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6:14pm: Judge Ward says court is ajourned until Friday 9am, Det Martin will continue testimony with prosecution
6:11pm: Det Martin continues to testify in #caronnatrial, says they interviewed Becky Black who was en route to Tina Caronna viewing
5:45pm: Det Martin testifies he didn't think robbery was motive for Tina Caronna murder, $30k of rings still on her body in truck
5:40pm: Det Martin testimony in line with what previous witnesses have mentioned earlier in trial in Tina Caronna disappearance
5:36pm: Det Martin testifies recalling Joe Caronna wondering where Tina Caronna is at around 4:30p Oct 25 2008
5:28pm: Det Martin testifies Joe Caronna believed Tina Caronna left house between 10:50 and noon in Avalanche to run party errands
5:20pm: Det Martin testifies recalling Joe Caronna talking for last time with Tina Caronna, morning of Oct 25 2008
5:19pm: Det Martin testifies recalling asking Joe Caronna what he did Oct 25 2008 morning, included fixing cars, motorbike
5:18pm: Det Martin testifies recalling interview with Joe Caronna, Joe saying Tina was a flashy woman, wore lots of jewelry
5:14pm: Before processing inside of truck Det Martin goes over Caronna house to retrieve Avalanche keys, in testimony
5:12pm: Det Martin testifies going out to Brannick after his officers detained witness Jeff Cox, who was searching the woods
5:10pm: Det Martin testifies recalling alt light source used, finding smudges. Talks about collecting DNA evidence
5:09pm: Det Martin testifies recalling taking pix for evidence of body that was wedged into floorboard of truck
5:08pm: Det Martin testifies recalling seeing inside of truck when police processed it, towel-wrapped body in back passenger cab
5:06pm: Det Martin testifies recalling BPD, Memphis PD, Shelby Co med examiners and Sean Lester examining truck evidence
5:03pm: Det Martin testifies truck had OnStar but truck could not be opened; truck was transported to BPD into 'tunnel'
5:00pm: Det Martin recalls banging on truck windows, but no response; said truck doors were locked
4:57pm: Det Martin testifies initial stages after Bartlett PD finding truck on Brannick, peered in window and saw female leg
4:54pm: Detective Martin testifying recognizing photos of crime scene where Avalanche was found by Bartlett PD #caronnatrial
4:51pm: Officer Martin testifies he was assigned to Tina Caronna murder case
4:48pm: Bartlett PD Kevin Martin called to witness stand for prosecution#caronnatrial, describing investigative history with force
4:45pm: #caronnatrial back from 10 min or so recess, more like 20; next witness set to be called, was going to take stand before recess called.
4:25pm: Clara Murphy reenters courtroom after photo evidence of Tina put away
4:23pm: Clara Murphy Tina Caronna's mom not in courtroom when graphic photos of her daughter entered into evidence
4:20pm: Lester testifies to defense when he arrived at evidence garage at Bartlett PD, then is excused from witness stand
4:14pm: Defense cross examining Lester, asking him how he recalled documenting truck with female body in rear
4:08pm: Evidence photo of Tina Caronna post mortem showed to jury; extreme signs of decomposition
4:03pm: Lester desribes how Tina Coronna body in back of truck, how police removed her body onto wbite sheet, body bag
3:59pm: Lester currently testifying recognizing photos of female body wrapped in towels, position of body in graphic detail
3:54pm: Lester confirms evidence photo taken outside truck looking in rear windows shows head partially exposed in towels
3:51pm: Lester testifies photo taken outside of truck of female body covered in 2 beach towels, leg exposed
3:47pm: Lester testifies passenger front side of truck had bottle of lotio, book, tissues on floorboard
3:45pm: Lestwr testifies pair of women's shoes were inside truck in front of cab driver's side near pedals
3:43pm: Lester confirms viewing photo of Avalanche truck bed that had 2 blue coolers and white tables in bed
3:42pm: Lester called by Bartlett PD to help in investigation of black 2005 Chevy Avalanche that had Tina inside
3:40pm: #caronnatrial back from 10 min or so recess, next witness Sean Lester West Tennessee regional forensic center #caronnatrial
3:05pm: Defense ends questioning Gary Hathaway about his memory use, definition of 'closure' judge calls 10 min recess
2:55pm: Gary Hathaway testifies to defense prelim testimony he gave in 2009 slighly different what he recounting today
2:42pm: Gary Hathaway testifies he, wife Joe and Tina were to ride in Chevelle to party, but car was swapped for red 1980 corvette
