Laura Babcock Murder Trial 10.23.17 - Day 1, Opening Statements

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Caryn Lieberman‏ @caryn_lieberman
Clayton Babcock first witness. Appears nervous. 60 years old. Married 35 years “it’s a great anniversary” says sarcastically.

Lisa Hepfner‏ @HefCHCHNews
Smich video was created on iPad leant to #Babcock by her boyfriend, renamed "Mark's iPad" after Babcock went missing. #Smich #Millard

Adrian Humphreys‏ @AD_Humphreys
"If you go swimming you can find her phone," Mark Smich's rap continued. (Crown alleges Babcock's phone went dead near Lakeshore Road.) #law

Trevor Dunn‏ @trevorjdunn
Crown gives summary of evidence in Babcock murder trial, including text from Millard in months leading up to Babcock's disappearance :

Caryn Lieberman‏ @caryn_lieberman
Laura’s father asked about her education, she had a degree in English and Drama.

Shannon Martin‏ @ShannonMartinTV
Crown calls first witness, Laura Babcock's father.
 
Tealgrove said:
Texts have done them in again.

These are two really really bad dudes.

I wonder "which" girlfriend was upset about the sexual relationships DM had with Laura?
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Lisa Hepfner‏ @HefCHCHNews
"First I'm going to hurt her, then I'll make her leave." Crown Jill Cameron opens with text from #Millard to gf Christina Noudga.
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Who else. :gaah:
 
Trevor Dunn‏ @trevorjdunn
The text from Millard: "First I’m going to hurt her, then I’ll make her leave. I will remove her from our lives."

Caryn Lieberman‏ @caryn_lieberman
“Laura got a job in a toy store” says her dad to help pay for her education. “She loved being with the kids.”

Lisa Hepfner‏ @HefCHCHNews
First witness is victim Laura #Babcock's father. Talking about her university degree. She worked at toy store to help pay. #Smich #Millard

Caryn Lieberman‏ @caryn_lieberman
Clayton Babcock says he thought she would be a good salesman if nothing else.

Caryn Lieberman‏ @caryn_lieberman
Laura Babcock’s father’s voice trembles.

Trevor Dunn‏ @trevorjdunn
Crown Jill Cameron showed the jury several photos of the incinerator Millard and Smich allegedly used to burn Babcock's body.
 
Caryn Lieberman‏ @caryn_lieberman
“It was June 30th 2012,” says Babcock, was the last time he spoke to his daughter.

Adrian Humphreys‏ @AD_Humphreys
First witness is Laura's father, Clayton Babcock, 60. Can't imagine taking the stand so soon after watching that. Incredible strength.

Caryn Lieberman‏ @caryn_lieberman
“Laura didn’t like rules,” says her dad. Didn’t want her partying every day so she didn’t always stay at home. Spent time at Sorority house.

Lisa Hepfner‏ @HefCHCHNews
Her father last heard from Laura #Babcock June 30, 2012. She called to say she was stopping by home to drop dog & eat.

Caryn Lieberman‏ @caryn_lieberman
“She couldn’t stand structure,” says Babcock’s father. She liked to go out often.

Trevor Dunn‏ @trevorjdunn
The jury was shown a screengrab from Millard's phone. It was an internet search for: "What temperature is cremation done at?"
 
Shannon Martin‏ @ShannonMartinTV
Mr. Babcock says the last time he talked to his daughter Laura, was June 30, 2012.

Lisa Hepfner‏ @HefCHCHNews
Laura didn't like house rules, liked to party nightly, so had stopped living at home full time. #Babcock #Millard #Smich

Caryn Lieberman‏ @caryn_lieberman
Laura’s maltese dog was left at the family home, dishes on the counter, says her father.

Caryn Lieberman‏ @caryn_lieberman
She had left a sealed envelope in the home. Father says it was American and Canadian currency.

Trevor Dunn‏ @trevorjdunn
Jill Cameron shows the court a video she says is Smich rapping a song he wrote in Millard's basement, after Babcock's disappearance. Lyrics:

Lisa Hepfner‏ @HefCHCHNews
Laura's dog was there, dishes were on counter when her parents came home that night. Also envelope with cash. #Babcock #Millard #Smich
 
Wow, I knew this was going to be bad, but just this bit of information is like a punch in the gut. Poor Laura, and her family.
 
Trevor Dunn‏ @trevorjdunn
"The b**** started off skin and bone, now the b**** lay on some ashy stone, last time I saw her was outside the home ..."

Lisa Hepfner‏ @HefCHCHNews
Police counted the cash, it was close to $1,000. #Babcock #Millard #Smich

Trevor Dunn‏ @trevorjdunn
Lyrics cont: "... and if u go swimming u can find her phone."

Caryn Lieberman‏ @caryn_lieberman
Babcock says Laura was coming and going often.

Trevor Dunn‏ @trevorjdunn
The Crown's first witness is Clayton Babcock, Laura's father

Caryn Lieberman‏ @caryn_lieberman
“She was an arts person, he’s a science guy,” “She was full of whimsy and fun” dad explains about Laura and Brent, sister & brother.Clayton Babcock says “she definitely wasn’t the same girl” When asked about any mental health issues she may have had.
 
