Overview
- Deviere Willette testified he had a years-long sexual relationship with Michaels and said he had no involvement in his father’s death.
- The medical examiner said the decapitation likely involved a knife followed by a power saw, and noted conclusions were limited because the head was never recovered.
- Johnathan Willette’s mother told jurors she saw Michaels at the home that night, heard a loud noise, and discovered her son’s body the next morning.
- A crime scene analyst described finding the victim’s wallet and ID tied in a bag inside Michaels’ dresser and said swords photographed in her home were never tested.
- Prosecutors say Michaels admitted being at the house and striking Willette, while the defense argues the son is an alternate suspect; the trial resumes next week after a holiday pause.