GUILTY IN - Kimberly Dyer, 31, burned, tortured, mutilated, murdered, Elkhart, 22 Oct 2019 *Arrests*

[FrostedGlass]

Updates for Owen:

04/19/2021 = Motion For Transport Order
State of Indiana files Motion for Transportation Order Witness Separation.
Filed By: State of Indiana
File Stamp: 04/19/2021

04/19/2021 = Motion For Transport Order
State of Indiana files Motion for Transportation Order Witness Separation.
Filed By: State of Indiana
File Stamp: 04/19/2021

04/19/2021 = Motion For Transport Order
State of Indiana files Motion for Transportation Order Witness Separation.
Filed By: State of Indiana
File Stamp: 04/19/2021

04/20/2021 = Transport Order Entered
Transport Order entered - Porter. cj
Order Signed:04/19/2021

04/20/2021 = Transport Order Entered
Transport Order entered - Bingaman. cj
Order Signed: 04/19/2021

04/20/2021 = Transport Order Entered
Transport Order entered - DeLater. cj
Order Signed: 04/19/2021

04/21/2021 = Automated ENotice Issued to Parties
Transport Order Entered ---- 4/20/2021 : Elkhart County Probation;Vicki Elaine Becker;Fay Schwartz;Jeffrey Majerek;Victim Assistance Transport Order Entered ---- 4/20/2021 : Elkhart County Probation;Vicki Elaine Becker;Fay Schwartz;Jeffrey Majerek;Victim Assistance Transport Order Entered ---- 4/20/2021 : Elkhart County Probation;Vicki Elaine Becker;Fay Schwartz;Jeffrey Majerek;Victim Assistance

04/21/2021 = Document Filed
State of Indiana files Request for Grant of Use Immunity. cj
File Stamp:04/20/2021

04/21/2021 = Order Issued
Order Concerning Use Immunity entered. cj
Order Signed:04/20/2021

 

[FrostedGlass]

Angulo are the same as above except for this one:

04/19/2021 = Administrative Event
Court declines to accept for filing or to act upon letter purportedly from the defendant's mother filed on April 13, 2021 because she has no standing to act on behalf of the defendant in this criminal proceeding. cj
File Stamp: 04/14/2021

 

[FrostedGlass]

Blurb in front of a paywall:
Prosecutors say she was confined in the basement of a southeast Elkhart home for hours, abused in an effort to force her to confess to being a police informant on drug activity, before she was killed and her body was dumped in Michigan.
Jury hears disturbing details about murder of Kimberly Dyer - News Break

 

[Theoneguy]

Jurors begin hearing case of two men accused in woman's torture, murder

 

[FrostedGlass]

Jurors begin hearing case of two men accused in woman's torture, murder

Thanks for the link.
Have you been watching the live stream?

 

[Theoneguy]

Thanks for the link.
Have you been watching the live stream?

I have not do u have a link

 

[FrostedGlass]

I have not do u have a link

He usually starts at 8:30 and goes until 5 or later.
Elkhart Circuit Court; Judge Christofeno
IN Court Streams - IN Court Streams

 

[Theoneguy]

He usually starts at 8:30 and goes until 5 or later.
Elkhart Circuit Court; Judge Christofeno
IN Court Streams - IN Court Streams

Awesome I’ll have to check that out tomorrow morning

 

[Niner]

Thursday, April 22nd:
*Trial continues (Day 4) (@ 8:30am CT) – IN – Kimberly Dyer (31) (occurred from Oct. 21 to Oct. 22, 2019, Elkhart); not found & Robert Curtis Porter (32/now 33) serious injuries during robbery (Oct. 21-22, 2019) - for *Mario M. Angulo, Jr. (19/now 20) arrested & charged (12/19/19) with murder, robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, 2 counts of criminal confinement & life without parole enhancement. Held without bond. DA will seek life without parole.
Trial began on 4/19/21 with jury selection.
Court info from 12/19/19 thru 4/15/21 reference post #272 here:
IN - Kimberly Dyer, 31, burned, tortured, mutilated, murdered, Elkhart, 22 Oct 2019 *Arrests*
for *Donald R. Owen, Jr. (20/now 22) arrested & charged (12/19/19) with murder, robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, 2 counts of criminal confinement & life without parole enhancement. Held without bond. DA will seek life without parole.
Trial began on 4/19/21 with jury selection.
Kimberly info & court info from 12/19/19 thru 4/12/21 reference post #264 here:
IN - Kimberly Dyer, 31, burned, tortured, mutilated, murdered, Elkhart, 22 Oct 2019 *Arrests*
4/19/21 Monday, Day 1 of Jury Selection: Jury has been selected. Trial continues on 4/20/21.
4/20/21 Tuesday Day 2 of trial: Opening statements by both sides. State witnesses: Detectives and LE. Both: Transport Order for Porter, Bingaman & DeLater. Angulo: Court declines to accept for filing or to act upon letter purportedly from the defendant's mother filed on 4/13/21 because she has no standing to act on behalf of the defendant in this criminal proceeding. No other info available. Trial continues on 4/21/21.
4/21/21 Wednesday Day 3 of trial: State of IN files request for Grant of Use Immunity (2 of them-no names mentioned). Jurors heard about the final days of Kimberly Dyer’s life. Prosecutors say she was confined in the basement of a southeast Elkhart home for hours, abused in an effort to force her to confess to being a police informant on drug activity, before she was killed and her body was dumped in Michigan. No other info available on what is going on. Trial continues on 4/22/21.
*Matthew A.P. Murzynski (24/now 25) – Plead guilty to counts of aiding, inducing or causing a robbery that resulted in serious bodily injury; and aiding, inducing or causing criminal confinement; along with a criminal gang sentencing enhancement. Sentencing on 5/6/21.

