Jurors tour crime scene locations in Ward murder trial
Jurors, judge, and attorneys toured sites linked to the Ward murder as testimony resumed. The case centers on Phillips accused of stabbing Ward after a fight over items from looting near New Castle High School. Police and prosecutors outlined the route from Shaw Street to the woods known as the cut where Ward’s body was found.
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Ward
New Castle
Phillips
Shaw Street
New Castle High School
Whippo Street
East Washington Street
Lawrence County
Witness testifies Phillips changed his story in homicide case
In court deputy attorney general Bobbi Jo Wagner and Patrick Schulte outline the prosecution team. State agent Aaron Vitale testified that Facebook messages from Phillips after Ward’s disappearance indicated knowledge of Ward’s fate. Investigators searched the hillside known as the cut, locating Ward’s body about 60 feet into the woods near the police department, with DNA linking only to Phillips on a pair of jeans.
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Patrick Schulte
Bobbi Jo Wagner
Lawrence County
Larry Keith
Dennis Elisco
Phillips
Ward
New Castle
Aaron Vitale
State Office
Attorney General
Kevin Seelbaugh
Brian Cuscino
Vitale
Jacqueline Koziol
Bobby Salem
Slagle
Seelbaugh
Voters to decide Victims Rights amendment in Pa.
The Pennsylvania Senate gave final approval to a Marsy’s Law style amendment to the state constitution, sending it to voters in November. If approved, victims would gain rights to be notified, attend, and voice input at hearings, pleas, sentences, and parole proceedings, sparking support and opposition over impacts on defendants’ rights and trial fairness.
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Pennsylvania
State Senate
Marsy
ACLU
Senate
Lisa Baker
Luzerne
Commonwealth
Lisa Boscola
Northampton
Boscola
General Assembly
Elizabeth Randol
Randol
Attorney General
Jennifer Riley
Marsy’s Law
California
Riley
Kentucky Supreme Court
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