Dorothy Newell

Police noted nothing on his hands.

Later, I think it was like two days later, he told the court he really lost it.

Yeah, right off the bat, things were tense.

The defense attorney brought into question Chris's emotions, suggesting they weren't authentic.

Well, there's all kinds of timelines involved here.

There's another timeline that's really important.

So Chris testified that he and Tara had seen each other the weekend before the murder, so a few days before.

But the defense brought up something that Chris told investigators in 2024.

He said that he hadn't seen Tara for 10 days before her death.

The defense's point is that Chris's stories are inconsistent, probably untrue, and his timeline isn't trustworthy.

Given the many delays, I'm guessing this will go on another week.

I don't know why that man did what he did to you, and you don't know either.

Zachary Adams, former lead defense attorney, has testified before a Hardin County judge that she does not believe...

She was a competent, effective capital defender during Adams' 2017 trial.

She was depressed, she told the court, overwhelmed by an electronic discovery dump, and facing a judge she believed would get a conviction no matter what.

During the trial, prosecutors instead relied largely on Autry's testimony, along with statements attributed to John Dylan Adams.

and several jailhouse witnesses who claim Zachary Adams made incriminating comments.

Attorney Jennifer Thompson alleges after reviewing the discovery, she believes Autry crafted his statement and other witnesses followed along.

What's more, the judge denied her request for Austin's former attorney to join her trial team, leaving her with more digital discovery than she could handle alone.

Thompson said she considered withdrawing but didn't because she was afraid Adams would be pressured into a plea.