CONVICTION OVERTURNED NY - Michaela MacVilla, 21, found deceased, Canajoharie, 25 Sept 2018 *Arrest*

[Niner]

Monday, June 10th:
*Trial continues (Day 4) (@ 9am ET) - NY – Michaela MacVilla (21) (Sept. 25, 2018, Canajoharie; found Oct. 2, 2018 in Oppenheim) – *Daniel A. Nellis, Sr. (45) arrested (9/30/18), indicted & arraigned (11/15/18) with 2nd degree murder, 1st degree criminal possession of a weapon & 2 counts of 3rd degree criminal possession of a weapon. Plead not guilty. Held without bail.
Trial started 6/5/19. Trial is expected to last 2 weeks. 12 jurors & 2 alternates.
6/5/19 Day 1 of trial: Jury has been seated. Request for video and audio recording in the trial has been denied by the judge. Opening statements made. State witnesses: Samantha Jump (Michaela's mother). Kevin Jump. Jennifer Searles (MacVilla's manager at Stewart's). Trial continues to 6/6.
6/6/19 Day 2: State witnesses: St. Johnsville Police Officer Kevin Collins, who was on duty when Samantha & Kevin Jump reported MacVilla missing; Chief of Police Diane Callen; Police Officer Stephen Ferraro; Montgomery County sheriff’s dispatcher Donna Dunston; Devin Sargeant, MacVilla’s boyfriend; Leland Mosher, a friend of Devin Sargeant; Angel Maynard, Devin Sargeant’s step-mom; Luke Sargeant, Devin Sargeant’s father; August Shaut, a friend of Devin Sargeant; and state police Investigator Darryl Bazan, who analyzed MacVilla’s cell phone. Trial continues on 6/7.
6/7/19 Day 3: No info yet. Trial continues to 6/10.

 

[Niner]

I tried to get into the article you posted for Day 2 of trial, but can't access it here @YESorNO - any updates for me?
and Thanks!

 

[YESorNO]

Niner:

Just this:

"... The trial is expect to last another two weeks."

Testimony seeks to show only one suspect | News, Sports, Jobs - Leader Herald

 

[YESorNO]

Nellis’ phone, MacVilla’s phone ‘pinged’ together

JUN 10, 2019

"JOHNSTOWN — The trial against Daniel Nellis for the alleged murder of Michaela MacVilla continued in Fulton County Court on Friday where dispatch records, recordings from 911 calls and witness accounts were introduced showing that Nellis made multiple 911 calls the morning of MacVilla’s disappearance....

The trial against Nellis will resume today in Fulton County Court before Judge Polly Hoye."

Nellis’ phone, MacVilla’s phone ‘pinged’ together | News, Sports, Jobs - Leader Herald

 

[YESorNO]

Prosecution lays out case in Fulton County murder trial (with clip)

June 10, 2019

"...The prosecution is laying out its case detail by detail. The jury heard on Monday from the person who discovered MacVilla's body, as well as from the FBI and state police.

A FBI special agent talked about how law enforcement analyzes tower reports and cell phone records.

A trooper also talked about using a drone to map the cornfield where MacVilla's body was found in October 2018 – along with a lighter and eyeglasses nearby....

Prosecutors say the last number called from her phone went to a phone connected to Nellis and that his own home surveillance video shows her going into and leaving his home after what became her last shift at work at Stewart's...."

Prosecution lays out case in Fulton County murder trial

 

[Niner]

