GUILTY IL - Carrie Olson, 29, Rock Island, 28 Dec 2013

[Queen Bee]

Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 9h9 hours ago

Denain says he does not know if anyone looked for fingerprints in the car #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 9h9 hours ago

Under cross, Denain says he did not touch any of the items depicted in the pictures. #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 9h9 hours ago

Dyer displays to photos taken of the trunk. Again, some items have been moved. #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 9h9 hours ago

Denain looks at two pics of the rear seat taken on Jan. 3 and Jan. 4, 2014. Agrees some items were slightly moved. #mcvay
11:23 AM - 23 Jun 2015 · Details

 

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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 9h9 hours ago

Denain also says he collected a laptop and cell phone from Dave Olson's house #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 9h9 hours ago

Denain says he found nothing in the trunk. A glove in the car was sent to crime lab for testing. Doesn't know results #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 9h9 hours ago

Denain says he used a special spray to see if there was any blood in Olson's car. #mcvay

 

[Queen Bee]

Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 9h9 hours ago

On re-direct from McGehee, Denain says he just collected a glove from Olson's car. #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 9h9 hours ago

Denain says under cross that he doesn't remember if he saw any men's clothing or items in Olson's home #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 9h9 hours ago

Under cross, Denain says he doesn't recall if he saw any blue fibers in the trunk of Olson's car #mcvay
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[Queen Bee]

Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 9h9 hours ago

No more questions for Denain. Court is adjourned until 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 9h9 hours ago

Denain, when asked why items may be moved, says police may already have searched the car before he took pics the second time #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 9h9 hours ago

McGehee notes that the items in the two sets of pics of the car were not moved substantially #mcvay
11:43 AM - 23 Jun 2015 · Details

 

[Queen Bee]

:rose: carrie

 

[geevee]

Thanks for your late-night work Queenie, you sure are a busy bee.

 

[Queen Bee]

so sorry for the delay.........it's been a mad house around here lol.....and i've been out.........so here are the tweets for today....
wednesday.......

read from the bottom up please.............

 

[Queen Bee]

Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 13h13 hours ago

Prosecutors say Olson's cell phone last pinged on a tower in IL before it eventually went dead. Phone was never found. #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 13h13 hours ago

Yesterday, we got a look at phone records from the phone of #McVay and Carrie Olson.
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 13h13 hours ago

Good morning! Day 8 of the Tim #McVay 1st degree murder bench trial will begin in about 20 minutes.

 

[Queen Bee]

Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 13h13 hours ago

No explanation for why the phone did that. It did hit off a tower in IL. #McVay was in Vegas at the time.
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 13h13 hours ago

The defense pointed out that the Olsons' phone connected, disconnected to the network the afternoon of Dec. 30, 2013. #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 13h13 hours ago

We also heard that #McVay called Olson just before 4 a.m. Dec 29, 2013. We know the phones connected, but not if Olson actually answered.

 

[Queen Bee]

Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

Joseph Cooksley of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Forensic Science Services is on the stand. #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

#McVay is now in the courtroom.
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 13h13 hours ago

Feel free to send questions my way. Catch-up on yesterday's testimony http://bit.ly/1GyxAis #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 13h13 hours ago

Today, we are expecting to hear from some DNA experts. #mcvay

 

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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

Cooksley says his agency took aerial photos of the scene. The photos included the locations of where evidence was collected. #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

Cooksley says when he arrived on scene, he did a walk-through. Someone set up equipment to survey and map the scene. #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

Cooksley was called out to Presley Circle, abt 4 miles from Hastings, Minn., on April 5, 2014. That's where Olson's body was found #mcvay

 

[Queen Bee]

Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

Next photos is a close-up of a white barcode for a kid's shovel. Has an orange $4 price sticker on it #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

One photo shows an area underneath a pine tree. A small evidence tent is there to show where Olson was located #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

Photographs are being shown on the projection screen in the courtroom. First shot is of the area at night. Crime scene tape visible #mcvay

 

[Queen Bee]

Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

Cooksley also found a can underneath the grass and is partially underneath Olson. #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

Now we're seeing a close-up photo of a receipt from Cub Foods. Date on receipt is from Nov. 26, 2013. #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

Cooksley says he collected a piece of glass from the scene #mcvay

 

[Queen Bee]

Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

Under cross, Cooksley said he also searched the area not far outside the crime scene tape #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

No more questions from RICo ASA Heidi Weller. Attny Jonathan Ruud begins his cross. #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

Cooksley says Olson was found about 40-50 feet away from the roadway #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

Cooksley says he took a swab of the mouth of the can. Sent it in for testing #mcvay

 

[Queen Bee]

Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

Cooksley says the bottle was tested for lead, but wasn't collected as evidence #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

Cooksley says the sheriff's dept thought the item was odd, thought it could be a homemade silencer or used as drug paraphernalia #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

Ruud now talking about a photo of a small plastic bottle, appears to have black tape on it. Dakota Co Sheriff deputies noted it #mcvay

 

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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

Under cross, Cooksley says he took items collected and "assigned" them to different parts of the crime lab #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

Can was collected at the scene. Cooksley reads numbers found on the it. Says investigators didn't try to determine manufacture date #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

Cooksley now cuts into a cardboard box and brings out a tall metal "Mike's Harder can. #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

The bottle was found in a ditch. #mcvay

 

[Queen Bee]

Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

Under cross, Cooksley says the body bag that Olson was placed in also was not sent for testing #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

Ruud asks if the bags placed over Olson's hands were sent to the agency's crime lab. Cooksley says he doesn't believe they were #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

Cooksley is asked about "pulled head hairs" from Olson. Says they can be used as known samples for comparisons #mcvay

 

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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

On re-direct, Cooksley says he didn't attend the autopsy on April 6, 2014. #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

No more questions from Ruud. Weller has some more #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

Cooksley now asked about a piece of necklace found at the scene. Says he doesn't know if it was set off for testing #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

Under cross, Cooksley says there was general roadside trash at the scene #mcvay

 

[Queen Bee]

Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

No more questions for Cooksley #mcvay
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Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

On redirect, Cooksley says it's not typical to send away the body bag for analysis #mcvay

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Kevin E. Schmidt ‏@maquoketaphoto 12h12 hours ago

Joseph Cooksley of the Minnesota BCA Forensic Science Services examines a piece of evidence Wednesday. #mcvay

 

[Queen Bee]

Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

Next witness is Adam Bazama of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's Forensic Science Lab #mcvay

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Kevin E. Schmidt ‏@maquoketaphoto 12h12 hours ago

Murder defendant Timothy J. McVay in Rock Island County court Wednesday in the death of Carrie Olson. #mcvay @qctimes

Tara Becker ‏@TaraBecker_QCT 12h12 hours ago

Bazama says he tested the rape kit that was performed on Olson #mcvay
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