Tuesday, August 3rd:
*Status Conference Hearing (@ 9am ET) – PA –
Conner Snyder (8) &
Brinley L. Snyder (4) (Sept. 23, 2019, Albany Township; found hanging from basement rafters) - *Lisa Rachelle Snyder (36/now 38) “mom” arrested (12/2/19), charged (12/9/19) & arraigned (3/12/20) with 2 counts of 1st degree murder, 2 counts of 3rd degree murder, 1 count of tampering with or fabricating evidence, 2 counts of endangering the welfare of children, 1 counts of animal cruelty & 2 counts of sexual intercourse with an animal (with a dog). Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA will seek DP.
Information & court info from 12/19/19 thru 2/25/21 reference post #643 here:
PA - Conner Snyder, 8, & Brinley, 4, hangings, Berks Co., 23 Sept 2019 *Mom arrested* *GRAPHIC* #2
4/9/21 Update: Berks County President Judge Paul Yatron signaled during a pretrial hearing in Reading Friday that he would grant a defense motion to sever charges related to animal abuse from the homicide counts, telling Assistant District Attorney Margaret McCallum that he could not envision a reason for a jury to hear about the salacious allegations that wasn’t prejudicial. In court Friday, Trooper Jordan Hoffman testified that Snyder called the barracks after her phones were seized, complaining that investigators also took a phone that she purchased after her children’s deaths. Cpl. John Maggs, a state police car technology expert, testified that the phone was paired with Snyder’s vehicle on Sept. 27, four days after the children were found hanging. Trooper Daniel Womer testified that he executed a search warrant for Snyder’s Facebook account & discovered a lengthy “sexually explicit exchange” with a man. Judge Yatron warned McCallum that he would not allow the trooper to read the transcript into the record.
4/12/21: Order granting motion for transcript (4/9/21 evidentiary hearing & argument). 4/26/21: Stenographer's Transcript Filed-4/9/21 Omnibus Pretrial Hearing. 5/21/21: Defendant's Brief in Support of Counts 1 & 2 of her Omnibus Pretrial Motion for Relief & Memorandum of Law in Support of the Commonwealth's Request to Introduce Statements Pursuant to 42.
6/10/21: Proof of Service for Memorandum of Law (deny defense's motion for writ). A status hearing was scheduled for 6/24/21, but cancelled. Next status hearing on 8/3/21 @ 9am with Judge Patrick Barrett.