GUILTY Nicole VanderHeyden May 21, 2016 - George Burch, Feb. 2018

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VanderHeyden and Detrie

Burch

Trial livestream links:
https://lawandcrime.com/live-trials...ve-george-burch-murder-trial-day-1-2-2-2-2-2/
http://www.wbay.com/livestream2
http://www.wbay.com/content/news/WATCH-LIVE-George-Burch-trial-enters-second-week-475153583.html


After one week, here is what the jury knows about Nicole Vanderheyden's murder

After five days of testimony and 32 witnesses, prosecutors are well on their way to having established their case against George S. Burch.

Burch, 40, is accused of murdering Nicole VanderHeyden on May 21, 2016, near her Ledgeview home and dumping her naked body down an embankment in a field off Hoffman Road in Bellevue.

The defense is arguing that VanderHeyden’s live-in boyfriend, Douglass Detrie, the father of her child, was the actual killer.

Witnesses say Nicole VanderHeyden's relationship was rocky with original suspect in case

Prosecutors say Burch picked VanderHeyden up near the bar where she had been with friends, drove her to her neighborhood in Ledgeview, murdered her there and then drove her to the field off Hoffman Road.

The defense claims VanderHeyden’s live-in boyfriend, Douglass Detrie, the father of VanderHeyden's 6-month-old baby boy, was the actual murderer. Burch claims Detrie caught them having sex in Burch’s truck, murdered VanderHeyden, then forced Burch at gunpoint to dispose of the body.

Medical examiner reveals new details of Nicole VanderHeyden murder

She said the autopsy revealed two causes of death: Strangulation and blunt force trauma to the head. It was not possible to tell which injuries came first, she said.

"There are what's known as vital reactions, meaning there's still blood flow, corresponding to both kinds of injuries," Rogalska said. "I can't say which ones came first or which ones came second, or say or that they didn't occur at the same time. That's why they both have to be evoked, because either is sufficient to cause death."

Rogalska said VanderHeyden's body was covered in bruises, most significantly on her arms, legs and back. Evidence also shows the bruising happened both before and after VanderHeyden died.

She said injuries to VanderHeyden's head were so severe, they caused major hemorrhaging. She said blood pooled around the wounds, which indicates she was alive for some time during the beating.

Although it can not be determined what caused all of the bruising, she said there are signs she was hit with a foreign object, which left irregular geometric shapes and repetitive zigzag patterns on her skin.

In addition, bruising and contusions suggested VanderHeyden may have been assaulted sexually, Rogalska said.

 

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Close Friends Testify In Burch Murder Trial

Week two of the George Burch murder trial started with testimony from those who knew him well.

Those who lived with Burch were among the eleven witnesses that the state called to the stand on Monday.
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Edward Jackson was asked about a trip that he took with Burch right after the night that Nicole VanderHeyden was murdered.

Jackson testified that he went on a fishing trip to Racine with Burch, and that Burch slept most of the way there. The state asked Jackson if Burch had any signs of injury on his head, which Jackson testified that he did not. That is significant becuase Burch's defense team is contending that he was knocked out by Doug Detrie when he found Burch and VanderHeyden getting intimate together.

Jackson also testified that he watched a news story on Nicole VanderHeyden's murder with Burch after they got home, and recalled what he said to Burch when he first saw it.

"I said the ******* that did this needs to be taken down."

He was also asked if he remembered how Burch responded to the news story.

"He was intensly looking at the TV" Jackson said.
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Raymond Lenz from the State Crime Lab testified for a short period of time about evidence that was found on VanderHeyden. Lenz confirmed that small pieces of wire were found on VanderHeyden's clothes, and they came up as a match of the wires that were found in the yard across the street from the Detrie home. The state contends that the cord was used in the murder.

More at link

 

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Fitbit, GPS tracking to take center stage as state wraps up its side in VanderHeyden murder

Prosecutors expect to wrap up their case against George Burch Tuesday morning with technical testimony showing Burch was at Nicole VanderHeyden’s murder scene and at the place where her body was found.

Prosecutors also expect to show data from Douglass Detrie’s Fitbit that they believe will show Detrie was not active enough on the night of VanderHeyden’s murder to have been involved, as Burch's lawyers claim.

