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Larry Millete Preliminary Hearing | Friday, Jan. 20 Afternoon Session
Jesse Vicente with Chula Vista Police Department returns to the stand during afternoon session of hearing for Larry Millete, accused of murder
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Back from running my errands. Defense Attorney Martinez still up and just asked for a personal narrative from the Investigator Vincente about Maya wanting out of the marriage. (like he ever got to talk to Maya...Not!) Judge says that we've already talked to and asked questions from Maya's friends about that.Now, Attorney is going into how Maya didn't like her in-laws, and laying a blame on Maya for Larry telling his parents to leave so Maya could have space. (MOO, yeah, it was about time that marriage was between two people, not including, IMO, meddling, guilt-tripping in-laws that did things with their grandchildren, and then probably threw it in Maya's face.)
Defense Attorney won't drop the unconfirmed affair. Who was the woman calling into the workplace?.... MOO, might've been Larry's Mother, so it all might've been made up by Larry's imagination. Wrong then for his attorney to be saying "Having trouble at her work because of the "Investigation of the Allegations".
"The Investigation of the Allegations" was all from Larry as far as I can tell! Well, now Judge having to teach Larry's attorney court room law and what's allowed again.
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JMO-- "Happy in not with you". Ah, but Larry, you wouldn't accept that truth with any love or grace for Maya. You wouldn't give her any space, or respect her honest feelings. You tried to keep her under your thumb, and control everything in her life. You snuffed out the love Maya had for you, IMO, and I believe you snuffed out her life. Justice for Maya now.
google searches dated 8/11/2020
On another bunch of google searches on Larry's computer-- Subliminal Wife Training?
Oh, Maya's passport was found on the dining room table, but had expired.
Oh, Maya's passport was found on the dining room table, but had expired.
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Wow -- those google searches are 6 months before LM disappeared Maya.
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Officer Lorenzo Ruiz is still on the stand and currently answering questions from Defense Attorney Martinez. He checked three times on January 12th, 13th, and 21st of 2021 to see if Maya had used her credit card. Only automatic payments were posted on Maya's credit card account, no physical swipes for those dates, so, in essence, she had not used her credit card.
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9:25 a.m.: Preliminary hearing begins with Jesse Vicente, a detective for the Chula Vista Police Department’s Crimes of Violence Unit, taking the stand.
Vicente told prosecutor Christy Bowles he was asked by another officer on Jan. 11 to look into a case from the weekend regarding the disappearance of Maya Millete. Vicente said Officer Culver felt the case was suspicious.
9:32 a.m.: Vicente said on Jan. 13, 2021, he spoke to Larry Millete. Larry gave consent to a download of his cell phone, Vicente told the prosecutor. Vicente added that the phone was taken to the CVPD digital evidence unit.
Vicente said he and his fellow investigators questioned witnesses and sought any surveillance video footage.
9:40 a.m.: Vicente said he and his team obtained surveillance footage from a nearby home. The house faces the Millete home, and Vicente noted that the Nest camera continuously records and stores video on the cloud.
Vicente said his team downloaded footage from 3:59 p.m. on Jan. 7, 2021; the footage was an hour, and Vicente said downloads were in one-hour increments.
Vicente said there was footage missing from 12:27 a.m.-12:34 a.m. on Jan. 8, 2021. He said the homeowner believes a Wi-Fi outage may have caused the gap in the recording.
9:50 a.m.: Vicente said that on Jan. 8, 2021, just before 6 a.m., he said footage captured a person walking out of the Millete home on Paseo Los Gatos to reposition a black Lexus in front of the house. The Lexus pulls into the street and then reparks closer to the house.
Vicente noted that the Lexus left the home at around 6:45 a.m. and then returned to the house on Paseo Los Gatos at approximately 6 p.m.
10:13 a.m.: As surveillance footage plays on a screen in the courtroom, Vicente said someone is seen entering the Milletes’ black Lexus and leaving the neighborhood at around 6:45 a.m. on Jan. 8, 2021.
The footage is fast forwarded to 6 p.m. with the Lexus returning to the Millete home. Vicente noted the Lexus did not return to the home during the day.
