GUILTY IN - Tammy Blanton, 46, murdered, mutilated, partially eaten, Jeffersonville, 11 Sept 2014 *appeal 2022 denied*

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Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 4h4 hours ago
TRIAL DAY 4: As Joseph Oberhansley walked in, I asked if he believed this jury would be fair and impartial. He “answered” by repeating the same thing as yesterday. @WDRBNews

(video clip: Katrina Helmer on Twitter )


John Boyle‏ @JBernardBoyle 4h4 hours ago
Joseph Oberhansley has been led into the courtroom with day 2 of his murder trial set to begin shortly.

(video clip: John Boyle on Twitter )


John Boyle‏ @JBernardBoyle 4h4 hours ago
Phone reception is poor in the courtroom, so I want to note that this was over an hour ago. Proceedings have started, and the jury is entering the courtroom.


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 4h4 hours ago
Getting the day started, before the jurors are brought in, the defense and prosecution bring up a couple motions. The first from the defense (about hearsay), the judge is taking a moment to look it over before deciding.


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 4h4 hours ago
The 2nd (from the prosecution) is about whether or not witnesses bringing up Oberhansley’s mental state “opens the door” for the defense to then bring in expert testimony on mental health (which they agreed not to). Prosecution says it does not open the door.


Senait Gebregiorgis‏Verified account @SenaitTV 3h3 hours ago
#OberhansleyTrial: Attorneys argue whether state’s evidence of victim, Tammy Jo Blanton, saying Joseph Oberhansley is “crazy” or “schizophrenic” would open the door for defense to bring in mental health experts. Judge is reviewing. @WHAS11



Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 4h4 hours ago
Defense argued they can absolutely cross examine any witness based on what they bring up regarding “crazy” or any state of mind/illness. Judge agreed they can cross examine, but also agreed it was already decided any reports or mental health experts/elements are not allowed.


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 3h3 hours ago
The judge came back and ruled on the first motion: Hearsay is admissible for state of mind but not motive. The defense then entered a continuous objection to the first three witnesses, which was accepted so it wouldn’t allow testimony down.


Senait Gebregiorgis‏Verified account @SenaitTV 3h3 hours ago
#OberhansleyTrial: Judge tells Joseph Oberhansley “no outbursts and no talking out of hand.” Oberhansley responds and says he understands. Yesterday he interrupted the prosecutor a few times during opening statements. Jury is now being brought in. @WHAS11

 

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Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 3h3 hours ago
The first witness is up: Sabrina Hall, Tammy Jo Blanton’s best friend. She says the week ahead of Blanton being murdered, they weren’t talking a lot. She could tell “something was off” & and she was waiting for the relationship to “blow over” so they could hang out again.


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 3h3 hours ago
Hall says she never wanted to see Oberhansley. The day Blanton didn’t make it to work, she called Blanton’s cell phone and a man answered (Oberhansley) saying it was “Jason” (Blanton’s brother). Hall knew it wasn’t Jason by the voice, and then she called 911 for a welfare check.


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 3h3 hours ago
Hall says, “I knew it was bad. The 911 operator said the police were there and would update me, but no one would give me information.”


Lauren Adams‏ @WLKYLaurenAdams 3h3 hours ago
Hours after murder of Tammy Blanton friend testifies she wasn’t at work. Concerned she called her phone & said Joseph Oberhansley answered, pretending to be Tammy’s brother, said she was at her dad’s house. Friend called a second time & says then ‘she knew’ what had happened.


Lauren Adams‏ @WLKYLaurenAdams 2h2 hours ago
Friend of victim: Blanton had ‘police on speed dial’ but after spending a few nights at a friend’s house wanted to go home telling her, ‘That is my house.’ Hours later she was murdered. Her ex boyfriend, Joseph Oberhansley is now on trial.


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 3h3 hours ago
Defense is now cross examining Hall, “You were not a witness in that house?” Hall: “No, but I was there after. And I know more than I want now.” Defense: “But you weren’t there.” Hall: “No.”