Defense lawyers have a standing objection to the Fitbit testimony on the grounds that there is insufficient evidence to trust in the activity-measuring device’s accuracy.
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District Attorney David Lasee said Monday that detectives conducted an experiment with Detrie and his Fitbit. Brown County Sheriff’s Office analyst Tyler Behling had him mimic his activities of the night of VanderHeyden’s disappearance and into the morning and compared it against the data the Fitbit provided from the actual night in question.

Lasee implied that the results of that experiment were comparable to the Fitbit data from the day of VanderHeyden's murder.
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They also loaned him vehicles, including the Chevrolet Blazer he was driving at the time of VanderHeyden's death. Burch is claiming Detrie forced him to drive the Blazer to the Hoffman Road field where VanderHeyden's body was found.

The vehicle was never tested for DNA evidence because it was destroyed before Burch became a suspect.

Burch reported the truck stolen on June 8, and Green Bay police learned the vehicle was involved in a hit-and-run crash and was destroyed in a fire.

More at link

 

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GEORGE BURCH TRIAL - OPENING STATEMENTS


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GEORGE BURCH TRIAL - DAY 1 - PART 1


[video=youtube;uzaU_QhWWHU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzaU_QhWWHU[/video]

GEORGE BURCH TRIAL - DAY 1 - PART 2

[video=youtube;vM8spvFYlvA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM8spvFYlvA[/video]
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George Burch Trial Day 2 Part 1 Medical Examiner Dr Agnieszka Rogalska Testifies 02/20/18

[video=youtube;ge9wUbq2gU0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge9wUbq2gU0[/video]

George Burch Trial Day 2 Part 2 Dallas Kennedy Testifies 02/20/18

[video=youtube;Mntqx0pRxNw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mntqx0pRxNw[/video]
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GEORGE BURCH TRIAL - DAY 3 - PART 1

[video=youtube;W1RlWhP3D2U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1RlWhP3D2U[/video]

GEORGE BURCH TRIAL - DAY 3 - PART 2

[video=youtube;MC7G6ME8gYg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC7G6ME8gYg[/video]

GEORGE BURCH TRIAL - DAY 3 - PART 3

[video=youtube;FUfp2DL_bXU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUfp2DL_bXU[/video]
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GEORGE BURCH TRIAL - DAY 3 - PART 4

[video=youtube;HhjCr9qzMNY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhjCr9qzMNY[/video]
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GEORGE BURCH TRIAL - DAY 4 - PART 1

[video=youtube;xNmuz0nG6aw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNmuz0nG6aw[/video]


GEORGE BURCH TRIAL - DAY 4 - PART 2

[video=youtube;HAlsDOC6veo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAlsDOC6veo[/video]


GEORGE BURCH TRIAL - DAY 4 - PART 3

[video=youtube;yg_eRRs5gTc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg_eRRs5gTc[/video]
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GEORGE BURCH TRIAL - DAY 5 - PART 1

[video=youtube;kc3TrhSTFKQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc3TrhSTFKQ[/video]

GEORGE BURCH TRIAL - DAY 5 - PART 2

[video=youtube;jWZOaC7NUk0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWZOaC7NUk0[/video]

GEORGE BURCH TRIAL - DAY 5 - PART 3

[video=youtube;prVHtYFIAig]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prVHtYFIAig[/video]
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GEORGE BURCH TRIAL - DAY 5 - PART 4

[video=youtube;deGi4wUBm28]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deGi4wUBm28[/video]
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GEORGE BURCH TRIAL - DAY 6 - PART 1

[video=youtube;DI8EMEWVY4k]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI8EMEWVY4k[/video]


GEORGE BURCH TRIAL - DAY 6 - PART 2

[video=youtube;u7xxtiAlcI8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7xxtiAlcI8[/video]


GEORGE BURCH TRIAL - DAY 6 - PART 3

[video=youtube;ATWRwGtEJb0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATWRwGtEJb0[/video]
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GEORGE BURCH TRIAL - DAY 6 - PART 4


[video=youtube;W4rtGVQOnUU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4rtGVQOnUU[/video]
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GEORGE BURCH TRIAL - DAY 7 - PART 1

[video=youtube;EpjEBUa0Qxk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpjEBUa0Qxk[/video]


GEORGE BURCH TRIAL - DAY 7 - PART 2

[video=youtube;7D4CFVYe9h0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D4CFVYe9h0[/video]


