TOLEDO (OH)
Toledo Blade
A nationally known forensic expert and a forensic anthropologist who inspired the FOX television show Bones are among the witnesses who could testify in the homicide trial of the Rev. Gerald Robinson.
With the trial nearly two months away, prosecutors and defense attorneys yesterday revealed in court documents the names of more than 100 potential witnesses, giving the two sides notice about who may appear as witnesses.
Father Robinson, 67, is accused in the 1980 slaying of Sister Margaret Ann Pahl.
The murder, which occurred in the chapel at the former Mercy Hospital near downtown Toledo, has attracted national attention.
The prosecution list of witnesses includes renowned forensic expert Henry Lee, who has assisted police around the country in more than 6,000 investigations and has testified in several high-profile cases, including the O.J. Simpson murder trial in 1995.
In December, 2004, Mr. Lee visited Toledo and examined evidence in the case. He visited the sacristy where the 71-year-old nun was stabbed and he studied the letter opener believed to be the murder weapon.
Posted by kshaw at February 7, 2006 09:34 AM