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Sgt. Paul Vannaken, Galesburg PD, is on the stand. Evidence custodian. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/23/2014 6:54:35 PM
Vannacken says he took blood swabs from the stain at Southard and took it to the crime lab in Morton. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/23/2014 6:55:36 PM
Police respond to report of a stabbing bit.ly/1m96FRE

by QCT crime & courts via twitter 5/25/2014 4:13:28 AM
Big crowd gathered at the National Cemetery at the Arsenal for the annual Memorial Day ceremony. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bokr9FJCAAA_6wY.jpg

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/26/2014 3:54:07 PM
Good morning folks! Day 6 of the #Sheley trial begins here shortly.

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 1:23:25 PM
#Sheley trial is on trial in the June 2008 deaths of Brock Branson, Kilynna Blake, her 2 yr old son Dayan, and Kenneth Ulve.

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 1:26:15 PM
Judge is on the bench and #Sheley is in the courtroom.

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 1:34:25 PM
AAG Elward says that two witnesses - one of which is #Sheley 's sis Heidi - asked that they not be on video when the testify.

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 1:36:03 PM
Elwards says he recently learned about a convo between Heidi and Nick #Sheley in January 2008, shortly after he was released from jail.

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 1:36:29 PM
Elward says Nick #Sheley apparently told his sister that he was upset that Brock Branson answered the phone of his ex-wife, Holly.

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 1:37:50 PM
Elward wants Heidi Sheley to testify about the convo she had with her brother in January 2008. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 1:39:40 PM
Defense attorney Jeremy Karlin now asking for a mistrial, citing an incident where Judge Jeff O'Connor fell asleep Friday. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 1:40:47 PM
Karlin says O'Connor fell asleep Friday morning while prosecutors played a video deposition. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 1:42:11 PM
AAG Elward says a mistrial wouldn't be appropriate at this time. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 1:43:45 PM
O'Connor asks Karlin if he's noticed any inattentiveness to the fact finders in the case - the jury. Karlin says he hasn't noticed. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 1:46:55 PM
O'Connor denies the motion for a mistrial. Jury is coming in. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 1:47:21 PM
Jennifer MacRitchie, a forensic scientist with the Morton Crime Lab, is on the stand. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 1:51:39 PM
As an aside: Prosecutors say #Sheley 's sister, Heidi will testify this a.m. His ex-wife, Holly, will testify tomorrow.

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 1:55:13 PM
MacRitchie is talking about analyzing DNA and creating a DNA profile. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 1:57:14 PM
MacRitchie says she received a DNA profile of #Sheley from the Rockford Crime Lab in August 2008.

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 2:00:48 PM
MacRitchie says all ISP labs use the same methods when doing DNA analysis. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 2:03:32 PM
MacRitchie says she also received a DNA profile for Ronald Randall, the man #Sheley was convicted of killing hours before the four in RF.

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 2:04:17 PM
MacRitchie also received swabs of a blood-like stain at Southards Car Wash in Gburg. That's where #Sheley killed Randall.

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 2:05:56 PM
MacRitchie says the blood stain at the car wash belonged to Randall. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 2:07:11 PM
MacRitchie also analyzed a blood stain found at the HyVee gas station in Gburg. Matched the DNA profile of Randall. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 2:09:32 PM
MacRitchie says the stain at the gas station also had an unknown DNA profile. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 2:09:59 PM
MacRitchie says that may be because the gas station is a public place. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 2:11:13 PM
MacRitchie says she also received blood standards from Ki and Dayan Blake, Branson and Ulve. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 2:13:48 PM
MacRitchie also received a blood standard from Adam Jackson. #Sheley stole a shirt, shorts and hat from him at IL Oil Products in RI.

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 2:17:25 PM
Prosecutors say #Sheley wearing the clothes when he killed Randall and Ulve.

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 2:17:44 PM
MacRitchie also received swabs from six Bud Light bottles that were found in a stolen IL Oil Products truck recovered at Southards. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 2:19:48 PM
MacRitchie compared all the standards to the swabs from the Bud Light bottles. Matched #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 2:22:03 PM
MacRitchie now moves on to stains and swabbing from the collar of the blue work shirt found in the Rock Falls apartment. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 2:27:40 PM
MacRitchie says there was a mixture of DNA profiles on inside collar. Neither #Sheley or Randall cannot be excluded from contrib. to mixture

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 2:30:33 PM
A stain on the right side of the collar of the shirt had Randall's shirt, MacRitchie says. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 2:31:31 PM
A stain on the lower right side of shirt near hem contained a mixture of DNA of Randall and an unknown contrib, MacRitchies says.

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 2:33:23 PM
MacRitchie says another stain near the hem matched the DNA profile of Randall. #Sheley cannot be excluded from contributed to the stain.

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 2:34:30 PM
A stain on the back right sleeve of the shirt matched the DNA profile of Randall. Adams Jackson was excluded from all stains #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 2:36:06 PM
Now on to the stains recovered from the bloody khaki shorts. The shorts, along with the work shirt, were found in the RF apartment #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 2:37:56 PM
MacRitchie says swabbings of the inside waist band of the shorts matched the DNA profile of #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 2:40:17 PM
Several stains on the shorts match the DNA profile of Randall, MacRitchie says.

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 2:43:43 PM
In at least one of the blood stains, #Sheley cannot be excluded as a contributor to the DNA mixture, MacRitchie says.

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 2:44:35 PM
A stain on the upper right pocket on the front of the shorts matched the DNA profile of Kenneth Ulve. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 2:47:51 PM
Another stain on the back of the shorts has a mixture of the DNA profiles of Ulve and an unknown contributor. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 2:49:32 PM
Now on to the cigarette found in the back pocket of the khaki shorts. Has a blood-stain on them. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/27/2014 2:51:59 PM