Part 2: Michael Jackson-Bolanos takes the stand in his own defense

Michael Jackson-Bolanos, the man charged in the murder of Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll, took the stand in his own defense on Wednesday. During the hearing, they played video showing Jackson-Bolanos' movements throughout the night, and also played his jailhouse phone calls.

[@user-di5kl2nt4b]

I believe this guy didn't murder this woman ! He stumbled across her while he was stealing which is totally wrong and should be held accountable for that !! The police saw him and immediately wanted to place blame!! The x boyfriend murdered her !!

[@murderwiththecourt7834]

I kind of believe him. Wrong place, wrong time. If I was breaking into cars and came across a dead body, I don't know if I would call the cops either. It seems that all the state has against him is that he was near Samantha's house when her motion sensor was triggered, and he had some of her blood on him/ his clothes. That can all be explained by Samantha crawling outside her house at around the time the motion sensor was triggered and him touching her body, as he described. I just don't think that's enough to convict somebody. The biggest piece of reasonable doubt for me is the fact that nothing was taken from her house. The state's theory is that this was a robbery gone wrong. But where's the robbery? Yeah, he was breaking into cars. But somebody who's willing to break into cars isn't necessarily willing to murder. He was trying to stay under the radar and not get caught. So why would he murder someone and not take anything from their house? Doesn't make any sense.

[@smiley1958]

i agree

[@karmelkisses2you1]

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@prettyfa]

Wholeheartedly agree! This man ain’t kill that woman….🙄

[@karendavidson7538]

He's lying,there's DNA to prove that he did it.

[@prettyfa]

@@karendavidson7538 what DNA “KAREN”?

[@diedraware5949]

I consider myself to be a live court trial junkie. In my opinion, the accused is a car thief, not a killer. I hope he is not railroaded in this case. What happened with the guy in the video in the same area dressed in all black? When a woman in a predominantly white area is killed, sadly, anyone black or brown will be a suspect, even if you live in that community or are visiting. If he is found not guilty, I am sure his car thievery days will end. Remember, when elections are around the corner for sheriffs, judges, etc., and a high-profile case is in the courts, you might be railroaded, even when you are innocent for a vote; sadly, it is the way of our world. My Condolences to the family of Samantha Woll 🙏

[@alexwilliams9744]

The only man whose name is Michael Jackson that looks like Richard Pryor in a three piece suit that brakes in cars and steals candy Richard Pryor's last joke😅😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@impressionisticartist3886]

The Academy Award goes to....Bolanos!! He knows these calls are recorded and it's his opportunity to spin his tale of lies. He's a damn opportunistic predator. He saw her door was open and took advantage of the situation. IMHO

[@misterhannsum]

EXACTLY.

[@prettyfa]

Well what about the ex bf that actually confessed then recanted? Guess u chose to gloss over that one huh? 😒

[@srlkiller]

he has a lengthy criminal history of theft charges.. none of which involved any violence. each & every one was motivated by the need for financial gain. the only reason he would have hurt this woman is if it was a ‘robbery gone wrong’ but even then, the attack would have happened out of ‘panic’ rather than ‘rage’. the manner of death, her injuries, the violent nature of the actual attack itself etc shows that it was actually quite personal.. he has experience casing out cars & with property theft. he’s already been caught twice.. & that’s only the times he was CAUGHT. the victim was stabbed in the neck & head.. the amount of blood that would have splattered everywhere would have been a lot more than just ‘some on his jacket’ & ‘a little to wash off his hand’. many people have also mentioned that he would have stolen items from inside the home which i do agree with as well but i haven’t watched the entirety of the trial yet to be able to confidently say that this is a fact..(there was some mention about cartier glasses but i can’t remember if he stole them from the car or from the home..?) my question is - he said he first saw her laying outside on the street & approached to check if she was okay which is when he touched the body etc. people are saying why didn’t he take things from the home.. how do we know he entered the home, was his dna inside the home? how do we know that she was murdered inside of her home..? Is it possible that she was murdered outside in the street where he said he ‘found her at’? i realise all of these things have probably been discussed in the trial I just haven’t been able to find them all bc of how this has been uploaded.

[@joemorris-bi5yd]

@@impressionisticartist3886 nobody with half a brain that lives in Detroit would leave their door unlocked, she probably let someone in, also the alarm motion detectors were probably not properly calibrated.

[@ojay8961]

I've never liked the fact that cops can tell the world you're guilty and arrested and parade you all on the news. It's basically influencing THE JURY and all the townsfolk

[@ojay8961]

And I never trust a man that call his woman bro!!!

[@ojay8961]

Then he's talking about they're trying to give him habitual, and trying to lock him up; then says "I'm not a criminal. I don't even get tickets"!!! While he was breaking into cars😂😂

[@mikemcewen516]

Out late at night, wearing all black (and gloves), looking for cars to break into, on the same night, same time frame and in the same neighborhood a woman turns up dead AND you find her and “touch” her. Sounds like a one way ticket to prison. And this call where his girl is asking about why the exonerating evidence isn’t being presented...he beats around the bush and says the legal stuff is irrelevant. “This shyt is weird”. “Everythang has to be factual”. She’s beginning to have doubts about old boy and his claims of innocence. He’s been feeding her a line of BS about this and that are getting ready to come out and show I’m not guilty and she’s asking where it is (the exonerating evidence). There is none. And for the defense to play this particular call was a MONUMENTAL mistake.

[@mikemcewen516]

AND he was still lying to her when he was in jail talking about he was walking around downtown taking pictures of cars.

