Trials & Sentencings for April, 2025

[Niner]

For the week of Tuesday, April 1st thru Friday, April 4th:

Tuesday, April 1st
*Jury Selection continues (Day 2) [Voir Dire] (Charles) (@ 9am MST) - AZ – Charles Vallow (62) shot & killed on July 11, 2019 in Chandler, AZ. *Lori Norene Daybell aka Lori Norene Vallow (46 @ time of crime/48/now 51) indicted (6/24/21), charged & arraigned (12/8/23) with 1 count of conspiracy to commit 1st degree murder. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Maricopa County
AZ – Brandon Boudreaux (34/now 39) attempted murder on Oct. 2, 2019 in Gilbert, AZ. *Lori Norene Vallow (46 @ time of crime/49/now 51) indicted (2/24/22), charged & arraigned (12/7/23) with 1 count of 1st degree murder premeditated. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Maricopa County
Trial [for Charles] began on 3/31/25 with jury selection & go thru 4/1, 4/2 & 4/3/25.
Jury will consist of 12 jurors & 4 alternates.
Trial [for Brandon Boudreaux] will follow Charles’ trial. [Daybell wants to start Brandon trial on 5/11/25 & Judge said 5/12/25].
Trial set to begin on 4/7/25. [thru 5/15/25] [State wants 4/24/25 as half day]. @10:30am NO Court on Fridays or 4/28 or 4/29/25.
Judge Justin Beresky presiding. State’s attorney Ryan Green. DA Treena Jeanelle Kay. Defense attorneys Gerald Bradley & Denae Suchy.
For Rule 11 Evaluation: Judge Travis Marderosian & public defenders Sherri McGuire Lawson, Robert Abernathy & Meagan Swart. These attorneys withdrew on 10/29/24. New public defender Pamela Hicks & Robert A. Abernethy.
Case info from 2/24/22 thru 3/12/25 reference post #986 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...reaux-chandler-maricopa-county.679193/page-50
3/31/25 Jury selection Day 1: No info yet. Jury selection continues on 4/1/25.
ID – Vallow found guilty of all charges & sentenced to 3 consecutive life sentences without parole on 7/31/23.

*Trial continues (Day 2) (@ 9:30am ET) - VA – Cynthia Michelle Carver (34) (last seen Feb. 21, 2019 by babysitter ~9pm, Newsoms; reported missing Feb. 22, 2019, found Mar. 19, 2019, off Wyanoke Trail in southwestern Suffolk) – *James Herbert Goodwyn, Jr. (39/now 44) arrested & charged (6/27/19) & arraigned (4/2/20) with 1st degree murder. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Southampton County Circuit
Trial began on 3/31/25. (scheduled for 10 days) @ 9:30am
Medical examiner info & court info from 7/2/19 thru 6/17/24 reference post #204 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...pton-county-21-feb-2019-arrest.427059/page-11
3/31/25 Trial Day 1: No info yet.

*Trial continues (Day 2) (@ 1pm CT) - IN - Ke’Andre Shamar Jolly (4) was brutally beaten to death by his cousin because the child put his shoes on the wrong feet on July 28, 2023, Lafayette & died on August 1, 2023. *Montrell Dionte Jolly (33/now 34) arrested (7/31/23) & charged (8/25/23) with murder, neglect of a dependent resulting in catastrophic injury, aggravated battery & battery resulting in death to a person younger than 14 years old. Held without bond. Tippecanoe County
Trial began on 3/31/25. [4th time continued].
Judge Steven P. Meyer presiding. Das Caroline Burchett Briggs & Patrick K. Harrington. Public defender Montrell Dionte.
Case & Court info from 8/25/23 thru 9/3/24 reference post #54 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...shoes-on-wrong-feet-aug-26-2023.689049/page-3
3/31/25 Trial Day 1: No info yet.

*Trial continues (Day 37) (@ 8:30am PT) – CA – Fabio Sementilli (49) (Jan. 23, 2017, Los Angeles) – *Monica Sonia Crescentini Sementilli (45/now 53) (wife) arrested (8/18/17), indicted (8/31/17), charged (8/18/17) & arraigned (8/31/17) with capital murder with special circumstances of murder for financial gain & conspiracy to commit murder. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA will not seek DP. LA County
Jury Selection began on 1/21/25 & ended 1/22/25. No info on jurors. Juror #2 was replaced by an alternate on 3/19/25. Juror #2 [new one] was replaced by an alternate on 3/20/25.
Trial began on 1/24/25 & on 3/12/25 Prosecutors rested their case. Defense began their case on 3/12/25. Dark on Fridays (sometimes).
Superior Court Judge Ronald S. Coen. Deputy DA Heather Steggell & Deputy DA Beth Silverman. Defense attorneys Leonard Levine & Blair Berk.
Court hearings from 6/5/18 thru 1/28/25 & Jury Selection Days 1-2 (1/21-1/22/25) & Trial Day 1-36 (1/24 & 1/29-3/21/25) reference post #753 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...a-23-jan-2017-arrests-1-guilty.327994/page-38
3/28/25 Friday, Trial Day – No trial on Friday. Trial continues on Tuesday, 4/1/25.
*Christopher Austin (38/now 39) – Plead guilty on 1/17/25. Sentencing hearing on 4/30/25.
*Robert Louis Baker (55/now 62) (wife’s BF) plead no contest/guilty on 7/7/23 & sentenced to life without parole.

 

[Niner]

Somehow I KNEW this trial would be postponed.... this is the 5th time...

Update!