Lisa Hepfner‏ @HefCHCHNews
Babcock's father didn't know how she made money. Crown's opening says she worked as escort near end of life. Sought help for mental health

Caryn Lieberman‏ @caryn_lieberman
“She was an arts person, he’s a science guy,” “She was full of whimsy and fun” dad explains about Laura and Brent, sister & brother.“She was an arts person, he’s a science guy,” “She was full of whimsy and fun” dad explains about Laura and Brent, sister & brother.

Lisa Hepfner‏ @HefCHCHNews
Dad laughs at relationship between Laura & her brother, total opposites. "But they got along." She always won Mario Cart. #Babcock

Caryn Lieberman‏ @caryn_lieberman
Babcock sounds cheery as he recounts an anecdote from his children’s younger years.

Caryn Lieberman‏ @caryn_lieberman
“She looks like me, or looked like me” dad says and asks for tissue as he begins to cry.

Lisa Hepfner‏ @HefCHCHNews
Dad sighs when asked about his relationship with Laura. "She looks like me." Now sobbing at memories about fairs, music. #Babcock
 
Caryn Lieberman‏ @caryn_lieberman
Adrian Humphreys‏ @AD_Humphreys

Caryn Lieberman‏ @caryn_lieberman
Remembers going on the fast rides at amusement parks. Crying. “She loved 70s stuff and I really appreciated that.”

Caryn Lieberman‏ @caryn_lieberman
“We’d watch stupid Say Yes to the Dress” says Babcock and courtroom giggled.

Caryn Lieberman‏ @caryn_lieberman
An emotional Clayton Babcock remembers “dozens of good times” with his daughter Laura.

Lisa Hepfner‏ @HefCHCHNews
"She even buffed my nails once... It was nice." Dad says Laura definitely wasn't herself before she disappeared. #Babcock #Millard #Smich

Shannon Martin‏ @ShannonMartinTV
Babcock asks for kleenex, dabs eyes, as he recalls his relationship with daughter. "There were dozens of good times, but my mind's a mess."
 
A big thank you to Snooper and others who will repost the tweets. It allows those of us that care about this trial the opportunity to stay caught up while we are working (well supposed to be anyway!) I really appreciate your time!
 
Caryn Lieberman‏Verified account @caryn_lieberman 5m5 minutes ago
“She looks like me, or looked like me” dad says and asks for tissue as he begins to cry.
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A parent who lost their little girl, still without proper closure, still speaking as though she is alive, then correcting himself.
This is the raw, unvarnished reason why this trial is so important. Closure for the victim and family and society. Justice for LB
 
My work had blocked websleuths for a while (shortly after TB trial, probably because I spent so much time on it lol) it's back up now. Thanks to Snooper for reposting tweets
 
This poor man. God bless him for giving his daughter the identity and dignity she deserves up there on the stand. Must be so hard for him. Weeping right along with him. Such a waste...a total waste. :cry:
 
Caryn Lieberman‏ @caryn_lieberman
Remembers going on the fast rides at amusement parks. Crying. “She loved 70s stuff and I really appreciated that.”

Caryn Lieberman‏ @caryn_lieberman
“We’d watch stupid Say Yes to the Dress” says Babcock and courtroom giggled.

Caryn Lieberman‏ @caryn_lieberman
An emotional Clayton Babcock remembers “dozens of good times” with his daughter Laura.

Lisa Hepfner‏ @HefCHCHNews
"She even buffed my nails once... It was nice." Dad says Laura definitely wasn't herself before she disappeared. #Babcock #Millard #Smich

Shannon Martin‏ @ShannonMartinTV
Babcock asks for kleenex, dabs eyes, as he recalls his relationship with daughter. "There were dozens of good times, but my mind's a mess."
 
Lisa Hepfner‏ @HefCHCHNews
Laura #Babcock spoke to her mother every day, always checked in with her family. #Millard #Smich

Caryn Lieberman‏ @caryn_lieberman
Father met Dellen Millard “just once” he says.

Trevor Dunn‏ @trevorjdunn
Laura Babcock's father is tearing up, but clearly answering qs about her. Fond memories, what she was like, the last times he saw her.

Lisa Hepfner‏ @HefCHCHNews
Babcock's father met #Millard once. At the door. They were going out. They said hellos.

Lisa Hepfner‏ @HefCHCHNews
Laura #Babcock loved Facebook, her dad says. Had nicknames; "Elle" and "Lor-ah." Mom's maiden name was Ryan. Dated Sean Lerner for cpl yrs

Caryn Lieberman‏ @caryn_lieberman
Father mentions for a time Laura “acted erratically.”
 
Caryn Lieberman‏ @caryn_lieberman
Recounts time when they went to police because “we haven’t seen our daughter in a period of time.”

Lisa Hepfner‏ @HefCHCHNews
Laura #Babcock & Lerner stopped dating "after she started acting erratically" after graduation Nov 2011.

Caryn Lieberman‏ @caryn_lieberman
Babcock says Laura had left dog and money at the house and she mentioned she was “going on a trip” but after a week it seemed “odd.”

Lisa Hepfner‏ @HefCHCHNews
Her parents reported her missing but didn't start to panic for a week because Laura said she was going on a trip. #Babcock

Caryn Lieberman‏ @caryn_lieberman
Babcock says when Laura came home with the dog it was like “Paris Hilton.” Family still has the dog Lacy.

Lisa Hepfner‏ @HefCHCHNews
Her parents still have Laura's dog, "Lacy" which she carried "like Paris Hilton." Helped dad get through the years of grief. #Babcock

 
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