[@Eleven11313]

So what was her dumb ass killer boyfriend doing? Y'all just look directly past him and straight to the "BLACK GUY" b/c yall racist anyway! He admits to killing her then blames it on medication! GTFOH!!😂 That was personal! A struggle in diff rooms and she was beat up. Her psycho boyfriend killed her! And what about the other person they refused to acknowledge in that same area, same time? DPD is just pinning this on this boy b/c of that "new neighborhood" downtown😂 Kick rocks with y'all bullshit ass, no evidence ass theories!

[@detroit4life1000]

I can feel the desperation in this post

[@mikemcewen516]

@@detroit4life1000 I don’t even comprehend that response. What am I desperate about??? None of this benefits me and murder is despicable. HE’S desperate to have his girl and the courts believe him and his story. And he’s more concerned with his girl believing it, by the way.

[@detroit4life1000]

@@mikemcewen516 He will be found not guilty

[@SaraMKay]

I'm a nurse One time I routinely wanted to take blood from a patient by finger prick, just a tiny amount for blood glucose- it sprayed my (thank goodness) glasses with a thick layer of blood, like 1m high from the table the hand was laying The other time on top of my head (well, 2 similar occasions actually) a very minor surgery, the small scalpel was placed on the skin and at a depth of not more than 4mm max! blood started spraying out onto the ceiling! and of course everything and everybody that stood around. I have patients that measure their blood glucose at home by themselves ad they regularly tell me that all of a sudden blood sprayed out high pressure. Those, I guess, experiences you only make with the living. Maybe a "examiner"/ "coroner" or whatever should ACTUALLY have gone through medical school and worked on the living before examining the dead?

[@brettzforeman]

A nurse would know the difference between a vein and an artery.

[@belleblaas3843]

@@brettzforeman This Sarah is no real nurse....

[@srlkiller]

my question is - he said he first saw her laying outside on the street & approached to check if she was okay which is when he touched the body etc. people are saying why didn’t he take things from the home.. how do we know he entered the home, was his dna inside the home? how do we know that she was murdered inside of her home..? Is it possible that she was murdered outside in the street where he said he ‘found her at’? i realise all of these things have probably been discussed in the trial I just haven’t been able to find them all bc of how this has been uploaded.

[@sweetdiva590]

Body language 😮 psycho paths can always maintain a cool attitude. Legs open, frown, constant denial, blame other people.

[@tammyslade1375]

That man didn’t kill that yt women. Stop fantasizing! 😂

[@SaraMKay]

well, she has a point. BECAUSE I believe him 100%.

[@joemorris-bi5yd]

Nathan McCall Should write a book about this railroaded man titled Detroit makes me wanna holla

[@diedraware5949]

Yes, certainly, author Nathan McCall; however, his story reminds me of passages from many of Richard Wright's books. In my opinion, he is a car thief, not a killer...I hope he is not railroaded in this case and found quilty. Condolences to the Woll family.

[@tedwlkr8]

His girlfriend is as milk toast as it gets. He's pleading his innocence and she just stays silent. I can see her eyes rolling over the phone. She knows the truth. She washed his jacket. She says "I can't even imagine" like she's watching paint dry. He says, "I'm facing 20 to life for being a habitual, that's why i don't do nothing to get in trouble. Don't catch tickets." Dude you were breaking into cars. You ain't worried about going back to prison. You carry a knife to cut your seat belt because you drive fast and in case you get trapped in your car from an accident. But you don't "catch tickets" because you're afraid of going back to prison. He's lying out his ass.

[@welchtina]

I wish he’d said Bro once in a while. It’s really empty wo that word.

[@davidmarks8318]

M.m. 1.liar . thief 3.murderer

[@user-cj3go9lv9u]

He telling the truth about the jail and the officer they do have a problem but when you get back with the officer they want give you 5 years like no one wanna look into why this person put hands on the officer its like damn if you dont put your hands on me and i wont put my hands on you michigan is fuck up. its to many victim playing people here

[@sherleengibson8847]

My mom used to say "The BIGGEST LIAR,can tell the truth sometimes" what? If this guy is INNOCENT 👼🏾.

[@PrincessCashmonie]

Is that his real name?

[@misterhannsum]

His lawyer, looks like a Jailhouse Lawyer.

[@leslieseguin7021]

Oh my God, all the dry mouth lips snacking come on people

[@larone29ray15]

😂😂😂😂

[@SaraMKay]

And: the EXTREME frying of the vocal cords 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@calvinmurry1096]

There's never an excuse for leaving a dying or dead human being lying on a sidewalk. And it doesn't happen often. You can call in anonymous. You can knock on someone's door and tell them and keep stepping. You can stay there and try to render aid. And you don't have to encounter any cops. I have come across many dying and dead people. I have a criminal record. I am also a ascetic monk with vows of humility and anonymity. I have done all the above. There's no excuse for leaving her like that. And weapons? At least 90 percent of the people you encounter have a knife of some sort. Usually a small knife or folding knife. To say he didn't have any weapons is just not believable. Especially if breaking into folks cars.

[@tammyslade1375]

As black man it is!

[@SaraMKay]

wtf

[@briandouglas1701]

Guilty men don’t take the stand

[@a.laurenn]

Alex Murdaugh did

[@smoothstevessptv]

thats not even remotely true

[@misterhannsum]

All the time kid, why are you young kids even allowed to comment?

[@BlessedMomfmTexas]

This isn't a true statement. But this case has too much reasonable doubt.

[@karendavidson7538]

Since when? They do it all the time! Example Alex Murdauch case,killed his wife and son.

[@BlessedMomfmTexas]

Karen read is Factually innocent, and she didnt take the stand. She didnt need too. ( but totally different case) But that was a hung jury. 😢 talk about Reasonable doubt all over the place!!

[@BlessedMomfmTexas]

Proscuters need to Go back in time! Lets be the good people again!