Donald Hartung Trial Day 1 - Christine Rollins - Fmr Crime Scene Tech Part 1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ต.ค. 2024
- NOTE: This is a Death Penalty Case.
Donald Hartung, 63, stands trial in Escambia County, Florida for allegedly killing his mother Voncile Smith, 77, and his half-brothers John William Smith, 49, and Richard Thomas Smith, 47. He faces three counts of first-degree premeditated murder. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.
Escambia County deputies say the crimes happened July 28, 2015, according to an amended arrest report obtained by Law&Crime. Richard Smith, an employee of the Department of Homeland Security, had no-showed worked for a few days, so on deputies checked up on him on July 31. They found no sign of forced entry, but were able to enter through the back with the help of firefighters, and found the three victims dead throughout the home. Each person was under “large piles of clothes,” deputies said.
Richard Smith had been shot around his right ear, and had a stab wound to the throat, deputies said. He was found face down in the TV room at the foot of the TV, investigators said. Authorities said he was wearing the same clothes he’d been wearing when pictured leaving work at 6:36 p.m. on July 28.
John Smith was found in a sofa on front of a TV. He sustained blunt force trauma to the top of his head, and received a stab wound to the neck, authorities said.
As for their mother, she sustained blunt force trauma to the top of her head and received a stab wound to the neck. Authorities said she’d been dragged from a chair into John’s bedroom.
According to deputies, Hartung was at the house on the 28th to cook dinner, as usual. He left between 5:30 p.m. and 6:00 pm, he allegedly said, but he denied seeing his brother Richard. A neighbor, however, claimed to see Richard arrive at the residence before Hartung left, investigators said. This witness was not sure of the time, but said it was just before dark because the lights on Hartung’s car was not on, authorities said.
Another witness-who was a co-worker’s of Hartung-said that he previously had a conversation with the defendant. In it, the alleged killer said that if anything happened to Voncile Smith, then he would inherit all of her property because he was the oldest son. The mom’s attorney, however, said that she’d kept him out of the will, deputies said. Hartung would’ve been the “potential sole heir” to his family’s estate because there were no other living relatives of the Smith family.
The defendant has been called the “Blue Moon Killer” because at the time, the local sheriff described the slayings as “ritualistic” and apparently coincided with a semi-rare blue moon.
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Addiction is a real thing. It’s easy for someone to say “ how can she do that?” but you don’t think rationally when addicted. So proud of her 18 months clean and counting!
As one Recovery chick to another, it takes a big woman to take ownership of ,and real accountability of our past actions. Huge ✊ respect. May you have a clean day for the rest of your life. Well done.
Robyn D 👏👏🙏💚💛🏴
That was a very sweet thing to say, Robyn D. Congrats to you on your recovery journey! I wish you the same thing as you wished for her! Mad respect for you both.
Amy Adams thank you 😊 I had so much respect for her when that defense lawyer tore into her and she dealt with it so well, in my opinion.
Robyn D very well said. So many are affected from Addiction. She handled that with grace, good for her. ❤️
Robyn D. I send you my love on your continued sobriety. 💐 💕
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Christine, should you read through the comments, I just want to wish you continued success with your sobriety. You were a great witness. Hope all goes well for you. Best wishes.
YES! The poor woman looked so defeated but she did a fabulous job!
Very proud of you Christine! Keep up there great work. Please see our comments and know, sooo many people are pros of you!
Brave witness! Proud of her for being honest and humble.
It was not her choice, the defense would bring it into question, so that had to bring it up or look a fool. There is no way she wanted this out in the world for all to see.
Hope she continues her sobriety and lives a fruitful life.
Yep... she's getting lots of fruit to pay for those pills....do you sell propane and propane accessories?!
Not me I hope she gets high one night and I see her in a bar and her and I hook up. She's pretty hot
I'm so impressed w/Christine Rollins testimony. I think the work she now does is admirable.🍀💗🐕🐈🐹🦓🐰🦜🐠😊
Maybe she's off probation and does animal control work now. The animals are so loyal.
Brave woman who takes responsibility for herself. Hope she has a nice future.... she deserves it.
I agree! Maybe she can work for a private firm in this field
drugs are so destructive to the person and families - 14 years employed and then she steals drugs she must feel like a complete fool -
@@GrannyJB Speaking from personal experience or you hold a crystal ball you dope !!
@@Misssssysparkles I'm sure she feels like a human that made a mistake. Drugs can easily take over your life from something innocent like pain meds for a surgery or injury. Before you know it, you're an addict and make bad choices to fuel that addiction. I'm sure she wishes she could change what happened, but I certainly hope she doesn't feel like a 'complete fool'.
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Wow. It took guts to get up in front of all those people and tell them how she lost her job. Bravo. If you ever read this, Congratulations. I wish you continued success staying clean and sober.
This woman is beyond awesome. She is a hero. May God protect her for life.
The defendant looks really distraught over his family being massacred. NOT
That's because he did it it
Christine, you are an awesome lady.
Your recall is spot on ; right now.