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 3h3 hours ago
Defense attorney Bart Betteau is asking about the timing of the two phone calls that morning and what Oberhansley said to her on the phone. In the span of an hour, Oberhansley said he was Jason, John, and Joe.


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 3h3 hours ago
Hall says in the first call Oberhansley said Tammy was at her dad’s, and in the second call he says Tammy isn’t there and that Hall has the wrong number. That ends the first witness testimony.

 

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Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 3h3 hours ago
Second witness: Tessa Shepherd, Blanton’s coworker/friend. She says Blanton told her the Monday before she was murdered that she’d been “a victim of sexual abuse” all weekend. She packed a bag & was going to stay with a friend & not go home, because she was scared of Oberhansley.


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 3h3 hours ago
Shepherd testified that Oberhansley somehow got into their office to find Blanton Tuesday, and he was escorted out. Wednesday Blanton told Shepherd that her dad changed her house door lock, so she was going home. Blanton said she had the police on speed dial.


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 3h3 hours ago
When Blanton didn’t show up for work, Shepherd says she was calling her cellphone. She said Oberhansley picked up. So she messaged another friend (Sabrina) & they decided to call for a welfare check, “because I knew something wasn’t right.”


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 3h3 hours ago
Later, Shepherd says they (her and Sabrina) went to Tammy’s home when they knew police were there. She saw the police tape. And she paused when she said, “And Tammy was dead.”


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 3h3 hours ago
Shepherd read her text messages with Blanton to the jury. One text to Blanton said: “You should not have to live in fear and you won’t.” Blanton texted back later saying: “Was a rollercoaster, but I weathered the storm.”


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 3h3 hours ago
Those texts were from the night before Blanton was murdered.


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 3h3 hours ago
As the defense attorney gets up to cross examine Shepherd, Oberhansley is mumbling to another one of his attorneys, “She doesn’t know that.”


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 3h3 hours ago
Bart Betteau is asking Shepherd if Tammy knew Oberhansley has a mental illness. Shepherd responds: Yes, Tammy said that in her text, “but she tried to see the good in everybody.”


Rachael Krause‏ @RKrauseWAVE 2h2 hours ago
Day 4 #Oberhansleytrial - Shepherd reads text messages from the night before Tammy’s murder, says Tammy told her JJ (a nickname for Joseph Oberhansley) had showed up but she hadn’t let him in. Tammy texted her, “I told him I had 911 ready if he wanted to pull some s***.”


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 2h2 hours ago
As a note: Shepherd testified that Blanton was raped the weekend before she was murdered. Oberhansley is charged with raping Blanton on the 11th, the day she was murdered. The judge instructed the jury of that.

 

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Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 2h2 hours ago
The state has now called its third witness: Donna Victoria, a friend of Blanton’s. They would call and talk every day. And they would cook out on the weekends.


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 2h2 hours ago
Victoria met Oberhansley the first time in June at a cookout. The couple met around Easter. But the Monday before she was murdered, Blanton called Victoria saying she was scared. Victoria is the friend Blanton stayed with once she left her home.


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 2h2 hours ago
The jury was just ordered to leave the courtroom, after the defense objected to part of Victoria’s testimony. She said that Blanton didn’t call 911 after the “weekend being held hostage” because she “didn’t want him to go back to prison and that he was reformed.”


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 2h2 hours ago
Victoria also mentioned that Oberhansley abuses drugs in the past and was using. Betteau, “This is a skunk in th he room. And that’s all the jury will be able to think about.” He also referenced past hearings deciding that drug use was not going to be part of this trial.


