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LIVE BLOG: Joe Caronna trial, day 1
Joe Caronna is in on trial for murder. Prosecutors allege Caronna had been stealing money from his clients and killed his wife to keep her from uncovering his crimes. This is a live blog from the courtroom.
- Judge says they will normally go until around 6 pm everyday, but they need to stop early to get the jury settled at hotel. #Caronnatrial
- Cindy Cox is finished testifying. Judge ends proceedings for the day. #Caronnatrial
- Defense is asking her about different wording she used in her interview with BPD than is her testimony. Common technique #Caronnatrial
- Def: you didn't cry or anything. Cox: I did cry. Sidebar. An the judge sends the jury out. #Caronnatrial
- Def. says Cox was laughing and jovial during interview with BPD. Only when personal things came up, she says. #Caronnatrial
- Def. asks Cox abt her original interview with BPD. She says she doesn't remember everything bc it was emotional. #Caronnatrial
- Cindy Cox: "At the time, we were not thinking that Joe was a suspect." #Caronnatrial
- Cox says the video shows the truck leave once an never come back. Admits she never watched "the whole video." #Caronnatrial
- Cox and husband went to BPD in March, told them about video, told them the video shows joe moving cars around. #Caronnatrial
- A tweet did not post... But the Cox's have surveillance cams posted on their home. #Caronnatrial
- Cox says she never told police bc they never came and talked to her. Thought Tina was driving truck bc Joe told them so. #Caronnatrial
- Cox says video shows Avalanche backing out of driveway at 11:00:02 a.m. But the time stamp is off by one hour for time change #Caronnatrial
- Cox and her husband live near the Caronna's. Joe came to ask if they'd seen Tina. No. Joe came in. He seemed upset. #Caronnatrial
- Cindy Cox is on the stand now. She is 5th witness. “@stepdods: @nickthenewsguy What witness # are we on?”
- True, so true. “@JMilesWMC: @nickthenewsguy Complete with original carpet and furnishings”
- State calls Cindy Cox to the stand. Her and husband Jim were friends with Caronna's #Caronnatrial.
Joe Caronna talking to member of defense team. #Caronnatrial http://pic.twitter.com/ZZOotuee- Updates in this live blog appear in reverse chronological order, with the most recent update at the top.
Action News 5's Nick Kenney is live blogging the Joe Caronna trial. Follow @NickTheNewsGuy on Twitter for updates. Or refresh this blog throughout the course of the trial. You will also be able to find this linked on WMCTV.COM.
View of city from 7th floor media room at 201 Poplar. St. Jude on the far right. Pyramid on far left. #Caronnatrial http://pic.twitter.com/Dp3Kmeby
- Stuna says joe always had excuses for why the paperwork on his returns weren't coming back right. #Caronnatrial
- Struna trusted Joe through Feb. 2009. He gave joe $$ and invested with him. Doesn't know total but less than $100,00z #Caronnatrial