Tuesday, June 11th:
*Trial continues (Day 5) (@ 9am ET) - NY – Michaela MacVilla (21) (Sept. 25, 2018, Canajoharie; found Oct. 2, 2018 in Oppenheim) – *Daniel A. Nellis, Sr. (45) arrested (9/30/18), indicted & arraigned (11/15/18) with 2nd degree murder, 1st degree criminal possession of a weapon & 2 counts of 3rd degree criminal possession of a weapon. Plead not guilty. Held without bail.
Trial started 6/5/19. Trial is expected to last 2 weeks. 12 jurors & 2 alternates.
6/5/19 Day 1 of trial: Jury has been seated. Request for video and audio recording in the trial has been denied by the judge. Opening statements made. State witnesses: Samantha Jump (Michaela's mother). Kevin Jump. Jennifer Searles (MacVilla's manager at Stewart's). Trial continues to 6/6.
6/6/19 Day 2: State witnesses: St. Johnsville Police Officer Kevin Collins, who was on duty when Samantha & Kevin Jump reported MacVilla missing; Chief of Police Diane Callen; Police Officer Stephen Ferraro; Montgomery County sheriff’s dispatcher Donna Dunston; Devin Sargeant, MacVilla’s boyfriend; Leland Mosher, a friend of Devin Sargeant; Angel Maynard, Devin Sargeant’s step-mom; Luke Sargeant, Devin Sargeant’s father; August Shaut, a friend of Devin Sargeant; and state police Investigator Darryl Bazan, who analyzed MacVilla’s cell phone. Trial continues on 6/7.
6/7/19 Day 3: No info yet. Trial continues to 6/10.
6/10/19 Day 4: DA presented dispatch records, recordings from 911 calls & witness accounts were introduced showing that Nellis made multiple 911 calls the morning of MacVilla’s disappearance. State witnesses: person (no name given) who discovered MacVilla's body. A FBI special agent (how law enforcement analyzes tower reports and cell phone records). A trooper (about using a drone to map the cornfield where MacVilla's body was found in October 2018 – along with a lighter & eyeglasses nearby. Trial continues to 6/11.



Wondering IF they have no court on Fridays? Since no info has been said what happened....

 

[Jilllian]

Trial focuses on body, witnesses | News, Sports, Jobs - Leader Herald

I stopped my car, got out and saw the deceased woman’s body,” Thompson testified. “I observed a mostly nude body.”

Thompson said she was nude from her mid-back down to her ankles.

Thompson testified that he immediately called 911 as soon as he discovered her body.

 

[Niner]

Trial focuses on body, witnesses | News, Sports, Jobs - Leader Herald

I stopped my car, got out and saw the deceased woman’s body,” Thompson testified. “I observed a mostly nude body.”

Thompson said she was nude from her mid-back down to her ankles.

Thompson testified that he immediately called 911 as soon as he discovered her body.

Any first name for Thompson? Does it have other witnesses??

I ask as I can not access the article here in the EU - dang rules....

TIA!

 

[Niner]

Wednesday, June 12th:
*Trial continues (Day 6) (@ 9am ET) - NY – Michaela MacVilla (21) (Sept. 25, 2018, Canajoharie; found Oct. 2, 2018 in Oppenheim) – *Daniel A. Nellis, Sr. (45) arrested (9/30/18), indicted & arraigned (11/15/18) with 2nd degree murder, 1st degree criminal possession of a weapon & 2 counts of 3rd degree criminal possession of a weapon. Plead not guilty. Held without bail. Fulton County
Trial started 6/5/19. Trial is expected to last 2 weeks. 12 jurors & 2 alternates.
6/5/19 Day 1 of trial: Jury has been seated. Request for video and audio recording in the trial has been denied by the judge. Opening statements made. State witnesses: Samantha Jump (Michaela's mother). Kevin Jump. Jennifer Searles (MacVilla's manager at Stewart's). Trial continues to 6/6.
6/6/19 Day 2: State witnesses: St. Johnsville Police Officer Kevin Collins, who was on duty when Samantha & Kevin Jump reported MacVilla missing; Chief of Police Diane Callen; Police Officer Stephen Ferraro; Montgomery County sheriff’s dispatcher Donna Dunston; Devin Sargeant, MacVilla’s boyfriend; Leland Mosher, a friend of Devin Sargeant; Angel Maynard, Devin Sargeant’s step-mom; Luke Sargeant, Devin Sargeant’s father; August Shaut, a friend of Devin Sargeant; and state police Investigator Darryl Bazan, who analyzed MacVilla’s cell phone. Trial continues on 6/7.
6/7/19 Day 3: No info yet. Trial continues to 6/10.
6/10/19 Day 4: DA presented dispatch records, recordings from 911 calls & witness accounts were introduced showing that Nellis made multiple 911 calls the morning of MacVilla’s disappearance. State witnesses: Mr. Thompson (who discovered MacVilla's bod)y. A FBI special agent (how law enforcement analyzes tower reports and cell phone records). A trooper (about using a drone to map the cornfield where MacVilla's body was found in October 2018 – along with a lighter & eyeglasses nearby. Trial continues to 6/11.
6/11/19 Day 5: No info yet. Trial continues on 6/12.

