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

[FrostedGlass]

There are no updates to his case number. I'm assuming it will start at 9 am but I'll check earlier.

 

[Niner]

Monday, Sept. 14th:
*Trial set to begin (Day 2) (via Zoom) (@ 9am ET) – IN – Tammy Jo Blanton (46) (Sept. 11, 2014, Jeffersonville) – *Joseph Albert Oberhansley (33/now 39) arrested (9/11/14) & charged (9/15/14) with 1st degree murder, felony burglary & 3rd degree rape. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA seeks DP. DA has taken DP off the table (6/28/19).
Trial began on 9/8/20 with Jury selection (Jury will be picked from Allen County & trial will be in Clark County – jury selection should take about 3 days.) Jury: 12 jurors & 4 alternates. Trial will begin on 9/11/20.
Trial info of Jury selection reference post #187 here:
IN - Tammy Blanton, 46, murdered, mutilated, Jeffersonville, 11 Sept 2014 *RETRIAL*
9/11/20 Day 1: Opening statements done by Clark County Prosecutor Jeremy Mull & Defense attorney Bart Betteau. State witnesses: Sabrina Hall, best friend of Tammy's. Raelyn Mitchell, the police dispatcher who took the 3am 911 call from Tammy on 9/11/14. Officer Brandon McGee, Jeffersonville Police Officer at the time, who responded to the 3am 911 call to Tammy's house. Jeffersonville Corporal Kevin Anderson, responded to 911 call at house. The trial adjourned after Anderson's testimony, and is expected to resume Monday morning, 9/14/20.
*Charged (7/29/13) with strangulation & resisting LE.
*Charged (7/23/14) with criminal recklessness & resisting LE.
Court information from 8/19/19 thru 8/31/20 reference post #173 here:
IN - Tammy Blanton, 46, murdered, mutilated, Jeffersonville, 11 Sept 2014 *RETRIAL*
8/31/20 Update: Other charges hearing on 9/24/20.

 

[Niner]

Just clipping on who is up today.

Indiana murder trial starts with warning of gruesome photos

Sept. 12, 2020
The trial is set to resume Monday with a doctor who performed an autopsy on Blanton expected to testify.

 

[FrostedGlass]

Trial is just beginning. They've done nothing to improve the sound.

Calling Tessa Shepherd, Tammy's co-worker.

 

[FrostedGlass]

They are finished with the first witness and are taking a break. They changed the camera angle so JO can be seen. Defense tried to get the rape testimony thrown out but I think the judge sided with Prosecution to keep it in. There was also an issue about introducing the mental illness issue but, again, the judge sided with Pros. to keep it out. The judge is really hard for me to understand; she talks away from the mic during the conversations.

 

[FrostedGlass]

I had to leave for several hours and when I came back, the stream was off. When I came back to check again, they are now in the middle of presenting evidence. Tools (which I missed most of), O's clothing, DNA, fingerprints, T's clothing, fingernail clippings, cell phone, jigsaw blade, scroll saw... he has a whole boxful of stuff.

Among the refrigerated items: Sexual assault kit, DNA/blood swabs from the bathroom floor, kitchen floor, kitchen sink, kitchen drawer, refrigerator handle; bloody towels, dish rag, T-shirt just to name a few. This item caught me way off guard and it was hard to hear; a red dinner plate with a knife, fork, spoon and body organs. They ended with item number 233.

They took a break.

 

[FrostedGlass]

They all came back at a little after 4 and are going to view the crime scene photos - over a hundred of them. All members of the jury were given a set of pics to view, one at a time, as LE (Detective Sergeant?) Mark Dobson describes what they are seeing.

 

[FrostedGlass]

They just now finished for the day. Pictures in the #1-40 group were of the exterior of the home; pics within the #41-114 group were mostly of the areas they took evidence from, like blood spots on the door, the kitchen sink, the plate and pics #115-131 were of the victim's body in the bathroom.

First thing tomorrow morning, they will have some of the evidence placed on a table for the jury to take a close look. Poor folks; they probably won't sleep well at all tonight.

 

[Niner]

Thanks for the updates @FrostedGlass !

 

[Niner]

Tuesday, Sept. 15th:
*Trial set to begin (Day 3) (via Zoom) (@ 9am ET) – IN – Tammy Jo Blanton (46) (Sept. 11, 2014, Jeffersonville) – *Joseph Albert Oberhansley (33/now 39) arrested (9/11/14) & charged (9/15/14) with 1st degree murder, felony burglary & 3rd degree rape. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA seeks DP. DA has taken DP off the table (6/28/19).
Trial began on 9/8/20 with Jury selection (Jury will be picked from Allen County & trial will be in Clark County – jury selection should take about 3 days.) Jury: 12 jurors & 4 alternates. Trial began on 9/11/20.
Trial info of Jury selection & Trial 9/11/20 (Day 1) reference post #203 here:
IN - Tammy Blanton, 46, murdered, mutilated, Jeffersonville, 11 Sept 2014 *RETRIAL*
9/14/20 Day 2: Defense tried to get the rape testimony thrown out but the judge sided with Prosecution to keep it in. There was also an issue about introducing the mental illness issue but, again, the judge sided with Pros. to keep it out. State witnesses: Tessa Shepherd, Tammy's co-worker. LE (Detective Sergeant?) Mark Dobson. Presented evidence & crime scene photos. Trial continues on 9/15/20.
*Charged (7/29/13) with strangulation & resisting LE.
*Charged (7/23/14) with criminal recklessness & resisting LE.
Court information from 8/19/19 thru 8/31/20 reference post #173 here:
IN - Tammy Blanton, 46, murdered, mutilated, Jeffersonville, 11 Sept 2014 *RETRIAL*
8/31/20 Update: Other charges hearing on 9/24/20.