2:37pm: Gary Hathaway testifies Joe Caronna said in call to someone 'no need to send flowers' after seeing Tina's dead body on table
2:34pm: Gary Hathaway testifies hearing Joe Caronna on phone call after seeing Tina's dead body 'I have closure now'
2:30pm: Gary Hathaway testifies finds it interesting red Corvette is outside in driveway overnight at Caronna house instead in storage
2:27pm: Gary Hathaway testifies he finds it interesting Tina's body found stones throw from their custom car garages
2:25pm: Gary Hathaway testifies Summer and Elmore location where custom car storage garages are Gary and Joe have
2:23pm: Gary Hathaway testifies after hearing truck found on street, didn't heard of street b4 but recogized Summer and Elmore
2:20pm: Gary Hathaway testifies Joe Caronna hesitant to aporoach media about missing wife Tina hours after she vanished
2:18pm: Gary Hathaway testifies he is Joe's alabi when others say they will look at Joe being a suspect
2:15pm: Gary Hathaway says Joe Caronna big burly but at Barlett PD he appeared meek when they confirmed BPD made BOLO on Tina
2:12pm: Gary Hathaway testifies they searched at hospitals, stores she went to for Tina night she never appeared at party Oct 25 2008
2:10pm: Gary Hathaway testifies after Tina never showed at party, they join Joe and spend 5-6 hours searching for Tina at stores
2:06pm: Gary Hathaway recalls receiving another call from Joe while at Corvette party; Gary says Tina had not appeared at party yet
2:04pm: After Joe leaves Gary's house, he calls Gary asking if he heard from Tina, Gary and wife ends up going to party around 5pm
2:02pm: While Joe Caronna at Gary Hathaway house to fix Chevelle, said Joe called Tina's cell 2x but she didn't answer
2:00pm: Gary Hathaway recalls phone call with Joe Caronna, Joe seemed excited and panting, huffing 3x end of call
1:58pm: Gary Hathaway recalls phone call with Joe Caronna Oct 25 2008 day Tina vanished, to work on Chevelle transmission cable
1:55pm: Gary Hathaway places pictures of Joe Caronna's vehicles on map to show jurors, similar to Wed testimony
1:53pm: Gary Hathaway confirms map of Caronna property aerial view, and storage garages some 7 miles away
1:49pm: Joe Caronna's vehicle list on display for jurors on screen, Gary Hathaway tells where cars were kept, stored at home, storage
1:43pm: Gary Hathaway confirms Joe Caronna owned 9 custom cars, personal cars, motorbike at time of Tina's death Oct 2008
1:41pm: Gary Hathaway says he and defendant are custom car afficianados, advised Joe to invest in custom corvettes, porsches
1:38am: Gary Hathaway married to Patricia Hathaway, member of corvette club and FedEx Express pilot and Caronna friend
1:35pm: Jury filing back in, judge calls trial back in session, next prosecution witness Gary Hathaway
1:31pm: Joe Caronna has re-entered courtroom holding a pen and pad of paper
12:27pm: Lunch recess in #caronnatrial is over and we are about to hear new testinony
12:47pm: Panis in testimony found odd that Avalanche she saw Oct 25, had not moved when she she looked closer Oct 27; notified BPD
12:45pm: Panis testified she didn't think to look at truck Oct 25, 2008 because people leave vehicles on her street all the time
12:43pm: Testimony of Amanda Panis reveals she lives on street where Tina Caronna's truck was found; she saw truck Sat Oct 25 2008
12:14pm: Defense ends questioning Officer Justice, no redirect. #caronnatrial to be in lunch recess until 1:15pm
12:11pm: Officer Justice does recall being near crime scene when truck discovered but didn't cross tape
12:08pm: Ofr Justice testifies he was confused, didn't know time because he didn't carry watch. Joe said Tina left 10:30-11:30am or so
12:04pm: Officer Justice recalls 10-15 bruises on Joe Caronna's arms when they first met, bluish in color
12:02pm: Officer Justice confirms Joe Caronna was at Tina's firm searching for phone numbers when she first called him
12:00pm: Defense now questioning Officer Justice #caronnatrial says she has worked on some 400 homicides since Oct 27 2008
1:57am: Officer Justice says defendant became angry, upset after Tina's body was discovered in truck. Heard some kind of glass break
11:55am: Officer Justice testifies defendant telling her that Tina drove his Avalanche to get condiments, liquor for Corvette party
11:52am: Homicide Officer Justice recalls Joe Caronna sweating profusely, having bruise marks on arms
11:50am: Justice recalls calling Joe Caronna after truck was found, talks about his demeanor when she met Joe toand get info