Monday, March 31st
*Trial was set to begin-RESCHEDULED! (@ 1pm CT) - IN - Ke’Andre Shamar Jolly (4) was brutally beaten to death by his cousin because the child put his shoes on the wrong feet on July 28, 2023, Lafayette & died on August 1, 2023. *Montrell Dionte Jolly (33/now 34) arrested (7/31/23) & charged (8/25/23) with murder, neglect of a dependent resulting in catastrophic injury, aggravated battery & battery resulting in death to a person younger than 14 years old. Held without bond. Tippecanoe County
Trial was set to begin on 3/31/25 was rescheduled on 7/21/25. @ 1pm. [5th time continued].
Judge Steven P. Meyer presiding. DAs Caroline Burchett Briggs & Patrick K. Harrington. Public defender Montrell Dionte.
Case & Court info from 8/25/23 thru 2/7/25 reference post #58 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...shoes-on-wrong-feet-aug-26-2023.689049/page-3
3/7/25 Update: Pretrial conference hearing commenced & concluded with Judge Steven P. Meyer presiding. Order issued. Criminal case status report signed 3/7/25. Jury Trial originally scheduled on 3/31/25 at 10am was rescheduled to 3/31/25 at 1pm. Reason: Court's Own Motion. Order to Call Jury signed on 3/7/25.
3/13/25 Docket update: Motion to Exclude filed by state. Hearing scheduling activity. Next status hearing on 3/14/25 @ 8:30am with Judge Steven P. Meyer presiding. 3/14/25 Update: Hearing commenced & concluded. Notice to exclude: Caroline Burchett Briggs & Patrick K Harrington Hearing Scheduling Activity. Response filed. Response to State's Motion to Exclude filed by Montreel Dionte Jolly. Hearing scheduled on 3/19/25 @ 10:30am. Notice issued to parties. hearing scheduling activity: Caroline Burchett Briggs & Patrick K Harrington. Judicial Notice of Media Request for Cameras in the Court. Noticed: Patrick Harrington & Caroline Burchett. Notice date: 3/17/25. Notice issued to Parties. Judicial Notice of Media Request for Cameras in the Court.
3/19/25 Update: On Motion to Exclude. Commenced & concluded with Judge Steven P. Meyer presiding. Denial of Media Request for Cameras in the Court signed 3/20/25. Next pretrial conference hearing on 6/20/25 @ 8:30am. Jury Trial originally scheduled on 3/31/25 at 1pm was rescheduled on 7/21/25 at 1pm. Reason: By Request. Jury trial continued on 7/22/25, 7/23/25 7/24/25. Order Granting Motion for Trial Continuance. Order Signed: 3/19/25. Next pretrial conference on 6/20/25 @ 8:30am.

 

[Niner]

For the week of Monday, April 7th thru Friday, April 11th:

Monday, April 7th:
*Trial set to begin (@ 9am ET) – CT - Christine Marie Holloway (43) (last seen Nov. 27, 2019, found deceased on Dec. 2, 2019 during a welfare check, Ansonia) & Vanessa Morales (17 mos.) (last seen Nov. 29, 2019, reported missing Dec. 3, 2019, Amber Alert on Dec. 4, 2019-not found) - *Jose Luis Morales (43/now 48) (BF) arrested (12/3/19), charged & arraigned (2/7/20) with felony murder, tampering with physical evidence & 2 counts of criminal possession of firearm (see below). Plead not guilty. Bond $5M. CT Superior Court in Milford Superior Court
Jury selection began 2/24/25. A panel of 12 jurors & 4 alternates will be selected. [as of 3/12/25: 12 jurors selected.] 3/18/25 4 alternates selected. 2 jurors (1 juror & 1 alternate have dropped out as of 3/20/25. Final jury selection on 3/25/25.
Jury: 12 jurors & 4 alternates.
Trial set to begin on 4/7/25. (thru 5/7/25)
Superior Court Judge Shari Murphy. Prosecutor Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorney Howard Stein & Defense attorney Edward Gavin.
First arrested (12/3/19), charged (1/22/20) & arraigned (3/5/20) with 2 counts of criminal possession of a pistol (2 stun guns). Plead not guilty. Bond $25K. CT Superior court in New Haven/transfer to Milford Superior Court
Court info from 12/4/19 thru 2/18/25 & Jury Selection Day 1-18 (2/24-3/24/25) & 3/21/25 reference post #742 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...d-ansonia-28-nov-2019-arrest-2.490240/page-38
3/25/25 Tuesday, Trial/Jury Selection Day 19: Jurors have now been selected. Trial begins on 4/7/25.

*Trial set to begin (Charles) (@ 10:30am MST) - AZ – Charles Vallow (62) shot & killed on July 11, 2019 in Chandle
r, AZ. *Lori Norene Daybell aka Lori Norene Vallow (46 @ time of crime/48/now 51) indicted (6/24/21), charged & arraigned (12/8/23) with 1 count of conspiracy to commit 1st degree murder. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Maricopa County
AZ – Brandon Boudreaux (34/now 40) attempted murder on Oct. 2, 2019 in Gilbert, AZ. *Lori Norene Vallow (46 @ time of crime/49/now 51) indicted (2/24/22), charged & arraigned (12/7/23) with 1 count of 1st degree murder premeditated. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Maricopa County
Trial [for Charles] began on 3/31/25 with jury selection & went thru 4/1/25.
Jury consists of 12 jurors & 4 alternates. [13 men & 3 women].
Trial [for Brandon Boudreaux] will follow Charles’ trial. [Daybell wants to start Brandon trial on 5/11/25 & Judge said 5/12/25].
Judge sets 6/2/25 for start of Boudreux trial. Trial will be Monday thru Friday, the following week [6/9/25] will be Monday thru Thursday & the Judge may be gone for training the following week [6/16/25].
Trial set to begin on 4/7/25. [thru 5/15/25] [State wants 4/24/25 as half day]. @10:30am to 4:30pm. NO Court on Fridays or 4/28 or 4/29/25.
Judge Justin Beresky presiding. State’s attorney Ryan Green. DA Treena Jeanelle Kay. Advisory Defense attorneys Gerald Bradley & Denae Suchy.
Case info from 2/24/22 thru 3/27/25 & Jury selection Days 1-2 (3/31 & 4/1/25) reference post #191 here:
https://websleuths.com/threads/az-l...aux-chandler-maricopa-county-2.739249/page-10
3/28/25 Docket updates: State's Supplemental Motion to Preclude Defense Witnesses & Expert. Defendant's Response to State’s Request for Rule 609 hearing. [Rule 609: Impeachment by Evidence of a Criminal Conviction. (2) for any crime regardless of the punishment, the evidence must be admitted if the court can readily determine that establishing the elements of the crime required proving--or the witness's admitting--a dishonest act or false statement]. 3/28/25 Docket update: State's supplemental motion to preclude defense witnesses & expert.
4/4/25 Docket update: Nunc Pro Tunc Order by Judge Beresky. Vallow will wear the RACC belt & one unarmed MCSO detention officer will stand near the defense table for trial [see post #230, page 12, thread #2 for more info].
ID – Vallow found guilty of all charges & sentenced to 3 consecutive life sentences without parole on 7/31/23.

