Day 6 of Leilani Simon murder trial

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) - Week two of the Leilani Simon murder trial is set to begin.

Over 20 witness testimonies and hours of video and cell phone-extracted evidence are what the jury has so far in deciding the fate of Simon. She is standing trial for the murder of her 20-month-old son, Quinton.

Prosecutors are trying to prove Simon killed Quinton and threw away his body in a dumpster overnight between Oct. 4 and Oct. 5, 2022.

Witness testimony continues at 10 a.m. on day six of the trial.

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10:47 a.m. - Judge Tammy Stokes calls the court into session.

10:54 a.m. - Special Agent Robert Corley with the FBI Jacksonville Division takes the stand.

Corley analyzed phone records for some of the individuals connected to the case to determine where they were on Oct. 4 and Oct. 5, 2022.

11:01 a.m. - The state confirms with Corley that he received cell phone records for Leilani Simon, her brother, Danny Youngkin (her boyfriend at the time) and Quinton's father.

11:04 a.m. - The state and Corley walk the jury through the special agent's report.

11:23 a.m. - The defense cross-examines Corley.

11:30 a.m. - Corley is excused.

11:31 a.m. - FBI Special Agent Brad Snider takes the stand. He says he became involved in the case on Oct. 5.

Snider says he questioned Leilani Simon along with Chatham County Police Department Det. Marian Lemmons.

11:36 a.m. - Snider says Simon's demeanor was inconsistent, erratic and emotionally shallow during questioning.

11:55 a.m. - Snider explains that Melissa Bray was unable to corroborate Simon's "Orajel story," a story Simon gave detectives about what she was doing the night of Oct. 4 into the early hours of Oct. 5, meeting her friend “Misty” at the Chevron gas station to get Orajel for a toothache.

Simon told law enforcement that as she was in the Azalea Mobile Home Park in the early morning hours, she threw trash with pasta inside of it into the dumpsters, Snider says.

Noon - The court takes a 15-minute recess.

12:20 p.m. - Court resumes. Defense attorney Martin Hilliard objects to Craig and Tim Weston being added to the witness list by the state. If the objection does not stand, Hilliard says he would like to speak with the witnesses.

12:27 p.m. - Stokes says Hilliard can have the opportunity to interview the witnesses and they will not be excluded.

12:30 p.m. - Snider is back on the stand. The state plays a video of Snider's interview with Simon, along with Special Agent Solomon, in the FBI's Savannah office.


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