10:26 a.m.: Three cameras situated at a home on Paseo Los Gatos, near the Millete house, captured a black Lexus leaving Jan. 8, 2021, 6:53 a.m. Vicente noted the timestamp is eight minutes ahead of real-time.
10:33 a.m.: Vicente said investigators obtained footage captured by a nearby home’s Ring system, activated when there’s motion near the residence. The footage is from Jan. 7, 2021, at approximately 3 p.m.
The footage shows Maya with her three children removing items from the family’s Jeep. Activity lasts until about 3:20 p.m. and then the video recording stops, according to Vicente.
10:47 a.m.: Additional surveillance camera footage showing Maya and her children around the family's Jeep is played on a screen. Vicente confirms activity happens around 3 p.m. on Jan. 7, 2021.
10:55 a.m.: Judge calls for 15-minute recess.
11:22 a.m.: Hearing resumes after a recess. Vicente continues testimony with questions from Bowles.
Surveillance footage from Jan. 7, 2021, shows Maya’s Jeep returning to the Millete home at roughly 4:42 p.m. The video is from the same camera that captured Maya and her children at the Jeep at around 3 p.m. that same day.
Vicente said Maya is seen entering the Millete home following the activity at the Jeep at around 4:45 p.m., but she is never seen leaving the residence after that.
11:32 a.m.: Vicente speaks on footage captured by a home on Jan. 9, 2021. He said at about 1:41 p.m., Larry is seen getting into the Lexus and leaves the house but returns six minutes later. At 6:15 p.m., he leaves in the Lexus again and then comes back five minutes later.
In additional footage, Larry is heard captured on audio/video asking his neighbor to detail his Lexus because it was scratched during a Jeep trip to Anza-Borrego.
11:41 a.m.: Vicente refers to audio captured on Jan. 7, 2021, at approximately 10:34 p.m. The audio is of children playing in the backyard of the Millete home.
The neighbor, who lives behind the Millete residence, said her camera captured the audio and she told Vicente that she recognized the voices on the footage as the Millete children.
11:46 a.m.: Bowles asked Vicente if there was any evidence of Maya leaving the country and he said he found there were not records of Maya, Larry, or their vehicles crossing the border in January 2021. Vicente said this was verified through the FBI.
Judge asked which borders, Vicente said pedestrian crossings and flights were checked.
11:50 a.m.: Defense attorney Bonita Martinez begins cross-examination. She asks Vicente if he saw camera footage of Maya entering the U.S. from Mexico in her Lexus vehicle on Jan. 4, 2021. He responds no.
Vicente notes that there was a records check on Jan. 4, 2021, but no border crossing.
Vicente said the Jan. 4, 2021, incident is Maya in her Jeep being contacted at the Campo Border Patrol station as she’s on her way home from the family trip to Glamis.
11:56 a.m.: Martinez asked Vicente if he spoke to Larry Millete on Jan. 11, 2021, at the Millete home. Vicente said he spoke only to Larry.
Vicente described Larry as calm and cooperative. According to Vicente, Larry told him that he called his wife.
Vicente said he looked through Larry’s text messages, adding, “I noticed that on his phone that there were no messages prior to Jan. 9,” Vicente said.
Vicente told Martinez that Larry told him he deleted those messages to save storage space on his phone.
12 p.m.: Judge calls for lunch break.
1:46 p.m.: Hearing resumes with CVPD Det. Jesse Vicente taking questions from defense attorney Bonita Martinez.
1:59 p.m.: Vicente told Martinez that he has personally interviewed about 80 witnesses over the course of the investigation, including Maya’s sister Maricris Drouaillet.
Asked if Drouaillet told him that she did not know where Maya was, Vicente said that was true.
He also confirmed that Drouaillet told him that Maya was having an affair.
Vicente told prosecutor Christy Bowles he was asked by another officer on Jan. 11 to look into a case from the weekend regarding the disappearance of Maya Millete. Vicente said Officer Culver felt the case was suspicious.
9:32 a.m.: Vicente said on Jan. 13, 2021, he spoke to Larry Millete. Larry gave consent to a download of his cell phone, Vicente told the prosecutor. Vicente added that the phone was taken to the CVPD digital evidence unit.
Vicente said he and his fellow investigators questioned witnesses and sought any surveillance video footage.
9:40 a.m.: Vicente said he and his team obtained surveillance footage from a nearby home. The house faces the Millete home, and Vicente noted that the Nest camera continuously records and stores video on the cloud.
Vicente said his team downloaded footage from 3:59 p.m. on Jan. 7, 2021; the footage was an hour, and Vicente said downloads were in one-hour increments.
Vicente said there was footage missing from 12:27 a.m.-12:34 a.m. on Jan. 8, 2021. He said the homeowner believes a Wi-Fi outage may have caused the gap in the recording.
9:50 a.m.: Vicente said that on Jan. 8, 2021, just before 6 a.m., he said footage captured a person walking out of the Millete home on Paseo Los Gatos to reposition a black Lexus in front of the house. The Lexus pulls into the street and then reparks closer to the house.
Vicente noted that the Lexus left the home at around 6:45 a.m. and then returned to the house on Paseo Los Gatos at approximately 6 p.m.
10:13 a.m.: As surveillance footage plays on a screen in the courtroom, Vicente said someone is seen entering the Milletes’ black Lexus and leaving the neighborhood at around 6:45 a.m. on Jan. 8, 2021.
The footage is fast forwarded to 6 p.m. with the Lexus returning to the Millete home. Vicente noted the Lexus did not return to the home during the day.
10:26 a.m.: Three cameras situated at a home on Paseo Los Gatos, near the Millete house, captured a black Lexus leaving Jan. 8, 2021, 6:53 a.m. Vicente noted the timestamp is eight minutes ahead of real-time.
10:33 a.m.: Vicente said investigators obtained footage captured by a nearby home’s Ring system, activated when there’s motion near the residence. The footage is from Jan. 7, 2021, at approximately 3 p.m.
The footage shows Maya with her three children removing items from the family’s Jeep. Activity lasts until about 3:20 p.m. and then the video recording stops, according to Vicente.
10:47 a.m.: Additional surveillance camera footage showing Maya and her children around the family's Jeep is played on a screen. Vicente confirms activity happens around 3 p.m. on Jan. 7, 2021.
10:55 a.m.: Judge calls for 15-minute recess.
11:22 a.m.: Hearing resumes after a recess. Vicente continues testimony with questions from Bowles.
Surveillance footage from Jan. 7, 2021, shows Maya’s Jeep returning to the Millete home at roughly 4:42 p.m. The video is from the same camera that captured Maya and her children at the Jeep at around 3 p.m. that same day.
Vicente said Maya is seen entering the Millete home following the activity at the Jeep at around 4:45 p.m., but she is never seen leaving the residence after that.
11:32 a.m.: Vicente speaks on footage captured by a home on Jan. 9, 2021. He said at about 1:41 p.m., Larry is seen getting into the Lexus and leaves the house but returns six minutes later. At 6:15 p.m., he leaves in the Lexus again and then comes back five minutes later.
In additional footage, Larry is heard captured on audio/video asking his neighbor to detail his Lexus because it was scratched during a Jeep trip to Anza-Borrego.
11:41 a.m.: Vicente refers to audio captured on Jan. 7, 2021, at approximately 10:34 p.m. The audio is of children playing in the backyard of the Millete home.
The neighbor, who lives behind the Millete residence, said her camera captured the audio and she told Vicente that she recognized the voices on the footage as the Millete children.
11:46 a.m.: Bowles asked Vicente if there was any evidence of Maya leaving the country and he said he found there were not records of Maya, Larry, or their vehicles crossing the border in January 2021. Vicente said this was verified through the FBI.
Judge asked which borders, Vicente said pedestrian crossings and flights were checked.
11:50 a.m.: Defense attorney Bonita Martinez begins cross-examination. She asks Vicente if he saw camera footage of Maya entering the U.S. from Mexico in her Lexus vehicle on Jan. 4, 2021. He responds no.
Vicente notes that there was a records check on Jan. 4, 2021, but no border crossing.
Vicente said the Jan. 4, 2021, incident is Maya in her Jeep being contacted at the Campo Border Patrol station as she’s on her way home from the family trip to Glamis.
