Friday 3rd - afternoon update
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LIVE UPDATES FROM THE CHAD DAYBELL TRIAL
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Please excuse the typos. These are live updates from the courtroom.
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1.52 p.m. Daniels says the shovel seems dirty and was a tool they were interested in from the scene. The two pieces of evidence are removed from the courtroom. Boyce says we will now break until Monday. Join me tonight on ‘Courtroom Insider’ at 6:30 p.m. MDT.
1:49 p.m. Daniels unwraps the pick and holds it up in front of the jury. Daniels says the pick was dirty. Daniels unwraps the next exhibit. It’s a shovel.
1:47 p.m. All tools were turned over the Rexburg Police Department. Wood moves to admit some physical evidence. A police officer and deputy bring in tools. Daniels approaches the table wearing gloves and will testify holding a microphone.
1:45 p.m. Wood displays more photos showing tools in the garage.
1:44 p.m. A photo of two shovels taken as evidence is shown on the screen. Other tools were also taken: a saw, clippers, an ax – tool that could have been used “to do something to our human remains that were found,” Daniels says.
1:42 p.m. We now see an image of shovels and other tools that were taken into evidence. “These are the tools most likely used in the burial,” Daniels says. There is now a solo photo of a pickaxe. There was debris on the blade of the pick and other black marks.
1:37 p.m. The next few photos show tools lined up in the garage. After a brief sidebar, Boyce says there will be no afternoon break today but court will dismiss in about 30 minutes. There are no more graphic pictures today so everything will now be displayed on the big screen.
1:35 p.m. Wood displays a photo. Daniels describes it as the garage/barn on Daybell’s property. Daniels was interested in what tools could be used to bury someone.
1:32 p.m. The backhoe went a little deeper and wider in the burial site to make sure police had everything. Once the backhoe was done, the animal remains were put back in and the area was filled up with dirt.
1:31 p.m. An anthropologist went through the remains once they were all removed. Daniels describes a photos of some bricks that were found at the burial site.
1:28 p.m. Daniels describes close up photos of the melted green bucket and the skull. When the team went into the ground to remove the remains, they fell apart, according to Daniels. He says everything fell to pieces and they picked them up and put them into a body bag.
1:26 p.m. The next photo shows a melted green bucket. At the bottom of the picture is Tylee’s skull. “The oil on the top side – there was a harder substance to it that made it difficult for us to excavate.” Daniels believe it could have been concrete so a backhoe was brought in to move it.
1:24 p.m. Daniels describes orange stakes that were set up around Tylee’s burial site. This photo shows one of the wooden sifters.
1:23 p.m. The next picture shows charring pink flesh, Daniels says. Daniels describes the following photo of what the scene looked like on June 10.
1:21 p.m. The next photo shows pieces of Tylee. “These were the first pieces that we were able to say, ‘These are human remains.'” Crews started to wrap up for the day and the remains went to the coroner. Jurors are closely looking at the monitors in front of them and some are taking notes.
1:19 p.m. Daniels describes the next photo which shows charred flesh. Shovels, rakes and a variety of other smaller tools were used at this point.
1:17 p.m. By this point, police had already found JJ’s burial site. Hand tools were brought in at this point. The next photo shows a large white piece of bone. This was Tylee’s burial site.
1:15 p.m. Daniels describes the next photo. It shows one of two vertebrae found at the scene. Daniels says around this time, there was a smell of human decomposition.
1:12 p.m. Boyce says graphic photos will now be shown. The jury, prosecution and defense will see the images but the public and livestream will not.
1:11 p.m. We now see an image of part of the pet cemetery. Dog and cat remains were found in the general area. The spot was processed by hand going layer-by-layer. The dog and cat remains were removed. A backhoe was brought in to go deeper. Tylee’s burial site was just north of the pet cemetery site.
1:07 p.m. Wood displays the chain on the big screen to the jury. The chain says Pura Vida. The team found the chain while sifting through soil. Wood displays the charm on the screen. Wood shows a photo of Tylee and in the picture, Tylee is wearing the chain with charm.
1:03 p.m. Daniels is wearing rubber gloves. He opens the exhibit and we learn the piece of evidence is the necklace chain. The other exhibit is the charm found at the fire pit.
1:02 p.m. A deputy wearing gloves brings in the pieces of evidence. They are given to John Prior for inspection and then taken to Daniels on the witness stand.
1:01 p.m. Some physical evidence will now be brought into the courtroom.
12:59 p.m. The charm was moved and put on a piece of paper next to a placard marked with #1.
12:58 p.m. The next photo shows the silver charm that was collected in the fire pit. “This was one of the first pieces of evidence we collected on June 9,” Daniels says. The charm was found just outside of the grid perimeter. The next picture is a closer view of the charm.
12:56 p.m. A picture of the fire pit with soil and rocks removed is now shown. The next image is a metal necklace-type chain found in the fire pit. Possible bone fragments and other items were found in the fire pit.
12:53 p.m. We see a photo of exactly what the fire pit looked like on June 9. Daniels says the fire pit was processed layer by layer. Then began by removing limbs and then went through each layer one at a time. A tarp was put down and wooden sifters were brought in sort through the soil.
12:51 p.m. Law enforcement found a dog statue on the property and noticed some depressions in the ground underneath. We see an image of the grids police made on the property.
12:48 a.m. The next satellite image is a close up of the fire pit. The location of Tylee’s grave is noted, along with the spot where her charm was found.
12:47 p.m. We now see a satellite image of the property. Daniels points out the fire pit and the area near the tree, where they had telephone pings. Law enforcement did not exactly where the pet cemetery was located on the property.
12:45 p.m. The next photo shows the view out of the kitchen window. You can see the barn and beyond the barn is Tylee Ryan’s burial site and the fire pit. Now we see an image of the property taken from one of the bedrooms at the house.
12:43 p.m. The next slide shows a photo taken from the second story window looking toward a tree. JJ’s remains were found under the tree. There was a trailer parked near the tree – it was a law enforcement trailer. Another photo from the second story shows the view of the property from the other direction.
12:41 p.m. Two deputies just set up a table in front of the jury. They are in their seats and Daniels is on the stand. We see a photo of Chad’s house with a vehicle parked in the driveway.
12:36 p.m. Back in the courtroom. Larry Woodcock just passed out mints to several people in the gallery. Kay is not here today.
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