*Trial set to begin [Montgomery County] (@ 9am ET) – AL – Ibraheem Yazeed was out on bond on charges of attempted murder & 2 counts of 1st degree kidnapping, 2 counts of 1st degree robbery & possession of marijuana in connection with a January 2019 crime. According to court records, two male victims – one of them 77-years-old - were held against their will in a hotel room (SureStay Motel) in January 2019 on the 1200 block of Eastern Blvd. The older man was beaten until “unconscious, unresponsive, severely injured and near death” & robbed of a Rolex, rifle, handguns, wallet, bank card, clothing & unknown amount of currency. The other man was also beaten & robbed of at least $40. Bond was $295K has been revoked (12/5/19). Montgomery County
Trial set to begin on 4/7/25. [not showing up in court site].
Judge James H. Anderson presiding.
Previous court info from 6/5/20 to 1/24/25 reference post #20 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...uburn-lee-county-23-oct-2019-arrest-7.724664/
1/28/25 Update: Yazeed is set to stand trial in a separate attempted murder & kidnapping case—the one for which he was out on bond when authorities say he kidnapped & killed Blanchard. A Montgomery County judge has scheduled that trial to begin on 4/7/25 at the Montgomery County Courthouse, with a pretrial status hearing set for 4/1/25.
4/1/25 Update: Next trial is set to begin on 4/7/25, but not showing up on court site.
*AL – Stephen Hamby (29) (Dec. 1, 2018, Montgomery) & injured Geraldine Talley (54) shot in face, but later died of natural causes - *Ibraheem Yazeed (29/now 34) charged (6/25/20) with murder & attempted murder. Montgomery County
Investigators cite newly-discovered witnesses & the re-examination of evidence collected at the scene developed Yazeed as a suspect in Hamby's murder. Yazeed is expected to face prosecution in Lee County first.
Previous court info from 6/5/20 to 9/8/24 reference post #20 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...uburn-lee-county-23-oct-2019-arrest-7.724664/
*Antwon “Squirmy” Shamar Fisher (35) was arrested & charged (11/22/19) & arraigned on (11/25/19) with first-degree kidnapping. No plea entered yet. $50K bond. 12/17/19: Charges dismissed “with prejudice” by Judge.
*David Lee Johnson, Jr. (63) –Montgomery County: Hearing on 3/26/25.
*AL - Aniah Haley Blanchard (19) (last heard from Oct. 23, 2019 text with friend, Auburn, Lee County; car found early morning hours of Oct. 24 along South College St; officially reported missing Oct. 24, 2019; found Nov. 25, 2019 near Highway 80 in Shorter, Ala., which is about 25 miles east of Montgomery, Macon County off County Road 2 near New Hope Baptist Church several feet into the woods.) – *Ibraheem Yazeed aka Laquetta Ni3cole Lamar, Ibraheema Yazeed, Ibraheen Yazeed (29/now 34) arrested (12/4/19 in Escambia County) & charged (11/7/19 Lee County) with 1st murder & 1st degree kidnapping. Held with no bond. Case was moved to Macon County. Lee County
*Indicted (11/14/22), recharged & arraigned (3/6/23 in Macon County) with 1 count of 1st degree capital murder (during a kidnapping), 1 count of 1st degree murder (during robbery) & 1 count of 1st degree murder involving a victim in a vehicle. Plead not guilty (3/6/23). Held with no bond. Held in Lee County jail. Macon County
Trial was set to begin on 2/3/25 but was vacated by Macon County Circuit Judge William Whorton on 1/27/25 & continued on 9/30/25.
Previous crimes & court info from 11/10/19 thru 12/4/24 reference post #20 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...uburn-lee-county-23-oct-2019-arrest-7.724664/
1/30/25 Update: The trial of Yazeed has been delayed once again, pushing the proceedings to the fall 2025 trial term. Yazeed was scheduled to appear in court on Thursday, 1/30/25 for a status hearing ahead of his trial, which was originally set for spring 2025. However, the hearing was canceled. On January 27, Macon County Circuit Judge William Whorton issued a court order confirming the postponement & canceling the January 30 status hearing. Instead, a new status conference has been scheduled for 9/30/25. The court noted the case is “not ready for trial this term.” There is also a possibility the trial could be delayed into 2026.
Lee County: Yazeed is now charged (4/20/20) with 2nd degree assault in connection with the 3/23/20 incident at the Lee County Detention Center. Lee County
Previous court info from 11/10/19 thru 3/23/20 reference post #20 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...uburn-lee-county-23-oct-2019-arrest-7.724664/
5/27/20 Update: Lee County judge Steven Speakman indicted Yazeed Wednesday on the assault charge & will send the case to a grand jury. Yazeed will be back in court on June 3rd for the preliminary hearing in the capital murder case of Aniah.

*Trial continues (Day 41)-Closing Arguments [Defense] & VERDICT WATCH! (@ 9am PT) – CA – Fabio Sementilli (49) (Jan. 23, 2017, Los Angeles) – *Monica Sonia Crescentini Sementilli (45/now 53) (wife) arrested (8/18/17), indicted (8/31/17), charged (8/18/17) & arraigned (8/31/17) with capital murder with special circumstances of murder for financial gain & conspiracy to commit murder. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA will not seek DP. LA County
Jury Selection began on 1/21/25 & ended 1/22/25. No info on jurors. Juror #2 was replaced by an alternate on 3/19/25. Juror #2 [new one] was replaced by an alternate on 3/20/25.
Trial began on 1/24/25 & on 3/12/25 Prosecutors rested their case. Defense began their case on 3/12/25 & rested their case on 4/2/25. Dark on Fridays (sometimes).
Superior Court Judge Ronald S. Coen. Deputy DA Beth Silverman, Ryan Heath Erlich, Dep. DA, Melissa Hannah Opper, Dep. DA, & Heather Joy Steggel, Dep. DA.. Defense attorneys Leonard Levine & Blair Bernholz Berk.
Court hearings from 6/5/18 thru 1/28/25 & Jury Selection Days 1-2 (1/21-1/22/25) & Trial Day 1-39 (1/24 & 1/29-4/3/25) reference post #817 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...a-23-jan-2017-arrests-1-guilty.327994/page-41
4/4/25 Friday, Trial Day 40: Closing statements by Deputy DA Beth Silverman continued & done. Defense will start their closing on Monday.
Trial continues on Monday, 4/7/25 also with jury deliberations.
*Christopher Austin (38/now 39) – Plead guilty on 1/17/25. Sentencing hearing on 4/30/25.
*Robert Louis Baker (55/now 62) (wife’s BF) plead no contest/guilty on 7/7/23 & sentenced to life without parole.

*Trial continues (Day 6) (@ 9:30am ET) - VA – Cynthia Michelle Carver (34) (last seen Feb. 21, 2019 by babysitter ~9pm, Newsoms; reported missing Feb. 22, 2019, found Mar. 19, 2019, off Wyanoke Trail in southwestern Suffolk) – *James Herbert Goodwyn, Jr. (39/now 44) arrested & charged (6/27/19) & arraigned (4/2/20) with 1st degree murder. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Southampton County
Trial began on 3/31/25. (scheduled for 10 days) @ 9:30am
No name for Judge. Commonwealth's attorney Eric Cooke & Deputy Commonwealth's attorney Toni Colvin. Defense attorney James Ellenson.
Medical examiner info & court info from 7/2/19 thru 2/7/54 & Trial Days 1-2 (3/31-4/1/25) reference post #211 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...pton-county-21-feb-2019-arrest.427059/page-11
4/2/25 Wednesday, Trial Day 3: State witnesses: No info yet. Trial continues on Thursday, 4/3/25.
4/3/25 Thursday, Trial Day 4: State witnesses: No info yet. Trial continues on Friday, 4/4/25.
4/4/25 Friday, Trial Day 5: No info available. Trial continues on Monday, 4/7/25.

