03-07-2012, 06:01 PM
London Free Press - Tara McDonald (Tori's mother) testified Wednesday she had met Terri-Lynne McClintic while buying drugs before her daughter Tori was abducted.
But her daughter did not know the woman who pleaded guilty in 2010 to first degree murder of Tori, she said.
McClintic is expected to testify sometime later in the trial of Michael Rafferty, 31, who has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, kidnapping and sexual assault causing bodily harm in Tori Stafford's death.
Police found a bar menu in McClintic's home with McDonald's phone number on it. McDonald admitted to court she was addicted to oxycontin and took a pill on the day the Woodstock girl disappeared, April 8, 2009..
McDonald and her partner, James Goris, had gone to see McClintic to buy oxycontin and McDonald also discussed breeding her Shih-Tzu with McClintic's dog.
The mother denied rumors that she owed money to drug dealers but said Goris did owe a small amount of money.
McDonald said was able to overcome the addiction six months ago.
Her children had no contact with McClintic and she warned Tori not to talk to strangers, she said.
A sombre McDonald recalled the terrible day that her daughter Victoria never returned from school with her brother and the frantic and futile search began before she gave up and went to police.
She said her daughter was a Tomboy who loved Hannah Montana and her dog, Cosmo. McDonald said her daughter was in an unusually good mood and was excited about watching High School Musical 3 with her friends after school.
But her daughter did not know the woman who pleaded guilty in 2010 to first degree murder of Tori, she said.
McClintic is expected to testify sometime later in the trial of Michael Rafferty, 31, who has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, kidnapping and sexual assault causing bodily harm in Tori Stafford's death.
Police found a bar menu in McClintic's home with McDonald's phone number on it. McDonald admitted to court she was addicted to oxycontin and took a pill on the day the Woodstock girl disappeared, April 8, 2009..
McDonald and her partner, James Goris, had gone to see McClintic to buy oxycontin and McDonald also discussed breeding her Shih-Tzu with McClintic's dog.
The mother denied rumors that she owed money to drug dealers but said Goris did owe a small amount of money.
McDonald said was able to overcome the addiction six months ago.
Her children had no contact with McClintic and she warned Tori not to talk to strangers, she said.
A sombre McDonald recalled the terrible day that her daughter Victoria never returned from school with her brother and the frantic and futile search began before she gave up and went to police.
She said her daughter was a Tomboy who loved Hannah Montana and her dog, Cosmo. McDonald said her daughter was in an unusually good mood and was excited about watching High School Musical 3 with her friends after school.
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