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Enrique Arochi’s Kidnapping Trial Delayed
OCTOBER 21, 2015, BY MARK SHEPHERD

Prosecutors asked for a delay. They're waiting for DNA tests on hair samples found in a shop vac near Arochi's work. That'll take about 12 weeks, if the hairs can be tested at all.

So now, the aggravated kidnapping trial that was set to start next month is put off 'til June.

 

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CBS11 Interviews Ex-Girlfriend Of Accused Kidnapper's Brother
March 21 2016

For the first time, we are hearing from someone who was inside the inner circle of Enrique Arochi and his family.

 

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Trial set for man accused of kidnapping Christina Morris from Plano's Shops at Legacy

Valerie Wigglesworth

After two years, hundreds of tips and an arrest, family and friends still don't know what happened to Christina Morris.

The 23-year-old woman hasn't been seen since she walked with an acquaintance into a Plano parking garage. The time stamp on the Shops at Legacy surveillance video was 3:55 a.m. Aug. 30, 2014.

Despite intense, high-profile pleas and searches by authorities and those close to Morris, her whereabouts remain unknown.

On Sept. 6, all eyes will shift to a Collin County courtroom where the man accused in her disappearance is set to go on trial. Enrique Arochi, 26, is the acquaintance from that surveillance video. He has said he doesn't know what happened to Morris.

Plano police charged him with aggravated kidnapping, a first-degree felony that carries a penalty of up to life in prison. Arochi has pleaded not guilty.

 

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Still No Jury For Christina Morris Kidnapping Case
September 7, 2016 6:24 AM By Jennifer Lindgren

MCKINNEY (CBSDFW.COM) – Opening statements are scheduled to start Wednesday in the Christina Morris kidnapping trial, as long as a jury can be seated first. Jury selection began Tuesday at the Collin County Courthouse in McKinney, and was supposed to be wrapped up by the end of the day. But the process is taking longer than expected.

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2016/09/07/...-case/?utm_source=TweetDal&utm_medium=twitter

 

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Arguments begin in Christina Morris kidnapping trial
Jobin Panicker, WFAA

The state would argue that the most important facts of the case are the DNA evidence, the cellphone pings, and the surveillance video. Court documents revealed that Morris’ DNA was found in the trunk of Arochi’s Camaro. The state said the cellphone pings on both Morris’ and Arochi’s phones coincide, telling them at one point they were in the car together.

The defense was more concerned with the timeline of events that occurred the day Morris went missing. Arochi’s attorney Keith Gore brought up multiple text messages between Morris and her boyfriend, Hunter Foster that night and morning. Foster is currently serving time as a federal inmate on drug charges.

http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/argu...334?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

 

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Boyfriend of missing woman pleads the fifth, declines to testify

Although Morris’ boyfriend, Hunter Foster, was not out with her and her friends the night she went missing, he has figured prominently in the trial.

Both sides had hoped to question Foster on his whereabouts that night. The defense was particularly interested in asking about texts Morris had supposedly sent him about threatening messages she'd received. However, Foster pleaded the fifth.

http://www.fox4news.com/news/203590170-story

 

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Christina Morris Kidnapping Trial Enters 2nd Week
September 12, 2016 5:45 AM By Jennifer Lindgren

MCKINNEY (CBSDFW.COM) – The second week of the Christina Morris kidnapping trial begins Monday, but it will likely be a shorter day than usual at the Collin County Courthouse in McKinney. One of the jurors has an important appointment in the afternoon, cutting Monday’s courtroom proceedings a bit short.

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Last week in the trial, the jury heard from a range of witnesses including one of the victim’s ex-boyfriends, a technology expert and employees from The Shops at Legacy. The defense has pointed toward other people who could be held responsible for the disappearance of Morris such as boyfriend Hunter Foster. He invoked the Fifth Amendment and will not testify.

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2016/09/12/...-week/?utm_source=TweetDal&utm_medium=twitter

 

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6 things you need to know about the Christina Morris kidnapping trial
By Valerie Wigglesworth 12 September 2016

Updated at 12:40 p.m. Includes Monday's testimony.