 

[Niner]

Update!

Friday, April 11th:
*Trial continues (Day 45) - VERDICT REACHED! (Day 3) (@ 9:30am PT) – CA – Fabio Sementilli (49) (Jan. 23, 2017, Los Angeles) – *Monica Sonia Crescentini Sementilli (45/now 53) (wife) arrested (8/18/17), indicted (8/31/17), charged (8/18/17) & arraigned (8/31/17) with capital murder with special circumstances of murder for financial gain & conspiracy to commit murder. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA will not seek DP. LA County
Jury Selection began on 1/21/25 & ended 1/22/25. No info on jurors. Juror #2 was replaced by an alternate on 3/19/25. Juror #2 [new one] was replaced by an alternate on 3/20/25.
Jury Deliberations: Day 1 [4/9/25]: 10:15am to ~4pm [minus 1 hour lunch/~4 hours & 45 mins]. Day 2 [4/10/25]: 10am-4pm [minus hour lunch/~5 hours]. Day 3 [4/11/25]: 9:30am-9:45am/15 minutes. Total deliberations: 10 hours. CourtTV Verdict clock says deliberations 8 hours & 45 minutes. VERDICT REACHED!
VERDICT: GUILTY on all charges.
Trial began on 1/24/25 & on 3/12/25 Prosecutors rested their case. Defense began their case on 3/12/25 & rested their case on 4/2/25. Closing arguments began with the State on 4/3/25 & went thru Monday, 4/7/25 with defense closing on 4/7 & 4/8/25 with rebuttal closing by State. Dark on Fridays (sometimes).
Trial: 38 days of testimony with 44 state & 13 defense witnesses.
Superior Court Judge Ronald S. Coen. Deputy DA Beth Silverman, Ryan Heath Erlich, Dep. DA, Melissa Hannah Opper, Dep. DA, & Heather Joy Steggel, Dep. DA.. Defense attorneys Leonard Levine & Blair Bernholz Berk.
Court hearings from 6/5/18 thru 1/28/25 & Jury Selection Days 1-2 (1/21-1/22/25) & Trial Day 1-44 (1/24 & 1/29-4/10/25) & Verdict Days 1-2 (4/9-4/10/25) reference post #959 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...a-23-jan-2017-arrests-1-guilty.327994/page-48
4/11/25 Friday, Trial Day 45/Verdict Watch Day 3: Jury continues deliberate @ 9:30am PT & ended about 9:45am PT. Jury has reached a verdict. GUILTY on all charges. Sentencing hearing on 6/23/25.
*Christopher Austin (38/now 39) – Plead guilty on 1/17/25. Sentencing hearing on 4/30/25.
*Robert Louis Baker (55/now 62) (wife’s BF) plead no contest/guilty on 7/7/23 & sentenced to life without parole.

 

[Niner]

Update!

Monday, April 7th:
*Trial was set to begin-Rescheduled! (@ 9am CT) - MO – Karvel (6) & dog (Decapitated by mother, 2/15/22, Kansas City) - *Tasha L. Haefs (35/now 38) arrested & charged (2/15/22) & arraigned (4/29/24) with 1st degree murder & felony armed criminal action. No bond. Plead not guilty reason insanity. Jackson County
Haefs told police that the boy was her biological son & admitted she killed him.
Trial was set to begin on 4/7/25 was rescheduled on 10/20/25.
Judge Joel P. Fahnestock presiding. DA Nichole Erickson. Defense attorney Anthony Ray Vibbard.
Court info from 2/15/22 to 9/17/24 reference post #134 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...son-dog-kansas-city-16-feb-2022.612856/page-7
3/12/25 Docket update: Pretrial conference hearing held. Order. The Defense announced it needed a continuance to pursue an NGRI defense & the State agreed to the continuance so it would have time to evaluate the defense. The motion is granted & the trial has been rescheduled. Jury Trial reset for Monday, 10/20/25 @ 9am with Judge Joel P. Fahnestock presiding.

 

[Niner]

Update!

Monday, April 14th:
*Trial was set to begin-CANCELLED! (@ 9am CT) - KS – Nicholas Ecker, Jr. (17 mos.) born in 2020 (died in fire set by father, Feb. 13, 2022, Shawnee) – *Nicholas Adam Ecker, Sr. (28/now 31) “father” arrested & charged (2/14/22) & arraigned (8/10/22) with 1st degree murder & aggravated arson with bodily harm, & added (2/15/22) felony stalking charge & added (8/10/22) with firearm possession by a felon. Plead not guilty. $1M bond. Johnson County
Trial began on 9/23/24 & ended on 10/1/24 with 2 counts hung jury & possession of firearm-Guilty. Will be retried for murder.
Trial (murder) was set to begin on 4/14/25 was cancelled & no further dates.
Judge Timothy P. McCarthy presiding. Prosecutor M. Duma & defense attorney S. Shannon.
Court info from 2/15/22 thru 9/20/24 thru 4/11/25 reference post #171 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ther-shawnee-23-feb-2022-arrest.612613/page-9
4/9/25 Update: Motion hearing held. Next 4/11/25 pretrial conference is cancelled, as is start of trial o 4/14/25. Next is scheduling conference on 5/7/25 @ 11am.
*Karlie Mae Phelps (28/now 30) “mother” – Plead guilty on 8/18/22 & sentenced on 10/6/22 sentenced to serve 36 months of probation. See post #80 (page 4) for sentencing explanation.

 

[Niner]

For the week of Monday, April 21st thru Friday, April 25th:

Monday, April 21st:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 10am PT) - NM - 7 year old boy shot & critically injured by mother, Sept. 22, 2023, Albuquerque. *Davona Ashley Chavez (27/now 28) arrested & charged (9/23/23) & arraigned (10/16/23) with child abuse resulting in great bodily harm (intentional or reckless), child abuse not resulting in great bodily harm, trafficking a controlled substance & aggravated battery (weapon). Plead not guilty. Released on conditions (11/29/23). Albuquerque
Judge Jennifer J. Wernersbach presiding. For State attorney John A. McCall & defense attorney David R. Foster.
Case & Court information from 9/25/23 thru 10/24/24 reference post #60 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...na-chavez-albuquerque-sept-2023.695472/page-3
1/14/25 Update: Audio log notes. Notice next change of plea hearing on 1/23/25 @ 9:15am in person. 1/23/25 Update: Audio log notes. Plead no contest/guilty plea to two counts of child abuse & possession of a controlled substance. Guilty on Court 1; Count 3 amended. 2/18/25 Docket update: Status hearing on 2/25/25 @ 1:16pm. 2/25/25 Docket update: Audio log notes. Next change of plea hearing on 3/14/25 # 11am.
3/14/25 Docket update: Audio log notes. No contest/Guilty plea proceeding. Defendant plead guilty to lesser of County 1 & 2 & count 3 before Judge Jennifer J. Wernerbach; Counts to run concurrently or consecutively at discretion of court; Court 4 was dismissed. 3/20/25 Docket update: Plea & disposition agreement. Amended plea. Next sentencing hearing on 4/21/25 @ 10am.

