VT couple pleads not guilty to premeditated murder charges

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Cities -- new information now bottom -- -- murder of a popular Vermont school teacher there are new charges.

Against a snowplow driver and -- -- wife.

Accused of sexually assaulting and killing Melissa Jenkins.

Alan pru has pled not guilty to premeditated murder his wife Priscilla -- is charged with aggravated murder.

Prosecutors say the pros were acquainted we Jenkins and they -- -- -- out of her home.

By pretending they had car trouble.

When Jenkins arrived to help the proves allegedly strangled beat and electrocuted the young mother while her two year old son.

Was trapped in -- cars are strapped in his car seat the child was not injured.

And now there are reports that Priscilla pru has been -- read chatty in her jail cell let's bring in our legal panel.

-- you koskie is say former prosecutor and a criminal defense attorney Ted Nelson is a criminal defense attorney and former -- you guys have similar backgrounds.

Marla on -- yet foul it and I never ceases to amaze me.

How chatty people get in jail and of course jailhouse snitches or Donna doesn't.

Act so -- jailhouse -- as needed B Milliken with that -- that's not have heard in reports that prison cell -- -- -- Would write -- saying that she did this crime that they did it for fine that they targeted this woman because she had pretty blonde hair.

So the jobs picture is actually being corroborated in this -- if I think that goes towards why this -- shows two and -- her charges because they can now -- proved.

That she sexually abused her and the -- of the murder.

And you know tab there's something else here apparently.

The victim telephoned her ex boyfriend the very night she vanished -- say -- -- this weird call.

From the proves and I'm gonna go out and help them.

In case something happens to me so wow that's pretty powerful stuff right.

Oh that's really powerful that that's word in this case.

The defense attorneys gonna really have to put on -- thinking cap on this one that means there's a lot of evidence coming out it's all sketchy it's all circumstantial this this point -- But the the -- -- the boyfriend that's one thing that puts you're going out to see these people and then you you know.

Patricia -- really needs to sit down with whoever her court appointed lawyers going to be he needs to tell -- -- mouth -- you know but unfortunately.

At this stage that the damage might have already been done -- -- -- you know -- it all depends on the -- obviously and and that and how.

You know.

How dirty the stitches but -- ultimately that she's already I've done some damage.

Yeah and -- it would obviously be helpful if there is.

Corroborating.

Physical evidence as wells a little bit unclear as to whether police and prosecutors have any of that.

Yes they say there's -- found -- eight pre paid there's costs down.

The vehicle that was found I mean there's have to be some sort of physical evidence I -- -- with their eyes and that's actual -- so I think as.

There and you know with mentioned there is Kathleen circumstantial evidence but there's also a lot of evidence that leans towards -- premeditation that they.

You know -- that -- and they did all these things to lure her into that situation where they can then.

-- -- -- And are you -- what what about that tad premeditation in planning.

You know when you buy eight the tools at your crime in advance.

That's pretty powerful.

Evidence well premeditation.

Yes -- -- clearly we can see where the government's gonna go with their case I mean.

You know they're they're they have the cell phone they have some notes I mean clearly they're showing that this was -- it was all set up.

But but but premeditation just because they they went back and and and had a cell -- I mean that they still have some some loose ends to tie up and then.

Always -- -- -- you know build the one thing you know you got to realize that there could be insanity defense here I mean.

You know you kill a lady for fun with your wife you've got a pretty good head start on crazy I think it seems insane or diabolical.

All Marla Czerkawski and Ted Nelson good to see both thank you very much.

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