 

[YESorNO]

Any first name for Thompson? Does it have other witnesses??

I ask as I can not access the article here in the EU - dang rules....

TIA!

Trial focuses on body, witnesses

JUN 11, 2019

"....MacVilla, who was reported missing on Sept. 25, was found dead on Oct. 2 in heavy brush on Kringsbush Road near an access road that has powerlines running parallel to the road. Her body was found by Larry Thompson, who lives on Kringsbush Road...

Thompson testified that he immediately called 911 as soon as he discovered her body.

That recording from the 911 call was played during the testimony of Fulton County sheriff’s deputy Corey Unlinger. In the recording, Thompson was heard to sound shaken up and crying as he frantically told police that he found a deceased female....

State Trooper Jason Kemmet, who testified that he took days to view the footage from the surveillance video said he was looking for a gray sedan. Nellis had allegedly driven a gray vehicle, which Fulton County District Attorney Chad Brown said in his opening statement on Wednesday, there is surveillance video that shows MacVilla getting into what appeared to be a silver car...."

Trial focuses on body, witnesses | News, Sports, Jobs - Leader Herald

 

[Niner]

Thanks YESorNO!

 

[Jilllian]

Any first name for Thompson? Does it have other witnesses??

I ask as I can not access the article here in the EU - dang rules....

TIA!

First name is Larry.

From the same article: "Days following the discovery of MacVilla’s body, investigators went door-to-door to residents living on Kringsbush Road when they obtained surveillance video from Barbara Susi, who testified that she rides her four wheeler down the access road often."

A deputy reviewed the surveillance video and testified he saw a gray sedan like Nellis' driving down the road a few times at 12:30 am on the 25th

 

[Jilllian]

The local coverage of this case is seriously lacking

 

[Niner]

Thursday, June 13th:
*Trial continues (Day 7) (@ 9am ET) - NY – Michaela MacVilla (21) (Sept. 25, 2018, Canajoharie; found Oct. 2, 2018 in Oppenheim) – *Daniel A. Nellis, Sr. (45) arrested (9/30/18), indicted & arraigned (11/15/18) with 2nd degree murder, 1st degree criminal possession of a weapon & 2 counts of 3rd degree criminal possession of a weapon. Plead not guilty. Held without bail. Fulton County
Trial started 6/5/19. Trial is expected to last 2 weeks. 12 jurors & 2 alternates.
Trial Days 1 thru 3 (6/5/19 to 6/7/19) reference pot #149 here:
NY - Michaela MacVilla, 21, Canajoharie, 25 September 2018 *Arrest*
6/10/19 Day 4: DA presented dispatch records, recordings from 911 calls & witness accounts were introduced showing that Nellis made multiple 911 calls the morning of MacVilla’s disappearance. State witnesses: Larry Thompson (who discovered MacVilla's body). Fulton County sheriff’s deputy Corey Unlinger. (played 911 call). A FBI special agent (how law enforcement analyzes tower reports and cell phone records). State Trooper Jason Kemmet (about using a drone to map the cornfield where MacVilla's body was found in October 2018 – along with a lighter & eyeglasses nearby). Trial continues to 6/11.
6/11/19 Day 5: No info yet. Trial continues on 6/12.
6/12/19 Day 6: No info yet. Trial continues on 6/13.

 

[Niner]

Friday, June 14th:
*Trial continues (Day 8) (@ 9am ET) - NY – Michaela MacVilla (21) (Sept. 25, 2018, Canajoharie; found Oct. 2, 2018 in Oppenheim) – *Daniel A. Nellis, Sr. (45) arrested (9/30/18), indicted & arraigned (11/15/18) with 2nd degree murder, 1st degree criminal possession of a weapon & 2 counts of 3rd degree criminal possession of a weapon. Plead not guilty. Held without bail. Fulton County
Trial started 6/5/19. Trial is expected to last 2 weeks. 12 jurors & 2 alternates.
Trial Days 1 thru 4 (6/5/19 to 6/10/19) reference post #154 here:
NY - Michaela MacVilla, 21, Canajoharie, 25 September 2018 *Arrest*
6/11/19 Day 5: No info yet. Trial continues on 6/12. 6/12/19 Day 6: No info yet. Trial continues on 6/13.
6/13/19 Day 7: No info yet. Trial continues on 6/14.

