DAY ONE: Diego Hernandez deliberate homicide trial
BILLINGS - Opening statements in the trial of Diego Hernandez began Monday morning. The 24-year-old Montana man is charged with the deliberate homicide of 57-year-old Lori Bray of Laurel.
Defense attorneys depict the city of Laurel as a small town with some pretty big secrets. Early in the investigation, Hernandez admitted to having a secret, casual relationship with Bray. Bray is 33 years older than Hernandez.
In her opening statement, Prosecuting Attorney Ingrid Rosenquist says circumstantial and forensic evidence, including security footage, items left in Bray s abandoned vehicle, recent searches on Hernandez s phone and scratches on his body, all point to Hernandez as the killer.