OK OK - Lauria Bible, 16, & Ashley Freeman, 16, Welch, 30 December 1999 *ARREST*

[imstilla.grandma]

Lauria Bible’s mother, Lorene, watched as the dive team used a camera to search. After nearly 20 years of searching, Bible said she’s not giving up. But she’s also being cautious with her expectations.

“A lot of times you look and you look and you don’t find anything," she said. "It ends to no avail. So, you don’t put yourself on that rollercoaster. You just want to investigate and see what we find.”

“What’s it going to take, you know? For someone to pick up that phone and call and say, ‘Okay, after almost 20 years,' you know, they can remain anonymous and just tell it and be done," she said.
Dive team searches mine shaft for missing Welch girls

 

[GoBuckeyes]

I hope the remains are found soon. I can't imagine the heartbreak. When people know something, they should say something. 20 years and 2 of 3 defendants deceased!

 

[Niner]

Friday, December 13th:
*Jury Trial (re competency) (@ 9am CT) - OK – Danny (40) & Kathy Freeman (37), their daughter Ashley (16) & her friend Lauria Bible (16) (Dec. 29-30, 1999, Welch; girls have not been found) - *Ronnie Dean Busick (66/37 @ time of crime) was arrested (4/22/18) & official charged (4/30/18) with 2 counts of first-degree murder with malice aforethought or accessory to 1st degree murder, 2 additional counts of 1st degree murder, 2 counts of kidnapping, and 1 count of first-degree arson or accessory to 1st degree arson. $1M bond.
Two other men, Warren Philip "Phil" Welch II (61) died in 2007 & David A. Pennington (56) died in 2015, are implicated in the deaths but have themselves died.
Court info from 5/11/18 thru 11/1/19 reference post #982 here:
Deceased/Not Found - OK - Lauria Bible, 16, & Ashley Freeman, 16, Welch, 30 December 1999 *ARREST*
11/19/19 Update: Defendant demands a jury trial for competency. Set for 12/13/19.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

He is making his 13th courtroom appearance since he was taken into custody in April 2018 in the 20-year-old case.

Busick has denied any involvement in their disappearance or knowledge of the whereabouts of the girls’ remains. He is in an isolated cell in the Craig County jail with bail set at $1 million.

Busick will appear in Craig County Court at 9 a.m. Friday morning.
Competency trial is Friday for murder, kidnapping suspect in Welch girls' case

 

[Legally Bland]

A jury of three men and three women, along with two alternates, was chosen Friday to decide whether Busick is competent to stand trial in the slayings of Danny and Kathy Freemen and the kidnapping and presumed deaths of their daughter, Ashley, and her best friend, Lauria Bible.

Several jury candidates said they had already formed an opinion and were excused during 4½ hours of questioning to seat the jury.

The competency hearing resumes on Wednesday.

During opening statements, Mosley told the jurors Busick’s legal defense team has tried to get a story from him about what happened on Dec. 30, 1999.

Suspect 'could look like a hero' if he could say what happened to Welch girls, but he has no memory of events, his attorney says

 

[Niner]

Wednesday, December 18th:
*Jury Trial Continues Day 2 (re competency) (@ 9am CT) - OK – Danny (40) & Kathy Freeman (37), their daughter Ashley (16) & her friend Lauria Bible (16) (Dec. 29-30, 1999, Welch; girls have not been found) - *Ronnie Dean Busick (68/37 @ time of crime) was arrested (4/22/18) & official charged (4/30/18) with 2 counts of first-degree murder with malice aforethought or accessory to 1st degree murder, 2 additional counts of 1st degree murder, 2 counts of kidnapping, and 1 count of first-degree arson or accessory to 1st degree arson. $1M bond.
Two other men, Warren Philip "Phil" Welch II (61) died in 2007 & David A. Pennington (56) died in 2015, are implicated in the deaths but have themselves died.
Jury Trial began on 12/13/19 re competency. Jury: 3 men & 3 women, with 2 alternates.
Court info from 5/11/18 thru 11/1/19 reference post #982 here:
Still Missing - OK - Lauria Bible, 16, & Ashley Freeman, 16, Welch, 30 December 1999 *ARREST*
11/19/19 Update: Defendant demands a jury trial for competency. Set for 12/13/19.
12/13/19 Day 1: A jury of three men & three women, along with two alternates, was chosen Friday. Opening statements done. Witness: Gilbert Martinez, a San Antonio, Texas, neuropsychologist. On Wednesday, two other competency examination reports will be presented — from the state and the Oklahoma Forensic Center. The competency trial resumes on Wednesday, 12/18.

 

[JerseyGirl]

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