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Julie Nagel

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Witness who described an unidentified object near the flagpole outside 34 Fairview Road.

Trial 1
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Julie Nagel attended Brian Albert Jr.’s birthday gathering at 34 Fairview Road. She testified that she saw a black SUV from inside the house. When she later left with Jennifer and Matthew McCabe, she noticed a dark object near the flagpole but could not tell what it was in the darkness and falling snow. She said she had been drinking and was intoxicated when she left. Questioned by the defense, Nagel agreed that she first estimated the object’s length at five to six feet while testifying. She said a conversation the next day led her to realize it was a body, but she did not contact police. She also said that, had she recognized it as a body when she saw it, she would have alerted the others in the car and called 911.

Trial Record (6)

Trial 1 First Criminal Trial Apr 29, 2024 – Jul 1, 2024 6 proceedings

Day 11

Direct Juliana Nagel - Direct Examination Julie Nagel Adam Lally 2 highlights 213 lines spoken
Summary

Juliana Nagel described the gathering at 34 Fairview Road, a black SUV she saw from inside, and an unidentified dark object near the flagpole as she left.

Highlights (2)
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“I did say out loud -- I was like, I think I might have saw something. I'm not kind of sure what it was. But I was also intoxicated, drinking. So I didn't really know what it was, what I saw. But Sara was like, what, Julie? And I was like, I don't know what it was. And then that was kind of really it.”

Nagel described both her contemporaneous reaction to the object near the flagpole and her uncertainty about what she had seen.

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“I'm not quite sure. No. It was just too kind of quick, too quick to tell.”

Nagel expressly said she could not identify the object she observed while passing the house.

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Cross Julie Nagel - Cross Julie Nagel David Yannetti 2 highlights 241 lines spoken
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Defense cross-examined Julie Nagel about her delayed interview, relationships with partygoers, drinking, and her account of seeing a dark object near 34 Fairview Road.

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“I saw it pull up, stopped, pulled up again, stopped, pulled up again by the flagpole and stopped.”

Nagel described the vehicle movements she recalled seeing from inside the house.

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Day 12

Redirect Julie Nagel - Redirect (Continued) Julie Nagel Adam Lally 1 highlights 14 lines spoken
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Nagel described dark conditions near the flagpole and said she would have called 911 if she had recognized the object as a body.

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“I would have, you know, called 911 if I thought it was an actual body and told everybody else in the car, as well.”

Nagel explained what she says she would have done had she recognized the object as a body.

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Locations Touched By This Testimony

34 Fairview Road 3 procs Canton Police Department 1 proc