Edrick Faust Trial Day 7 - Georgia Cold Case Murder UGA Student Tara Baker

Описание: Edrick Faust Day 7 - Georgia Cold Case Trial for Murder of UGA Student Tara Baker

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Defense attorney: Ahmad R. Crews (Atlanta).
Prosecution: District Attorney Kalki Yalamanchili and Kris Bolden, assistant district attorney.

Jury (8 men, 4 women) was seated last week

3:00 Direct of Det. William “Billy” Ricketts. Canvassed neighborhood.
Spoke with Matt Owens. Defense objects to prior consistent statements since Owens was not crossed.
Spoke with Tiffany Riker, saw man around 8:15 in orange shirt.
Spoke with Chris Melton, father present.

25:51 Judge partially sustains objection.
State elicits Melton’s statements about plans on the 19th and being together on the 20th, claiming defense opened door.

30:00 Arguments. Jury sent out mid-argument.
40:00 Court overrules defense objections.

43:26 Weekend timeline reviewed.
No marks on Melton’s hands Jan 19.
Did not remove glue.
Jan 20 phone interviews with Josh and Teeter.

1:10:00 Photos of wall Melton punched.

1:19:00 Cross. Asked if ACCPD dropped the ball. No.
Asked if he needed to justify not arresting Melton. No.

1:30:00 DE44 audio played.
No mention of paint picking or glue transparency.
Melton said plumber’s cement.
Ricketts recalls nervous picking habit.
Focused on corroborating Melton.

1:46:00 No one corroborated Melton’s plans.
Admits direct testimony incorrect. Took Melton’s word only.

1:49:00 Judicial notice. Baker home to Josh McCurdy home, 40 miles.

Did not confirm Nash Plumbing work 7–9 a.m.
No payroll or tax records.
Father did not confirm Josh and Chris worked together.

Timeline board: Nash Plumbing, Bank, Grayson.
No documentation for Grayson.

2:11:00 Time of death 7–9 a.m.
Aware of report of white male running at 7:45.
Agrees whereabouts critical.
Chick-fil-A unconfirmed.
Chris and Josh unaccounted for 7–9 a.m.

2:22:00 Alibi discrepancies.
Chick-fil-A near Wachovia.
Teeter says Melton arrived at Truk Kustomz about 10 a.m.
No confirmation before 9 a.m.
Melton never told Ricketts he went to Chick-fil-A.

Jan 21 interview.
35 minutes at bank not mentioned by Josh.
Mother never corroborated alibi.

2:36:35 Told Melton Tara likely sexually assaulted.
No crying or statement about finding killer.
Not documented.

2:43:35 Melton identified body.
2:45:00 Scratches versus abrasions.

Jan 22 Laura Shearling audio. No further questions.

3:00 Redirect.
Court allows recollection refreshed using Taft report.
Taft and George Melton deceased.

3:36:30 Photo of Melton torso. SE150.

3:40:00 Recross.
Parents interviewed four months later.
Greg Melton corroborated Chris staying with parents.
Taft report could not locate Nash Plumbing.

3:47:00 DE46 admitted.
Melton said Josh disappeared.

4:03:20 Arguments outside jury.

4:15:00 Motion in limine. Elizabeth Bigham called.
Defense objects to non-Faust references.

4:18:00 State seeks exclusion of hearsay about Faust stabbing Foster.
Defense argues effect on investigator.

4:33:00 Court denies.

4:36:50 Defense mistrial motion re opening statement.

4:44:00 Direct of Agent Elizabeth Bigham.
DNA hit on Faust and Melton.
Re-interviewed Melton, Lowe, Peevy.

4:57:00 Hearsay objections overruled.
Two oral swabs, one rectal.
Sent to Pure Gold in September.
May interview occurred before testing.

5:13:55 Cross.
Melton repeatedly said he had not seen Baker for 10 days, then weekend prior.
Six denials of seeing her week of death.
DNA timing discussed.
Drainage explanation raised.
Melton DNA only profile in anus.

6:13:34 Vaginal swab.
Pure Gold Nov 2024.
No confirmatory testing.

Keys never collected.
No hair tied to Faust.
Hair on power transformer.
Pubic hair mtDNA could not exclude Melton.

No redirect.

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