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Special Agent Matthew Schalk with the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation testified Thursday in Zackery Bassett’s first-degree murder trial. Schalk interrogated Bassett in Kansas in November 2018.
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Special Agent Matthew Schalk with the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation testified Thursday in Zackery Bassett s first-degree murder trial. Schalk interrogated Bassett in Kansas in November 2018.
WEBSTER CITY The jury spent most of Thursday listening to defendant Zackery Bassett’s interview with the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, where he offered an alternate account in the 2018 death of girlfriend Andrea Sokolowski.
But even after a 12-pack of beer, half a bottle of whiskey, meth use and sleep deprivation, the interrogation replayed for the jury offered no confession only the angry and at times belligerent defendant maintaining his denial in her death, which he said occurred during the
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Aaron Sokolowski, victim Andrea Sokolowski’s ex-husband, points to Andrea in a photo during his testimony Wednesday. -Messenger photo by Elijah Decious
Dr. Michelle Catellier, state medical examiner, outlines different parts of the throat in explaining her autopsy of victim Andrea Sokolowski.
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Dr. Michelle Catellier, state medical examiner, outlines different parts of the throat in explaining her autopsy of victim Andrea Sokolowski.
WEBSTER CITY After testimony from state witnesses narrated the signs of domestic violence leading up to Andrea Sokolowski’s death in September 2018, Wednesday’s testimony in Zackery Bassett’s trial examined the post mortem signs left on her body.
Photos: North Texas battles cold weather for fourth day
Leonel Solis and Estefani Garcia use their car to heat their home in East Dallas on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. The couple, who lost power on Sunday, have been using electricity from a neighbor s generator and heat from their car to stay warm after seeing it on TikTok.(Juan Figueroa / Staff photographer)
Leighanne Katz, left, dressed in a Thunder Buddies costume and Billian Lawal, right, in a Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer costume walk from a 7-Eleven convenience store at the intersection of Elm St and Ervay St on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, in downtown Dallas.(Irwin Thompson)
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Defense attorney Michelle Wolf cross examines victim Andrea Sokolowski’s ex-husband in a fiery exchange out of the jury’s presence during an offer of proof. -Messenger photo by Elijah Decious
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation Special Agent Jim Thiele listens to a recording of a voicemail during cross examination by defense attorneys.
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Defense attorney Michelle Wolf cross examines victim Andrea Sokolowski s ex-husband in a fiery exchange out of the jury s presence during an offer of proof.Â
WEBSTER CITY As state witnesses described the warning signs of domestic abuse leading up to Andrea Sokolowski’s 2018 death, the defense attempted to disparage the credibility of key witnesses and the victim herself through conversations in front of the jury and out of its presence.