Laura Babcock Murder Trial 10.31.17 - Day 7

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:rose: Remembering Laura Babcock and waiting for Justice :rose:

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You are not forgotten ... Rest peacefully, Laura
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Laura Babcock was caught up in a love triangle before she disappeared, murder trial hears
By Shannon Martin, CBC News Oct 30, 2017

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Laura Babcock was involved in a love triangle prior to her 2012 disappearance, text messages introduced at the trial of two men accused of killing the Toronto woman reveal.

The latest revelations came from one of Babcock's best friends, Megan Orr, 29, who now lives in the United States but flew back to Toronto to testify at the trial of Dellen Millard, 32, of Toronto, and Mark Smich, 30, of Oakville, Ont., who have both pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder.

Babcock has not been seen since early July 2012, and her body has never been found. Earlier in the trial, prosecutors told the jury that their theory is Babcock was killed and her body burned in an animal incinerator.

The Crown has suggested that the slaying of Babcock was possibly motivated by a love triangle, involving Millard and his girlfriend at the time, Christina Noudga.

Babcock was also romantically linked to Millard on and off.

The trial, being held in Ontario Superior Court in Toronto, is now in its second week.
 
More friends to detail Laura Babcock's final days before disappearance

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Crown counsel Jill Cameron enters court Monday, along with her colleagues Ken Lockhart and Katie Doherty. (Martin Trainor/CBC)

The ups and downs of Laura Babcock's life, and the final days before her disappearance in the summer of 2012, will again be scrutinized as the trial into her alleged murder continues in Toronto.

The Crown has already called more than a dozen witnesses and at least a dozen more are expected to appear over the next nine weeks.

Babcock was 23 when friends and family suddenly stopped hearing from her. Her body was never recovered and prosecutors have told the jury they believe two men used an animal incinerator to dispose of it.

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Let's hope today is a good day for the Crown and we dispel some of the "stories" DM is trying to tell through his cross examination of witnesses.
 
Shannon Martin‏ @ShannonMartinTV 35 seconds ago

Good morning, Crown Ken Lockhart has just called the first witness for day 7 of the trial. His name is Bradley Dean, from the GTA.
 
Need help with the tweets please! :please: :cupcake:
 
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Shannon Martin‏ @ShannonMartinTV 14 minutes ago

Dean met Babcock through an escort service in June 2012.

Shannon Martin‏ @ShannonMartinTV 7 minutes ago

Dean says Babcock was "actually quite articulate, intelligent, a conversationalist. She was fun." Her life seemed transitional, unsettled.
 
Oct 31 2017 10:11 AM



Bradley Dean met Laura Babcock in June 2012. He knew her as Elle, we've heard Babcock went by the name Elle Ryan on her social media accounts.



They met three times, through an escort service.



The first meeting was at his place in Yorkville. They spent an hour together, he says they hung out.




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Thanks to all who have expressed appreciation of my live Tweets, but I am not at Laura #Babcock murder trial today. I expect to be back soon


Going to be a slow twitter day, perhaps.
 
Oct 31 2017 10:19 AM



Dean says Babcock was "actually quite articulate, intelligent, a conversationalist. She was fun."

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He says her life seemed transitional, unsettled.

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He describes their second meeting, a week later, also at his apartment. This time Babcock arrived with a suitcase. She said she didn't have anywhere to stay.

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"I was hoping to help her. It wasn't appropriate for her to stay at my place, but I didn't want her to stay on the street."

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Dean says she was "less composed, somewhat distraught." He called a couple of hotels.Â

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Oct 31 2017 10:24 AM



Dean tells the jury members that Babcock, on this second meeting at his apartment, spent a significant time in the bathroom. When she came out, she had a nosebleed.



He says he's not qualified to comment on drug use and he himself is not a drug user.



Dean says Babcock spent the night, she slept on the couch.



"She had nowhere to go." They didn't connect this time through the escort service and he did not pay her. On the first visit, he gave her about $200.



They parted ways the next morning, Babcock left with her suitcase. Though he called a Best Western hotel, he did not give her money to pay for it.
 
Maybe if Shannon Martin knows she is one of the only ones tweeting today she will increase her tweeting.....
 
Oct 31 2017 10:28 AM



On their third and final visit, Dean met Babcock at a hotel on Queen Street and Roncesvalles.



She had her little dog with her.



Court has heard her former boyfriend, and close friend, Shawn Lerner was paying for this hotel. Dean says he just popped in, he was there for 10 minutes.



"I was concerned for her, I just wanted her to get settled."



He said her plan was to find permanent work and a place to stay.



Of the three times he saw Babcock, he says this time she seemed the "most unstable. Anxious, she looked quite thing. She was not as composed."
 
Thanks for posting this, because the evil ones that I hope are found guilty of her murder have tried to smear her and good to remember her and that she was a victim and did not deserve , if what the Crown says happened to her , to happen. R.I.P Laura.
 
Oct 31 2017 10:40 AM



Dean tells the court about the conversation he had with Shawn Lerner, Babcock's former boyfriend.



We've heard Lerner was instrumental in reaching out to Babcock's family, friends, and escort clients, trying to track her down, when she suddenly stopped communication. He was the one to find her phone bill and discover her final eight calls were to Dellen Millard.



Dean says he was confused by the phone call with Lerner. He didn't know Babcock as Laura Babcock, he only knew her as Elle. Dean eventually read a missing person's report online and ended up speaking with police on three occasions.
 
Oct 31 2017 10:44 AM



Crown Ken Lockhart has concluded his questioning with witness Bradley Dean. Justice Michael Code says there's an issue he must deal with.



I can't report what the jury doesn't hear, so I'll be back with you soon.
 
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