morning when he went to meet colleagues source Horowitz, a well-known legal commentator and defense attorney, said he got up that morning, ate a bowl of oatmeal and drank a cup of coffee. He then tended to the dogs, checked his e-mail and left to go to a meeting while his wife slept. source
Which is it? Was she up making him breakfast, eating breakfast herself, or sleeping?
The claim Dan makes of having breakfast, before his breakfast meeting-- is interesting. Not because of his potentially large appetite (he ate at home then ordered the special at Millie's which is about ten minutes from home source), but rather because he initially asserts Pamela made breakfast. Then, he remembers her sleeping, and he fixed his own breakfast, before breakfast. What time was that anyway? Well, according to what Dan told police at the scene: "He stated that he was supposed to have breakfast, I believe, at nine -- he thought it to be 9:30, but that he left early and realized that his appointment was actually 8:30, but met with Mr. Massi, I believe, at 8:10 at Millie's for breakfast. When asked what time Horowitz said he left the residence, Pate testified I believe just after 7:00, 7:30-ish". source
Do inconsistent statements matter?
According to Forbes.com in the article "Ten Ways To Tell If Someone is Lying To You" :
Police interrogators often ask suspects to repeat their stories, and listen for inconsistencies to ferret out lies. But be careful: "Smart people maintain the consistency of lies better than dumb people," says psychologist Robert Feldman, a professor of psychology at the University of Massachusetts. source