All of the Best to You !
Strong lady to put herself out there for ridicule of the defence but she’s strong obviously and I know how tough it is. She’s a healthy recovering addict. Awsome!
How do you know she was an addict? Where did I miss that?
@@Kinkle_Z She said in the video that she has been clean and sober for 18 months and they discussed her losing her job due to taking drugs from evidence from suicides snd overdoses.
how many flies has this guy caught in his mouth ??????????????
No telling.
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He creeps me the fook out. Looks like he’d sacrifice babies. Horror movie stuff.
BELTED007 omg I thought he was the attorney. His hands are really creepy
Gross, evil, creep of a man.
I just wish he'd shut his mouth
Innocent until proven guilty
@@heidi9583 I get the feeling he is trying to suck in the souls of the people in the court room.
All the very best to you Lady. Well done!💛💚👏👏🙏🏴
You have probably seen autopsy pictures where the decedent has their mouth wide open. Reminds me of Donald.
Stephen Butler hehe.. yep.. already commented on that. Annoying ..
@@laradesautel9251 he's old he looks like he's sleeping but his eyes are open. Despicable old man
He is such a creepy, evil-looking man
@@Misssssysparkles I don't fault him for being old. Everybody gets old if they live long enough.
Exactly what I said
Instead of looking shocked or horrified by the crime scene photos,he looks more like he's admiring his handy work.
I disagree. I think he’s shocked. I don’t think he did this at all.
Boy. This broke my heart. The witness looked like she could go thru the floor with embarrassment. Glad she turned it around. I respect her honesty.
why the need to bring this out into the court room I dont get it ??? what relevance does it have . Poor woman
@@elizabethboden4823 it could open a whole mess of problems on any case she was involved in, especially murder trials that could have the death penalty. If they felt she was high or possibly taking drugs from the crime scenes their cases could be overthrown.
Congratulations to Christine on 18 months clean. It's a hard addiction to kick, but very rewarding when you do. I'm sure the little buddies at the humane society are doing great under your care!
Would you trust a crackhead?
Mr. Hartung had absolutely no reaction to the photos of his dead mother and brothers and that speaks volumes.
Tremendous respect for her. She is very professional, humble and sincere. Being sober myself now thirty years I can say with absolute certainty the “recovering” people make the best professionals because their lives are dependent on rigorous honesty.
Congratulations!
God bless you Christine. You are intelligent, gracious and may i say beautiful too.
Anyone notice how full dog food and allegedly last fed 3day ago, someone must have filled dog bowl super full. My dog gets fed once a day and bowl empty in 24h. What random killer would think about dog. Giving extra food.
24 hours, you want to tell my dog that HAHAHA. She scans it in like 1 second!!
I was searching for a comment about the dog food because when I heard there'd been a dog left alone for 3 days, I almost couldn't watch but seeing the dog food made me feel better even though he still subjected the poor dog to that nightmare...it's like leaving a toddler alone! You know the defendant had a dog himself and took it w/him when he was initially asked to respond to the scene. 💗🐕
Ms Rollins’ voice is very soothing. It’s triggering my ASMR.
Congrats on your sobriety Christine! No need to feel ashamed! We've all been affected by addiction is some form whether it be a family member, friend or our own struggle! I'm a recovering addicts as well and I am very proud of you and me both! The past is the past, it's the future that we are focusing on! Keep taking it day by day! You're a beautiful lady and you did awesome on the stand 🙌❤
Congrats on your 18 months Christine! Keep up the good work!
It’s too bad she blew her career. She was a good technician. You can tell when she goes thru the evidence. I hope she continues on her new path.
Yeah they should have sent her to get help instead of firing her.
Yes, I agree. She is quite clear in her recollection and she explains really well, unlike most people at any time but especially in a stressful situation. What a shame.
Bless this witness. So brave. Well done on being clean. Long may it last.
We are going to need to see all of the evidence photographs if we are to pass internet judgement.
I like the way you worded that!!
I need to clean my room tonight just in case someone is going to kill me. I wouldn't want people to see this kind of a mess...
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I have watched alot of these and never seen pics b4.
Have to wonder Ms Rollins if your substance use was a result of your having to manage your emotional responses to your work. You wouldn't be the first to succumb to the damaging effects of emergency and crime scene work. You are a strong woman and I wish you all the best with your ongoing recovery and hope you have all the support personally, and professionally, that you deserve. And finally, thank you for your continuing support of the Justice System in providing your evidence.
Poor people. Murdered and then pictures of their home shown for all to see. So so sad.
OMG I thought my house was messy at times and this poor woman had two grown up sons there that should have helped with cleaning...
Thea mama Emma Some people can get really ornery if you “mess with their stuff.” I don’t know their dynamic here, of course, but I have known a few older people who became downright abusive if anyone even tried to help tidy or clean. They couldn’t surrender any control, even if they themselves were basically out of control.
Sarah Rob true
@@SarahB-zj8rz The sons were hoarders as well. And by the looks of the amount of parcels delivered in just three days, she and/or her sons were filling something missing in their lives but you know, both sons also saved all their money.
