CO CO - Kelsie Schelling, 21, pregnant, Pueblo, 4 Feb 2013 *Arrest* #2

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Colette Bordelon [URL='https://twitter.com/ColetteBordelon']@ColetteBordelon [/URL]1m
However, he can say these minerals are not likely to be found north of #ColoradoSprings. In most of his past experience, soil found in a car has been tracked in from shoes. @KOAA

Colette Bordelon @ColetteBordelon 6m
The expert believes the samples found in #Schelling's car were deposited by streams or rivers (transported by water, in some way). But, the defense pointed out he cannot say how long the soil was in the car.
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Colette Bordelon @ColetteBordelon 5m
Based on the expert's knowledge, he created a map showing the concentration of amazonite near #Pueblo. Here's a snapshot of the general area we saw. If you trace Hwy 78 toward Beulah, where the highway intersects with 165, that's where the highest concentration was (roughly).


Colette Bordelon @ColetteBordelon 10m
When analyzing the dirt, he found feldspar, quartz, and amazonite. The amazonite is a unique mineral, associated with Pikes Peak granite. It can be found from Colorado Springs to south of Pueblo, and becomes more concentrated the further it gets from Pikes Peak. @KOAA


Colette Bordelon @ColetteBordelon 12m
After the retired FBI Agent, an expert in soil science and geology took the stand. He was given six samples of dirt/soil collected from #Schelling's car in 2013, to try and determine where they originated. @KOAA

Colette Bordelon @ColetteBordelon 13m
LUNCH: Before I jump into what else happened, I want to address my typos in previous tweets. I know "illicit" comes with the double L, but I was today years old when I learned it's spelled: cul-de-sac. Alright, back to the trial.

 

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https://twitter.com/CarolAMcKinley/status/1366748572620840962?s=20

strongest piece of forensic evidence so far

 

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Kasia Kerridge TV

Kasia Kerridge TV 2h ·

SCHELLING/LUCAS TRIAL DAY 10 (1/2): A girl testified today that when she was 13 years old in April 2013 (two months after Kelsie went missing), her and her family set up posters of Kelsie around her neighborhood, which was also apparently the neighborhood Sara Lucas lived in.

She said they put up a poster on a tree near Sara’s house, Donthe Lucas saw and asked them to leave. The girl testified Sara came home, “threatened her family” and called the police. The signs apparently said nothing about Donthe, only Kelsie.

A former FBI agent who searched Lucas’ grandmother’s backyard (where he lived) and Kelsie’s car in Oct. 2013 took the stand. She said they dug up one part of the backyard and had a K9 unit, but did not find anything.

 

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Brandon Thompson [URL='https://twitter.com/BThompsonNews']@BThompsonNews [/URL]2m
So far this afternoon, we have heard from a series of forensic experts that testified about items collected and tested and their purpose is confusing. Here's why: There wase a finger print expert, forensic examiner, and cell phone expert. The Cellphone expert testified they

Brandon Thompson [URL='https://twitter.com/BThompsonNews']@BThompsonNews [/URL]2m
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got on the plane. Finally, we heard from the person who lived in the Manor Ridge home where Lucas's grand mother used to live. During the April 2017 excavation of the backyard, this person testified that Lucas showed up unexpecttedly at the front door, saying he "knew someone"

Brandon Thompson [URL='https://twitter.com/BThompsonNews']@BThompsonNews [/URL]2m
who lived in the home and kept checking the backyard. Here's what else has happened today:


“I can honestly say I was scared at the time”: Donthe Lucas’ neighbor takes the stand Tuesday
PUEBLO, Colo. — The man accused in the 2013 murder of Kelsie Schelling returned to a Pueblo County courtroom on Tuesday. Kelsie Schelling was last seen in Pueblo in February of 2013. Schellin…
fox21news.com

 

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Colette Bordelon @ColetteBordelon 2m
But the last question for Dr. Moore from the prosecution was if the stains were consistent with baby formula. Dr. Moore said that is a possibility. #KelsieSchelling #DontheLucas @KOAA

Colette Bordelon @ColetteBordelon 1m
"It really didn't provide much information. Simply, that this was a stain," Dr. Moore said on the stand. He cannot say if it is a chemical produced by a deceased woman, and more specifically, #Schelling. He can't even say if the two stains happened at the same time. @KOAA