GEORGE BURCH TRIAL - DAY 7 - PART 3

[video=youtube;YJhmouBljrc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJhmouBljrc[/video]
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George Burch Trial Day 8 Part 1 George Burch Testifies 02/28/18

[video=youtube;s5IfvuSU-DY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5IfvuSU-DY[/video]
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(Looks like Lady Justice will not allow viewing her Ytubes on any websites other than Ytube...:sheesh:. Just click the "Watch the video..." and it will take you to Ytube so you can watch it there)

Why aren't more people interested in this trial???..:thinking:

Here are the tweets from court today (just in case there are members who cannot view the Ytubes or can watch the streaming:
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Law & Crime Network@LawCrimeNetwork
5h5 hours ago
#BurchTrial - The judge says the next witness will be George Burch

Ben Krumholz WLUK@BenKrumholzWLUK
5h5 hours ago
Defense attorney Stebbins says Burch might say on the stand that he was afraid to go to law enforcement about the VanderHeyden crime because he was on probation in Virginia. Stebbins wants to insure that won't allow state to cross examine him about past convictions. #BurchTrial

Paul Srubas@PGpaulsrubas
5h5 hours ago
Normally, lawyer can only ask defendant on witness stand: Have you ever been convicted? and How many times? State is asking to go into nature of charge, penalty, so jury can weigh whether Burch was being reasonable by not reporting VanderHeyden's murder #burchtrial

Paul Srubas@PGpaulsrubas
5h5 hours ago
Judge will issue decision after short break. #burchtrial

Law & Crime Network@LawCrimeNetwork
5h5 hours ago
#BurchTrial - After the break, the defendant will take the stand. George Burch says victim's boyfriend killed her and forced him to help dispose of the body.

Ben Krumholz WLUK@BenKrumholzWLUK
5h5 hours ago
Burch will be the fifth witness called to testify on the day, 53rd overall for the trial. Some witnesses have been recalled, and are marked twice in my count. #BurchTrial

Paul Srubas@PGpaulsrubas
4h4 hours ago
Defense, prosecutors agree jury can know Burch had five prior convictions (not of what), and if he says probation, can be asked what was the crime (grand larceny) and what exposure (about five years in prison) #burchtrial

Ben Krumholz WLUK@BenKrumholzWLUK
4h4 hours ago
Zakowski says state can ask the question "if the door is opened." #BurchTrial

Paul Srubas@PGpaulsrubas
4h4 hours ago
Security requires Burch be in witness stand when jury comes in and leaves, and they'll try not draw jurors attention to that. #burchtrial

Paul Srubas@PGpaulsrubas
4h4 hours ago
Zakowski is questioning Burch now, to make sure he understands doesn't have to testify. Burch is answering simple yes, sir, no,sir questions #burchtrial

Ben Krumholz WLUK@BenKrumholzWLUK
4h4 hours ago
Burch takes the stand and here comes the jury. #BurchTrial

Law & Crime Network@LawCrimeNetwork
4h4 hours ago
George Burch takes the stand. #BurchTrial.

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Ben Krumholz WLUK@BenKrumholzWLUK
4h4 hours ago
"Probably have a lot you want to explain to the jury" Stebbins questions Burch. He says "yes sir." #BurchTrial

Ben Krumholz WLUK@BenKrumholzWLUK
4h4 hours ago
Burch says he was adopted, only child. Born and raised in Virginia. His father, George Steven Burch Sr, oversaw a group of insurance salesmen. #BurchTrial

Matt Jarchow@MattJarchowNews
4h4 hours ago
Burch is sworn in and begins describing his upbringing. He was adopted at just a week old, a played a lot of sports growing up in Hampton, Virginia. #BurchTrial

Ben Krumholz WLUK@BenKrumholzWLUK
4h4 hours ago
Burch says his hometown is similar to Green Bay. "Everyone cares about everyone" Burch played three sports: football, basketball, and baseball. #BurchTrial

Andrea Hay@AndreaHayNews
4h4 hours ago
Burch's background: he's adopted. Named after his dad, sales guy. Mom is a beautician. Newport News, VA native. Burch played sports. Says the Green Bay community is much like the Newport News, VA community. Burch answers everything with "yes sir" or "no sir" @WBAY #BurchTrial

Ben Krumholz WLUK@BenKrumholzWLUK
4h4 hours ago
Burch says his grandfather was a preacher. Burch says he was active in his church growing up. #BurchTrial

