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Live coverage: Griego rape trial

Follow The Billings Gazette's live coverage of the Toby Griego trail. Griego is accused of committing a series of home-invasion sexual assaults.

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He is just having Gilmore confirm that no description of the attacker's hair was given, no mention of tattoos or accent #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/8/2014 8:17:59 PM
Officer Gilmore is leaving the stand. The state is calling its next witness, victim 2. #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/8/2014 8:18:29 PM
Victim 2 has taken the stand and is being directly examined by prosecutor Pierce #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/8/2014 8:19:58 PM
Victim 2 says she is nervous. She seems calm and collected. #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/8/2014 8:20:55 PM
Pierce is now admitting as evidence additional photos taken at victim 2's residence #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/8/2014 8:23:59 PM
One of the photos shows an open garage door at the residence. Victim 2 says she doesn't recall if the left the door open or not #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/8/2014 8:24:32 PM
And court is back in session. Victim 2 is being directly examined by prosecutor Pierce. #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/8/2014 8:45:43 PM
Court is back in session. The state is calling its next witness, Officer Grant Morrison #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/8/2014 9:56:48 PM
He is under direct examination by prosecutor Pierce #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/8/2014 9:57:21 PM
Morrison responded to the attacks on the last two victims, which took place May 27 and July 2. #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/8/2014 9:58:36 PM
Morrison: He was dispatched at 4:22 a.m. May 27 to @BillingsClinic for a report of a woman who had been sexually assaulted #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/8/2014 10:00:02 PM
Morrison: He learned that victim 3 had driven to the Crown Plaza hotel after the attack at her home. #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/8/2014 10:01:54 PM
Morrison: Victim 3 had been taken by ambulance from the hotel to the hospital #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/8/2014 10:02:30 PM
Morrison: Victim 3 - "She locked like she was in shock. She had a "1,000-yard stare." #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/8/2014 10:03:33 PM
Morrison: She had an injury to her head, had lines on her wrist that looked like she had been tied up. #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/8/2014 10:04:41 PM
Morrison: She also had marks on her neck and back. She also said she had been shocked with a Taser/stungun #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/8/2014 10:05:40 PM
Pierce is now admitting as evidence photos taken of victim 3 on the day of the attack #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/8/2014 10:06:40 PM
Morrison is confirming the photos show injuries to victim 3's head and above her eye. #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/8/2014 10:07:48 PM
Duke is asking Biggs about clothing he was wearing & his description, which matched the description of the attacker on victim 1 #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/9/2014 3:17:36 PM
Duke is asking if Biggs was evading police. He says he wasn't #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/9/2014 3:18:21 PM
Souza is questioning Biggs again. Why were you so cooperative? Biggs: "I was cooperative in this case because I didn't do it" #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/9/2014 3:20:00 PM
Biggs is stepping down. Victim 3 is being called to the stand #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/9/2014 3:21:00 PM
Victim 3 is being directly examined by prosecutor Souza #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/9/2014 3:21:59 PM
Victim 3: She used to go to college in Billings. She now lives out of state and no longer goes to school. #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/9/2014 3:23:24 PM
Griego, as he has thru much of the witness testimony so far, is sitting with his hand on his chin looking at the witness stand #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/9/2014 3:24:30 PM
Souza is admitting as evidence photos of victim 3's residence in May 2013 #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/9/2014 3:25:46 PM
Mr. Gregg, thank you for being our ears, again, today, going to be a tough day of testimony; hang in and prayers to the victims.

by jacq 4/9/2014 3:25:54 PM

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Victim 3 - like the first two victims - seems very calm and collected. #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/9/2014 3:26:19 PM
We're now looking at exterior photos of Victim 3's residence #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/9/2014 3:26:47 PM
Victim 3: In May 2013, one of her two roommates bought a mattress from Mattress Land that was delivered to her home #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/9/2014 3:30:51 PM
Victim 3: Prior to the mattress being delivered, she had bought a used couch infested with bedbugs #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/9/2014 3:31:40 PM
Victim 3: An exterminator came and dealt with the bedbugs #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/9/2014 3:32:04 PM
Day 3 of the #griegotrial is underway. .@TheEddieGregg is providing fantastic, up-to-the-minute coverage from the courtroom

by Zach Benoit via twitter 4/9/2014 3:32:32 PM
Victim 3: She went out of town on May 26, but returned to town at about 8 p.m. #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/9/2014 3:32:53 PM
Victim 3: She got back to her apartment at about 8:15 or 8:30 p.m. #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/9/2014 3:33:27 PM
Victim 3: Both of her roommates were out of town. She was alone. #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/9/2014 3:33:53 PM
Victim 3: "I got home, had dinner, watched TV and went to bed." She went to bed about 10:30 p.m. #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/9/2014 3:34:37 PM
Souza is admitting as evidence a floor plan of victim 3's apartment. The diagram is now be projected for the court to see #griegotrial .

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/9/2014 3:35:41 PM
The apartment had three bedrooms and two baths. #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/9/2014 3:37:00 PM
Victim 3: She keeps her doors and windows locked. She also owned a handgun, a 9mm Taurus. She had a concealed carry permit #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/9/2014 3:37:47 PM
Victim 3: She kept the handgun in the top draw of her dresser #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/9/2014 3:38:14 PM
Victim 3: "I remember waking up screaming and there was a Taser to the back of my neck." #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/9/2014 3:38:56 PM
Riveting: @TheEddieGregg : Victim 3: "I remember waking up screaming and there was a Taser to the back of my neck." #griegotrial

by Cindy Uken via twitter 4/9/2014 3:39:42 PM
Victim 3: It was the worst pain I could imagine. "There was a hand over my mouth." #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/9/2014 3:39:43 PM
Victim 3: At first I thought it was a joke that quickly faded away as I realized someone was tasing me & someone was in my home #griegotrial

by Eddie Gregg via twitter 4/9/2014 3:41:07 PM