The Crown wanted to use about two hours of the conversations at the first-degree murder trial for Norris in St. John's. "The context of several of the statements is Ms. Norris and her cellmate agreeing to tell fabricated stories to break boredom." "Ms. Norris refers to taking Marcel away in a taxi and bludgeoning him to death with a hammer," said Goodridge. "In a way, it is the opposite of a confession because it is represented by both Ms. Norris and her cellmate to be a story, to be made up." "The agent is prompting Ms. Norris to 'tell me stories' and Ms. Norris obliges," Goodridge said.

Source: CBC News March 01, 2018 22:07 UTC