Matt Jarchow@MattJarchowNews
4h4 hours ago
DEEP background on Burch. Had lots of dogs and birds at his house, went to public school, always enjoyed fishing, grandfather lived with the family. #BurchTrial

Matt Jarchow@MattJarchowNews
4h4 hours ago
When Burch wasn't pitching due to league innings restrictions, he would move to first base. #BurchTrial

Ben Krumholz WLUK@BenKrumholzWLUK
4h4 hours ago
Burch was a tight end and linebacker in football (started on the defensive line). He was also a pitcher in baseball. He says he was nicknamed "Big County" at six years old. "It always stuck." #BurchTrial

Ben Krumholz WLUK@BenKrumholzWLUK
4h4 hours ago
Burch says he cut lawns, cleaned gutters, raked yards growing up so he could buy Michael Jordan apparel. #BurchTrial

Andrea Hay@AndreaHayNews
4h4 hours ago
Defense wants to know Burch's elementary and high schools, first jobs, chores, relationship with family, positions played in sports... learning more about Burch than I know about some of my family members #BurchTrial @WBAY

WFRVNews@WFRVNews
4h4 hours ago
Burch says he started working at the age of 13 as a dishwasher at a high-end seafood restaurant; was promoted to a line cook at 14 years old #burchtrial @RobynOguinye – at Brown County Courthouse
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Ben Krumholz WLUK@BenKrumholzWLUK
4h4 hours ago
Burch testifies to being convicted of five crimes. He says his hometown changed as he was growing up. "Lot of crime, drugs took over...it definitely escalated, worse and worse." #BurchTrial

Matt Jarchow@MattJarchowNews
4h4 hours ago
Burch says the area where he grew up got worse. Says he's been convicted of 5 crimes...that was a big discussion amongst attorneys before he took the stand but his defense snuck it in and moved on quick. #BurchTrial

Andrea Hay@AndreaHayNews
4h4 hours ago
Burch says crime and drugs eventually took over Newport News as he grew up. He has been convicted of five crimes. A lot of his jobs were in restaurants like at Olive Garden, says he's "the guy you see sweatin' with all the pans" @WBAY #BurchTrial

Ben Krumholz WLUK@BenKrumholzWLUK
4h4 hours ago
Burch says he worked in a number of restaurants after high school, including Olive Garden. Says he really enjoys cooking. #BurchTrial

Matt Jarchow@MattJarchowNews
4h4 hours ago
Burch says he's been married before. Met his wife around April 2000. #BurchTrial

Ben Krumholz WLUK@BenKrumholzWLUK
4h4 hours ago
Burch says he was married once. His wife's name was Beth. Says they met in about April or May 2000. Remember, the couple that Burch lived with in Green Bay in February 2016 said earlier this week that Burch came here because he was splitting up with his wife. #BurchTrial

Matt Jarchow@MattJarchowNews
4h4 hours ago
Burch says they were married in New York and moved there to start a life, get away from a deteriorating area where he was from. #BurchTrial

Andrea Hay@AndreaHayNews
4h4 hours ago
Burch is divorced. He was married to Mary Elizabeth (Beth). They met April 2000 when she was visiting her cousins in VA. She's from upstate NY, where they get married. Moved from VA - NY to get a fresh start because people in VA were getting stabbed all the time #BurchTrial @WBAY

Ben Krumholz WLUK@BenKrumholzWLUK
4h4 hours ago
Burch says almost everyday in the news you'd see someone getting stabbed or shot in his hometown, Newport News, Virginia, so he and his wife moved to Newburgh, New York. #BurchTrial

Ben Krumholz WLUK@BenKrumholzWLUK
4h4 hours ago
Burch says he had two sons with his wife. The boys are now 16 and 13 years old. Burch says he is very close with his kids and tries to talk with them on a daily basis. #BurchTrial

Andrea Hay@AndreaHayNews
4h4 hours ago
Burch has kids with his ex wife: Tyler Steven Burch, 16 and Colin Dominic Burch, 13. @WBAY #BurchTrial
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Matt Jarchow@MattJarchowNews
4h4 hours ago
Burch says he met Ed Jackson through a co-worker and they went fishing together. Jackson would later invite Burch to live in his Green Bay home. #BurchTrial

Andrea Hay@AndreaHayNews
4h4 hours ago
Remember Ed Jackson who testified that he was the friend who bough the train ticket to get Burch to Green Bay? Burch says they met in upstate NY. They bonded over fishing. As we know, the two went fishing the day of VanderHeyden's murder in Racine. @WBAY #BurchTrial