Colette Bordelon @ColetteBordelon 2m
Then, Dr. Chad Moore who currently works at Quantico took the stand. He analyzed the white stains collected from #Schelling's trunk liner. He found proteins and fatty acids in the powdery (or crystal-y) substance, meaning it could come from humans, animals, or plants. @KOAA
Colette Bordelon @ColetteBordelon 6m
Defense points out it's beyond the analyst's scope to say why the print is there, or the intent behind it, and cannot say that even though the hand print looks large on the headrest, that it would belong to a large man, like #Lucas. @KOAA

Colette Bordelon @ColetteBordelon 6m
You may remember a headrest was taken from #Schelling's car, and this CBI expert analyzed it. We saw a picture of it in the courtroom, where you can see a palm outlined by a yellow light source, but it wasn't enough to warrant a comparison with other prints (like Lucas'). @KOAA

Colette Bordelon @ColetteBordelon 6m
BREAK: First witness on the stand after lunch currently works with CSPD, but in 2014 she worked for the CBI. She explained the difference between a record print (a controlled fingerprint at the DMV, for instance) and a latent print (a chance recording of the same skin). @KOAA

 

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Colette Bordelon [URL='https://twitter.com/ColetteBordelon']@ColetteBordelon [/URL]31m
Vivian Lucas, who had lived at the home prior to the Lobato family, took the stand last week. Here's an exclusive sketch of the 94-year-old woman, who was so tiny you could barely see her head over the witness stand. #KelsieSchelling #DontheLucas @KOAA


[URL='https://twitter.com/ColetteBordelon']Colette Bordelon @ColetteBordelon 33m
The defense points out that #Lucas was not rude to Lobato, didn't threaten her, and never asked to come inside the home. He stayed on the front porch during this short encounter. Still, Lobato admits to the prosecution that it was a little unsettling. @KOAA[/URL]
Colette Bordelon [URL='https://twitter.com/ColetteBordelon']@ColetteBordelon [/URL]34m
She said the interaction was quick: #Lucas apparently told Lobato he knew someone who had lived there, but says he seemed more focused on what was going on around her. She thought he was looking at the backyard (which you could see through a sliding door/window). @KOAA

Colette Bordelon [URL='https://twitter.com/ColetteBordelon']@ColetteBordelon [/URL]35m
Lobato remembered coming home with a friend on April 7, and when they got there, it was just the two girls at the house. Then, a knock at the door she was "certainly" not expecting: #DontheLucas was at the house. @KOAA

Colette Bordelon @ColetteBordelon 37m
We heard from Melea Lobato, who's family lived in the residence previously owned by Lucas' grandmother (the Lobatos lived there in 2017; Lucas' in 2013). In 2017, she was in high school and in April of that year, her backyard was being excavated in a search related to #Schelling.

 

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Colette Bordelon [URL='https://twitter.com/ColetteBordelon']@ColetteBordelon [/URL]22m
#Lucas also couldn't keep his story straight about the ATM; he would break down and cry whenever he talked about #Schelling; and he had nothing to do with her disappearance. @KOAA

[URL='https://twitter.com/ColetteBordelon']Colette Bordelon @ColetteBordelon [/URL]25m
#Lucas also admits to Suhr he was the person seen in the Walmart surveillance footage, and that he moved the car to St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center. Prosecutors say he also admitted to that in 2017. @KOAA

Colette Bordelon [URL='https://twitter.com/ColetteBordelon']@ColetteBordelon [/URL]27m
#Lucas characterized #Schelling as a "best friend" because she basically paid for everything. #Lucas asserted he and #Schelling would do drugs together, like cocaine. Lucas also told Suhr a man he did not know picked Schelling up the last time he saw her. @KOAA

Colette Bordelon [URL='https://twitter.com/ColetteBordelon']@ColetteBordelon [/URL]29m
#Lucas apparently told Suhr law enforcement claimed he was the last person to see #Schelling. #Lucas said #Schelling wasn't pregnant with his child, and Schelling had said several times in the past she was pregnant with his child. @KOAA

Colette Bordelon [URL='https://twitter.com/ColetteBordelon']@ColetteBordelon [/URL]32m
The next time the two hung out, Suhr started asking questions about that moment during the basketball game. That's when #Lucas began opening up to her about #Schelling. He told her #Schelling was his ex-girlfriend, who said she was pregnant with #Lucas' child in 2013. @KOAA