Testimony continued Monday in the trial of a man accused in the disappearance of Christina Morris. The 23-year-old Fort Worth woman was last seen at Plano's Shops at Legacy with Enrique Arochi just before 4 a.m. Aug. 30, 2014.

Plano police arrested Arochi in December 2014. He is charged with one count of aggravated kidnapping. The 26-year-old Allen man has pleaded not guilty.

The judge called for a break in the trial just before lunch on Monday, and it will resume on Tuesday. After three days of testimony in what's expected to be at least a two-week trial, here are some highlights:

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crim...out-the-christina-morris-kidnapping-trial.ece

Much much more at link^^^

 

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Witchcraft,' magic spells, oily liquid become focal point at Christina Morris trial
Valerie Wigglesworth

An olive jar and its contents suggesting a magic spell were the focal point Wednesday in the Christina Morris kidnapping trial.

Prosecutors were in their fifth day of presenting evidence in the case against the man accused in Morris' disappearance. Enrique Arochi, 26, is charged with aggravated kidnapping.

A Plano crime scene investigator testified about evidence collected from Arochi's Allen home after his arrest in December 2014. Jurors saw photographs of the jar containing a dark-colored liquid and learned that it had been found inside a shoe in Arochi's bedroom. Prosecutors asked that the jar — kept in an evidence bag that noted which direction was up — be admitted as evidence.

Defense attorneys asked that investigator Michelle Boubel open the jar in court. But before she could get her evidence gloves on, the defense requested to be heard. Jurors were sent out of the courtroom.

http://beta.dallasnews.com/news/cri...t-friends-night-christina-morris-went-missing

Much more at link^^^

 

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Christina Morris' DNA found inside trunk of Enrique Arochi's Camaro, expert testifies in trial
Published: 15 September 2016
Valerie Wigglesworth

Signs during a protest at the Collin County Jail advertise the reward for information on the whereabouts of Christina Morris

DNA from Christina Morris was found on the trunk mat and the edge of the trunk opening of a Camaro that belonged to the man now on trial in connection with her disappearance two years ago.

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The DNA evidence appears to put Morris inside Arochi's Camaro, something that Arochi told police during multiple interviews never happened. What jurors won't get to hear — at least for now — is one expert's opinion that the source of that DNA comes from about six droplets of Morris' blood.

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Bright blue glow
Several Plano Police Department criminalists explained how those two areas of the trunk mat were selected for DNA testing. The focus turned to the trunk after police found surveillance video of Arochi using a squeegee on the back of his car at an Allen gas station. They sprayed the trunk's interior with a chemical agent that reacts to blood as well as non-biological substances such as cleaners, paint and some soils. The chemical reaction creates a luminescence, similar to a glow stick.

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crim...arochi-s-camaro-expert-testifies-in-trial.ece

 

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Plano detective believes Christina Morris was 'fighting for her life' when she was kidnapped
By Valerie Wigglesworth
Published: 19 September 2016

Jurors are expected to begin deliberating Tuesday on the fate of the man accused of kidnapping Christina Morris from a Plano parking garage two years ago.

Prosecutors rested their case Monday against Enrique Arochi, and the defense expects to call its final witness Tuesday morning. Arochi, 26, is charged with aggravated kidnapping.

Jurors have been instructed to bring a suitcase in case they fail to reach a verdict by the end of the day. District Judge Mark Rusch said that once jurors begin deliberating, they will be sequestered until they reach a verdict.

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crim...hting-for-her-life-when-she-was-kidnapped.ece

Much more at link^^

Closing Arguments Set In Christina Morris Kidnapping Trial
September 20, 2016 6:24 AM By Jennifer Lindgren

After nearly two weeks of testimony, a jury will soon decide if Enrique Arochi is the person who kidnapped Christina Morris from a Plano parking garage more than two years ago. Closing arguments in this high-profile trial are expected to begin on Tuesday morning.

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But first, the defense will call its final witness (a cell phone expert) before resting their case. Arochi’s attorneys spent hours on Monday cross-examining detectives from the Plano Police Department, trying to show that not all investigators agreed about what happened to Morris on the night that she disappeared.