 

[FrostedGlass]

They are taking a brief break.
First thing this am, Detective Mark Dobson showed/explained to the jury the physical evidence, which included the scroll saw, jig saw blade, stainless steel tongs, cell phone, hair strands, a couple of steak knives, fingernail clippings from the autopsy, multiple DNA blood swabs, bloody paper towels, T-shirt with blood, dinner plate and eating utensils and other things.

Defense gave him a stack of the pictures and asked him to pick out the ones that showed something other than the door was busted, the victim was murdered and something was eaten. Dobson didn't understand the instruction so Defense asked him to pick out the ones that tell us anything about the rape and burglary. I estimate he put about 50 pictures on the screen and each time Defense asked 'is there anything here?' and each time he answered 'no'.

For some reason, Dobson overlooked the T-shirt with blood on it; the other LE told him that O was wearing a blue t-shirt so he went back the next day to get it. I'd be willing to bet that Defense will bring this up in closing statements. He could say there were a number of pics taken of a broken statue, which didn't really have much to do with the murder (apparently) and yet, Dobson failed to see the importance of the t-shirt.

 

[FrostedGlass]

They are showing the video of the detective interviewing O at the police station. Mostly chit-chatting with each other right now. There was something about this video that Defense objected to but I think the judge over-ruled again.

 

[FrostedGlass]

Aprile Rickert has been tweeting; she has names of all the witnesses that I've missed.
https://twitter.com/aperoll27

 

[Niner]

Thanks for that link! Tomorrow I'll copy her tweets over here!

 

[FrostedGlass]

The video has been playing since they came back from lunch. In it, the detectives left him alone some time ago. His left arm is shackled to the wall; he can stand but he can't put it up on the table like he can with his right arm.

He was talking to himself, making noises but it's hard to tell if some of the noises are coming from the court room. The screen showing him isn't big enough for us to see what he's doing.

Everyone has been watching intently. He is seated so he can watch the video, too. I keep wondering what he's thinking. For me, watching it was very mentally uncomfortable.

The detective has finally come back.

 

[Niner]

Wednesday, Sept. 16th:
*Trial set to begin (Day 4) (via Zoom) (@ 9am ET) – IN – Tammy Jo Blanton (46) (Sept. 11, 2014, Jeffersonville) – *Joseph Albert Oberhansley (33/now 39) arrested (9/11/14) & charged (9/15/14) with 1st degree murder, felony burglary & 3rd degree rape. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA seeks DP. DA has taken DP off the table (6/28/19).
Trial began on 9/8/20 with Jury selection (Jury will be picked from Allen County & trial will be in Clark County – jury selection should take about 3 days.) Jury: 12 jurors & 4 alternates. Trial began on 9/11/20.
Trial info of Jury selection & Trial 9/11/20-9/12/20 (Days 1-2) reference post #211 here:
IN - Tammy Blanton, 46, murdered, mutilated, Jeffersonville, 11 Sept 2014 *RETRIAL*
9/14/20 Day 3: State witnesses: Jeffersonville Police Sgt. Mark Dobson showed/explained to the jury the physical evidence. Jeffersonville Police Lt. Isaac Parker. State played initial interview with Oberhansley at police state with Parker & Detective Sam Moss. Court had adjourned for the day, with Lt. Parker's testimony finished. Trial continues on 9/16/20.
*Charged (7/29/13) with strangulation & resisting LE.
*Charged (7/23/14) with criminal recklessness & resisting LE.
Court information from 8/19/19 thru 8/31/20 reference post #173 here:
IN - Tammy Blanton, 46, murdered, mutilated, Jeffersonville, 11 Sept 2014 *RETRIAL*
8/31/20 Update: Other charges hearing on 9/24/20.

 

[FrostedGlass]

I missed the opening so here are aprile's tweets:
https://twitter.com/aperoll27

Aprile Rickert@Aperoll27
33m
Testimony continues in day four of Joseph Oberhansley's Clark County murder trial. On the stand now is an analyst with the Indiana State Police Evansville lab.
To watch the trial streaming live, go to IN Court Streams - IN Court Streams and select Clark Circuit 4.

Aprile Rickert@Aperoll27
6m
Nicole Hoffman, ISP forensic scientist who tested items sent in this case, testifying that swabs taken from a knife found at the scene was consistent with Tammy Blanton's DNA. Testing did not positively confirm blood.

 

[FrostedGlass]

They are on break.

I'm glad Aprile is tweeting because I can't understand much of what Hoffman is saying. She speaks fairly loudly and clearly when she's describing what she's looking at but then her voice changes when she says what the results are. Maybe I need better computer speakers.

Her next 2 tweets
Aprile Rickert@Aperoll27
33m
Hoffman also confirms Blanton's DNA on jigsaw, frying pan, plate, fork, steak knife and tongs. Oberhansley's DNA also found on frying pan.

Aprile Rickert@Aperoll27
32m
DNA swabs taken from Oberhansley's right hand and left palm both showed presence of Blanton's DNA

 

[FrostedGlass]

This is the attorney who has been watching and taking notes so far. I wonder if he's the most knowledgeable of DNA stuff?

Aprile Rickert@Aperoll27
17m
Defense attorney Brent Westerfeld now cross-examining ISP analyst.

 

[FrostedGlass]

They put copies of O's sperm slides up on the big screen. Lots of discussion going on.