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personpersonJodi StachowskiJodi StachowskiSteven Avery's then-fiancée and a witness concerning their October 31 phone calls.← All People
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Jodi Stachowski

Steven Avery's then-fiancée and a witness concerning their October 31 phone calls.

AppearedBrendan Dassey
MentionedSteven Avery
44 lines·15 proceedings·13 mentions·2 trials

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Jodi Stachowski, Steven Avery’s then-fiancée, was connected to two October 31, 2005 phone calls with him. In Avery’s trial, the parties stipulated that calls on his landline began at 5:36 and 8:57 p.m. and lasted about 15 minutes each, without describing their contents. Testifying for the prosecution in Brendan Dassey’s trial, Stachowski said she called Avery from jail at approximately 5:30 and 9:30 p.m., emphasizing that those times were estimates. She also described how Avery’s bedroom had been arranged before she went to jail, including a gun rack and a bed visible through the open doorway. On cross-examination, she agreed that the earlier arrangement differed from a picture shown in court. An investigator later said a computer-generated depiction drew on both her and Dassey’s statements, while acknowledging differences from Dassey’s drawing.

Trial Record (15)

AverySteven AveryFeb 12, 2007 – Mar 18, 2007

In Steven Avery's 2007 trial, Jodi Stachowski figured in a stipulation concerning two October 31 phone calls with Avery.

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DasseyBrendan DasseyApr 16, 2007 – Apr 25, 2007Called by prosecution

Jodi Stachowski testified in Brendan Dassey's 2007 trial about two estimated-time calls to Steven Avery on October 31, 2005, and the earlier layout of Avery's bedroom. Her account was used in comparisons with Dassey's statements about the calls and the room.

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DirectJodi Stachowski — DirectJodi StachowskiKenneth R. Kratz5highlights43lines spoken

Summary

Stachowski recalled two October 31 calls with Steven Avery and described his bedroom as it was before she went to jail.

Highlights (5)

testimony highlightStachowski recalled calling Steven Avery twice on October 31, at about 5:30 and 9:30, and said jail calls disconnected after 15 minutes.Open in transcript →
Quote“The first one was about 5:30, and then the second one about 9:30.”— Jodi StachowskiGives Stachowski's approximate times for the two October 31 calls.Open in transcript →
evidence eventUsing Exhibit No. 73, Stachowski said the bedroom furniture was familiar but the diagram did not show how the room had been arranged before she went to jail. She placed the bed in the corner beneath two windows, against the wall.Open in transcript →
Quote“In the corner underneath the two windows. When you first walk in the door, you'd walk straight into the bed.”— Jodi StachowskiDescribes the bed's earlier position in Stachowski's own words.Open in transcript →
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evidence eventUsing the photo marked Exhibit No. 75, Stachowski confirmed that the bed could be seen from the hallway through the open doorway.Open in transcript →

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CrossMark Wiegert — CrossMark WiegertRaymond L. Edelstein1highlightMentioned

Summary

Edelstein tested differences between Kayla Avery's account, Brendan Dassey's interview, and two bedroom exhibits, then questioned Wiegert about when Brendan became a suspect.

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testimony highlightComparing Exhibits 208 and 211, Wiegert said the computer-generated depiction drew on both Brendan Dassey's and Jodi Stachowski's statements and acknowledged differences between the two exhibits.Open in transcript →

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