Investigating officers take the stand in Wright murder trial

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Three officers who were among the first investigators on scene in 1998 following the murder of Renée Sweeney describe the early stages of the investigation

On the fourth day of the second-degree murder trial against Robert Steven Wright, it was law enforcement’s turn to walk the jury through the initial police investigation.

Katz, testifying first, said he began his day at 7 a.m. on Jan. 27, 1998, attending a court appearance mid-morning. He was travelling back to Walden over the Bridge of Nations when he got the call that someone had been shot at 1500 Paris Street, which was what witnesses initially thought happened. In the store was Gosselin, Jonas, two paramedics and a student paramedic, said Katz. He made sure they all left the scene. Katz kept logs of who went in and out of the store, all authorized.

When former Sault police chief Robert Keetch took the stand, he recalled significant snowfall the day he got the call about a murder at the Adults Only Video. He came into town from his Long Lake Road house, and arrived at 12:02 p.m. He also orchestrated the composite sketch to be created with the couple. However, he testified he did not agree with the release of that sketch to the media, because of the subjective nature of the evidence.“My opinion is that the release of the composite generated a tremendous amount of tips, and very quickly the investigation became bogged down,” said Keetch. “It took a great deal of effort and a great deal of time to work through those tips.

Keetch testified that showed a photo of the jacket to the male and female witness, and noted he kept the photo taped to the back of his notebook.

 

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