By David Lohr
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One week after the murders, authorities arrested Kacy Danielle Lancaster, 19, and charged her as an accessory in connection with the triple slaying. According to Canadian news reports, Lancaster, a neighbor of Jasmine, destroyed evidence, gave a false alibi and helped the accused flee the area.
While there was a lot of media hype surrounding the arrest of Richardson and Steinke, police were hesitant to release information on the crimes, due, in part, to Richardson's age and Canada's Youth Criminal Justice Act, which prevented her name from being published in Canada. Both the media and the public would have to wait until the suspects' trials to learn the details of what occurred on that fateful day in April 2006.
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| Jasmine Richardson |
Richardson's trial began on June 4, 2007, nearly 14 months after the murders took place. Without a single family member in the courtroom to support her, Richardson stood sobbing before Court of Queen's Bench Judge Scott Brooker, as she pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder. With her plea on record, the first week of the proceedings centered on the admissibility of the prosecution's evidence.
When it came time to present their case, prosecutor Stephanie Cleary alleged that the murders were premeditated and that Richardson had participated in them. Key witnesses in the case included two of Richardson's friends, neither of whom has been publicly identified.
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