Focus of homicide trial shifts to anatomy of crime scene
County jurors closely examined the anatomy of a crime scene during the second day of a Cranberry Township woman's trial, including photos of the victim and testimony from a forensic pathologist and an accident reconstruction officer.
Jessica Royall, 29, is accused of killing Ryan Minett, 27, of New Brighton in March 2018 when a domestic dispute between the two involving money and medication at Royall's Boardwalk Drive home spilled onto the quiet streets of Cranberry Township Park Place.
Witnesses who testified Tuesday and Wednesday recalled the tearing screeches of a Buick SUV traveling at high speeds down Cross Creek Drive with Minett clinging to the top of the vehicle.
“His clothes were ripped and torn off. He was shivering. Saliva was coming out of his mouth. He was unresponsive,” Jeffrey Fedele testified in Butler County Court of Common Pleas.
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