*Trial continues (Day 9)-CLOSING ARGUMENTS! (Charles) (@ 10:30am MST) - AZ – Charles Vallow (62) shot & killed on July 11, 2019 in Chandler, AZ. *Lori Norene Daybell aka Lori Norene Vallow (46 @ time of crime/48/now 51) indicted (6/24/21), charged & arraigned (12/8/23) with 1 count of conspiracy to commit 1st degree murder. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Maricopa County
AZ – Brandon Boudreaux (34/now 40) attempted murder on Oct. 2, 2019 in Gilbert, AZ. *Lori Norene Vallow (46 @ time of crime/49/now 51) indicted (2/24/22), charged & arraigned (12/7/23) with 1 count of 1st degree premeditated attempted murder. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Maricopa County
Jury selection [for Charles] began on 3/31/25 & went thru 4/16/25.
Jury consisted of 12 jurors & 4 alternates. [13 men & 3 women]. As of 4/9/25: 12 jurors & 2 alternates. [12 men & 2 women].
Trial [for Brandon Boudreaux]: Pretrial management conference on 5/14/25 @ 10am. Jury questionnaire & 404(b) hearing on 5/29/25 @ 1pm. Jury selection for voir dire on 5/30/25 @ 10am. Judge sets 6/2/25 for start of Boudreux trial. Trial will be Monday thru Friday, the following week [6/9/-13/25-Judge might cancel 6/13/25 date] will be Monday thru Friday & the Judge may be gone for training the following week [6/16-20//25]. Then from 6/23-25/25.
Trial began on 4/7/25. Prosecutors rested their case on 4/16/25 & defense will officially rest their case on 4/21/25. @10:30am to 4:30pm [State wants 4/24/25 as half day]. NO Court on Fridays or 4/28 or 4/29/25.
Judge Justin Beresky presiding. State’s attorney Ryan Green. DA Treena Jeanelle Kay. Vallow-Daybell Pro Se with advisory Defense attorneys Gerald Bradley & Denae Suchy.
Case info from 2/24/22 thru 3/27/25 & Jury selection Days 1-2 (3/31 & 4/1/25) & 4/4/25 & Trial Day 1-7 (4/7-4/16/25) reference post #683 here:
https://websleuths.com/threads/az-l...aux-chandler-maricopa-county-3.741053/page-35
Brandon’s case: 4/7/25 Docket update: Motion to dismiss for failure to disclose exculpatory evidence & prosecutorial misconduct by defendant. 4/10/25 Docket update: Order entered by Court. 4/11/25 Docket update: State's Notice of Intent to use defendant's other acts to establish conspiracy, premeditation and/or to establish motive pursuant to Rule 404(b), Arizona Rules of Evidence. Next final trial management hearing on 5/14/25 @ 10am, Jury questionnaire hearing on 5/29/25 @ 1pm, Jury selection on 5/30/25 @ 10am Trial is set to begin on 6/2/25 @ 10:30am.
4/17/25 Thursday, Trial Day 8: *The prosecution & defense went go over jury instructions with Judge Justin Beresky. For more info see https://www.eastidahonews.com/2025/...ctions-on-day-8-of-lori-vallow-daybell-trial/
*Jury instructions will be read at 11am on Monday, we will then have lunch, then closing arguments will be read after lunch. Court will still begin at 10:30am but closing arguments will begin at 1pm.
*Judge now set official trial dates for Brandon Boudreaux. Jury questionnaires will go out 5/21 to 5/27/25. Jury selection will begin 5/30/25 @ 10am. A final trial management conference to discuss the remote questionnaire & confirm everything is on schedule will be held on 5/14/25 @ 10am. Parties will meet at 1pm on 5/29/25 to go over jury questionnaires. Judge asks Treena if second trial will be similar in length to this trial. Treena says she believes so. Trial will begin June 2-6, June 9-13. Judge may cancel Friday the 13th depending on how far they get. No trial June 16-20. If needed, trial will resume June 23-25 & 6/30/25. Judge is unsure if trial will be held in this same courtroom.
*Court TV requested the Judge to broadcast the verdict live [no 30-minute delay]. 4/18/25 Update: Judge Beresky has ruled that the verdict can be broadcasted on a 5-minute delay rather than 30 minutes. Closing arguments will still be broadcasted & streamed on the normal 30-minute delay.
*Closing argument begin on Monday, 4/21/25.
ID – Vallow found guilty of all charges & sentenced to 3 consecutive life sentences without parole on 7/31/23.

*Trial continues (Day 10)-CLOSING ARGUMENTS! (@ 10am ET) – CT - Christine Marie Holloway (43) (last seen Nov. 27, 2019, found deceased on Dec. 2, 2019 during a welfare check, Ansonia) & Vanessa Morales (17 mos.) (last seen Nov. 29, 2019, reported missing Dec. 3, 2019, Amber Alert on Dec. 4, 2019-not found) - *Jose Luis Morales (43/now 48) (BF) arrested (12/3/19), charged & arraigned (2/7/20) with felony murder, tampering with physical evidence & 2 counts of criminal possession of firearm (see below). Plead not guilty. Bond $5M. CT Superior Court in Milford Superior Court
Jury selection began 2/24/25. A panel of 12 jurors & 4 alternates will be selected. [as of 3/12/25: 12 jurors selected.] 3/18/25 4 alternates selected. 2 jurors (1 juror & 1 alternate have dropped out as of 3/20/25. Final jury selection on 3/25/25.
Jury: 12 jurors & 4 alternates. 4/7/25: 2 jurors excused – now 12 jurors & 2 alternates. 4/11/25: 1 juror dismissed – now 12 jurors & 1 alternates.
Trial began on 4/7/25. Prosecutors rested their case on 4/16/25. Defense started their case on 4/16/25 & rested their case on 4/17/25.
Closing arguments on 4/21/25 & jury off to deliberate.
Superior Court Judge Shari Murphy. Prosecutor Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Howard Stein & Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Marc Durso & Defense attorney Edward Gavin.
First arrested (12/3/19), charged (1/22/20) & arraigned (3/5/20) with 2 counts of criminal possession of a pistol (2 stun guns). Plead not guilty. Bond $25K. CT Superior court in New Haven/transfer to Milford Superior Court
Court info from 12/4/19 thru 2/18/25 & Jury Selection Day 1-19 (2/24-3/25/25) & Trial Day 1-8 (4/7-4/16/25) reference post #800 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...d-ansonia-28-nov-2019-arrest-2.490240/page-40
4/17/25 Wednesday, Trial Day 9: Defense witness: Jose Morales.
*Both the prosecution & defense have rested their cases. Court will not meet Friday (April 18) due to Good Friday.
*Judge Shari E. Murphy told the court that the jury would be given their instructions on Monday, 4/21/25. She said closing arguments will take place that afternoon & the jury will meet for deliberations afterward.
*Gavin, the attorney representing Morales, made a motion to acquit his client. Judge Murphy said she would defer to the jury’s judgment.


