According to LS's youtube recap of the Motions hearing, after BM's defense attorney IE spoke for about 20 minutes, Prosecutor Hurlbert addressed the court for about 6 minutes where he did say that the State does not need SM's body to prosecute her murder case.
Hurlbert also cited the following 40-year case below that was solved by advancements with DNA that Hulbert told the court can also happen here, and why the state should not release BM's property held in evidence.
At the conclusion of the prosecution's argument, the Judge immediately denied the defense's motion (as if not to give IE an opportunity to interject any further comment, per LS).
Coincidentally, Judge Groome precided over this 40-year case cited by Hulbert and was prosecuted by Linda Stanley.
The convicted defendant, Alan Phillips, arrested last year for the 1982 homicides, will be sentenced on Nov 7.
https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/murder-conviction-alan-lee-phillips/73-187976c6-92e2-42e2-9164-1d25f6cfd58c