WOBURN, Massachusetts– What will be Neil Entwistle's defense strategy? That's been the question throughout this murder trial.

Thursday, defense attorney Stephanie Page surprised and shocked the courtroom when the defense raised the question that 27-year-old Rachel Entwistle may have committed suicide. Page grilled the Commonwealth’s medical examiner, who testified that he did not know about gunshot residue found on the victim’s hands, and did not think that fact was important.

In other testimony, computer analyst Lawrence James told jurors that username “ENT” was used to sign on to the family's Toshiba laptop, and someone was checking e-mails at around 12:35 p.m. on January 20, 2006.

Defense attorney Elliot Weinstein did an excellent job cross-examining the witness – showing that the “flight searches” on January 9, 2006 were actually for round trip tickets from Manchester to Boston for two adults.

–In Session staff

NEW YORK–We spent two hours with the legendary defense attorney F. Lee Bailey who joined us on “Banfield and Ford: Courtside on IN SESSION.

Although he is pretty much retired from trying cases, I was amazed at how compelling his thoughts and analysis were. He’s been one of the iconic figures in a courtroom for almost as many years as I’ve been alive. I remember, as a young prosecutor in 1975, hearing other lawyers and even judges talking about the time that Lee Bailey came to town to defend a high-profile murder case (which, by the way, he won).

And I remember sitting in an L.A. courtroom, covering the O.J. Simpson murder trial, when some observers were doubting his questioning of Det. Mark Fuhrman. Of course, we later realized that his questioning of Fuhrman may well have been the single most critical and helpful aspect of Simpson’s defense.

I know that Bailey ran into some ethics problems of his own a number of years ago, but I’ll tell you this—if I’m looking for some advice from a good defense attorney, I’m still going to place a call to F. Lee Bailey!

–Jack Ford, In Session anchor

WOBURN, Massachusetts– Was Neil Entwistle on his computer in his home after killing his wife and daughter? That is what it appears the Commonwealth is going to argue as testimony from a computer analyst revealed that someone logged on to Entwistle’s laptop – using his password protected username – on January 20, 2006 at 12:30 p.m., an hour and a half after Entwistle claims he found his wife and daughter dead in their bed.

Prosecution witness Lawrence James also told jurors that there were numerous searches for adult dating websites; escort services and flights to England in the days before the murders.

Entwistle is charged with the murder of his 27-year-old wife, Rachel, and nine-month-old daughter, Lillian Rose. He has pleaded not guilty in the case.

–In Session staff

NEW YORK - We haven't reported on a thong since Monica Lewinsky's under-garment of choice was uncovered during the impeachment of President Clinton. Well, the flimsy clothing item is once again front and center in the news.

A Los Angeles woman has filed a lawsuit against lingerie-maker Victoria's Secret, claiming she was injured by one of the company's thongs. The garment in question is called the "low-rise v-string" from the Victoria's Secret Sexy Little Thing line. Macrida Patterson, 52, maintains she was attempting to try on the underwear when a decorative metallic piece flew off and struck her in the eye, causing her permanent corneal damage.

The question is whether Victoria's Secret should be held responsible for the injury because it sold a "defective" product with a "design error" that almost blinded Patterson. Shouldn't the woman be compensated for loss of wages, hospital and medical expenses if she was using the garment in the manner it was intended? The court documents can be found on TheSmokingGun.com Web site.

Victoria's Secret asked to examine the thong in question, but Patterson's attorney denied the request. One does have to weigh Patterson's responsibility in all all this and wonder just how this small decorative item could have been catapulted into Patterson's eye and finally, whether this belongs in an overburdened Los Angeles Superior Court system.

–Bob Regan, In Session senior executive producer

WOBURN, Massachusetts – A very strong day for the Commonwealth as a DNA analyst testified that Rachel Entwistle’s DNA was on the muzzle of her stepfather's gun, and the defendant's DNA was found on the gun’s handle.

A florist from Plymouth testified that Entwistle sent flowers and a card to his wife’s and daughter’s funeral instead of returning from his parent's house in the UK, where he went after he says he discovered them dead.

Entwistle is charged with the murder of his 27-year-old wife and baby daughter in January 2006. He has pleaded not guilty.

Two of Entwistle’s friends from York University, Dashiel Munding and Benjamin Prior, told jurors that they knew Rachel and Neil Entwistle to be a loving couple, and detailed conversations they both had with the defendant over dinner in the days before his arrest – including some apparent inconsistencies in his actions after he found his family murdered.

Finally, a forensic computer specialist said that just four days before the murder, someone did a Google search from Entwistle’s laptop for “how to kill with a knife.”

–In Session staff

WOBURN, Massachusetts – Something was wrong in the Entwistle household in December 2005 and January 2006. At least that’s the impression eBay fraud investigator Jeremy Roybal gave jurors as he detailed buyer complaints about a non-responding seller, Neil Entwistle.