 

[Niner]

Anyone?? Anything on "what" happened on 6/11, 6/12 or 6/13??

TIA!

 

[YESorNO]

Videos show MacVilla, Nellis together

JUN 13, 2019

"JOHNSTOWN — Autopsy photos, surveillance videos and several items of evidence collected during the investigation into the disappearance and death of Michaela MacVilla were presented to the jury during the Fulton County Court trial against Daniel Nellis proving that she was with Nellis, the alleged killer, just hours before she was murdered.

Taking the stand for almost an hour on Wednesday was Dr. Michael Sikirica who conducted the autopsy of MacVilla’s body on Oct. 3....

Also taking the stand were state police investigators Sean Ryan and Brian Kenney, who both testified that they conducted searches at Nellis’ residence,...

The trial will continue today at Fulton County Court in front of Judge Polly Hoye."

Videos show MacVilla, Nellis together | News, Sports, Jobs - Leader Herald

 

[Niner]

Thank you YESorNO!

Probably there aren't any articles for Tuesday 6/11? That article you posted above - I can't access here, so can't really look.

 

[YESorNO]

Nellis’ DNA on victim’s clothes

JUN 14, 2019

"JOHNSTOWN — Several items of evidence, more than a hundred guns and DNA played a crucial role in the investigation that led to the arrest of Daniel Nellis for the alleged murder of Michaela MacVilla, and those items were presented to the jury in Nellis’ trial on Thursday in Fulton County Court.....

Investigator Dennis Rounds testified on Thursday that he found a set of keys at Nellis’s residence at 758 Route 108, Oppenheim that matched the locks to that Dolgeville apartment....

Testifying to the items collected to be analyzed in the forensics lab and to be tested for DNA were forensics scientist Daisha King and forensics investigator Peter Lewis.

King testified items she tested were items from the sexual assault kit performed on MacVilla, including head hair, pubic hair, anal swab, cervical swab, vaginal swab, vulvar swab, oral swabs, fingernail scrapings, swabs from a bite mark on MacVilla’s neck and swabs from a bite mark on her left hip....

All of the swabs and evidence items were passed on to be analyzed for DNA by Lewis. He testified that Nellis’ DNA was found on MacVilla’s cell phone, the anal swab, fingernail scrapings, neck, cervical swab, the black Stewart’s jacket, the sock, MacVilla’s black pants and her underwear.

Reports of the DNA findings were then presented to the jury.

The trial will resume today."

Nellis’ DNA on victim’s clothes | News, Sports, Jobs - Leader Herald

 

[Niner]

Monday, June 17th:
*Trial continues (Day 9) (@ 9am ET) - NY – Michaela MacVilla (21) (Sept. 25, 2018, Canajoharie; found Oct. 2, 2018 in Oppenheim) – *Daniel A. Nellis, Sr. (45) arrested (9/30/18), indicted & arraigned (11/15/18) with 2nd degree murder, 1st degree criminal possession of a weapon & 2 counts of 3rd degree criminal possession of a weapon. Plead not guilty. Held without bail. Fulton County
Trial started 6/5/19. Trial is expected to last 2 weeks. 12 jurors & 2 alternates.
Trial Days 1 thru 4 (6/5/19 to 6/10/19) reference post #154 here:
NY - Michaela MacVilla, 21, Canajoharie, 25 September 2018 *Arrest*
6/11/19 Day 5: No info yet. Trial continues on 6/12.
6/12/19 Day 6: State witnesses: Dr. Michael Sikirica (conducted the autopsy). State police investigator Sean Ryan. State police investigator Brian Kenney. (both testified that they conducted searches at Nellis’ residence). Trial continues on 6/13.
6/13/19 Day 7: State witnesses: Investigator Dennis Rounds. Daisha King (Forensics scientist). Peter Lewis (forensics investigator). Trial continues on 6/14.
6/14/19 Day 8: No info yet. Trial continues on Monday, 6/17.