Fl - Michael Shaver, 36, murdered, Clermont, 2015 *Wife and teen arrested 2023*

[trialobsessive]

This trial crept up on me - did not realise it started yesterday until this morning.

 

[arielilane]

In opening statements on Monday, prosecutors said Laurie Shaver shot her husband, Michael, then pretended he was alive and in Georgia for three years.

Defense attorneys said her then-7-year-old daughter actually pulled the trigger.

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Trial continues for Clermont woman accused of killing her husband, burying him in backyard

The murder trial of a woman in Lake County continues Tuesday.

www.wftv.com

September 10, 2024 at 12:46 pm EDT

 

[arielilane]

State expects to rest on Thurs.

 

[arielilane]

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — An initial attempt to cast doubt on the case against Laurie Shaver appeared to fail on the first full day of witness testimony.

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‘She had a gun:’ attempt to cast Shaver husband as violent abuser backfires in court

An initial attempt to cast doubt on the case against Laurie Shaver appeared to fail on the first full day of witness testimony.

www.wftv.com

September 10, 2024 at 7:59 pm EDT

 

[arielilane]

-- LS sent text messages to MS friends and family

-- MS’s family were relatively distant with him.

-- MS family noticed a different tone in his messages around Nov. 2015
and an inability to reach him by phone even as his mother grew gravely ill

-- MS simply stopped showing up for work and never came back to get the thousands of dollars’ worth of tools he left at place of employment

-- Defense attorney told jurors LS’ 7 year old daughter and boyfriend killed MS instead


-- The medical examiners testified MS was killed by single bullet to the back of the head

-- The state anticipates one full day of witnesses remaining plus a few additional hours and on track to rest by noon

-- The defense has four (4) or five (5) witnesses to call - lasting a full day.

 

[arielilane]

 

[arielilane]

So with one single bullet to the back of the head as testified by ME, that debunks the defense's theory of 7 year old and boyfriend killed MS.

Which wasn't true anyway. jmo

 

[stonedgnome]

So with one single bullet to the back of the head as testified by ME, that debunks the defense's theory of 7 year old and boyfriend killed MS.

Which wasn't true anyway. jmo

Ain't no way a 7 year old got a clean shot like that.

 

[arielilane]

TAVARES, Fla. (Court TV) — A Florida woman is on trial for the death of her estranged husband, whose body was found buried in their backyard.

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FL v. Laurie Shaver: Buried in the Backyard Murder Trial

Laurie Shaver is accused of fatally shooting Michael Shaver in Nov. 2015 and burying him in the backyard of their Clermont home.

www.courttv.com

Sep 11, 2024

DAILY TRIAL UPDATES​

 

[scapa]

So with one single bullet to the back of the head as testified by ME, that debunks the defense's theory of 7 year old and boyfriend killed MS.

Which wasn't true anyway. jmo

Nope.

So far we've had:

"Your honour, the 7YO daughter did it!"

Then "Your honour, the onetime BF did it!"

Now waiting on the "He was coming right at me, hands up, ready to unleash the ol' Bruce Lee. Right at me, your honour! So my 7YO / onetime BF / Me had NO CHOICE but to plug him once in the back of the head!!!"

AKA, the "Ashley Benefield" Defence.

 

[nodamselindistress]

This defendant is guilty. She took out a loan in his name and tried to break up her bf's marriage after MS was killed. Her new/current husband seems to be sticking by her but I don't understand why.

 

[arielilane]

I have never seen this....in hundreds of trial...ever - In the #LaurieShaver trial, the judge swears in the defendant EVERY morning. Watch:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1833850841494925777

 

[KMouse]

So who sent the flowers and was sending messages?

 

[nodamselindistress]

So who sent the flowers and was sending messages?

Laurie posing as Michael

 

[c@tw0man]

Cadaver dogs have alerted in an area of the back yard of the Shaver residence.


Lake deputies find possible human remains in backyard of man who hasn’t been seen for three years

From the Article:

Sheriff’s officials obtained a search warrant and borrowed a law-enforcement dog that searches for cadavers from the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

“When they came out to search the property, the dog alerted to an area of interest” in the yard, Herrell said.

Love those cadaver dogs! Hope they got extra treats afterward!

 

[c@tw0man]

Wow this is turning into something creepy. My speculation is just maybe she was having an affair and her now "husband" helped murder him and put his body in the backyard. I can't necessarily see the wife doing a concrete slab to cover the body.

I sure wonder what the new "husband" thinks about her, now?

 

[nodamselindistress]

As I understand it, she had a boyfriend at the time of Michael's murder. That is who she is blaming it on this week. Not sure where he is, however. The new/current husband is a different person and wasn't around at the time Michael was shot.

 

[iamshadow21]

I sure wonder what the new "husband" thinks about her, now?

He probably thinks it'll be different this time around.

I doubt he realises that after the first murder, it's just numbers, and there could be a slab with his name on it if she's not convicted.

MOO

 

[trialobsessive]

Yeah, why does the judge keep swearing the defendant in every morning? Probably a question for the judge

 

[trialobsessive]

Yeah, why does the judge keep swearing the defendant in every morning? Probably a question for the judge