Opinion ID: 2603715
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Heading: Bierman's Story

Text: Bierman testified that Hernandez and Owens came to her house on Saturday, February 18, 1989, at 7:00 p.m. The three took her children to a babysitter. Owens, Hernandez, and Bierman ultimately returned to her house. They went directly to Bierman's basement bedroom. Syndi, Lisa, and Renea were upstairs. Bierman stated that she, Owens, and Hernandez left around 11:30 p.m. Owens drove Lewis' car to his apartment. Bierman and Hernandez picked up her children in Bierman's car. After picking up the children, Hernandez and Bierman took them to Owens' apartment. Owens was already there. Bierman left her children at Owens' apartment with Lewis. Owens, Hernandez, and Bierman returned to Bierman's house. They went downstairs to her bedroom. Owens left the room; Bierman and Hernandez had sex. Bierman denied having three-way bondage sex. (However, Owens' chain-belt was found in her bedroom.) After Hernandez and Bierman dressed, they went upstairs at Hernandez' suggestion. Bierman had not seen Owens since he left the bedroom. Hernandez commenced throwing things off the TV. Bierman asked, What are you doing? Hernandez told her to shut up. She ran downstairs, locked the push button lock on the doorknob, and fastened the door chain. Bierman testified that she heard things hitting the floor. She stated that she did not know if Syndi was home. The basement door was kicked in five to ten minutes later. Bierman did not use the phone in her bedroom to call the police. Hernandez said, Lets goDo what I say or I'm going to do it to you. Bierman was scared. Hernandez put the computer in the car. Other items from the Bierman home were already in the car. Bierman then drove back to Owens' apartment because, as she stated, I had to go get my babies. She picked up her children. Bierman denied helping unload the stolen property. Hernandez told her to call the police, report a burglary, and not tell who did it. Bierman left Owens' apartment at approximately 2:00 or 2:30 a.m. She drove around trying to calm down before going home. Bierman used the kitchen phone to call 911 to report a burglary. At that time she was not aware that anything other than a burglary had taken place. She went upstairs to her parents' bedroom and then to her sister's bedroom. She saw her sister. Blood was everywhere. Bierman called the police from her parents' bedroom. She denied any knowledge of the two-by-fours before seeing them in court.