8:55 AM Jurors sworn in and given instructions
9:05 Opening statements have begun.
9:06 Prosecutor Dan Patterson says Hailey Owens stayed home from school, not feeling well, but improved throughout the day. She walked to a friend's house later that day, and was walking back home along Lombard Street.
Neighbors hear man in pickup ask Hailey if she knows where Springfield street is, then see him grab Hailey and pull her in truck. Carlos and Michelle Edwards can't reach the truck in time, but call 911 immediately, give license plate.
9:08 Hailey's phone is found a few houses down, thrown out of the truck. Detectives find who truck is registered to with license plate number and determine Craig Wood drives it, then get address. No one is home when they arrive.
9:10 Detectives see the truck arrive at the house on Stanford Street. They get out as Wood gets out of truck. As he walks past truck, Wood tosses duct tape in back of the truck. As they speak with Wood, detectives smell bleach and ask him to go to police station. He goes willingly.
9:12 Detectives do a safety sweep of Wood's house looking for Hailey and don't find her.
9:13 Defense asks for a conference with Judge Mountjoy and opening statements are paused.
9:16 Opening statement resume. Detectives at Wood's house see bag with liquid bleach at top of basement stairs, find stairs are wet and so is the floor in the basement, more bleach in the basement, plastic tubs, a hose.
9:18 Wood denies to detective that he has Hailey. Interview is short.
9:19 Officers near Wood's house did grid search of the area. Officer finds clothing in a dumpster behind a strip mall matching the description of Hailey's clothing.
9:21 About 15 minutes after abduction, Wood is seen checking out at a Walmart store, buying bleach and Liquid Plumber. Officers find Wood's laundry, including shirt he was wearing and bed linens, in washing Machine at Dutch Maid laundromat.
9:23 Surveillance video showed Wood put items in dumpster behind strip mall. Video at Walmart shows a second trip, where Wood buys duct tape.
9:25 Officers go back to Wood's basement about 2AM with search warrant. They open one container, find documents. When they open second container, see outline of a body in trash bags.
9:30 Inside safe, officers find rifle, find shell in house believed to be used to kill Hailey.
9:31 Defense begins opening statement. Defense says repulsive act was caused by a meth and sexual addictions. Admits Craig Wood did in fact kidnap, rape and murder Hailey. Jury will have to decide if murder was premeditated. Says there is substantial evidence of a lack of planning.
9:33 Defense says Wood did not disguise himself in any way, drove his own truck in broad daylight, window on Wood's truck was down. Wood knew people saw him.
9:37 In Wood's house, detectives find purple folder with stories he had written of sexual fantasies with young girls. As disturbing and disgusting as they are, they show he has an unhealthy sexual interest in young girls that doctors call paraphilic disorder. Stories have names of girls at Pleasant View Middle School, where Wood worked as a teacher's aid and coach. Girls were interviewed, and never felt uncomfortable about Wood.
9:40 Detective finds meth. Defense says meth finally unleashed Woods long suppressed sexual urges. Whatever jury decides, Wood will respect their decision. Defense concludes.
9:45 Rick Christmas, operations manager for Springfield-Greene County 911 called to the stand. Testifies he made copy of 911 call.
9:47 Michelle Edwards called to the stand. Testifies about the location of her house on W. Lomard.
9:51 Prosecution asks Michelle to recall afternoon Feb 18, 2014. Michelle was in house getting ready to make a phone call. Carlos was doing yard work. Michelle went in garage to smoke and make phone call. Saw little girl walking along side of road, and she was on phone, stopped in front of their house.
9:57 Michelle saw tan Ford Ranger, hears driver ask, "Do you know where Springfield street is?" Hailey starts to walk away, defendant opens door, reaches out and grabs Hailey. Carlos is running and yelling, telling him to not touch her. Michelle is upset as testifying about the kidnapping. She testifies she saw license plate and calls 911.
9:59 Court hears 911 call played. Michelle, frantic, gave dispatcher description of truck, direction of travel, plate number. She pleads, "please help her!" Michelle tells dispatcher little girl is maybe 10 or 12 years old, didn't know her.
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