Lance Benzel on Twitter
#PatrickFrazee trial is done for the day after prosecutors ran thru all their scheduled witnesses early.
#KelseyBerreth @csgazette
2:16 PM - 5 Nov 2019
Lance Benzel on Twitter
Among the highlights of afternoon session was admission of hand-written doc — found at
#PatrickFrazee ranch — in which he lays out time line of events surrounding
#KelseyBerreth’s disappearance. He says he met her at 12:30 p.m. to exchange child.
2:18 PM - 5 Nov 2019
Lance Benzel on Twitter
This is plainly contradicted by surveillance from multiple locations and receipts charting their movements.
#PatrickFrazee #KelseyBerreth
2:19 PM - 5 Nov 2019
Elise Schmelzer on Twitter
Testimony so far this afternoon has focused on two turning points in investigation of
#KelseyBerreth disappearance: a blood stain her brother found on the bottom of her toilet, and the last time her phone ever pinged a cell tower. That ping in southern ID lead them to key witness
2:20PM - 5 Nov 2019
Elise Schmelzer on Twitter
Prosecutors have also talked about finances between Berreth and
#PatrickFrazee. Frazee was late on payments on a $72k loan and had been paying Berreth $700/month in child support for many months. His brother earlier said the family had clashed over deceased dad’s $400k estate.
2:20 PM - 5 Nov 2019
Elise Schmelzer on Twitter
One prosecutor said financial situation would become important part of case — not entirely clear how just yet.
2:20 PM - 5 Nov 2019
Elise Schmelzer on Twitter
Prosecutors seem to be setting up for testimony for key witness Krystal Lee Kenney, Frazee’s lover who told police he killed Berreth. Prosecutors are asking witnesses about Kenney’s role.
2:20 PM - 5 Nov 2019
Elise Schmelzer on Twitter
We ended early today — prosecution ran out of witnesses for today. I am thankful for this because that means I get to run in the sunlight! Maybe!
2:20 PM - 5 Nov 2019
Lance Benzel on Twitter
We also heard CBI Agent Gregg Slater review other evidence pointing possible motive. That includes letter showing
#PatrickFrazee was in default in a $72k loan. He had been paying
#KelseyBerreth $700/mo in child support but made last payment in June 2019.
@csgazette
2:21 PM - 5 Nov 2019
Sam Kraemer @SamKraemerTV
Some afternoon notes: - Police found interesting financial records when searching the Frazee Ranch on Dec. 14-15. - A letter shows he “defaulted” on a $70k+ loan, missing a payment on Dec. 1. - CBI Agent Gregg Slater says Frazee paid Berreth $700/month in child support
2:24 PM - 5 Nov 2019
Sam Kraemer @SamKraemerTV
Just like that, Court is done for the say. Prosecutors “ran out of witnesses” in comparison to what they were expecting. Judge Scott Sells says we’re still on pace.
@KOAA #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee
2:22 PM - 5 Nov 2019
Lance Benzel on Twitter
Slater said investigators also found half-completed court forms for a child custody issue, though none were filed.
#PatrickFrazee #KelseyBerreth @csgazette
2:23 PM - 5 Nov 2019
Sam Kraemer @SamKraemerTV
Those child support payments were made from Oct 2017 (child’s birth) to July 2018, and Slater noted one of the last payments was about $150 short with “registration and taxes” written on the check.
@KOAA #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee
2:25 PM - 5 Nov 2019
Lance Benzel on Twitter
And Slater covered a fateful discovery: when investigators received phone records showing that
#PatrickFrazee called Krystal Lee Kenney at roughly 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 22, about when he was allegedly seen leaving
#KelseyBerreth’s house.
2:26 PM - 5 Nov 2019
Sam Kraemer on Twitter
They also touched on a handwritten note from Frazee that appears to be an alibi for Nov. 22. View the top paragraph of this email for what that note said.
@KOAA #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee
2:27 PM - 5 Nov 2019
Lance Benzel on Twitter
At the time, Slater knew that
#KelseyBerreth’s phone had last pinged in Idaho, near where Krystal Kenney lived. “It sparked my interest, yes,” he said on stand.
#PatrickFrazee @csgazette
2:27 PM - 5 Nov 2019
Sam Kraemer on Twitter
As we reported in the days leading up to Frazee’s arrest, Slater said cell phone records were key. Upon seizing Frazee’s phone, they saw he made a call to a number later identified belonging to Krystal Kenney around the time police say he left Berreth’s home.
@KOAA
2:29 PM - 5 Nov 2019
Sam Kraemer on Twitter
When they determined the phone number Frazee called was in Idaho, combined with knowledge Berreth’s phone last pinged in Idaho, Slater says they focused on foul play & Frazee being a suspect.
@KOAA #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee
2:31 PM - 5 Nov 2019
Lance Benzel on Twitter
June 2018!
2:32 PM - 5 Nov 2019
Carol McKinley on Twitter
The jury has gone home for the day in
#PatrickFrazee's murder trial. Judge Sells-" prosecution has run out of witnesses" due to travel arrangements. Parties are in closed court now. This afternoon spent corroborating facts. 830 Wednesday start
#kelseyberreth @ABC
2:35 PM - 5 Nov 2019
Lance Benzel on Twitter
As for the black tote that allegedly changed positions in
#PatrickFrazee pickup, defense attorney Adam Steigerwald suggested an alternate explanation. He pointed out that Frazee stopped at a Walmart and purchased a number of large items including dog food.
@csgazette
2:36 PM - 5 Nov 2019
Lance Benzel on Twitter
Testimony resumes at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. Please follow
@JakobRodgers for continuing updates. He will be manning the tweets for the next couple days at least, then I’ll be back.
#PatrickFrazee #KelseyBerreth @csgazette
2:41 PM - 5 Nov 2019
Elise Schmelzer on Twitter
On a lighter note in what is a very serious case: Only one person (who I'm not going to name) has had a slip of the tongue in court and accidentally called
#PatrickFrazee "Patrick Swayze" in front of everyone.
3:06 PM - 5 Nov 2019
Allison Sylte on Twitter
Nov. 22, 2018 was the last day
#KelseyBerreth was seen alive. Surveillance video paints a pretty accurate picture of what she and her fiance were doing -- and the painstaking efforts investigators took to find out that information.
#9NEWS
3:12 PM - 5 Nov 2019
Ashley Franco on Twitter
We got out of court a little early today. The last investigator to testify explained how they found custody papers in
#PatrickFrazee home. They were dated August 9, 2018.
@KKTV11News #KelseyBerreth
3:29 PM - 5 Nov 2019
Ashley Franco on Twitter
We also learn
#PatrickFrazee hired a lawyer to help with those custody papers. They were never filed, but they existed. We've heard rumors about this before. It was confirmed today.
@KKTV11News #KelseyBerreth
3:30 PM - 5 Nov 2019
Ashley Franco on Twitter
Another thing about the couples daughter. Investigators say from Oct 2017-July 2018
#PatrickFrazee was paying about $700 in child support to
#KelseyBerreth. The child support money was not court ordered.
3:31 PM - 5 Nov 2019