Edrick Faust Trial Day 8 - Georgia Cold Case Murder UGA Student Tara Baker

Last Day of the State's Case in Chief! Edrick Faust Day 8 - Georgia Cold Case Trial for Murder of UGA Student Tara Baker Thank you to Ali and Bob Motta (Defense Diaries) for joining and offering their insights. Follow their channel here: ‪@DefenseDiariesPod‬ Playlist: Edrick Faust Trial:    • Edrick Faust Trial (Tara Baker Cold Case)   Playlist: Creator Friends:    • Creator Friends   💜Become a Channel Member    / @kattnotwilliams   💜Tip Jar: https://tiptopjar.com/kattnotwilliams Defense attorney: Ahmad R. Crews (Atlanta). Prosecution: District Attorney Kalki Yalamanchili and Kris Bolden, assistant district attorney. Jury (8 men, 4 women) was seated last week 0:00 Reading of Fruit of the Poisonous Tree motions. 58:00 Court begins. Arguments outside jury presence. Defense argues DNA in Baker’s body is the basis of prosecution. Claims Howell’s testimony is used to show prior activity connecting Faust. 1:30:00 State previews questions to Agent Howell. Court grants in part reference to “National Database of DNA.” 1:33:30 Defense proffer re Bigham testimony and address issue. Court says untimely but Bigham can be recalled. 1:45:00 Direct of GBI Agent Jeremy Howell, Cold Case Unit (started July 1, 2023). Assigned to assist Bigham. Re-inventoried evidence. Notes early film and limited digital storage. 1:58:45 Attended fire class. Defense objects to lay or improper expert testimony. 2:24:00 Buccal swabs collected from Faust. Address 350 Cooper Road discussed. SE159 drone footage Jan 16, 2026, showing 350 Cooper Road to 160 Fawn Dr. 2:51:00 Interview with Bigham and Howell played. 3:25:00 SE162 blood stain card for Melton introduced. Objections noted. 3:27:00 Cross. Faust said he only knew of Deer Park from a newspaper article. News articles shown. Told DNA was in house, not that it was on Baker’s body. May 9 interview. May 10 buccal swabs. Arrest warrants dated May 9. 3:40:00 Reading of Oct 2, 2025 motion to exclude Sims, referencing DNA miscode article. 3:52:00 Direct Xykiera Sims, GBI Crime Lab. Cuttings from 3 swabs tested. Male DNA present on all. Mentions non-sperm and sperm cells. 4:05:40 Defense objects to sperm conclusion. Court limits proffer. 4:08:45 Direct resumes. First fraction Tara present on all. 2i Oral Swab B: partial major profile, at least two individuals, one not Tara or Melton, eligible for CODIS. 2b Rectal. 2j Oral Swab A. Sent to TrueAllele; Sims not trained in TrueAllele. Compared to Faust buccal. Likelihood ratio 1 in 800 quadrillion. 4:22:40 Cross. No confirmatory sperm testing. Unaware prior semen test was negative. GBI 4 years. 4:30:00 Direct Ashley Hinkle, GBI expert. TrueAllele validated by GBI and others. Item 6 ligature, Item 16 knife, blood card Baker. State’s 166 admitted. 4:43:00 TrueAllele reports. First May 2, 2024 without Faust. Second included Tara, Chris, Faust. 2i major contributor not Melton or Baker. 2b rectal second fraction matched Melton. Drainage or wiping offered as explanation. 2j matched Melton and Faust. Minor profile inconclusive. Oral DNA up to 24 hours. Vaginal up to 7 days, 72 hours best practice. 5:06:37 Cross. Peer review internal. Two oral swab sets unusual. 2b male second fraction Melton. Not tested for sperm. Source cannot be determined. DE52 referenced. Literature: vaginal up to 7 days, rectal about 3, oral less than 24 hours. 5:29:00 - Redirect Insertion would restart the clock so to speak. State Rests - Crews’ wife is in the hospital 5:47:30 Defense Motion for Directed Verdict 5:52:00 Ali Motta from Defense Diaries reacts to the case 6:12:00 Directed Verdict resumes 6:23:00 Motion for Directed Verdict Has the State Proven Its Case Beyond a Reasonable Doubt? No (95%) Yes (5%) Poll complete: 244 votes Mod Love: Ypcomchic: $ypcomchic1 Abundance & Clarity 82 - CashApp - $Thankyou59 BigBabyJane - CashApp - $BIgbabyjane1 HappilyAngryLawyer - CashApp - $JRobichaudEsq Julie Horne - CashApp - $hhjulie | Venmo - Julie-Horne-5 SteffJK - CashApp - $SJK811 That Guy Nick - CashApp - $NRW1988 (Not every mod has shared their information) Connect with me on X: https://x.com/KattN0tWilliams Tip Jar: https://tiptopjar.com/kattnotwilliams CashApp: $kattnotwilliams PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/L4... Become a Channel Member    / @kattnotwilliams   #TaraBaker #EdrickFaustTrial #ColdCase #Trials #GeorgiaTrials