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2016/09/20/...trial/?utm_source=TweetDal&utm_medium=twitter

 

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Prosecution rests in Morris kidnapping trial
Tanya Eiserer, WFAA

A Collin County jury will soon decide whether Enrique Arochi kidnapped Christina Morris from Plano’s Shops at Legacy in August 2014.

Prosecutors rested their case Monday afternoon on the eighth day of trial testimony. Defense attorneys have said they plan to rest Tuesday morning. Closing statements are expected by late Tuesday morning.

Enrique Arochi, 26, has been indicted on one count of aggravated kidnapping. If a jury convicts him, he could be sentenced to life in prison.

http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/live-updates-christina-morris-kidnapping-trial/321633701


Complete Coverage Of Christina Morris Case

 

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Jury begins deliberation in Christina Morris kidnapping case
SEP 20 2016

After seven hours of deliberating, Collin County jurors went into sequestration Tuesday night in the kidnapping trial of Christina Morris.

Prosecutor Zeke Fortenberry said the evidence presented, including DNA, surveillance video, cell phone messages and location data, were enough to convict Arochi despite the fact Morris’ body has never been found.

http://www.fox4news.com/news/206647335-story

 

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Enrique Arochi found guilty of aggravated kidnapping
Jobin Panicker and Marjorie Owens , WFAA 8:06 PM. CDT September 21, 2016

MCKINNEY, TEXAS - A jury in McKinney has found Enrique Arochi guilty of aggravated kidnapping in connection to the disappearance of Christina Morris.

There was no reaction from Arochi as the verdict was read Wednesday night. After Arochi was escorted from the courtroom, Morris' family embraced.

The jury announced the decision after more than 24 hours of deliberation.

http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/enrique-arochi-found-guilty-of-aggravated-kidnapping/323225559

Raw video of Judge reading the guilt verdict at link^^^

 

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Jury Finds Enrique Arochi Guilty of Kidnapping Christina Morris
By NBC 5 Staff


"We can breathe. I feel like the right thing happened. It's not over. It's far from over. Christina is still missing. I hope that this will possibly get us the information we need to bring her home," stepmother Anna Morris said.

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Jurors deliberated for about seven hours Tuesday before one juror fell ill and was excused by the judge. An alternate juror joined the deliberations Wednesday morning, and the deliberations continued for about 10 hours before the jury informed the judge that they had reached a verdict.

The judge instructed everyone in the courtroom to refrain from showing any reaction to the verdict and a gag order remains in place.

Morris' mother, Jonni McElroy, said she is forbidden from speaking with the media until after the punishment phase but she pumped her fist as she left the courthouse Wednesday evening.

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Cl...nrique-Arochi-Kidnapping-Trial-394113381.html

Timeline of testimony and much more at link.

 

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Arochi waives jury sentencing, will let judge decide punishment in Christina Morris aggravated kidnapping
Valerie Wigglesworth

The man convicted in the aggravated kidnapping of Christina Morris is waiving the jury for punishment and will let the judge decide his sentence.

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District Judge Mark Rusch explained that waiving jury punishment takes the option of probation off the table. Arochi will be going to prison.

"I'll do what I think is appropriate," Rusch told Arochi in explaining his rights.

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crim...ment-inchristina-morris-aggravated-kidnapping

 

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CM Family Impact Statement and Judge sentencing video

[video=twitter;781889286220095488]https://twitter.com/courtchatter/status/781889286220095488[/video]

 

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We still don't have her home yet,' says father of Christina Morris, who disappeared three years ago
Valerie Wigglesworth
August 29, 2017

Snipped:

A wall-sized map plots out areas searched, some of them more than once. This past Saturday morning, 10 searchers headed out in two pickups. As Robert O'Neil drove to the latest search site, he said he couldn't help but tick off areas along the way.

"After three years, we have covered a lot of ground," said O'Neil, who didn't know the family until after Christina Morris went missing.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/cri...-christina-morris-disappeared-three-years-ago

 

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Christina Morris' remains possibly found in Anna, TX.
http://www.kcentv.com/mobile/articl...957e&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter