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Maxwell Trial Continues: Evening Updates

We’ll stop by  on recesses to update you on Wednesday night’s developments in the trial  of Lynn and Lindsey Maxwell, accused of misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of Erin Maxwell.

Erin died last year but her father and stepmother are not accused in her death.

The Palermo Town Courtroom is full again, as has become the norm for this unusual trial.

Updates as we can…

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Former Fulton Athletes, Sisters, Train and Run Triathlons Together

Here’s a good news story to start your day: Sisters who grew up in Fulton and played sports here are separated by thousands of miles but sports is bringing them together again. Terri Rogers of Cortland and Michele Rebeor of Arizona have been pushing each other to keep training and keep getting better in the demanding sport of triathlon.  And they are getting better each year, even as they head into their 40s.

Their mom, Jan Rebeor (who was one of our original employees 10 years ago) sends us this account…

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Maxwell Trial Update: Prosecution Rests, Lynn Maxwell Testifies

Lynn Maxwell began a  lengthy testimony tonight.  She contradicts many of the  prosecution’s witnesses, even saying that one witness who said he was at a bonfire at the Maxwell homecould not havebeen there.

Full coverage in the morning.

The prosecution in the case  of Lynn and Lindsey Maxwell rested its case a little before 8:30 pm tonight.

The Maxwells are charged with endagnering the life  of Erin Maxwell, their 11 year old daughter and stepdaughter, who died on August 29th last year.  Stepbrother Alan Jones is charged with her murder.

The elast two witnesses were Hillary McIntyre, treasurer of the Oswego County SPCA, and Joe Fiumara, Palermo’s code enforcement officer.

McIntyre testified that 63 cats were taken from the home on August  31 and another 63 in the weeks leading up to the first week in October.  There was confusion over whether 63 or 43 cats were taken the first day.  McIntyre maintained that the SPCA’s own records say 63, contradicting a receipt signed by the State Police that day and given to the SPCA.

Fiumara testified that during a 7 minute visit to the home on the 29th, he found the conditions violated a state code about habitable homes.

Defense lawyer Sal Lanza argued for all four counts to be thrown out after the prosecution rested, but the  judge denied his moti

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Witnesses Describe Maxwell Home, Erin’s Last Days

The firefighter who tried to save Erin Maxwell’s life described a home so foul that she ran outside and threw up, then went home and asked her husband to burn her clothes.

Debra Denery, president of the Palermo Fire Department, was the key witness on Saturday in the trial of Lynn and Lindsey Maxwell, Erin’s parents, who are not charged in Erin’s death but with misdemeanor counts of child endangerment for the conditions of the house Erin lived in.  Erin’s step-brother, Alan Jones, will be tried in September for what police say was Erin’s sexual assault and murder.

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Investigator: I Couldn’t Breathe Well In Maxwells’ Bedroom

Inv. Joseph Harriger took photos in the Maxwells’ master bedroom, showing numerous cats inside the closed room and piles of feces in several spots.  But he didn’t stay long.  “When I went in, I was taken back by the strong odor of ammonia,” he said.  “When I went to take a breath, I felt like I couldn’t.”  He stayed only 5 minutes.

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