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 2h2 hours ago
Prosecutor Mull argues that case law supports telling the jury to ignore the testimony on drug use and prior prison time, instead of ruling a mistrial based on “improper testimony” (as the defense is arguing). @WDRBNews


Senait Gebregiorgis‏Verified account @SenaitTV 1h1 hour ago
#OberhansleyTrial: both witnesses say they called Tammy’s cell when she didn’t show up to work the morning she was found murdered, and Joseph Oberhansley answered pretending to be a “John” and Tammy’s brother, Jason. The friends then called police to make a welfare check. @WHAS11


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 9m9 minutes ago
The judge dismissed everyone and said to come back from lunch at 1pm. Defense and prosecution entered back into the courtroom a little bit ago. Everyone else is waiting in the hall until we get the green light.

 

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John Boyle‏ @JBernardBoyle 42m42 minutes ago
Clark County Judge Vicki Carmichael dismissed jurors for lunch to consider the motion for mistrial. Court will resume at 1 p.m.

Defense calls for mistrial in Oberhansley case

August 22, 2019

"EFFERSONVILLE — The legal team for Joseph Oberhansley is calling for a mistrial in his murder case.

Defense attorney Bart Betteau made the motion Thursday morning after a witness, Donna Victoria, made remarks regarding past drug use and the criminal history of Oberhansley, who is accused of killing and mutilating the body of Tammy Jo Blanton in 2014.

After the request was made, Clark County Circuit Court No. 4 Judge Vicki Carmichael dismissed jurors for lunch as she took the decision into consideration.

Betteau argued that prior hearings prohibited such factors from entering the record. The jury, Betteau said, will now be "thinking about drug use" and attributing those factors to the crime. The bigger issue to him, however, was the mentioning of past crimes.

"She also brought up prison reform, so now they know he has a criminal background," Betteau said in court. "There’s no way that we can counteract those things. If a jury hears about a previous crime, you can’t get it out of your mind."

Clark County Prosecutor Jeremy Mull countered by stating that the issue of drug use is "not as serious" as Betteau was making it out to be, arguing that Oberhansley himself had admitted to using drugs. Betteau said that Oberhansley had only admitted to using a "little marijuana" and "may have used meth."

Arguing against a mistrial, Mull told Carmichael that previous case law states that a "prompt admonishment" to the jury to remedy the error of improper evidence would be sufficient.

"A mistrial is the extreme remedy when no other remedy can cure the error," Mull said.

Trial proceedings will resume at 1 p.m."

Defense calls for mistrial in Oberhansley case

 

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Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 21m21 minutes ago
We are back in the courtroom and back on record. The defense is making the case for a mistrial, based on the last witness’ testimony of past drug use and time in prison. Bart Betteau states it “brings great peril” to his client. And there’s no way to get a fair trial now.


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 20m20 minutes ago
Prosecutor Jeremy Mull says he directly instructed the witness to not say anything about drug use or a criminal past. Mill agrees it is a serious issue. And is asking if they can release this jury and find a new one and try again. @WDRBNews


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 19m19 minutes ago
Judge says this is a very close call. Her concern is that this wasn’t just one statement about prison, that there was ore said. Judge says it is too prejudicial.


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 19m19 minutes ago
Judge is granting a mistrial and releasing the jury. @WDRBNews


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 18m18 minutes ago
Setting the next trial for September 3rd with a new jury. @WDRBNews

 

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Judge grants mistrial in case of accused cannibal Joseph Oberhansley

Aug. 22, 2019

"The judge presiding over an Indiana trial involving a man accused of raping, murdering and eating parts of his ex-girlfriend's body decided Thursday to grant the defense's motion for a mistrial.

The request for a mistrial came after a state's witness mentioned the prior criminal past and drug use of the defendant, 38-year-old Joseph Oberhansley. Clark County Prosecutor Jeremy Mull told Judge Vicki Carmichael that he met with each witness prior to them taking the stand and instructed them not to mention either.

The witness, Donna Victoria, who was a close friend of victim Tammy Jo Blanton, said on the stand that her friend didn't call the police after an incident between the couple at the time because she "didn't want him to go back to prison." Blanton felt he'd been "reformed," Victoria said.

