Dela Cruz didn’t provide mixed stories in the past and may have a credibility issue. I hope the defense gets into the original interrogation of Dela Cruz. IIRC, he was treated the way Tatum was and may have said anything the investigators wanted to hear.
Well, Lancey, you're probably not far off the mark. Here' what I could find about Dela Cruz's testimony today. Ohhhhboy....
Squad mate says Marine planned Iraq killings
"Sgt. Frank Wuterich and a couple Marines in his squad were gathered around the smoke pit at the Haditha dam in 2005, in Al Anbar province of Iraq where a violent insurgency was on the rise.
A Marine from another unit had been blasted outside their base by a roadside bomb. “If we ever get hit again, we should kill everyone in that vicinity,” Sgt. Frank Wuterich allegedly told his men, according to testimony Wednesday by one of his former squad mates, Sgt. Sanick Dela Cruz, who was a corporal at the time.
Whether or not Wuterich spoke those words, he had the chance to put them into action when their supply convoy was attacked by a roadside bomb. Dela Cruz and Wuterich were among the first to jump out of the trucks on Nov. 19, 2005.
When Dela Cruz exited his vehicle he saw a group of Iraqi men standing in front of a white car parked on the road. A couple had their hands up in the air or locked behind their heads, he told the court. Then one dropped to the ground.
Wuterich had taken a knee and was pointing his gun at the men, Dela Cruz said. He assumed his squad leader had seen something threatening and was shooting, so Dela Cruz opened fire. "............................[read more at the site]