GUILTY MT - Cody Johnson, 25, pushed off cliff, Glacier Nat'l Park, 7 July 2013

[fran]

Jordan Graham Trial: Did Her Wedding Blues Lead to Murder?

As her newlywed husband Cody Johnson lay face down at the bottom of a cliff on the night of July 7, Jordan Graham fired off a flurry of text messages to her friends, discussing her dance moves and planting fake stories to explain Johnson's disappearance, federal prosecutors say in pretrial briefs.

full article at link ................ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20764167,00.html

 

[geevee]

Emily Adamson NBC MT ‏@EmilyNBCMT 1h Recap of this morning: Graham's friend, teenage brother and two members of the Kalispell Police Department took the stand. #JordanGraham

Emily Adamson NBC MT ‏@EmilyNBCMT 1h After lunch we'll see more of a recorded interview between Graham and detectives before Johnson's body was found. #JordanGraham

 

[fran]

Jordan Graham newlywed murder trial begins in Montana

A jury of six women and eight men, including two alternate jurors, will decide whether Graham intended to kill her husband or whether his death was a result of self-defense. The trial is being held in federal court because the death occurred in a national park.
Even though the couple was alone at the time of the incident, dozens of friends, acquaintances and experts are on the witness list. At least 30 witnesses are expected to testify for prosecution.

Read more: http://communities.washingtontimes....ed-murder-trial-begins-montana/#ixzz2n811mxoL

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

http://www.cnn.com/video/standard.h...mepage=yes&video_referrer=http://www.cnn.com/

recap of yesterday.....

 

[fran]

Newlywed accused of pushing her husband to his death off cliff 'showed little emotion' when she found his body

Graham's brother, Michael Rutledge, testified earlier yesterday that he was angry with Graham because she had lied again and again.

'She could have told us the truth,' Rutledge testified, sobbing.

'She told one lie, was asked to tell the truth, and she said it again. And she had to keep adding more lies to cover it up. And that's maybe why I was mad.'

The testimony came on the second day of trial for Graham, as prosecutors dissected her actions from the time her husband went missing on July 7 until his body was found on July 11 in the national park.

Using videotaped statements by Graham and text messages from her friend and her brother, prosecutors showed how her story unravelled.
Rutledge testified that he was close to his sister and the 25-year-old Johnson.

He said he was with Graham on July 10, when they went with their mother and two friends to a spot called The Loop to look for Johnson's body, but it was too dark to see.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...showed-little-emotion-body.html#ixzz2nBb14tT0

 

[geevee]

Emily Adamson NBC MT ‏@EmilyNBCMT 2h #JordanGraham and her attorneys have arrived. Trial day 3 starts at 8:15

Emily Adamson NBC MT ‏@EmilyNBCMT 12m @Amy__Marriott There are no phones allowed in the courtroom. Will be tweeting during court recesses

Emily Adamson NBC MT ‏@EmilyNBCMT 11m 5 witnesses have testified this morning. Two from KPD, Graham's father, a park agent and the Deputy Coroner. #JordanGraham

Emily Adamson NBC MT ‏@EmilyNBCMT 10m Lots of testimony revolved around scene where the body was found. And the Deputy Coroner showed clothing Johnson was wearing. #JordanGraham

 

[shadedwillows]

Many apologies, I have been looking for links to view the trial itself and was unsuccessful. Are camera's permitted in the courtroom? I've been searching for a while and I don't want to be a bother. If there indeed is links so I am able to follow the testimony in a live trial, I would greatly appreciate a point in the right direction. Again, sorry Mods for taking up bandwidth space because I am "search challenged". :blushing:

 

[shadedwillows]

Emily Adamson NBC MT ‏@EmilyNBCMT 2h #JordanGraham and her attorneys have arrived. Trial day 3 starts at 8:15

Emily Adamson NBC MT ‏@EmilyNBCMT 12m @Amy__Marriott There are no phones allowed in the courtroom. Will be tweeting during court recesses

Emily Adamson NBC MT ‏@EmilyNBCMT 11m 5 witnesses have testified this morning. Two from KPD, Graham's father, a park agent and the Deputy Coroner. #JordanGraham

Emily Adamson NBC MT ‏@EmilyNBCMT 10m Lots of testimony revolved around scene where the body was found. And the Deputy Coroner showed clothing Johnson was wearing. #JordanGraham

Thanks for all of this information. Are camera's permitted at this trial and are we able to watch it live as we have done in other trials? TIA

 

[Zuri]

No cameras in courtroom. The reporters are tweeting during breaks in trial. HTH!