11:56 a.m.: Martinez asked Vicente if he spoke to Larry Millete on Jan. 11, 2021, at the Millete home. Vicente said he spoke only to Larry.
Vicente described Larry as calm and cooperative. According to Vicente, Larry told him that he called his wife.
Vicente said he looked through Larry’s text messages, adding, “I noticed that on his phone that there were no messages prior to Jan. 9,” Vicente said.
Vicente told Martinez that Larry told him he deleted those messages to save storage space on his phone.
12 p.m.: Judge calls for lunch break.
1:46 p.m.: Hearing resumes with CVPD Det. Jesse Vicente taking questions from defense attorney Bonita Martinez.
1:59 p.m.: Vicente told Martinez that he has personally interviewed about 80 witnesses over the course of the investigation, including Maya’s sister Maricris Drouaillet.
Asked if Drouaillet told him that she did not know where Maya was, Vicente said that was true.
He also confirmed that Drouaillet told him that Maya was having an affair.
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Following the preliminary hearing, the judge in the case of missing Chula Vista mom Maya Millete will determine if her husband Larry Millete will stand trial.
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Posted at 8:57 AM, Jan 11, 2023
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NOTE: Judge may order the camera to turn off during certain parts of the hearing (e.g. sidebar). Refresh this story for live updates from the courtroom detailed below.
Friday, Jan. 20 (Day 7):
3:01 p.m.: The judge interrupted Martinez's line of questioning regarding Maya's affair with a co-worker at her old job.
"I've heard from the witnesses, and I don't think that this officer should be the one who's giving an opinion about those work related issues... If there's a person you want to talk to that he has a statement from, that's fine, but I don't want him to draw generalized conclusions," the judge said.
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NOTE: Judge may order the camera to turn off during certain parts of the hearing (e.g. sidebar). Refresh this story for live updates from the courtroom detailed below.
Friday, Jan. 20 (Day 7):
2:07 p.m.: Vicente was asked if he learned that Maya had previously left her home without telling anyone where she was going, and he said yes.
Vicente said that during a conversation with Larry, he told him that he was trying to appease Maya and keep her happy in 2020. “He bought her material things. He allowed her to go out with her friends,” Vicente told Martinez.
2:17 p.m.: Martinez asked Vicente how he learned through his investigation that Maya met with another man while she was separated from Larry in May-June 2020.
Vicente said he understood that Maya and Larry were separated during that time. He said he did not know if Maya was seeing another man during the separation period.
Vicente confirmed that Larry told him that Maya would become angry when he asked where she was, so he stopped asking. Vicente also said Larry told him he forgave Maya despite discovering she had an affair.
Vicente said that Larry informed Maya's family that she had an affair, but only because he sought their help in fixing their marriage.
Martinez asked if any of the family members that Vicente spoke to ever saw Larry hurt Maya, and he said none of them saw him hurt her.
Vicente said that during a conversation with Larry, he told him that he was trying to appease Maya and keep her happy in 2020. “He bought her material things. He allowed her to go out with her friends,” Vicente told Martinez.
2:17 p.m.: Martinez asked Vicente how he learned through his investigation that Maya met with another man while she was separated from Larry in May-June 2020.
Vicente said he understood that Maya and Larry were separated during that time. He said he did not know if Maya was seeing another man during the separation period.
Vicente confirmed that Larry told him that Maya would become angry when he asked where she was, so he stopped asking. Vicente also said Larry told him he forgave Maya despite discovering she had an affair.
Vicente said that Larry informed Maya's family that she had an affair, but only because he sought their help in fixing their marriage.
Martinez asked if any of the family members that Vicente spoke to ever saw Larry hurt Maya, and he said none of them saw him hurt her.
2:35 p.m. Defense attorney Bonita Martinez continues her cross-examination of Chula Vista Police Department Detective Jesse Vicente.
Martinez asked Vicente about his interaction with Maya's daughters. He confirmed that one of the daughters told him she heard her mother inside the house on Jan. 8, 2021, as she played in the backyard. Vicente testified that he did not speak to the other daughter.