Victoria also mentioned a prior conversation between her and Blanton about drugs motivating his behavior.

Bart Betteau, Oberhansley's defense attorney, said there's now a "skunk" in the jury box that will taint the way they see him.

"The jury now knows he had a significant criminal record. He went to prison," Betteau said. "This would be a legal fiction to think that admonishing (the comments) would make them forget about that."

The rules of evidence generally don't allow the mention of prior criminal history unless a special exception is made...."

Judge grants mistrial in case of accused cannibal Joseph Oberhansley

 

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Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 4m4 minutes ago
Remember, the jury still has no idea what just happened. They’re being brought in now.


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 5m5 minutes ago
As the judge says she has granted a mistrial, there were gasps from the jurors and total confusion and shock on their faces.


Rachael Krause‏ @RKrauseWAVE 4m4 minutes ago
Day 4 #OberhansleyTrial - Judge tells jurors she’s declared a mistrial, they react with shock. I hear an audible gasp and one juror that says ‘oh my God’ @wave3news


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 4m4 minutes ago
Also, I’m guessing, some relief mixed in there. As they are now going back to the hotel to pick up their stuff and head back home to Hamilton County.


Rachael Krause‏ @RKrauseWAVE 3m3 minutes ago
Day 4 #OberhansleyTrial - jurors are dismissed, told they’re able to pack up and head home to Hamilton County following mistrial declaration. We are now waiting for more details on what will happen next @wave3news


Senait Gebregiorgis‏Verified account @SenaitTV 2m2 minutes ago
#OberhansleyTrial: Judge just dismissed the jury informing them of the mistrial. Heard some sighs, ‘omg’ and ‘wow’ from the jurors. A mix of relief and disappointment. Jurors told they can now go back to the hotel, pack their bags, and a bus will take them back home. @WHAS11


Senait Gebregiorgis‏Verified account @SenaitTV 4m4 minutes ago
#OberhansleyTrial: Joseph Oberhansley escorted out of the courtroom after judge rules case mistrial. His mom is in the orange. When we asked him questions she said, “Don’t say anything Joe!” @WHAS11

(video clip: https://twitter.com/i/status/1164598549008584705 )

 

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During testimony today, Donna Victoria said Blanton called her the Monday before her death and had come to her home to stay for a few days. Victoria testified that Blanton told her Oberhansley had held Blanton hostage all weekend and had raped her.

According to Victoria, Blanton said she did not call police because she didn’t want Oberhansley to go back to prison. She also said Blanton had mentioned previous drug use by Oberhansley.

The statement about Oberhansley's criminal past and drug use led to an immediate halt to the proceedings because jurors were not suppose to hear evidence of that nature.

The 16 member jury from Hamilton County was removed from the courtroom as attorneys argued Judge Vicki Carmichael about what needs to happen now. Prosecutors are asking for court to admonish the jury while defense attorneys sought a mistrial.

Judge Carmichael has set a new trial date for Tuesday, Sept. 3. It is not immediately known from which county the new jury will be selected.
Witness statement leads to mistrial in cannibalism murder case

 

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Judge declares mistrial for ‘cannibal killer’ accused of butchering ex, eating her heart for breaking up with him: Report

 

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Senait Gebregiorgis‏Verified account @SenaitTV 22h22 hours ago
#OberhansleyTrial: Joseph Oberhansley’s attorney says it feels like a let down but a mistrial ruling was necessary considering the state’s witness slip up. @WHAS11

(video clip: Senait Gebregiorgis on Twitter )

 

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Courtroom Notebook: How the Oberhansley case ended in a mistrial

August 22, 2019

"EFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (WAVE) - On the first day of jury selection in the Joseph Oberhansley murder trial, Clark County Prosecutor Jeremy Mull said, "It's unusual, but it's an unusual sort of case."