Friday, April 25th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ am ET) - NY - U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York vs. Rep. George Anthony Devolder Santos (34/now 36) indicted & charged (5/8/23) & arrested & arraigned (5/10/23) with 7 counts of wire fraud, 3 counts of money laundering, 1 count of theft of public funds ($24K) & 2 counts of making materially false statements to the House of Representatives. Plead not guilty. Released (5/10/23) on $500K bond. Surrendered his passports & has travel restrictions.
Superseding Indictment (10/10/23) additionally charged & arraigned (10/27/23) with 1 count of conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States, 2 counts of wire fraud, 2 counts of making materially false statements to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), 2 counts of falsifying records submitted to obstruct the FEC, 2 counts of aggravated identity theft & 1 count of access device fraud. Plead not guilty. US Attorney's Office EDNY Long Island Office
U.S. representative for New York's 3rd congressional district, serving since Jan. 7, 2023. Santos was expelled from Congress in December, 2023 after an ethics investigation found “overwhelming evidence” he had broken the law & exploited his public position for his own profit.
Trial was set to begin on 9/9/24 with jury selection, but he plead guilty. Sentencing on 4/25/25.
Judge Joanna Seybert presiding. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace. Defense attorneys Robert Fantone & Joe Murray.
Case & court info from 5/9/23 thru 8/13/24 reference post #136 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ith-13-criminal-counts-may-2023.677448/page-7
8/16/24 Update: A request came Friday afternoon in a letter from prosecutors who said they & defense attorneys sought a hearing but did not say why. The same letter also requested an extension of time for the defense to respond to pretrial motions. The judge granted both requests & set the hearing for 3pm at U.S. District Court in Central Islip on 8/19/24. The purpose of the hearing was not immediately clear. It is speculated that Santos is expected to plead guilty to “multiple counts” of his sprawling fraud indictment at a hearing Monday, according to a source familiar with the case.
8/19/24 Update: Santos plead guilty Monday in federal court to two of the charges. The Long Island Republican faces a mandatory two-year minimum sentence after pleading guilty to wire fraud & aggravated identity theft. Santos admitted filing bogus reports with the Federal Election Commission, embezzling campaign funds, charging credit cards without authorization & fraudulently obtaining unemployment benefits. While he pleaded guilty to only two of the 23 counts, he confessed to taking part in a wide range of conduct that Judge Seybert can use when determining the final sentence. Judge Joanna Seybert estimated the term could range from six to eight years behind bars when he is sentenced on 2/7/25. Santos also agreed to pay nearly $374K in restitution & is subject to a forfeiture order of more than $205K.
1/3/25 Update: Santos asked a judge on Friday to delay his sentencing in his federal fraud case. Santos is currently scheduled to be sentenced on 2/7/25 in Central Islip, New York, after pleading guilty to federal fraud, campaign finance & embezzlement charges. His attorneys asked the judge to postpone the sentencing by six months, until August, to give Santos more time to make money so he can meet the nearly $600,000 he owes in restitution & forfeiture, according to a new court filing. "Mr. Santos now has a viable path to making meaningful progress on satisfying his obligations," his lawyers stated in a motion filed on Friday, citing the launch of a new podcast, "Pants on Fire with George Santos." Federal prosecutors did not immediately respond, though the defense noted that the government opposes a delay. He is required to pay the restitution 30 days before his sentencing on Feb. 7 & could face additional sanctions if he fails to pay in time.
1/29/25 Update: Santos had his February sentencing delayed until 4/25/25, a judge ruled Wednesday. 4/4/25 Update: Justice Dept. is seeking a 87 month sentence for Santos [see post #154 for more info].

 

[Niner]

Update!

Tuesday, April 22nd:
*Trial continues (Day 11)-VERDICT REACHED! (@ 9:30am ET) – CT - Christine Marie Holloway (43) (last seen Nov. 27, 2019, found deceased on Dec. 2, 2019 during a welfare check, Ansonia) & Vanessa Morales (17 mos.) (last seen Nov. 29, 2019, reported missing Dec. 3, 2019, Amber Alert on Dec. 4, 2019-not found) - *Jose Luis Morales (43/now 48) (BF) arrested (12/3/19), charged & arraigned (2/7/20) with felony murder, tampering with physical evidence & 2 counts of criminal possession of firearm (see below). Plead not guilty. Bond $5M. CT Superior Court in Milford Superior Court
Jury selection began 2/24/25. A panel of 12 jurors & 4 alternates will be selected. [as of 3/12/25: 12 jurors selected.] 3/18/25 4 alternates selected. 2 jurors (1 juror & 1 alternate have dropped out as of 3/20/25. Final jury selection on 3/25/25.
Jury: 12 jurors & 4 alternates. 4/7/25: 2 jurors excused – now 12 jurors & 2 alternates. 4/11/25: 1 juror dismissed – now 12 jurors & 1 alternates.
Trial began on 4/7/25. Prosecutors rested their case on 4/16/25. Defense started their case on 4/16/25 & rested their case on 4/17/25.
Closing arguments on 4/21/25 & jury off to deliberate.
Jury deliberations: 4/21/25: ½ hour. 4/22/25 Day 2: 9:30am to ~1pm. Total deliberations: ~4 hours.
Verdict: Guilty on all charges.
Superior Court Judge Shari Murphy presiding. Prosecutor Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Howard Stein & Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Marc Durso & Defense attorney Edward Gavin.
First arrested (12/3/19), charged (1/22/20) & arraigned (3/5/20) with 2 counts of criminal possession of a pistol (2 stun guns). Plead not guilty. Bond $25K. CT Superior court in New Haven/transfer to Milford Superior Court
Court info from 12/4/19 thru 2/18/25 & Jury Selection Day 1-19 (2/24-3/25/25) & Trial Day 1-10/Verdict Watch Day 1 (4/7-4/17/25) reference post #812 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...d-ansonia-28-nov-2019-arrest-2.490240/page-41
4/22/25 Tuesday, Trial Day 11: Jury deliberations at 9:30am to about 1pm. A verdict was reached in a murder trial at Milford Superior Court. Morales was found guilty of killing Christine Holloway in her apartment in Ansonia in 2019. He was also found guilty of tampering with evidence. Morales’s bond was increased to $2.5 million. His sentencing date was set for 7/8/25.