Martinez asked Vicente about his interaction with Maya's daughters. He confirmed that one of the daughters told him she heard her mother inside the house on Jan. 8, 2021, as she played in the backyard. Vicente testified that he did not speak to the other daughter.
2:43 p.m.: Vicente says that Larry Millete was cooperative "to a certain extent" over the several times he spoke to him during the investigation. Martinez asked if Larry volunteered additional information to police, such as which neighbors would have cameras installed at their homes and their names. "Yes... correct," Vicente replied to the string of questions from the defense.
2:48 p.m.: Martinez began asking Vicente about Maya's lifestyle. He described her as a woman dedicated to her career and family. Martinez pressed on, asking about her social lifestyle. "She had a lot of friends, and she liked to go out and meet with them... Hang out. Go to hikes, go to other people's houses. Nothing out of the ordinary," Vicente said.
Vicente also said Larry told him he didn't like Maya's drinking.
Martinez asked more about Maya's social media accounts, looking to see if Vicente found anything relevant to the investigation in them. "Messages from Facebook indicate that she was not happy in her marriage," Vicente said.
Vicente also said Larry told him he didn't like Maya's drinking.
Martinez asked more about Maya's social media accounts, looking to see if Vicente found anything relevant to the investigation in them. "Messages from Facebook indicate that she was not happy in her marriage," Vicente said.
2:55 p.m.: Vicente confirmed that his findings showed that Maya wanted to divorce Larry. He also answered questions about Maya's attitudes towards her in-laws living in their house.
3:01 p.m.: The judge interrupted Martinez's line of questioning regarding Maya's affair with a co-worker at her old job.
"I've heard from the witnesses, and I don't think that this officer should be the one who's giving an opinion about those work related issues... If there's a person you want to talk to that he has a statement from, that's fine, but I don't want him to draw generalized conclusions," the judge said.
3:10 p.m.: Martinez asked Vicente about Larry telling him that he was receiving threats, so that's why Larry did not show up or participate in public searches for Maya.
"Correct... That and that he wanted to allow us to handle the searches and look for her," Vicente said.
Vicente also mentioned that there was a break in communication between him and Larry, since Larry had sent text messages to his desk line, so he never received them.
"Correct... That and that he wanted to allow us to handle the searches and look for her," Vicente said.
Vicente also mentioned that there was a break in communication between him and Larry, since Larry had sent text messages to his desk line, so he never received them.
3:17 p.m.: Court takes a 15-minute break. The judge asked about the prosecution's remaining witnesses. She replied there are four more — all of whom have law enforcement backgrounds.
Martinez asked Vicente a series of questions about a couple who reported possibly seeing Maya nearby the Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas on Feb. 10, 2021. "I spoke with the hotel's security staff directly. And I was not I was not able to confirm if that was Maya or not. That couple went back home. There was a time delay from when she was seen and when they called the police, because they saw the news article in Hawaii. So — they called us just on the off chance that that might be May, but I have no evidence indicating that that was her," Vicente testified.
He went on to say he did not receive any other tips from any of the other hotels in that area of Las Vegas or from security staff regarding a possible sighting of Maya.
Martinez began asking about a ransom demand for Maya, but the judge said that line of questioning can begin when they return from a 15-minute break.
Martinez asked Vicente a series of questions about a couple who reported possibly seeing Maya nearby the Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas on Feb. 10, 2021. "I spoke with the hotel's security staff directly. And I was not I was not able to confirm if that was Maya or not. That couple went back home. There was a time delay from when she was seen and when they called the police, because they saw the news article in Hawaii. So — they called us just on the off chance that that might be May, but I have no evidence indicating that that was her," Vicente testified.
He went on to say he did not receive any other tips from any of the other hotels in that area of Las Vegas or from security staff regarding a possible sighting of Maya.
Martinez began asking about a ransom demand for Maya, but the judge said that line of questioning can begin when they return from a 15-minute break.
3:46 p.m.: Court returns from break. Chula Vista Police Department Detective Lorenzo Ruiz takes the stand, and the prosecution begins direct examination. Ruiz testified that he checked with Uber to see if there were any pickups at the Millete home between 5 p.m. on Jan. 7, 2021, to Jan. 8, 2021, at 9 a.m.