11:47am: Called to stand is Memphis police homicide dectective Justice after former Bartlett PD officer is excused
11:46am: Former Bartlett PD officer on stand recalling she looked in drivers side of Avalanche
11:40am: Former Bartlett PD officer recalling Avalanche was approx 50 feet from street close to curb
11:25am: Former Bartlett officer on stand recalls securing Avalanche truck, noticing what was inside at time of discovery
11:24am: Former Bartlett PD officer Theresa Brignole (sp) on stand after Amanda Panis excused
11:18am: Former Bartlettstation police officer Theresapoc Brignole called to witness stand after Amanda Panis excused
11:16am: Amanda Panis testifies she saw a black truck the Avalanche at end of her street Saturday
11:07am: Amanda Panis recalling events late Oct 2008 and a man coming out of the woods Oct 25
11:04am: Court called back in session #caronnatrial, called to stand Amanda Panis
10:50am: Prosecution done redirection of Jeff Cox, court in 5 min recess to reset
10:55am: Defense no further questions for Cox, prosecution to redirect with Cox asking 2009 transcripts jostle his recollection
10:43am: After watching video from his statements given to BPD in 2009 Jeff Cox admits he doesn't recall about timedate change on video
10:36am: Judge okays jury to return and to defense to continue questioning Jeff Cox related to March 2009 BPD transcripts
10:34am: Defense playing certain parts of March 2009 video testimony given by Coxes to BPD, to refresh Jeff Cox memory
10:32am: Judge Ward unsatisfied of defense playing alot of March 2009 Bartlett PD video but defense trying to jostle Cox memory
10:27am: Court watching video from Bartlett PD in March 2009 of Cox statements to help Jeff recall what he said
10:23am: After counsel approach bench, jury asked to leave while March 2009 testimony by Coxes recorded by Bartlett PD shown in court
10:21am: Defense grilling witness Jeff Cox on his memory of what Bartlett PD said in 2009 of surveillance camera clock off 1 hour
10:13am: Jeff Cox testifies he and defendant watched certain parts of surveillance camera footage
10:09am: In showing Bartlett PD transcript Jeff Cox doesn't recall exactly but agrees what was testified to police in March 200
10:08am: Jeff Cox testifies remembering Barlett PD they were recording testimony given March 2009, Joe moving Chevelle out of garage
10:04am: Jeff Cox reviewing March 2009 testimony to Bartlett police on how he remembered defendant moving cars, truck in video
10:01am: Prosecution no more ? for Jeff Cox, defense cross examine focusing on March 2009, sted misspoke saying March 2008
9:56am: Jeff Cox testifies drfendant called him back on payphone because his personal cell wasn't working correctly
9:55am: Jeff Cox testifies he called defendant about police removing cars from house, but call went to voicemail
9:51am: Jeff Cox testifies he had gun on him at time of Oct 27 search, had gun permit, former Army
9:48am: Jeff Cox heard voices and discovered couple of Bartlett police detectives while following footsteps in woods
9:46am: Jeff Cox followed footsteps in woods, grasd through woods where truck wad found at dead end
9:44am: Jeff Cox was devastated in loss of Tina Caronna; he looked around street where truck was found to investigate
9:44am: Jeff Cox says wife Cindy called him to tell Cindy's truck had been found; friends gathered to console 1 another as well as Joe
9:42am: Jeff Cox confirms surveillance camera timedate was 11:02am but never changed to standard time; truck drove off north
9:40am: Jeff Cox recalls Caronnas owning several cars, including Corvettes, Chevelle, Porsche and Avalanche truck
9:38am: Jeff Cox points out Joe Caronna wearing lite green shirt, not grey-white
9:35am: Called to stand Jeff Cox, husband of Cindy Cox; recalling events Oct 26 2008 Sunday anfand surveillance camera
9:33am: Jury filing into courtroom
9:32am: Joe Caronna wearing white-grey shirt, patterned tie, brown slacks. 1st pros witness called Jeff Cox, husband of Cindy Cox
9:27am: #caronnatrial called into session; gallery filing in, awaiting jury and defendant
9:16am: Defense team has arrived carrying Joe Caronna's shoes and belt, handed them to baliff. Defense asks to speak to Caronna. Oked
9:10am: B4 session ended Monday Judge Ward said he would like trial to start at 9am; it is 9:07 and defendant, defense, jury not here
9:02am: Good morning from Judge Ward's courtroom snd day 2 of the Joe and Tina murder trial #caronnatrial, judge has taken the bench
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