 

[Niner]

Update!

Tuesday, April 22nd:
*Trial continues (Day 10)-VERDICT REACHED! (Charles) (@ 10:30am MST) - AZ – Charles Vallow (62) shot & killed on July 11, 2019 in Chandler, AZ. *Lori Norene Daybell aka Lori Norene Vallow (46 @ time of crime/48/now 51) indicted (6/24/21), charged & arraigned (12/8/23) with 1 count of conspiracy to commit 1st degree murder. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Maricopa County
AZ – Brandon Boudreaux (34/now 40) attempted murder on Oct. 2, 2019 in Gilbert, AZ. *Lori Norene Vallow (46 @ time of crime/49/now 51) indicted (2/24/22), charged & arraigned (12/7/23) with 1 count of 1st degree premeditated attempted murder. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Maricopa County
Jury selection [for Charles] began on 3/31/25 & went thru 4/16/25.
Jury consisted of 12 jurors & 4 alternates. [13 men & 3 women]. As of 4/9/25: 12 jurors & 2 alternates. [12 men & 2 women].
Trial [for Brandon Boudreaux]: Pretrial management conference on 5/14/25 @ 10am. Jury questionnaire & 404(b) hearing on 5/29/25 @ 1pm. Jury selection for voir dire on 5/30/25 @ 10am. Judge sets 6/2/25 for start of Boudreux trial. Trial will be Monday thru Friday, the following week [6/9-13/25-Judge might cancel 6/13/25 date] will be Monday thru Friday & the Judge may be gone for training the following week [6/16-20//25]. Then from 6/23-25/25.
Trial began on 4/7/25. Prosecutors rested their case on 4/16/25 & defense rested their case on 4/21/25. @10:30am to 4:30pm
Jury deliberations [10 men & 2 women]: 4/21/25: 3:15pm to 4:30pm [15 minutes]. 4/22/25 Day 2: 10:30am to 3pm [~3 hours]. Total Deliberations: 3 hours & 15 minutes. GUILTY on all charges. Will be sentenced after Boudreaux trial.
Judge Justin Beresky presiding. State’s attorney Ryan Green. DA Treena Jeanelle Kay. Vallow-Daybell Pro Se with advisory Defense attorneys Gerald Bradley & Denae Suchy.
Case info from 2/24/22 thru 3/27/25 & Jury selection Days 1-2 (3/31 & 4/1/25) & 4/4/25 & Trial Day 1-10/Verdict Watch Day 1-2 (4/7-4/22/25) reference post #603 here:
https://websleuths.com/threads/az-l...aux-chandler-maricopa-county-4.741528/page-41
4/22/25 Tuesday, Trial Day 10: Jury continued deliberations @ 10:30am to 3pm. Verdict: Guilty of all charges.
Daybell will be sentenced for Charles’s murder after the trial for the attempted murder of Brandon Boudreaux.
Next Pretrial management conference hearing on 5/14/25 @ 10am for Boudreux case.
ID – Vallow found guilty of all charges & sentenced to 3 consecutive life sentences without parole on 7/31/23.

 

[Niner]

Update!

Friday, April 25th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ am ET) - NY - U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York vs. Rep. George Anthony Devolder Santos (34/now 36) indicted & charged (5/8/23) & arrested & arraigned (5/10/23) with 7 counts of wire fraud, 3 counts of money laundering, 1 count of theft of public funds ($24K) & 2 counts of making materially false statements to the House of Representatives. Plead not guilty. Released (5/10/23) on $500K bond. Surrendered his passports & has travel restrictions.
Superseding Indictment (10/10/23) additionally charged & arraigned (10/27/23) with 1 count of conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States, 2 counts of wire fraud, 2 counts of making materially false statements to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), 2 counts of falsifying records submitted to obstruct the FEC, 2 counts of aggravated identity theft & 1 count of access device fraud. Plead not guilty. US Attorney's Office EDNY Long Island Office
U.S. representative for New York's 3rd congressional district, serving since Jan. 7, 2023. Santos was expelled from Congress in December, 2023 after an ethics investigation found “overwhelming evidence” he had broken the law & exploited his public position for his own profit.
Trial was set to begin on 9/9/24 with jury selection, but he plead guilty. Sentencing on 4/25/25.
Judge Joanna Seybert presiding. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace. Defense attorneys Robert Fantone & Joe Murray.
Case & court info from 5/9/23 thru 1/3/25 reference post #156 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ith-13-criminal-counts-may-2023.677448/page-8
1/29/25 Update: Santos had his February sentencing delayed until 4/25/25, a judge ruled Wednesday. 4/4/25 Update: Justice Dept. is seeking a 87 month sentence for Santos [see post #154 for more info].
4/25/25 Update: Santos was sentenced to 87 months [7 years] in prison.

 

[Niner]

For the week of Monday, April 28th thru Wednesday, April 30th:

Monday, April 28th:
*Sentencing Hearing (10:30am CT) – OK – Bonnie Beth Lilly (3 yrs) (Jan. 3, 2018, Lawton; had 17 lb. tumor/cancer) - *Bonnie Beth Mills-Lilly (42/now 49) arrested (1/4/18), charged (1/7/18) & arraigned (12/2/19) with 1st degree manslaughter & not providing medical care to child. Plead not guilty. $60K bond each. Bonded out on 1/10/19. Bond forfeiture (9/27/22) went on the lam. Bond reset to $1M (10/14/22). Comanche County
Jury Trial Competency hearing began on 10/31/24 & ended same day. Found Competent [10/31/24].
Trial was set to begin 2/24/25, but Mills-Lilly plead guilty to all charges.
Judge Walker presiding.
Court hearings from 1/10/19 thru 2/5/25 reference post #293 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...anche-county-3-jan-2019-arrest.412241/page-15
2/24/25 Monday, Trial Day 1: Mills-Lilly pleaded guilty to allowing her 3-year-old daughter to die from a 17-pound tumor in January 2019. 2/24/25 Docket update: Order to conduct pre-sentence investigation by Judge Walker. Court minute/Plea to Judge Walker. Present State by K. Cabelka, Defentdat Autry/McKenzie. Answers to correctness of name & age. Found competent. Advised of charge & punishment. Adivsed of right to jury. Satisfied with attorney. Voluntarily enters Plea of Guilty. Requests PSI. Sentencing hearing on 4/28/25 @ 10:30am. Bond to remain the same. Plea of guilty-Summary of Facts/Judge Walker. Comanche County Detention Center jail cost sheet.
*Henry Clarence Lilly III (49/now 56)-Trial. Jury found Henry guilty of all charges. Judge Jay Walker sentenced Lilly on 4/12/24: 1st degree manslaughter to 5 years, $10K fine/court costs & child abuse charge to 13 years & $10K fine/court costs.