Ruiz said there were no pickups during that timeframe, and when he made another inquiry at a later date to expand that timeframe, there were still no pickups.
Ruiz also said when he asked Navy Federal Credit Union about Maya's debit card usage on Jan. 19, 2021, they told him there were no new charges, aside from automatic payments, on it.
The CVPD detective also said he followed up with Border Patrol and ICE to confirm whether any of the Milletes' vehicles had crossed any Border Patrol checkpoints or port of entries around the time of Maya's disappearance. He said the only incident was from Jan. 3, 2021, at the Campo Border Patrol checkpoint.
He clarified that the stop automatically converts the time to Eastern Standard Time, so that's why earlier discussion in court about that same stop said it happened on Jan. 4, 2021.
Ruiz said there were no pickups during that timeframe, and when he made another inquiry at a later date to expand that timeframe, there were still no pickups.
Ruiz also said when he asked Navy Federal Credit Union about Maya's debit card usage on Jan. 19, 2021, they told him there were no new charges, aside from automatic payments, on it.
The CVPD detective also said he followed up with Border Patrol and ICE to confirm whether any of the Milletes' vehicles had crossed any Border Patrol checkpoints or port of entries around the time of Maya's disappearance. He said the only incident was from Jan. 3, 2021, at the Campo Border Patrol checkpoint.
He clarified that the stop automatically converts the time to Eastern Standard Time, so that's why earlier discussion in court about that same stop said it happened on Jan. 4, 2021.
3:50 p.m.: Ruiz reads a letter that was handwritten by Maya and addressed to Larry in court — CVPD had found it when it executed a search warrant at the Millete home on Jan. 23, 2021. The letter was dated for Aug. 27, 2020, and it detailed Maya's grievances with their marriage.
4:05 p.m.: Ruiz walks the prosecution through more of the evidence uncovered during searches at the Millete home, including another search from Oct. 19, 2021. Some of the evidence included screenshots from Maya's HP laptop and a MacBook computer, which Ruiz said investigators determined Larry was the primary user of.
The screenshots from the HP laptop showed Google searches from Aug. 2020, including "is manhandling a wife physical abuse?" "physical abuse manifesting years after in a marriage," and "can you track an iphone if it's on airplane mode?"
"Subliminal wife training" and "training your wife subliminal" were Google searches from Nov. 2020 on the MacBook.
Ruiz testified that those searches were significant for the investigation since it gave a sense of the control Larry had over Maya.
Another item included Maya's passport, which expired on Nov. 29, 2020.
Ruiz read another handwritten letter, this time from Larry to Maya. In that letter, Larry wrote that he became controlling because he was afraid to lose her.
"And I regret that you feel so suffocated. I regret all the missed opportunities to treat you like a treasured gift from God. I'm not surprised that you want to keep your heart for me when I haven't kept it safe. I know I haven't been safe in the past," Ruiz read from the letter on the stand.
Ruiz also identified spellbooks, and items from Maya's Louis Vuitton purse — including her work IDs and credit cards. The purses were found in a shelf in the master bedroom.
Ruiz also said investigators found a burned credit card and what appeared to be a letter or envelope in the chimney during the search on Oct. 19, 2021.
Police also found a piece of luggage stuffed with cold season attire, like sweaters and beanies, during the Oct. 2021 search.
The prosecution finished direct examination.
The screenshots from the HP laptop showed Google searches from Aug. 2020, including "is manhandling a wife physical abuse?" "physical abuse manifesting years after in a marriage," and "can you track an iphone if it's on airplane mode?"
"Subliminal wife training" and "training your wife subliminal" were Google searches from Nov. 2020 on the MacBook.
Ruiz testified that those searches were significant for the investigation since it gave a sense of the control Larry had over Maya.
Another item included Maya's passport, which expired on Nov. 29, 2020.
Ruiz read another handwritten letter, this time from Larry to Maya. In that letter, Larry wrote that he became controlling because he was afraid to lose her.
"And I regret that you feel so suffocated. I regret all the missed opportunities to treat you like a treasured gift from God. I'm not surprised that you want to keep your heart for me when I haven't kept it safe. I know I haven't been safe in the past," Ruiz read from the letter on the stand.
