Josh Summers

So this is a medical concept. It can happen. But in this case, there was no evidence to indicate that Logan was having a lucid interval, in large part because there was nothing to indicate that Nicole had done anything to hurt this child.

So this is a medical concept. It can happen. But in this case, there was no evidence to indicate that Logan was having a lucid interval, in large part because there was nothing to indicate that Nicole had done anything to hurt this child.

So there were different theories advanced by the defense in this case. One of them that, you know, Logan fell off a counter while his mom was changing his diaper. Another that he hurt himself playing at the swimming pool. But ultimately, there was never really any evidence or testimony to support any of those theories. They were just purely speculation and conjecture.

So there were different theories advanced by the defense in this case. One of them that, you know, Logan fell off a counter while his mom was changing his diaper. Another that he hurt himself playing at the swimming pool. But ultimately, there was never really any evidence or testimony to support any of those theories. They were just purely speculation and conjecture.

That's one of the things that I have to do as a prosecutor is that, you know, things may be... stated in front of a jury in opening statement or alluded to in questioning by defense counsel. And then it kind of becomes one of my jobs to eliminate those possibilities.

That's one of the things that I have to do as a prosecutor is that, you know, things may be... stated in front of a jury in opening statement or alluded to in questioning by defense counsel. And then it kind of becomes one of my jobs to eliminate those possibilities.

Nicole and very credibly so denied ever witnessing Logan have any type of fall or accident that would have caused the types of injuries that led to his death. So all of these allegations, it was just conjecture and speculation. There was never anything to support this idea that he had sustained some severe fall from a changing station. or playing at the swimming pool.

Nicole and very credibly so denied ever witnessing Logan have any type of fall or accident that would have caused the types of injuries that led to his death. So all of these allegations, it was just conjecture and speculation. There was never anything to support this idea that he had sustained some severe fall from a changing station. or playing at the swimming pool.

There was nothing ever to support that.

There was nothing ever to support that.

Losing a child, any child, but particularly an infant, that is the worst loss that any parent can suffer. And it's something that clearly affected Nicole and clearly stayed with her. You know, one of the things that juries do when we all get caught up in legal semantics and things like that. But ultimately what a jury does is they evaluate people's credibility.

Losing a child, any child, but particularly an infant, that is the worst loss that any parent can suffer. And it's something that clearly affected Nicole and clearly stayed with her. You know, one of the things that juries do when we all get caught up in legal semantics and things like that. But ultimately what a jury does is they evaluate people's credibility.

They get to decide whether they believe all, none, or some of what a witness has to say. And I think in this case that Nicole testified very credibly, and I believe the jury believed everything that she had to say.

They get to decide whether they believe all, none, or some of what a witness has to say. And I think in this case that Nicole testified very credibly, and I believe the jury believed everything that she had to say.

I think in a case like this, it's so important not to view any one piece of evidence in isolation. But when you look at the totality of the circumstances, when you look at everything together, not just the injuries, but the DNA evidence, the blood evidence,

I think in a case like this, it's so important not to view any one piece of evidence in isolation. But when you look at the totality of the circumstances, when you look at everything together, not just the injuries, but the DNA evidence, the blood evidence,

associated with Logan that was inside of Billy's trailer, when you look at the staged crime scene, the crime scene that had also been tampered with, the burning of trash that happened after law enforcement was called out, when you look at all of these surrounding facts and circumstances, in my mind, it unequivocally established that Billy Palaszczuk murdered Logan Atkins.

associated with Logan that was inside of Billy's trailer, when you look at the staged crime scene, the crime scene that had also been tampered with, the burning of trash that happened after law enforcement was called out, when you look at all of these surrounding facts and circumstances, in my mind, it unequivocally established that Billy Palaszczuk murdered Logan Atkins.

The jury found Billy Ploschek guilty of murder.

The jury found Billy Ploschek guilty of murder.