 

[Zuri]

This case is really just sad. I don't believe Graham's story that this was an accident. IMO she had ample opportunity over the 2 years before she married Cody to break it off. IMOthis is a very very troubled young woman who has destroyed so many lives and ended one. Reading about her 16 year old brother having to testify against his sister in tears just broke my heart. This is so sad. In most of the cases I have followed here, I have been very angry at the accused. Not here for some reason. I am more saddened than anything. JMV

 

[Curious Me]

http://www.cnn.com/video/standard.h...mepage=yes&video_referrer=http://www.cnn.com/

recap of yesterday.....

Powerful description of her brother crying while testifying.

Wish we could've seen the whole trial. I don't understand this girl. How cold and selfish her reactions seem after a so-called "accident". Sure wish we could see what's going on in the courtroom. I'm relying on everybody's posts to understand it better, so please keep posting.

 

[shadedwillows]

No cameras in courtroom. The reporters are tweeting during breaks in trial. HTH!

Well darn :sigh: Many thanks for your prompt response and your help.
I appreciate it mutchley!

Speaking of men being pushed or falling off of cliffs, does anyone remember a trial of a young women in Oregon (I think?) back in the 90's who was on trial for pushing her boyfriend off a cliff and was convicted of the crime?

Through the years I have googled and Utubed and researched and was unable to find any information. I've forgotten the names of persons involved.

It was an interesting case because initially she was not a person of interest or a suspect until his family pushed LE for years until they finally investigated the young lady and determined the fall was due to her pushing him off of a cliff.

I clearly recall a couple of details that may help someone remember the case:
They had parked in the lot of the State Park and she had claimed he was still hiking but she went back to the car in the parking lot and stayed in the car for a period of time. There were issues with timing and she had admitted that she fake pushed him at one time before as a joke.

I was never truly convinced that she was indeed guilty, which is why I am interested in reviewing the case again. TIA and thanks again for the reply I wish we could view this particular case as it pans out in the courtroom.

 

[Irisha]

Well darn :sigh: Many thanks for your prompt response and your help.
I appreciate it mutchley!

Speaking of men being pushed or falling off of cliffs, does anyone remember a trial of a young women in Oregon (I think?) back in the 90's who was on trial for pushing her boyfriend off a cliff and was convicted of the crime?

Through the years I have googled and Utubed and researched and was unable to find any information. I've forgotten the names of persons involved.

It was an interesting case because initially she was not a person of interest or a suspect until his family pushed LE for years until they finally investigated the young lady and determined the fall was due to her pushing him off of a cliff.

I clearly recall a couple of details that may help someone remember the case:
They had parked in the lot of the State Park and she had claimed he was still hiking but she went back to the car in the parking lot and stayed in the car for a period of time. There were issues with timing and she had admitted that she fake pushed him at one time before as a joke.

I was never truly convinced that she was indeed guilty, which is why I am interested in reviewing the case again. TIA and thanks again for the reply I wish we could view this particular case as it pans out in the courtroom.

Linda Stangel

http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/criminal_mind/forensics/psych_autopsy/2.html

 

[Curious Me]

Montana man pushed off cliff believed bride accused of murder had a 'surprise' for him: testimony
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/201...-murder-had-a-surprise-for-him-testimony?lite

"Montana man whose newlywed wife pushed him to his death off a cliff said on the morning he died that he'd canceled plans to go kayaking and golfing because his wife told him she had a "surprise" for him, his father-in-law and a friend both testified Wednesday."

"Prosecutors also introduced evidence they said suggested that Jordan Linn Graham, 22, blindfolded her husband of eight days, Cody Johnson, who fell 200 feet off a cliff in Glacier National Park on July 7."

 

[Curious Me]

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/201...-murder-had-a-surprise-for-him-testimony?lite

"Jurors also heard from Johnson's mother, whose testimony supported the idea, put forth by friends and family members, that Johnson was much more in love with Graham than vice versa."

"I always wanted to be a grandma," Sherry Johnson said through tears. "And he was excited about that, too."

BBM

 

[geevee]

Emily Adamson NBC MT ‏@EmilyNBCMT 18m Prosecution has rested in #JordanGraham trial. Defense has started calling witnesses. More updates during morning recess.

 

[geevee]

Emily Adamson NBC MT ‏@EmilyNBCMT 40m Defense has breezed through 11 witnesses this morning. Before the recess #JordanGraham and others teared up watching wedding video.

Emily Adamson NBC MT ‏@EmilyNBCMT 7m Defense rests. Closing arguments to begin around 12:15. Jury to deliberate after. #JordanGraham

 

[AzPistonsGirl]

wow, moving right along to get this done before Friday indeed. Should be an easy one for the jury.

 

[belladonna]

She plead guilty to 2nd Degree Murder right before it went to Jury.... Plea deal... Wow!!!

 

[liljim]

holy smoke, i just saw that.

what a lunatic, i didnt follow this that closely but it sounded like she did it on purpose and i would say this surely confirms that.

what a shame.