Key dates as set out by the Crown in the case against David Harold Eastman
June 24, 1977
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David Harold Eastman resigned from the public service.
October 1985
The Commissioner of Superannuation ruled Mr Eastman was not medically fit to return to work.
December 2, 1985
Mr Eastman allegedly met with the Bewleys and expressed a want to get a gun and kill someone.
January 12, 1987
Mr Eastman sent a letter to friend Irene Finke, saying he felt he'd been left on the "scrap heap".
December 17, 1987
Mr Eastman had an alleged physical altercation with a neighbour, Andrew Russo.
December 23, 1987
Police told Mr Eastman he would be charged with assaulting Mr Russo.
December 24, 1987
Mr Eastman wrote to Ms Finke, saying he would kill Mr Russo, the witnesses and the "bastard police".
"Now you know the truth," he wrote.
Between January 19 and January 30, 1988
Mr Eastman looks at guns from 10 different gun sellers who had advertised in the Canberra Times.
February 10, 1988
Mr Eastman bought a rifle and scope from Geoffrey Bradshaw but later returns the gun without the scope.
13 February 1988
Mr Eastman bought a Ruger 10/22 from James Lenaghan.
May 1, 1988
The Lenaghan Ruger was found hidden in a drain in a gun bag.
June 4, 1988
Mr Eastman allegedly looks at a Ruger 10/22 belonging to a Scott Thompson.
November 20, 1988
There is a note in Mr Eastman's diary about a Ruger for $250.
November 26, 1988
Mr Eastman called and saw a man in Sydney about a gun.
Withdrew more than $200 cash from an ATM in Sydney.
Late 1988
Mr Eastman allegedly told his solicitor Greg Walker he would kill Mr Winchester and get the Ombudsman too.
December 16, 1988
Mr Eastman met with Mr Winchester and ACT shadow attorney general Neil Brown about the assault charge against him. The Crown says Mr Eastman wanted the charges dropped.
December 20, 1988
Mr Brown sent a letter confirming the assault charge against Mr Eastman would proceed.
December 31, 1988
Mr Eastman allegedly ested a Ruger 10/22 from a seller named Louis Klarenbeek.
January 1, 1989
Mr Klarenbeek sold the murder weapon with a silencer and without a scope.
Mr Eastman withdrew $200 from an ATM.
The Crown alleges Mr Eastman bought the Klarenbeek Ruger for $250.
A neighbour sees a man wearing a green jacket walking down the street with a gun over his shoulder.
January 4 to January 7, 1989
Mr Eastman allegedly attempted to sell the Klarenbeek Ruger to a Denis Reid.
Mr Reid's son Peter heard a car that sounded like it had a hole in the muffler.
January 6, 1989
Mr Eastman met with his general practitioner Dr Dennis Roantree and told him about the meeting with Mr Winchester and the shadow attorney general Mr Brown.
Mr Eastman allegedly told the doctor he felt like pushing Mr Winchester off his chair. Mr Eastman said he felt fobbed off, and said police should be taught a lesson.
January 8, 1989
Anne Newcombe sees a suspicious car on Lawley Street, near the Winchester home. She says the car was a Mazda and its colour was turquoisy-blue green.
January 10, 1989
Mr Eastman received letter from police confirming decision of Mr Winchester to proceed with charge.
Mr Winchester murdered that night.
January 11, 1989
Mr Eastman spoke with police and said he could not remember where he went the night before.
The Crown says he never accounts for a critical two hours between 8pm and 10pm.
January 12, 1989
The hearing date for Mr Eastman's assault charge against Mr Russo.
January 19, 1989
Police searched Mr Eastman's flat and seized his diaries and a green jumper.
January 19, 1989
Mr Eastman's solicitor sent a letter to police outlining his client's position.
April 21, 1989
Mr Eastman replaces the muffler and tailpipe on his metallic blue Mazda.
September 21,1989
Police installed listening devices in Mr Eastman's flat.