 

[JerseyGirl]

At least one jury member became physically ill while hearing testimony as a joint murder trial continued Wednesday.

Jury hears about autopsy during murder trial

 

[FrostedGlass]

At least one jury member became physically ill while hearing testimony as a joint murder trial continued Wednesday.

Jury hears about autopsy during murder trial

Thanks for the link.

I've been watching the live steam; this is a tough one to sit through.

 

[Niner]

At least one jury member became physically ill while hearing testimony as a joint murder trial continued Wednesday.

Jury hears about autopsy during murder trial

ACK!!! I can't access this link - anyone give a 10% synopsis on this one for me??!! TIA!

 

[Niner]

Friday, April 23rd:
*Trial continues (Day 5) (@ 8:30am CT) – IN – Kimberly Dyer (31) (occurred from Oct. 21 to Oct. 22, 2019, Elkhart); not found & Robert Curtis Porter (32/now 33) serious injuries during robbery (Oct. 21-22, 2019) - for *Mario M. Angulo, Jr. (19/now 20) arrested & charged (12/19/19) with murder, robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, 2 counts of criminal confinement & life without parole enhancement. Held without bond. DA will seek life without parole.
for *Donald R. Owen, Jr. (20/now 22) arrested & charged (12/19/19) with murder, robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, 2 counts of criminal confinement & life without parole enhancement. Held without bond. DA will seek life without parole.
Trial began on 4/19/21 with jury selection.
Kimberly info & court info from 12/19/19 thru 4/22/21 (Trial 4/19 thru 4/21/21) reference post #289 here:
IN - Kimberly Dyer, 31, burned, tortured, mutilated, murdered, Elkhart, 22 Oct 2019 *Arrests*
4/22/21 Thursday Day 4 of trial: No info available. Trial continues on 4/23/21. On Wednesday: At least one jury member became physically ill while hearing testimony.
*Matthew A.P. Murzynski (24/now 25) – Plead guilty to counts of aiding, inducing or causing a robbery that resulted in serious bodily injury; and aiding, inducing or causing criminal confinement; along with a criminal gang sentencing enhancement. Sentencing on 5/6/21.

 

[FrostedGlass]

Apr. 23—GOSHEN — Beatings, burnings, waterboarding and forced consumption of bleach were among a man's claims of the violence he witnessed before a Columbia City woman was murdered in Elkhart two years ago.

Robert Porter, of Sturgis, Michigan, gave his account of events leading up to Kimberly Dyer's death while testifying on Thursday at the trial of Donald Owen Jr. and Mario Angulo Jr. in Elkhart County Circuit Court. Porter also described allegations of he was also beaten, robbed and humiliated.

Witness recounts brutal events leading up to woman's death

 

[FrostedGlass]

Here is another article dated 4/21, in which prosecution lays out their case. Reporter Aimee Ambrose, Goshen News, Ind. does a good job of reporting. She also wrote the one I posted just before this one.