As I write this, jurors still don’t know what was being sold on eBay but they learned that the five accounts were opened between 2003 and 2006. The last account was established on January 5, 2006-apparently the only one in Rachel Entwistle’s name.

The DA says that financial troubles were a motive for defendant Neil Entwistle in the killing of his 27-year-old wife and 9-month-old daughter. The Entwistles had relocated to the U.S. from the U.K. in the fall of 2005. By mid-January 2006, Neil Entwistle was still unemployed and whatever income he generated from online sales had apparently dried up.

Enwistle’s mother, Yvonne, lost her composure in court last week as she watched her son sob while viewing the crime scene video that included the bodies of his wife and daughter in their new home. Friday, she sat stoically in court with her husband, Clifford, and younger son, Russell. On the other side of the courtroom, equally stoic, sat Rachel Entwistle’s mother and stepfather, Priscilla and Joe Mattarazzo.

Testimony continues today.

–Beth Karas, In Session correspondent

WOBURN, Massachusetts –The courtroom got to see a great deal of emotion out of defendant Neil Entwistle Thursday as he and the jurors who will deliberate his fate watched video of the crime scene which included images of the victims – Entwistle's 27-year-old wife, Rachel and baby daughter Lillian.

Defense attorneys admonished the media in a later press conference for even implying that Entwistle was laughing – insisting that their client was grieving during the playing of the video. The Commonwealth continues to build its case today against Entwistle with a day filled with crime scene photos, fingerprint and blood evidence.

–In Session staff

WOBURN, Massachusetts – At the trial of Neil Entwistle today, the Hopkinton police officer who found the bodies of Rachel and Lillian Entwistle on a Sunday evening in January 2006 testified that a strong, foul odor led him to the second floor master bedroom. According to prosecutors, the bodies had been there since Friday morning. Entwistle is charged with killing his wife and daughter. The defense has painted Entwistle as a doting father who would not harm his family.

Jurors listened attentively as Sergeant Michael Sutton described how he carefully lifted a corner of the comforter and saw a foot. Sergeant Mary Ritchie of the Massachusetts State Police testified that she processed the bedroom crime scene later that night. She described to a hushed courtroom how the bodies were uncovered. Rachel lay on her left side with her right arm over her 9-month-old daughter cradled against her body. There were no signs of a struggle. The baby had been shot in the chest. The bullet appeared to have passed through the infant and into the mother.

Elsewhere in the large colonial home, bathwater was drawn in a tub, classical music played in the baby’s room, and the television blared downstairs in the living room.

Rachel Entwistle’s mother and stepfather sat through today’s testimony. Neil Entwistle’s mother, Yvonne, however, left before hearing the description of the bodies.

The day ended with Sergeant Ritchie displaying a .22 caliber Colt revolver. Jurors will soon learn that this is the gun allegedly used to kill Rachel and Lillian.

–Beth Karas, In Session correspondent

WOBURN, Massachusetts – If you look up the word “friend” in the dictionary, you just may find a photo of Joanna Gately.

Gately testified at the trial of Neil Entwistle here Tuesday, accused of murdering his 27-year-old wife, Rachel, and infant daughter, Lillian Rose in January 2006.

Gately, a close friend of Rachel Entwistle's since the two attended Holy Cross college together, told jurors that she and her sister stayed in her car all night on January 21, 2006 because she was worried about Rachel Entwistle’s well-being. Gately said she remained parked outside the Entwistle home that cold night because the Entwistles were not home for a planned dinner engagement with the two women. She left the Hopkinton home only to take bathroom breaks.

The jury also got to see a seemingly calm Neil Entwistle captured on airport and ATM security cameras moments before he left Massachusetts for England. Testimony continues this morning.

–In Session staff

WOBURN, Massachusetts –The Commonwealth called a parade of witnesses today to corroborate prosecution witness Joe Matterazzo's alibi for Friday, January 20, 2006–the day 27-year-old Rachel Entwistle and nine-month-old Lillian Rose were murdered. Matterazzo, Rachel's stepfather, is the owner of the .22 caliber revolver used to kill Rachel and her baby. His whereabouts that day were fully accounted for, according to co-workers.

New information came out today from Matterazzo. It turns out that Entwistle called him daily from England for four consecutive days after the murders–January 23 through January 26. On one of those days, Entwistle told Matterazzo that he wanted Rachel and Lillian to be buried together "because that's the way I left, I mean, I found them." Entwistle never admitted to killing them but he did say to his father-in-law: "Joe, I don't know how things got like this."

Rachel's mother, Priscilla, and her husband, Joe Matterazzo, sit in the front row of the public gallery on the opposite side of the courtroom from the Entwistles. I've seen no interaction between the families.

–Beth Karas, In Session correspondent