This is the Day 2 of the three-week trial report of the Lacy Jolee Boles trial, accused of murdering her husband Daniel Akers and staging it to make it look like a suicide. Boles pleads not guilty to all charges.
CHARGE(S):
1. Malice Murder
2. Felony Murder
3. Aggravated assault
Victim(s): Daniel Akers
Courthouse: Paulding County Superior Court, Dallas, Georgia.
Officers of the court
Judge:
Dean Bucci
Barristers/Attorneys:
Prosecution – Jason Treadaway (Male 2)
Defence – Brian Steel, Langdon Lell
GA v. Lacy Boles – Day 2 Trial Summary
Day 2 of the State of Georgia v. Lacy Boles trial focused on the continuation of the prosecution’s presentation of evidence, featuring testimony from emergency medical personnel and law enforcement investigators. Former paramedic Michael Logan testified about arriving to find the victim deceased and noting the smell of alcohol. Criminal investigator Amanda Carter detailed key physical evidence from the scene including the silver revolver, blood splatter, residual sink blood, and a McDonald’s bag with a bloody handprint, while cross-examination highlighted investigative oversights. Finally, Detective Thomas Ogden testified regarding his observations and played Lacy Boles’s recorded police interview for the jury, in which she described following the victim, recounted his alleged final words, and maintained she did not wash her hands.
Witness-by-Witness Summaries
Amanda Carter (Criminal Investigations, Paulding County Sheriff’s Office)
Key summaries (Click arrow for more)
Connection to the case: A criminal investigator tasked with processing and documenting the crime scene.
Summary Of Testimony
Carter walked through her scene processing steps, detailing the positions of the body and weapon, and admitted in hindsight that she wished she had collected the McDonald’s bag. Under cross-examination by Brian Steel, she acknowledged that specific steps—such as photographing Lacy’s face for blood or formally documenting sink blood in her initial reports—were not performed.
Key evidence introduced!
- She observed a McDonald’s bag containing uneaten food.
- She observed a bloody handprint at the bottom of the McDonald’s bag.
- Documented that the victim’s wallet was in his left pocket while keys and a lighter were in his right pocket
- Recovered the silver revolver next to the victim
Full report below!
Sources:
LIVE: Wife’s Secret Murder Trial — GA v. Lacy Boles — Day 2, Law & Crime Trials YouTube Channel, Available Online: https://www.youtube.com/live/YANF9ZG924s?si=JHd7dekUz–C0WAK
LIVE: GA v. Lacy Boles – Day 2 | Staged Murder Trial, Court TV Youtube Channel, Available online: https://www.youtube.com/live/lngcQrCcMmo?si=hTjiEdoF0FiACEJs
