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Alexis Felicilda, Monsalve’s daughter, described the process she went through in reporting her mom missing. Monsalve’s close friends Heather James and Matthew Wilkins discussed how they traveled from the mainland to conduct exhaustive searches, which they say Brown did not attend. And coworker, Stacie Williams, offered to help Monsalve when she broke up with Brown by giving her a place to stay.

Trial begins today with opening statements for a woman accused of 2nd degree murder in the May 29, 2016 death of her twin sister.

A man accused of fatally stabbing his estranged wife last year at the Kehalani Foodland will undergo another round of mental examinations.

The three doctors that examined murder suspect Stephen Schmidt will appear in court next month for an evidentiary hearing to see if Schmidt is fit to stand trial.

A 49 year old female attempted to pass suspected illegal narcotics to Steven Capobianco during a visitation at the Maui Community Correctional Center

Steven Capobianco’s request for a new trial has been delayed until March.

A Maui radiologist testified that Charli Scott’s unborn baby was 19 weeks old nearly a month before she disappeared.

The ongoing murder trial for Steven Capobianco is scheduled for a two week break due to juror schedules. Maui Police Department evidence specialist Anthony Earls returned to the stand several times last week with questioning focused on the police processing of evidence in the case.

A Maui Obstetrician-Gynecologist who treated Carly “Charli” Scott during her pregnancy testified as an expert witness in the field of medicine on Tuesday in the ongoing murder trial of Steven Capobianco.

A Haʻikū, Maui man who helped police find the missing doors to Charli Scott’s burned vehicle testified on Tuesday in the ongoing murder trial of Steven Capobianco.

Police answered questions about the chemical processing of Steven Capobianco’s vehicle for the presence of blood, and the execution of a search warrant to collect hair samples from the defendant as part of their homicide investigation.

Prosecuting Rivera asked if the inactivity would be consistent with “wrapping a dead body in a blanket and taping the ends of the blanket with masking tape or other material.” Dr. Goff responded saying, “That would be a possibility.”

Patricia Gagne, general manager at Mana Foods in Pāʻia testified on Monday, verifying Capobianco’s pay stub records for the week of Charli Scott’s disappearance.

An Evidence Specialist conducted presumptive testing on various pieces of clothing recovered from Nuaailua Bay in the search for Charli Scott to determine if the items should be forwarded to a DNA laboratory.

A forensic pathologist said a scrape on a right jawbone fragment that was found during the search for Carly “Charli” Scott, was consistent with the use of a serrated edge knife, and incision injuries were likely inflicted by “someone attacking her with a sharp object” or someone using a knife to “essentially de-flesh the bone.”

FBI Special Agent Michael Easter offered expert testimony as a national asset based on qualifications as a certified trainer in Cellular Site Analysis.

The court took time on Friday to question jurors after an anonymous letter was received by the prosecution alleging deliberations occurred outside of court.

Surveillance video of a 4Runner headed up Baldwin Avenue in Pāʻia, was one of the items presented as evidence in the ongoing murder trial of Steven Capobianco.

A detective with the Maui Police Department was among the witnesses who testified on Tuesday in the ongoing murder trial of Steven Capobianco. Capobianco is standing trial for the murder of his pregnant ex-girlfriend Carly “Charli” Scott, and for setting her vehicle on fire. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Scott was 27-years-old […]

Capobianco Trial: The cadaver dogs were used in two searches, the first of which was conducted on Feb. 20, 2014, 11 days after Charli Scott had gone missing.