*Trial set to begin (@ 9am ET) – TN – Pamela Rose Aldridge McCall (32) & her unborn child (24 wks) (discovered March 10, 1991, approximately 100 feet from the Saturn Parkway, west of Interstate 65 (I65), in Spring Hill, TN.) - *Clark Perry Baldwin (30 @ time of crime/59/now 63) arrested & charged (5/6/20) & arraigned (6/1/20) with 2 counts of 1st degree murder & 1 count of 1st degree murder in perpetration/attempt perpetrate a crime. Held on $1M bond. Plead not guilty. Maury County 22nd Judicial District
On 3/10/91, 3/1/92, and 4/13/92, three female bodies were found along the Interstate Highways in Tennessee (TN) & Wyoming (WY), which have been linked to an unidentified white male DNA profile. Sheridan County Jane Doe & Bitter Creek Betty has also been linked via DNA to the murder of McCall. Baldwin will face charges in Tennessee first before returning to Wyoming to face charges in Sheridan & Sweetwater counties.
Trial was set to begin on 9/13/24 continued on 1/13/25 was continued on 4/28/25. [Trial has been rescheduled 6 times already].
Judge David Allen presiding. Assistant DA Caleb Bayless & Adam Davis. Public Defender Travis Jones.
Information on Pamela McCall & court info from 5/6/20 thru 1/22/24 reference post #100 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/...gled-10-may-1991-arrest-in-2020.520571/page-5
3/14/24 Update: Next criminal hearing on 8/6/24 @ 8:30am.
8/6/24 Update: Trial continuance-granted. Next trial set to begin on 1/13/25 @ 9am.
12/24/24 Docket update: Jury trial on 1/13/25 was rescheduled. Next plea or trial selection hearing on 1/23/25 @ 9am.
1/18/25 Update: Plea or trial section hearing has been rescheduled. Next on court calendar is trial on 4/28/25 @ 9am.


Wednesday, April 30th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 8:30am PT) - CA – Fabio Sementilli (49) (Jan. 23, 2017, Los Angeles) – *Christopher Austin (38/now 39) arrested (10/17/24), charged (10/18/24) & arraigned (12/16/24) with 1st degree murder with the special allegations of the use of a deadly weapon & charged (10/30/24) with conspiracy to commit murder. Plead not guilty (10/18/24 for murder & 10/30/24 for conspiracy). Plead not guilty. Bond $2M. L.A. County
L.A. County Deputy DA Beth Silverman. Defense attorney Leonard Levine.
Case & Court info from 10/17/24 to 10/30/24 reference post #327 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...a-23-jan-2017-arrests-1-guilty.327994/page-17
12/2/24 Update: Probable cause found. Next arraignment hearing on 12/16/24 @ 8:30am. 12/16/24 Update: “assuming” he plead not guilty. Next pretrial conference with trial setting date on 2/24/25 @ 8:30am.
1/17/25 Update: Austin pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Friday & also agreed to testify against the lone remaining co-defendant in the cases. To point the finger at Sementilli’s merry widow Monica, who is scheduled to go on trial for first-degree murder on Tuesday. Austin will be sentenced on 4/30/25. He faces 16 years to life in prison.
*Monica Sementilli (45/now 53) – Trial began on 1/27/25 & ended on 4/11/25 with a GUILTY verdict. Sentencing on 6/23/25.
*Robert Louis Baker (55/now 61 & sentenced) (wife’s BF) plead no contest/guilty on 7/7/23 & sentenced to life without parole.


For the rest of the week - see May thread.

 

[Niner]

Update!

Monday, April 28th:
*Sentencing Hearing (10:30am CT) – OK – Bonnie Beth Lilly (3 yrs) (Jan. 3, 2018, Lawton; had 17 lb. tumor/cancer) - *Bonnie Beth Mills-Lilly (42/now 49) arrested (1/4/18), charged (1/7/18) & arraigned (12/2/19) with 1st degree manslaughter & not providing medical care to child. Plead not guilty. $60K bond each. Bonded out on 1/10/19. Bond forfeiture (9/27/22) went on the lam. Bond reset to $1M (10/14/22). Comanche County
Jury Trial Competency hearing began on 10/31/24 & ended same day. Found Competent [10/31/24].
Trial was set to begin 2/24/25, but Mills-Lilly plead guilty to all charges.
Judge Jay Walker presiding.
Court hearings from 1/10/19 thru 2/5/25 reference post #293 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...anche-county-3-jan-2019-arrest.412241/page-15
2/24/25 Monday, Trial Day 1: Mills-Lilly pleaded guilty to allowing her 3-year-old daughter to die from a 17-pound tumor in January 2019. 2/24/25 Docket update: Order to conduct pre-sentence investigation by Judge Walker. Court minute/Plea to Judge Walker. Present State by K. Cabelka, Defentdat Autry/McKenzie. Answers to correctness of name & age. Found competent. Advised of charge & punishment. Adivsed of right to jury. Satisfied with attorney. Voluntarily enters Plea of Guilty. Requests PSI. Sentencing hearing on 4/28/25 @ 10:30am. Bond to remain the same. Plea of guilty-Summary of Facts/Judge Walker. Comanche County Tention Center jail cost sheet.
4/28/25 Update: 4/28/25 Update: Judge Jay Walker sentenced Count 1 to 5 years & $10K fine & Count 2 to 13 years with $10K fine & assessments & $500 PSI Fee. Sentence to run consecutive & 2 years supervision upon release. Credit for time served. Advised of Write of Certiorari & advised of right to appeal.
*Henry Clarence Lilly III (49/now 56)-Trial. Jury found Henry guilty of all charges. Judge Jay Walker sentenced Lilly on 4/12/24: 1st degree manslaughter to 5 years, $10K fine/court costs & child abuse charge to 13 years & $10K fine/court costs.

 

[Tricia]

Thanks again Niner for posting rhis information. It is extremely helpful. It is a lot of work and I want you to know how much we all appreciate you.
Tricia

 

[Niner]

Thanks again Niner for posting rhis information. It is extremely helpful. It is a lot of work and I want you to know how much we all appreciate you.
Tricia

Thank you!