![]() WATCH: 6/16/21 Ex-Pilot Charged in Triple Murder: Guilty of All Charges.The jury finds Martin guilty on all charges.Both sides deliver their closing arguments.Martin: Jury Reaches Verdict in Penalty Phase A sentencing date is set for September 2.Christian Martin, the jury recommended a sentence of life without the benefit of probation of parole. Meanwhile, Martin has become a cause célèbre among men’s rights groups and others who believe he is being railroaded by the state of Kentucky after being the target of a “ Pentagon sexual assault witch hunt” based on frivolous accusations. That candidate, Andy Beshear, is now Kentucky’s governor, and the case is being tried by the Office of Attorney General Daniel Cameron, best known for his handling of the police-involved shooting death of Breonna Taylor. They also claim Martin was targeted by an attorney general seeking to bolster his tough-on-crime credentials as part of his gubernatorial campaign. ![]() His defense team argues the grand jury indicted him based on misleading testimony from an investigator about the cellphone tower evidence. Martin claims he’s innocent, saying he was home with his fiancée the day the killings occurred. He’s charged with complicity in those crimes, including murder, because investigators say they can’t prove for certain that he himself carried out the killings. Martin was arrested at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on May 10, 2019, the same day a Christian County grand jury indicted him on 10 counts. This booking photo provided by the Christian County Jail in Kentucky shows triple murder suspect Christian ‘Kit’ Martin. Cellphone tower evidence also reportedly places Martin in the area where the remains of Pamela Phillips and Dansereau were found. The forensic analysis reportedly shows the casing was fired from a. Investigators say it was the family that provided them with a spent shell casing from the couple’s home, that according to grand jury testimony, transformed Martin from a person of interest to a suspect. The triple murder case went cold until 2017 when the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office took over the case after talking to the Phillips family. Martin also claimed she was married to another man during their union. In turn, Martin accused her of having an affair with Calvin Phillips and fabricating the abuse the claims. The case was based on accusations of sexual abuse from Martin’s estranged wife and that he allegedly mishandled classified military information. The triple-slayings occurred just weeks before Calvin Phillips was scheduled to testify in Martin’s military court-martial. The car was traced to the Phillips’ home, where investigators found another crime scene – Calvin Phillips dead from multiple gunshot wounds. The charred remains of Pamela Phillips and Dansereau were found in a burnt car in a field in Pembroke. A former commercial pilot and US Army major is accused in the deaths of three neighbors in a sordid web of allegations including infidelity, murder and political opportunism.Ĭhristian “Kit” Martin is accused of murdering Edward Dansereau and married couple Calvin and Pamela Phillips on November 18, 2015. Other guests: Paula Freehling, Jackson Area Career Center Counselor of the Year with Western High School counselor Becky Callender Janet Meyer, Jackson KidzArt and Club Scientific Jackson Speedway owner John Lefere with Mark Joseph, owner, Sparky’s Fireworks Outlet, Entertainment news with Dave DeBaker Ric Walton, Walton Insurance Group.Doug Moore, Matin’s defense attorney, spoke at length with Court TV about plans to appeal the ruling. Several networks are interested in the series and Brett hopes to have a deal soon. In addition to Brett and Lilly, actor and singer Robert Davi has filmed scenes in Jackson for the pilot. ![]() Several days of filming have already occurred at various locations in Jackson, with more shoots planned later this month. Residents of Jackson, the Hayworths appeared on today’s Bart Hawley Show to discuss the progress of the pilot’s production. The show chronicles the story of a single father raising his daughter and stars Brett Hayworth and Lilly Hayworth as the real life father-daughter team. “Just Brett & Lilly” is the title of a new network television show being filmed in Jackson this month.
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