GUILTY IA - Sterling Koehn, 4 mos, starved to death, Alta Vista, 30 Aug 2017

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Jeff Reinitz on Twitter
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On the tape, Harris tells the DCI agent that Koehn (Sterling's father) doesn't help with the child care ....

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... He doesn't have the stomach to change diaper and worries he's not doing it right during feedings.

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On tape, DCI agent Chris Callaway asked Harris what she thinks autopsy will find ...

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... On tape, Harris: "Harris: I have no idea. Zach keeps saying, uh, something about sudden death syndrome."

 

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#CheyanneHarris - On interrogation tape Cheyanne is telling the investigator about the day Sterling was born, unexpectedly. She had him in the bathtub. She said Zach was very calm, filled the tub, helped her in.

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#CheyanneHarris - Agt. Chris Calloway sits in the gallery listening to his interview with Harris.

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#CheyanneHarris - At one point Harris tells Calloway for the first month-month and a half she had to have Sterling in a certain position when eating because "he would get so in to it", saying it was almost like he was trying to take in more than he could.

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#CheyanneHarris - Harris says 20-month-old Nala was jealous of Sterling, "she didn't like him".

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Because of that Harris said she kept Nala and Sterling separated. One time Sterling was in swing in kitchen, Nala knocked it over, so she kept them separated,

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#CheyanneHarris - Calloway asks Harris how old babies need to be before you start them on rice cereal. She said she's not sure but she didn't start Nala until she was close to a year.

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#CheyanneHarris - Harris asked if the baby could have ingested any meds, she says no. She's asked if she were to predict the autopsy findings, what would they be? Harris says Zach keeps saying SIDS - sudden infant death syndrome.

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#CheyanneHarris - Recording ends with Calloway saying he was going to go talk to the other investigator. Next recording now begins when he returns to talk to Cheyanne.

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#CheyanneHarris - WATCH LIVE: Day 3 of Iowa mom on trial for murder of 4-month-old baby. https://lawandcrime.com/live-trials/live-trials-current/cheyanne-harris/watch-live-cheyanne-harris-on-trial-for-murder-of-infant-son/ …

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Noise from passing vehicles drowning out part of audio.Agent interviewed Harris in his vehicle. Now there's the beeping of a backing truck

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DCI agent tells Harris an autopsy will find the answers, asks if she has concerns.

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Harris responds "I can't help but feel that I (unintelligible) him differently. Or I should have checked on him more."

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Agent Callaway asked her if it's unusual to go that long without checking on him

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... on tape, Harris responded "He always lets me know when he needs something so I didn't think anything of it."

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#CheyanneHarris - Harris says "I should have checked on him more", says she was taking care of Nala and he (Sterling) always lets her know if he needs something, "so I didn't think about it".

 

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Back at it after a morning break. Tape is done, Callaway back on the stand.

 

[TxMother67]

It's becoming clear that with the drug use of the "parents", the dislike and targeted angst of the older sister- poor Sterling likely spent most of his time alone in the room, in that swing. How does a 4 month old infant "tell" you he needs something!!! Outrageous-this case makes my blood boil!

 

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Callaway goes over part of the inaudible part of the tape. There were visitors to the apartment that day ...

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Callaway said Harris never mentioned any physical abuse

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Callaway said Harris didn't say that Sterling's diaper hadn't been changed in as many as 14 days.

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No cross examination by defense. Next witness is Dr. Dennis Klein, Iowa Chief Medical Examiner. Did the autopsy.

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Klein: Cause of death for Sterling was denial of critical care. Manner of death was homicide.

 

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Klein noted severe dehydration in Sterling, and low sodium. Around diaper area, skin was starting to slough off, allows bacteria in.

 

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Klein said that extended up part of back. This is an area of the body where there is contact w urine and feces, which has bacteria.

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Klein: within the diaper, feces was decomposing, like a sludge.

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Klein: saw maggots in the skin and in diaper. Maggots are 1 of the stage of flies. Flies lay eggs and they develop into maggots.

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Klein: Sterling's birthweight was 3.02kg, 3.15kg at death. He only gained about 5 ounces, almost negligible growth

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Klein: unknown if he gained weight and then lost it. Can't tell bc no doctor checkups to document it. only have birth and death weights.

 

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Klein: unknown if he gained weight and then lost it. Can't tell bc no doctor checkups to document it. only have birth and death weights.

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Klein: Sterling did increase his height over his birth height. He was able to grow, so no abnormality that prevented growth.

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Klein: growth was occurring but not enough nutrition to grow at a normal rate.

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Klein: did tests to rule out other things that would cause failure to survive.

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Klein: Sterling had brain swelling likely bc dehydration and lack of sodium.

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Prosecutor Denise Timmins: he had a slow death?
Klein: It probably occurred over days if you include all the malnutrition and dehydration.

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Klein: found signs Sterling had some periods where didn't get enough oxygen to brain, could have been during birth.

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Klein: any 1 of the 3 -- malnutrion, dehydration and diaper rash infection --- could have contributed to his death alone.

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Klein: it gets to a point where so malnourished and dehydrated where couldn't cry anymore.

 

[Niner]

Klein: it gets to a point where so malnourished and dehydrated where couldn't cry anymore.

So Sterling couldn't let her know he needed something.... probably for a few days... Oh this is terrible! No words. Poor Sterling...

 

[altojack]

I just can't find words...........

 

[altojack]

Didn't Sterling's grandmother say she took him for 'well baby check' because Cheyanne wasn't strong enough to go out? Doc Klein reckons no trace of any checks done on Sterling. Oh my, I dare not say what I was going to say.

