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The coroner says three gunshot wounds to the head killed Ashley Smylie, and the prosecution team calls on a crime scene investigator who worked at the home where Carly Gregg fatally shot her mother and attempted to shoot her stepfather.
S1, EP11 "State Rests Case-In-Chief"
Jurors shifted their attention to the forensic science in this case. On the stand was a trace evidence examiner who found gunshot residue on both of Carly Gregg's hands in the hours after police say she shot and killed her mother, Ashley Smylie. Next to the witness stand was a DNA analyst. Prosecutors claimed they were able to link the defendant's DNA to the trigger on the gun used to shoot her mother. Later, the state formally rested their case to the jury.
S1, EP12 "Defense Begins Their Case"
Carly Gregg's defense began its case-in-chief to the jury. The goal was to show that the defendant dealt with an untreated mental illness which led her to shoot and kill her mom, Ashley. The Defense's first witness was her stepfather, the other victim in this case. The same man who faced a near-death experience inside his home came to the defense of the accused shooter, his own stepdaughter. Jurors learned of the complex relationship Carly Gregg had with him before all this happened.
S1, EP13 "Arresting The Teen Murderer"
The Defense brought in the police officer who arrested her for the murder of her mother, Ashley Smylie, and the attempted murder of her stepfather, Heath Smylie. The stepdad claimed that she ran away after the shooting by jumping the backyard fence. Unedited portions of police bodycam footage was shown to jurors. They documented the moment Carly Gregg was caught in her neighborhood, arrested and then brought back to the crime scene.
S1, EP14 "Dr. Andrew Clark"
Deputy told jurors that he muted the audio of his bodycam over a personnel issue. This was the same police officer who arrested the defendant and took her back to the crime scene after the murder of her mom, Ashley Smylie. Next to testify was the first mental health expert in this trial-Carly Gregg's psychiatrist. The Defense wanted to bring in more evidence about her alleged mental illness which they contended drove her to kill her mom and attempt to kill her stepdad.
S1, EP10 "Incriminating Home Surveillance"
The jury watched surveillance video from inside her home in the lead-up and the aftermath of Ashley Smylie's murder. According to police, it took several searches to retrieve the footage that shows what the defendant did after killing her mom and allegedly lying in wait to try to kill her stepdad. Next, the lead investigator on the stand told jurors that Smylie had been shot in the head in her daughter's bedroom. Evidence found included blood spatter on a TV and a bullet hole in the wall.
S1, EP9 "Crime Scene Investigator Explains"
The crime scene investigator faced questions from the defense. Investigator Tyler Burnell had processed the area where Ashley Smylie lost her life. He told jurors that once Carly Gregg was taken into custody, she was brought back to the crime scene. At that time, police had to wait on a judge's order as to where this then-14-year-old would be booked. Either in a juvenile facility or an adult jail.
S1, EP8 "Inviting A Friend Over After The Murder"
Jurors heard details about the crime scene as the State presented its case against her. Prosecutors alleged she planned to kill her mother, Ashley Smylie, as well as her stepfather. Prosecutors also alleged that after the victim was shot, Carly Gregg invited a friend to come over to see the body. The defendant was also accused of admitting to that friend that she had killed her and was waiting for her stepfather to come home so she could try to kill him too.
S1, EP7 "Capturing The Crime Scene"
Prosecutors called in the crime scene investigator who processed the area where Ashley Smylie was shot and killed. He presented the jury with photos of the deadly scene. Investigators thoroughly examined the home where the shootings took place. Prosecutors argued that Carly Gregg was a wayward teen doing drugs and other things her parents disapproved of.