Paul Srubas@PGpaulsrubas
4h4 hours ago
Burch met Ed Jackson and became fishing buddies with him in New York. Jackson, recall, put him up here. #burchtrial

Matt Jarchow@MattJarchowNews
4h4 hours ago
Burch says he and his wife married very young, and there became bumps in the road that the couple tried to work through. #BurchTrial

Ben Krumholz WLUK@BenKrumholzWLUK
4h4 hours ago
Burch says he and his family moved back to Virginia when his father started having health problems. He says at that point, his parents were divorced (that happened when Burch was 10 years old). #BurchTrial

Ben Krumholz WLUK@BenKrumholzWLUK
4h4 hours ago
Burch says he worked for a window installation company when he moved back to Virginia. In New York, Burch had worked construction. #BurchTrial

Matt Jarchow@MattJarchowNews
4h4 hours ago
Burch getting emotional talking about his father passing away. #BurchTRial

Andrea Hay@AndreaHayNews
4h4 hours ago
Burch's parents have been divorced since he was ten, so when Burch's dad's heart is shutting down, he says he and ex wife move back to VA from upstate NY "in case something happened." Burch is not involved with his mom. His dad dies he thinks in 2014 #BurchTrial @WBAY

Ben Krumholz WLUK@BenKrumholzWLUK
4h4 hours ago
Burch is getting emotional talking about his dad dying in 2014. "He was always my best friend." #BurchTrial

Paul Srubas@PGpaulsrubas
4h4 hours ago
About year after Burch's father died, Burch's marriage deteriorated, filed for divorce in a year. #burchtrial

Paul Srubas@PGpaulsrubas
4h4 hours ago
Burch sniffing and drinking water while talking about dad's death. #burchtrial
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Andrea Hay@AndreaHayNews
4h4 hours ago
Burch says kids were hurt by his divorce with 'Beth' but their relationship had deteriorated and they were arguing too much. She moves out and takes the kids with her. They divorce. #BurchTrial @WBAY

Ben Krumholz WLUK@BenKrumholzWLUK
4h4 hours ago
Burch says he went back to Olive Garden after his divorce and then became a sous chef at a "prestigious four-star restaurant." #BurchTrial

Paul Srubas@PGpaulsrubas
4h4 hours ago
Burch stayed in touch with Jackson, who be then moved to Green Bay. "He always told me I'd like it here." #burchtrial

Andrea Hay@AndreaHayNews
4h4 hours ago
More on ending up in Wisconsin: Ed Jackson's mom is from Green Bay, so that's how he ends up here (moving from NY where he initially met George Burch). Jackson never visits Burch in VA. They stay in contact talking on the phone and texting "he was a father figure" #BurchTrial

Ben Krumholz WLUK@BenKrumholzWLUK
4h4 hours ago
"After my dad passed, he was really the only one I could talk to....he reminded me a lot of my dad," Bufch says of Ed Jackson, the man he eventually moved in with when he came to Green Bay in February 2016. #BurchTrial

Paul Srubas@PGpaulsrubas
4h4 hours ago
After Burch's dad died, Jackson was "almost only person I could talk to. He reminded me of my dad, Burch said. He still getting teary talking about his dad. #burchtrial

Matt Jarchow@MattJarchowNews
4h4 hours ago
Burch says he wanted to get out of the Virginia area because everything there reminded him of his dad. #BurchTrial

Ben Krumholz WLUK@BenKrumholzWLUK
4h4 hours ago
"What did you know about Wisconsin before you moved here?" Stebbins asks Burch. He says "Packers, they liked to drink beer, and cheese." #BurchTrial

Paul Srubas@PGpaulsrubas
4h4 hours ago
When Burch joined Jackson, he was the only person Burch knew. Burch wanted to "get away and find my bearings and find out what I wanted to do. " #burchtrial

Andrea Hay@AndreaHayNews
4h4 hours ago
Burch moves here on 27-hour train ride paid for by Jackson. What Burch knows about Green Bay before he moves here: "@packers , cheese and beer. " #BurchTrial @WBAY

Matt Jarchow@MattJarchowNews
4h4 hours ago
Burch describes getting to Ed Jackson's place here in Green Bay. He wanted to fresh start. #BurchTrial
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