Ruiz also identified spellbooks, and items from Maya's Louis Vuitton purse — including her work IDs and credit cards. The purses were found in a shelf in the master bedroom.
Ruiz also said investigators found a burned credit card and what appeared to be a letter or envelope in the chimney during the search on Oct. 19, 2021.
Police also found a piece of luggage stuffed with cold season attire, like sweaters and beanies, during the Oct. 2021 search.
The prosecution finished direct examination.
4:18 p.m.: The defense begins its cross-examination of CVPD detective Lorenzo Ruiz. Martinez asks Ruiz about the searches of the home, and what stood out to him.
"The one thing that stands out in my mind was the hole that was in the master bedroom door that had since been patched," Ruiz testified. "I thought that was definitely of significance. It did not appear to be an accidental hole, more of an intentional damage to the door. Specifically, the master bedroom. I thought that was pretty significant."
4:27 p.m.: Martinez asks if Ruiz and CVPD found any more handwritten letters from Maya during the search from Jan. 2021. The judge shot the question down, saying that was more appropriate for a discovery setting.
4:31 p.m.: Court concludes for the day. Cross examination of Detective Ruiz will resume Monday afternoon to accommodate his schedule, since he works the night shift.
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"The one thing that stands out in my mind was the hole that was in the master bedroom door that had since been patched," Ruiz testified. "I thought that was definitely of significance. It did not appear to be an accidental hole, more of an intentional damage to the door. Specifically, the master bedroom. I thought that was pretty significant."
4:27 p.m.: Martinez asks if Ruiz and CVPD found any more handwritten letters from Maya during the search from Jan. 2021. The judge shot the question down, saying that was more appropriate for a discovery setting.
4:31 p.m.: Court concludes for the day. Cross examination of Detective Ruiz will resume Monday afternoon to accommodate his schedule, since he works the night shift.
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Thank You for posting this, @GuyfromCanada. Wow. Full of details, and that video clip of Maya's jeep. Vicente comes right out saying he thinks Larry did it, he disappeared Maya. 
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And that’s my biggest worry. He will appeal, win that appeal, get a new trial, new lawyer and start all over again.
If he has any brains at all, he needs to dump this lawyer and find someone competent to defend him a trial.
His current lawyer is not helping his situation.
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It is just a preliminary hearing and it will most likely go to trial. And, if the case goes to trial, LM will most likely get a criminal lawyer to represent him. IMO his current lawyer is more adapt in family law and imo lacks court room procedures.
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Tealgrove
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From testimony and evidence presented at hearing, it appears Maya began enduring emotional and physical abuse by LM long before she disappeared.
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I continue to wonder why LM held on to this unqualified family law attorney for so long. She served him poorly during preliminary hearing making both her and LM look foolish. Perhaps LM didn't want to spend his investments on qualified criminal defense lawyer?
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Yes, financial abuse too. Through his attorney, the accused is defending his use of coercion, calling it concern (attempting to control her decisions, her associations, her social media, her communication amd contact, her access to her own money and even her own thinking).
That last work day when May messaged her boss, saying she didn't feel like she was able to focus adequately on work (get enough done), I suspect it had nothing to do with her children; more likely she was being harassed by the over-sized toddler from whom she was attempting to break free.
Tragically it is too late for May but thankfully her voice was preserved -- in conversations with those who are bravely speaking for her now, exposing DV for the scourge that it is. Love-bombing and its evil twin gas-lighting. Guilt, manipulation, coercion, restriction.
There's got to be a safe way out.
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I caught a portion of the hearing yesterday. The testimony was centered on Uber - the Detective was being asked about the dates/time he inquired about. Then his lawyer asked the Detective "what about Fed Ex"? Did any of you hear that exchange? I busted up laughing out loud, WTH? This is def an unusual prelim hearing, IMO.
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Lol I heard that question about Fed Ex. I couldn’t stop laughing.
However, I kinda feel sorry for her as she is not well versed in criminal preliminary hearings or Uber services .
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I think he knows he is going to trial and probably saving his money for a top notch criminal lawyer. Jmo
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Top notch criminal lawyer? We'll see where that goes. So far his game plan has not served him well.
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