[URL='https://twitter.com/ColetteBordelon']Colette Bordelon @ColetteBordelon 34mAfter the two had met a few times, they were playing basketball at a park in #Pueblo. That's when a man with a camera approached #Lucas and began questioning him about #Schelling. After that, the two went inside #Lucas' car and drove to his grandmother's home. @KOAA[/URL]
Colette Bordelon [URL='https://twitter.com/ColetteBordelon']@ColetteBordelon [/URL]36m
Suhr first reached out to #Lucas on Facebook, and they exchanged numbers. About two to three weeks later, the two met in person in #Pueblo. At that point, the two were just getting to know each other. @KOAA

Colette Bordelon [URL='https://twitter.com/ColetteBordelon']@ColetteBordelon [/URL]37m
The final witness on the (virtual) stand today is Lauren Suhr, who now lives in Washington. In April of 2016, she lived in #ColoradoSprings and was trying to gather information from #Lucas about #Schelling. The two met up several times, in many different places. @KOAA

Colette Bordelon [URL='https://twitter.com/ColetteBordelon']@ColetteBordelon [/URL]45m
Next up on the stand is Alisha Lobato, who is not related to Melea Lobato, who we heard from before. The two girls are just good friends. Alisha was with Melea when #DontheLucas came to the house on April 7, 2017. "It made me a little nervous because we were home alone, young."

 

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Kasia Kerridge [URL='https://twitter.com/KasiaKerridgeTV']@KasiaKerridgeTV [/URL]33m
SCHELLING/LUCAS TRIAL DAY 10 (2/2): Many forensic examiners took the stand today, giving details of a handprint on Kelsie's headrest, dirt found in Kelsie's car and two white stains in her trunk. @KKTV11News

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Two girls took the stand today, one girl and her family lived in Lucas' grandmother's house in 2017 (Lucas' family no longer lived there). They testified that in April 2017 Lucas showed up to the house, knocked on the door and said he knew someone that used to live there.

[URL='https://twitter.com/KasiaKerridgeTV']Kasia Kerridge @KasiaKerridgeTV [/URL]32m
At this time, officials were digging up the backyard in relation to Kelsie's case. Both girls said the interaction was brief, but it appeared Lucas was looking into the backyard.

 

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Colette Bordelon @ColetteBordelon 22m
#Lucas also couldn't keep his story straight about the ATM; he would break down and cry whenever he talked about #Schelling; and he had nothing to do with her disappearance. @KOAA

Colette Bordelon @ColetteBordelon 25m
#Lucas also admits to Suhr he was the person seen in the Walmart surveillance footage, and that he moved the car to St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center. Prosecutors say he also admitted to that in 2017. @KOAA

Colette Bordelon @ColetteBordelon 27m
#Lucas characterized #Schelling as a "best friend" because she basically paid for everything. #Lucas asserted he and #Schelling would do drugs together, like cocaine. Lucas also told Suhr a man he did not know picked Schelling up the last time he saw her. @KOAA

Colette Bordelon @ColetteBordelon 29m
#Lucas apparently told Suhr law enforcement claimed he was the last person to see #Schelling. #Lucas said #Schelling wasn't pregnant with his child, and Schelling had said several times in the past she was pregnant with his child. @KOAA

Colette Bordelon @ColetteBordelon 32m
The next time the two hung out, Suhr started asking questions about that moment during the basketball game. That's when #Lucas began opening up to her about #Schelling. He told her #Schelling was his ex-girlfriend, who said she was pregnant with #Lucas' child in 2013. @KOAA

Colette Bordelon @ColetteBordelon 34mAfter the two had met a few times, they were playing basketball at a park in #Pueblo. That's when a man with a camera approached #Lucas and began questioning him about #Schelling. After that, the two went inside #Lucas' car and drove to his grandmother's home. @KOAA
Colette Bordelon @ColetteBordelon 36m
Suhr first reached out to #Lucas on Facebook, and they exchanged numbers. About two to three weeks later, the two met in person in #Pueblo. At that point, the two were just getting to know each other. @KOAA

Colette Bordelon @ColetteBordelon 37m
The final witness on the (virtual) stand today is Lauren Suhr, who now lives in Washington. In April of 2016, she lived in #ColoradoSprings and was trying to gather information from #Lucas about #Schelling. The two met up several times, in many different places. @KOAA

Colette Bordelon @ColetteBordelon 45m
Next up on the stand is Alisha Lobato, who is not related to Melea Lobato, who we heard from before. The two girls are just good friends. Alisha was with Melea when #DontheLucas came to the house on April 7, 2017. "It made me a little nervous because we were home alone, young."