Those words would prove true again days later when the first trial for Oberhansley, accused in the death of Tammy Jo Blanton, ended in a mistrial.

But that’s not the end for Oberhansley. He will once again be tried by a jury, selected out of Hamilton County in this Clark County case, but the court proceedings will have to begin anew in Hamilton County, all because of a quick few words uttered by the state’s third witness, Donna Victoria....

But that’s not the end of Oberhansley’s case.

Carmichael ruled that jury selection and the trial would begin again and soon, likely within a few days or a few weeks. Jury selection will have to take place in Hamilton County again to be sequestered in Clark County.

A date of Sept. 3 for that new trial to begin was mentioned by Judge Carmichael, but it’s likely that will change once a schedule has been worked out with the Hamilton County Courthouse. But once it’s scheduled, and a new jury is seated, many in this case are ready to begin again, and this time, hopefully reach a verdict."

Courtroom Notebook: How the Oberhansley case ended in a mistrial

 

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Well considering she had been expressly instructed not to mention his criminal record or prior drug use, that is outrageous. What a waste of everyone's time! Let's hope she is not called as a witness next time.

 

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Just looked on the court site - no future court dates are listed yet. I'll keep my eye out!

 

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New date set for 2014 murder, cannibalism trial, but defense's motion could interfere (with clip)

"...Clark County had pulled in jurors from Hamilton County. Now a new jury will be selected.

Clark County Prosecutor Jeremy Mull said the jury selection will begin Sept. 4. That means opening statements could be heard as early as Sept. 6.

But the defense filed a motion late Monday so that the next jury would be selected from a different county due to the publicity of the trial. If that motion is approved, that date could be pushed back.

Mull says even with the publicity to the area, he still believes a fair and impartial jury can come from Hamilton County.

Once the trial begins, it could take as long as two weeks.

During that time, the jury will be sequestered."

New date set for 2014 murder, cannibalism trial, but defense's motion could interfere

 

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Jury selection will begin Wednesday in Hamilton County for the Indiana man accused of killing and eating parts of his ex-girlfriend.

A judge previously declared a mistrial for Joseph Oberhansley, who was charged with the murder of Tammy Blanton.

Prosecutor Jeremy Mull said he's taking extra care this time to make sure this next jury is not tainted.

"Hopefully, we'll have that done by Friday. But if we don't, we're not going to rush it," Mull said. "We're going to take time and make sure it gets done properly, gets done correctly, so that when this case is done, it stays done."

Mull expects to go through several hundred potential jurors.

Opening statements could begin Friday afternoon at the earliest, but that might not happen until Monday.
Jury selection to begin Wednesday for Indiana murder, cannibalism case

 

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Wednesday, Sept. 4th:
*Trial set to begin (again) (@ 9am ET) – IN – Tammy Jo Blanton (46) (Sept. 11, 2014, Jeffersonville) – *Joseph A. Oberhansley (33) arrested (9/11/14) & charged (9/15/14) with murder, burglary & rape. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA seeks DP. DA has taken DP off the table (6/28/19).
Trial set to begin 9/4/19 with jury selection. Trial could last 2 weeks.
Previous trial started 8/19/19. Jury was picked from Hamilton County, trial will be held in Clark County. 12 jurors, 3 alternates. Jury was be sequestered. 8/22/19: Judge grants defense motion for mistrial after one of State’s witnesses mention Oberhansley’s prior criminal past & drug use.
Clark County had pulled in jurors from Hamilton County. Clark County Prosecutor Jeremy Mull said the jury selection will begin Sept. 4. That means opening statements could be heard as early as Sept. 6. But the defense filed a motion late Monday, 8/26 so that the next jury would be selected from a different county due to the publicity of the trial. If that motion is approved, that date could be pushed back. The jury will be sequestered.
8/28/19 Update: Motion for Change of Venue from Hamilton County denied.

