Sources tell TMZ Bruce Beresford-Redman's cell phone -- the one Mexican authorities confiscated and then abused -- will become part of his extradition defense.
TMZ broke the story ... Mexican cops seized Beresford-Redman's cell phone after his murdered wife's body was found, and ran up an AT&T bill totaling more than $3,800.
Now we've learned the bill was for a one-month period. We're told roaming calls were made to El Salvador and elsewhere. Numerous calls were made to various locations in Mexico.
Sources tell us BBR's lawyer will raise the cell phone abuse issue if Bruce has an extradition hearing. Here's the defense argument: The Mexican police are covering for a crime wave committed at the hotel where Monica Burgos Beresford-Redman was murdered. There were two other suspicious deaths at the hotel and an attempted rape, allegedly by an employee at the Cancun hotel.
The defense has suggested, with tourism plummeting in Mexico, authorities needed a fall guy to prevent further erosion in tourism, and they picked BBR.
If Mexican cops misused evidence in the case -- i.e. BBR's cell phone -- it further compromises their integrity.
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Just the fact that they are Mexican police compromises their integrity.
LMFAO! I guess they need some defense. She is being laid to rest tommorow and he and his lawyer are stuck on the cell phone bill. nice to see how much this man loved his wife!
Let's see if the cell phone defense would trump conclusive DNA evidence. Why can't they find the DNA evidence of the supposed killer on her body but only Bruce's??????
he killed his wife and fled the country.. He's a guilty as hell and needs to go to jail .. peace out ...
The Mexican police can not be trusted, they are certainly not helping doing things like this.
At first I thought this guy was dirty, but now with this additional information and knowing what a rancid cesspool Mexico has became, there is NO WAy he should be extradicted.
I am so sick of lawyers and their "OJ Simpson like" defense tactics! He's guilty! Put him in jail and throw away the key!
There were other murders and rapes in the same hotel recently?
Sounds like a REALLY good defense if you ask me. Weather he did it or not, that's WAY more than reasonable doubt.
'alleged' rape and two accidental deaths in the past 3 years. Defense has no way of lining this crime to those other than pure co-incidence.
why didn't the defense perform an independent autopsy on the body to find physical evidence to back up their claim??
There is no erosion in the integrity of Mexican Police and Government officials...they have none in the first place.
Mexico = one of the most corrupt places on earth.
Mexico is a F'n armpit.... two visits, two hassles returning to the U.S. - Give them ALL your money and maybe you won't go to jail. My tourist dollars spent there aren't enough... no wonder Squabs have such a horrible reputation on BOTH sides of the border. Never again. F U Mexico.
This guy is going to walk...the perfect muder.
Do it in Mexico.
The question I have is why she was dumb enough to go to Mexico with the guy when she knew he was messing around on her and was going to get a restraining order on him????
plus she knew he had taken more life insurance on her...