Is this a different girl that initiated contact with Lucas in an effort to get information out of him? Am I reading that right?

WHAT IN THE EVER LOVING HELL....

 

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Is this a different girl that initiated contact with Lucas in an effort to get information out of him? Am I reading that right?

WHAT IN THE EVER LOVING HELL....

Reportedly, Martin was taken into custody and transported to Pueblo from Phoenix to testify. Was she in custody because she was charged with contempt?

I don't like her testimony here -- I think she inserted herself in this trial. Bizarre... MOO

Yes, a different witness. Ms. Martin is the person that fell in love with Lucas, and she testified on Monday.

 

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Monday morning, the court heard from Kim Pearce, the lead office administrator for the Southside Landfill, who testified that between 5 p.m. Feb. 5 and 5:30 a.m. Feb. 6, an unknown person damaged a padlock that secured an entrance gate to the landfill off Highway 78.

The landfill is a short distance from the Regency neighborhood where Lucas was living with his grandmother on Manor Ridge Drive. Earlier in the trial, cell phone experts testified Lucas’ phone pinged off a tower in the area of the landfill the night of Feb. 5.

Pearce testified that whomever damaged the lock did not break it completely and did not gain access to the site with their vehicle, though she did not rule out that someone may have breached the gate, as well as a second gate further onto the landfill property, on foot.

After observing the lock tampering, landfill officials informed police and showed them security video surveillance that showed the headlights of a vehicle idling nearby at some point overnight while the site was closed.

The camera that recorded the footage was positioned too far from the road to see the make or model of the vehicle, nor any person or persons inside.

Neal said that illegal trash dumps and people trying to access the landfill overnight has happened about 5-10 times in her 13 years working there but said the 2013 incident was the only time she’d ever had to replace a damaged lock.

Maestas, who said he worked for the Southside Landfill for at least 16 years, said he has seen a handful of incidents where a tampered-with lock had to be replaced, typically when people were illegally dumping trash.

He noted that no illegally dumped trash was found on the site Feb. 6.
Donthe Lucas trial: Experts testify in Kelsie Schelling disappearance

 

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I actually think there's a high chance 50% Donthe walks.

 

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Day 11 of the #DontheLucas trial will see star witness Lauren Suhr con't testimony from Olympia, Wash via Webex, originally got involved with Lucas to trap him into giving her info as a citizen sleuth...then fell in love with him. #kelsieschelling @ABC2020 https://t.co/Pyiauzx0La

 

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Tweet from Collette

 

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Id be nervous as a hog on ice waiting for this verdict if i were the family.

 

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Colette Bordelon @ColetteBordelon 27m
Eight years after #KelsieSchelling disappeared, it’s now the eleventh day of the #DontheLucas murder trial in #Pueblo. He’s accused of killing her. We should start today with Lauren Suhr, the last witness on the stand Tuesday. I’ll update this thread on breaks. @KOAA

 

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Donthe Lucas trial witness died in Denver, police investigation as homicide

 

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Donthe Lucas trial witness died in Denver, police investigation as homicide

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Brandon Thompson @BThompsonNews 28s
Day 11 of Donthe Lucas's trial for the murder of Kelsie Schelling begins with finishing testimony from Lauren Suhr--who said she met and talked to Donthe in order to get information from him about Kelsie. Suhr's landlord and friend knew Laura Saxton and Lucas's defense team

Brandon Thompson [URL='https://twitter.com/BThompsonNews']@BThompsonNews [/URL]25s
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we haven't gotten to what the testable hairs are). So far, there's little evidentiary value in this testimony that looks bad for Lucas, simply that his DNA was found on his clothes. There are 6 more reports to go through, but based on the order of reports admitted so far,

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they're after Lucas's 2017 arrest.

 

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Kasia Kerridge [URL='https://twitter.com/KasiaKerridgeTV']@KasiaKerridgeTV [/URL]48s
BREAKING: Just learned a witness who was supposed to testify on behalf of the prosecution (Kelsie's team) was killed in Denver. Denver PD say 31-year-old Roxann Martinez was killed by gunshot on February 25. @KKTV11News