Jurors begin hearing case of two men accused in woman's torture, murder

 

[Niner]

Monday, April 26th:
*Trial continues (Day 6) (@ 8:30am CT) – IN – Kimberly Dyer (31) (occurred from Oct. 21 to Oct. 22, 2019, Elkhart, found) & Robert Curtis Porter (32/now 33) serious injuries during robbery (Oct. 21-22, 2019) - for *Mario M. Angulo, Jr. (19/now 20) arrested & charged (12/19/19) with murder, robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, 2 counts of criminal confinement & life without parole enhancement. Held without bond. DA will seek life without parole.
for *Donald R. Owen, Jr. (20/now 22) arrested & charged (12/19/19) with murder, robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, 2 counts of criminal confinement & life without parole enhancement. Held without bond. DA will seek life without parole.
Trial began on 4/19/21 with jury selection.
Kimberly info & court info from 12/19/19 thru 4/21/21 (Trial 4/19 thru 4/21/21) reference post #289 here:
IN - Kimberly Dyer, 31, burned, tortured, mutilated, murdered, Elkhart, 22 Oct 2019 *Arrests*
4/22/21 Thursday, Day 4 of trial: State witness: Robert Porter gave his account of events leading up to Kimberly's death: Beatings, burnings, waterboarding & forced consumption of bleach were among a man's claims of the violence he witnessed. Trial continues on 4/23/21.
4/23/21 Friday Day 5 of trial: No info available. Trial continues on 4/26/21.
*Matthew A.P. Murzynski (24/now 25) – Plead guilty to counts of aiding, inducing or causing a robbery that resulted in serious bodily injury; and aiding, inducing or causing criminal confinement; along with a criminal gang sentencing enhancement. Sentencing on 5/6/21.

 

[FrostedGlass]

All about fingerprints and glass; both of which turned up nothing (at this point) to help the case. They got 2 hits on prints of people who were at the house but neither have been charged.
Print, glass analysts testify at murder trial

 

[Niner]

Tuesday, April 27th:
*Trial continues (Day 7) (@ 8:30am CT) – IN – Kimberly Dyer (31) (occurred from Oct. 21 to Oct. 22, 2019, Elkhart, found) & Robert Curtis Porter (32/now 33) serious injuries during robbery (Oct. 21-22, 2019) - for *Mario M. Angulo, Jr. (19/now 20) arrested & charged (12/19/19) with murder, robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, 2 counts of criminal confinement & life without parole enhancement. Held without bond. DA will seek life without parole.
for *Donald R. Owen, Jr. (20/now 22) arrested & charged (12/19/19) with murder, robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, 2 counts of criminal confinement & life without parole enhancement. Held without bond. DA will seek life without parole.
Trial began on 4/19/21 with jury selection.
Kimberly info & court info from 12/19/19 thru 4/22/21 (Trial 4/19 thru 4/22/21) reference post #296 here:
IN - Kimberly Dyer, 31, burned, tortured, mutilated, murdered, Elkhart, 22 Oct 2019 *Arrests*
4/23/21 Friday Day 5 of trial: No info available. Trial continues on 4/26/21.
4/26/21 Monday Day 6 of trial: Re fingerprints & glass discussed. No other info available. Trial continues on 4/27/21.
*Matthew A.P. Murzynski (24/now 25) – Plead guilty to counts of aiding, inducing or causing a robbery that resulted in serious bodily injury; and aiding, inducing or causing criminal confinement; along with a criminal gang sentencing enhancement. Sentencing on 5/6/21.

 

[FrostedGlass]

Jury hears from 'surrogate mother,' jail informant during murder trial

 

[Niner]

Wednesday, April 28th:
*Trial continues (Day 8) (@ 8:30am CT) – IN – Kimberly Dyer (31) (occurred from Oct. 21 to Oct. 22, 2019, Elkhart, found) & Robert Curtis Porter (32/now 33) serious injuries during robbery (Oct. 21-22, 2019) - for *Mario M. Angulo, Jr. (19/now 20) arrested & charged (12/19/19) with murder, robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, 2 counts of criminal confinement & life without parole enhancement. Held without bond. DA will seek life without parole.
for *Donald R. Owen, Jr. (20/now 22) arrested & charged (12/19/19) with murder, robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, 2 counts of criminal confinement & life without parole enhancement. Held without bond. DA will seek life without parole.
Trial began on 4/19/21 with jury selection.
Kimberly info & court info from 12/19/19 thru 4/22/21 (Trial 4/19 thru 4/23/21) reference post #298 here:
IN - Kimberly Dyer, 31, burned, tortured, mutilated, murdered, Elkhart, 22 Oct 2019 *Arrests*
4/26/21 Monday Day 6 of trial: Re fingerprints & glass. State witness: Jerikay Foster, surrogate mother to Angulo. Jail informant. No other info available. Trial continues on 4/27/21.
4/27/21 Tuesday Day 7 of trial: State witness: DNA expert from IN State police lab. No other info available. Trial continues on 4/28/21.
*Matthew A.P. Murzynski (24/now 25) – Plead guilty to counts of aiding, inducing or causing a robbery that resulted in serious bodily injury; and aiding, inducing or causing criminal confinement; along with a criminal gang sentencing enhancement. Sentencing on 5/6/21.