 

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Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 3h3 hours ago
Good morning! I’m back in Noblesville, IN at the Hamilton County Judicial Center. Today starts the 2nd round for jury selection in the Oberhansley murder trial. The judge declared a mistrial last month. Here’s why: http://bit.ly/2zgTCMO @WDRBNews – at Hamilton County Government and Judicial Center

 

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Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 2h2 hours ago
Video cameras, still pictures, or audio recordings of any kind are not allowed in Indiana courtrooms. Everything is scheduled to start at 9. Judge Vicki Carmichael just entered the courtroom.


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 2h2 hours ago
The bailiff is going over which jurors of this first batch are either “late deferals” or “no shows”, so that everyone’s lists match up. I was told 225 people were called for this next round, 75 each day for the next three days.


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 2h2 hours ago
For today’s group, of the 75 – there are 19 late deferrals and 6 no shows. So that brings their total to 50 potential jurors today. (Last time, there were 61 jurors on the first day.)


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 2h2 hours ago
The judge just informed the bailiff that the strategy is changing a bit this time around. They’re going to bring all the jurors in, instructions everyone, and then immediately ask if anyone has heard about the case. They’ll raise their hands and say which number they are.


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 2h2 hours ago
Then all the jurors, except the 16 in the jury box, will be removed from the courtroom. Carmichael said that way both sides can question the panel without tainting the rest of the potential jurors. Once they get through one round of 16, they’ll bring the next 16 in.


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 2h2 hours ago
Last time, all the jurors were in the courtroom the whole time. Only as jurors were dismissed or selected did people then leave the line up. From my observation, by the end of the day, the jurors at the end of the line could easily say the right words to get kicked off.


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 2h2 hours ago
Remember: they originally decided to pick a jury from Hamilton County because of all the publicity. Last time, there were a couple dozen that had already heard something about the case. After the mistrial, both sides expect a significant amount of jurors to have heard more now.


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 2h2 hours ago
We’re currently waiting for a few jurors to finish their questionaires. Then things should get started,


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 1h1 hour ago
Jury updated: one of the no shows is on his way, and one of the late deferrals showed up anyway. So the pool is now up to 52. We’re being told we could start around 10am now.

 

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Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 51m51 minutes ago
OBERHANSLEY MURDER TRIAL: Round 2. Jury selection day 1. Joseph Oberhansley is accused of raping & murdering his ex girlfriend, Tammy Jo Blanton, in 2014. He’s also accused of cannibalizing parts of her body. He’s charged with murder, burglary, & rape. He faces life in prison.

Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 51m51 minutes ago
Note: that picture was taken last month right before the judge declared a mistrial in Clark County. (http://bit.ly/2zgTCMO ) Hamilton County brings defendants into court through separate entrances, so there won’t be “the walk” or a chance to ask Oberhansley any questions.


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 50m50 minutes ago
All the jurors have been brought into the courtroom. Judge Vicki Carmichael is here, and we are now on the record. The judge is going over instructions and procedures with the jurors.


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 48m48 minutes ago
Oberhansley was brought in around 8:45am, hasn’t said a word. Last time, he was quite vocal to the judge about not trusting his team. 1 of his attorneys, Brent Westerfeld, asked to be removed before. Judge denied those requests, saying Oberhansley is being fairly represented.


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 35m35 minutes ago
The judge just got to the part in the instructions where she told the jurors it’ll probably take two weeks, they’ll be brought to Clark County, and sequestered for the entire trial. I saw a lot of heads shaking, a few people hang their heads, and heard a few gasps.


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 28m28 minutes ago
The judge asked if anyone has heard anything about this case. It looked like the whole room shot up their hands. So the judge then asked who has NOT heard anything: about 18 hands went up.


Katrina Helmer‏ @KatrinaWDRB 24m24 minutes ago
The judge then asked all of the jurors (except the 16 in the box) to leave. Now those 16, they’re moving them to a separate small room. And they will be questioning the jurors one at a time, alone in the courtroom with just the judge, defense, and prosecution.