 

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Klein:would first see crying,fussy.That would diminish, get quiet and them a baby that wouldn't interact. would stop breathing, heart stops.


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Klein: you'd see that lethargy. with infection would be sweaty and then get cold, hypothermic.

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Klein:You'd smell normal feces smell then a sewage type of smell.Would go from a cry to less robust cry to silence.Won't have energy to cry

 

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Klein:would first see crying,fussy.That would diminish, get quiet and them a baby that wouldn't interact. would stop breathing, heart stops.

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Klein: you'd see that lethargy. with infection would be sweaty and then get cold, hypothermic.

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Klein:You'd smell normal feces smell then a sewage type of smell.Would go from a cry to less robust cry to silence.Won't have energy to cry

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Klein: Sterling would have pain sensation around diaper.

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Klein: "The diaper I saw didn't appear to have been changed on the 29th" appeared to have been unchanged much longer than a day.

 

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Klein: I suspect if he was alive on 29th, he would have needed IV fluids and care in a hospital.

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Klein: Sterling was in full rigor when found Aug30. Tells me he could have been dead for 8 hours or more, possible a little bit less.

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Klein: Sterling was early stage decomposing when I saw him. If he had been dead for days, would have been bloating etc, I didn't see that.

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Lunch break now, Judge said he wants the break before the autopsy photos are shown.

 

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photo of #CheyanneHarris taking her seat in the courtroom earlier this morning

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Back in court, Dr. Klein still on the stand. dimming the lights to project autopsy photos on the wall

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First photos are Sterling in the swing set up in the medical examiner's office.

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In the courtroom, Harris is looking down, hand over her eyes.

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Showing blanket that was in the swing. Klein: "what caught my eye was the maggots." "They were slowly crawling along the blanket"

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Klein: the maggots were collected, sent to entomologist

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Klein: random clothing was stuffed around Sterling in the seat, removed the clothing.

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Timmons: all that brown stuff, is that staining?
Klein: yes, feces and urine and sweat.

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Showing photos of Sterling in the seat after blanket removed. Klein: At the time he died, Sterling was clenching his fists, rigor set in.

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Klein: 3 onesies,toddler jacket,infant mittens&sock stuffed in seat.All was wet. "It had an accumulation of what looked like soaking feces"

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Close up of onesie with maggots. Klein: "we have a maggot here and a maggot here" (laser pointing to white specs in photo)

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Klein pointing out more developed maggots, in pupa stage.

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Some jurors looking away as State shows photo of Sterling with diaper removed.

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diaper rash went halfway up Sterling's chest and back

 

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#CheyanneHarris - Medical examiner is now on the stand. Harris appears to be crying.

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#CheyanneHarris - Very difficult to listen to the medical examiner's testimony about 4-month-old Sterling Keohn. Dr. Klein said due to the rigor that had set in, Sterling could have been dead for 8 hrs or more.

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#CheyanneHarris - Just when the medical examiner was going to start showing photos of Sterling, the judge called for an early lunch saying he didn't want to make jurors see the photos before and likely after lunch. Court on lunch recess.

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#CheyanneHarris - Court will resume at 1:05pm CST/2:05pm EST

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#CheyanneHarris's reaction as the medical examiner describes the condition of her baby.

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#CheyanneHarris - Medical examiner is done. Judge: Let's take a break, just a few minutes regroup, catch our breath after those pictures.

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Klein: this has to do with prolonged contact by the skin with feces .. It just gets soaked up along the clothing.

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Klein: the amount of fat in the abdomen is depleted, and it's sunken, so we can see the rib cage

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Timmins: and to prevent this all that was needed was a diaper change and the be kept clean.
Klein: yes

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Klein: The eyes are sunken. The soft spot on a baby's head, you get that sinking in from the dehydration. We did see that here.

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Klein going over growth chart. Sterling grew a little under 3 inches in length.

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Klein: he should have been closer to 11-12 pounds. He should have doubled his weight. He was a little over 7lbs at death

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On cross, Klein said Sterling had no other injuries, or bruises aside from a minor injury on a hand.

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Taking a quick break now

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Next witness is Timothy Huntington, a professor at Concordia in Nebraska.

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Huntington is a forensic entomologist. Also teaches biology and criminal justice. and a part-time sheriff's deputy.

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He also testified in the Casey Anthony case in Florida.

 

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Huntington said he identified the maggots as scuttle flies, a common fly pretty much anywhere in the world.

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Huntington: Pupa is the in-between stage of development, between maggot and fly

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Huntington: Scuttle flies are more likely to be found in garbage and feces, not so much on dead bodies.

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Huntington: If the body had been dead a long time, would have found a different type of fly.

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Huntington: Sterling was live when he was infested. Maggots were there for the feces, urine or extreme diaper rash.

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Huntington: If the diaper was changed, those maggots would have gone away.

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Huntington: Infestation would have started around 9 to 13 days prior. Started with the smell that attracted flies ...

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#CheyanneHarris - Forensic entomologist that testified in Casey Anthony's trial, is now on the stand in Harris.

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He also testified in the Casey Anthony case in Florida.
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Huntington: Flies would have to get access to the diaper, these are small flies. Took maybe a day after the soiling took place.

 

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Cathy Russon
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#CheyanneHarris - The prosecution rests

Cathy Russon
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#CheyanneHarris - The defense will begin next week. Court is dark on Monday. Defense will start on Tuesday.

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#CheyanneHarris - Court resumes Tuesday at 11am CST/12pm EST. Late start due to judge's schedule.

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#CheyanneHarris - Defense thinking about calling Zachary Koehn who was convicted and sentenced to life in prison w/o parole last year