GUILTY NC - Melissa Huggins-Jones, 30, murdered in her Raleigh home, 14 May 2013

[Chelly]

Amanda Lamb (WRAL) ‏@alamb 3m3 minutes ago
.@WRAL Smith puts his head on table when officer leaves the room for a minute. #WRAL

 

[Chelly]

Ed Crump ‏@EdCrumpABC11 7m7 minutes ago
Morning break until 11:05. More video to come. #TravionSmithTrial http://abc11.tv/1giDDkx

 

[Chelly]

Ed Crump ‏@EdCrumpABC11 6m6 minutes ago
Prosecutor says one segment of the video was inadvertently skipped over. #TravionSmithTrial http://abc11.tv/1giDDkx

 

[Chelly]

Cathy ‏@courtchatter 3m3 minutes ago
#TravionSmithTrial - Court back in session. http://www.courtchatter.com/#!travion-smith-trial-live-stream/c11ul …

 

[Chelly]

Ed Crump ‏@EdCrumpABC11 14s14 seconds ago
Video over. Detective being asked more questions on direct. #TravionSmithTrial http://abc11.tv/1giDDkx

 

[Chelly]

Cathy ‏@courtchatter 6m6 minutes ago
#TravionSmithTrial Day 6 Part 1 02/09/16 https://youtu.be/M58nJ-X1jok via @YouTube

 

[Chelly]

Ed Crump ‏@EdCrumpABC11 15m15 minutes ago
I will be out for noon and 12:30 newscasts during this testimony. #TravionSmithTrial http://abc11.tv/1giDDkx

 

[Chelly]

stream
http://www.courtchatter.com/#!travion-smith-trial-live-stream/c11ul

 

[Chelly]

Cathy ‏@courtchatter 32s33 seconds ago
#TravionSmithTrial - After graphic testimony regarding the condition of Melissa Huggins-Jones body, court recesses for lunch. Back at 2pm.

 

[Madeleine74]

Catching up on this trial.

Hi All! Chelly, thank you *very much* for the tweets. I got caught up quickly because of your generous posting of Ed's tweets.

I too don't think this is a DP case. If the guy who actually killed her didn't get the DP, then this loser shouldn't. Life in prison is enough.

Can't imagine how the 8 yr old was able to sleep through that attack. You know they would have killed the girl if she had awoken and gotten up to investigate. {shudder}

 

[borndem]

HiYa, Mad74 -- glad to have you here!

I'll have to go look, but about Hannah sleeping through the night (thank heavens), there was a sound machine in her room, but I don't know what kind, etc. I remember thinking how glad I was to hear that.

And I agree with you & others that this is not a DP case, IMO -- even though Anthony took a LWOP plea instead of facing a DP trial.

If you are not aware of it, trial archives are being kept by youtube here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbBlaDsCNesegXhWm-biKFL6ofpZv_m4Q

And Hi all WS Peeps, just getting here.

Justice for Melissa and for those who love her.

 

[Chelly]

Cathy Retweeted
Ed Crump ‏@EdCrumpABC11 12m12 minutes ago
Jury sees blood stained pillow that was placed over the victim's head. #TravionSmithTrial http://abc11.tv/1giDDkx

 

[Chelly]

Ed Crump ‏@EdCrumpABC11 13m13 minutes ago
Smith also paying close attention to forensic evidence. #TravionSmithTrial http://abc11.tv/1giDDkx

 

[Chelly]

Ed Crump ‏@EdCrumpABC11 10m10 minutes ago
Jury sees pics of chemically enhanced blood spatter on apartment walls. #TravionSmithTrial http://abc11.tv/1giDDkx

Ed Crump ‏@EdCrumpABC11 10m10 minutes ago
Jury told spatters were all the way across the room from victim's body. #TravionSmithTrial http://abc11.tv/1giDDkx

 

[borndem]

Ahhh -- it wasn't a sound machine -- it was a fan which, as described by the witness, was "quite loud" when investigators/CCBI personnel went into the child's bedroom. Please forgive my rock-solid <choke> memory....:shame:

 

[Madeleine74]

Is the daughter back with her father (since the murder)? Or, is she living with someone else?

 

[Boodles]

It's chilling that there's blood spatter next to the child's door handle. Thank god she didn't wake up. Redden testified that one of the two men said something to the effect "thank God the kid didn't wake up." In essence, IMO, "we would have had to kill her, too."

And I still can't get over a cop driving through the parking lot right in front of this apt building while they were inside! Help was so close.

I wonder about whether Ronald Anthony did the killing alone since he seems to be the bolder, more aggressive one. But Travion had blood spattered on his shirt per Redden's testimony. So it would seem he had to be near by. Damn them. There was no reason to kill her. All they had to do was run to get away.

 

[borndem]

The defense has asked several witnesses -- those who were in the apt. after the murder, detectives, etc. -- "Did you go out on the balcony?" What is the big deal with the balcony? Did Smith claim he was out there during the killing and didn't know it was happening, thus didn't participate, or what? I can only assume we'll find out about it when they present their case, but unless it is only mentioned during closing, how will the defense get it into the record? It's puzzling...

 

[Madeleine74]

Maybe there's some evidence that is going to come in (forensic evidence) and the defense is going to try suggesting that there was contamination on the patio, as a way to explain something that makes their client look like he was more involved.

 

[borndem]

Good Morning, Girls & Boys -- Here's a link for WRAL's streaming:

http://www.wral.com/news/video/15309080/

Justice for Melissa