The one son who'd had a learning disability had amassed at least $200,000 in savings over 20 yrs, pushing carts at a grocery store. Both sons had a good work ethic...unlike the defendant who had little to show for.
Bravo to this brave woman.
I would like to see all the evidence pictures.
You can purchase the discovery from that county
@@nikkid8519 really? I had no idea that was even a thing.
Instead of firing her, why wasn’t she ordered to get into a program to get off drugs? Those programs are very helpful, and a good employer would have done that. Suspend her for six months, without pay, something like that, to ensure she gets help. But to outright fire her, no, I don’t like that. I’ve worked for employers, who have done that, kind of thing, for their employees. Good employers help their employees, first, before firing them. Unless, of course, this isn’t the first time she’s been caught stealing drugs. My hat’s off to her, for admitting, in public, she has a problem. She may be able to learn to control it, but she’ll always have a problem with drugs.
Valerie Bargewell because theft is gross misconduct
If it's stated in the contract that for such and such acts one gets fired that is what is going to happen. And I think that it is also because her actions could have had all sorts of defense attorneys trying to reopen cases ( I know, she said she only had taken stuff from non criminal cases but a door might still be opened for an attrorney ) and she could have put in jeopardy the work of many people and the credibility of the entire department.
Congrats on 18 months clean!! You seem like you were good at your job!
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Christine , great job. We are not defined by our past but who we are in the present! Best wishes
I fail to see how this brave young woman's former drug history has anything to do with this case. God bless you, sweet girl and I hope you are still doing well.
I imagine the prosecutor wanted to bring it up before the defense could. Like Eminem in 8 Mile.
It makes her evidence less credible, apparently. I think she’s great. So embarrassing for her to have that discussed.
I think they have to bring it up as there’s a huge difference between doing your job sober and doing your job high. Plus taking evidence would change things. For example if someone broke in and was a drug addict and had taken all the prescription drugs there etc. I don’t mean this in any way against her but for people asking why her drug addiction has to be brought up.
Prosecution pretty much had to make public Christine's addiction, and when her trouble started, to show it was after the time of these murders. Otherwise, the defense would have tried to say she was incompetent when she took the evidence. It was a great strategy on the prosecution's side, and actually benefitted Christine, showing her integrity. Unimpeachable!
This is always the most interesting part of a familial murder trial for me. How does the defendant react to seeing the dead bodies of his family? In this case...he seems vaguely interested.
The defendant would make a nice addition to a haunted house at Halloween. 💀
Lurch!..
The witness Christine has so much more character, honesty and integrity than the defendant ever had. I wish her well in her bright future. Something she deserves. And i know that the defendant will get the future he deserves too. It's called Karma.
He did not react at all or cover his face when the pictures of the dead bodies were shown 😳😳😳😳😳
Ciara Wetherell He likely has seen these photos many times, so they are already familiar to him.
He saw them in person....like for days. If that doesnt phase him, I dont think pictures will.
There is no emotion coming from this defendant. Strange.
Oh I don’t know! He seems quite pleased w his handiwork, but his gaping gob, & lip licking, is going to drive me 🥜 S! …✌🏼🇨🇦
wishing her the best...she seems very smart...my respect.
Wishing you great success Christine. It can’t be easy to have your addiction be so public. I hope are are doing very well in your life ❤
The defendant is mad as a box of frogs!he is looking at the photos like he had nothing to do with any of this..as if he is simply an onlooker..he kinda looks like my old landlord and that joker was crazy as hell too
I'm glad he's your OLD landlord now tho lol
@@amyelizabeth135 my "former"landlord
This Donald is weird no emotion at all usually you can get some sort of incline but this one is baffling me
To me, he looks like he is relishing ever moment of those pictures being shown. He is definately not reacting appropriately for pictures of the dead. murdered, decomposing bodies of his family being shown in open court. Very strange.
right he looks just as cold as Sierra day did throughout the trial for her killing her daughter. cold as ice.
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This guys facial expressions are scary.
Cathie Emms If I saw him approaching an intersection, I wouldn’t enter the crosswalk until he passed. Looks like he might have Parkinson’s.
Would somebody give the prosecutor a tissue! sniff, sniff, sniff 🤧
New Polite Rule: Just one "Ma'm" or "Sir" per conversation is required.
The South gives more respect to people than your HARDENED north !
It is a "Southern Thing " which you do not understand.
@@josephagnello9335 like the respectful way you replied to his comment?? 😩😩
He killed a goose, too.
that defense attorney should close his mouth!
Good witness, luv your honesty. Your stunning. Hope your doing okay and good luck with life .
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I was stoked pictures were shown. Usually we can't see them.
Not that I had any respect in the first place, but people who sit there with their mouth wide open lose any chance at respect! So hey Dan, making yourself look stupid and incapable ISN'T going to work, you will NOT walk or even be shown mercy because you put on your sleepy face whilst wide awake...... just sayin
Omg... talk about hanging a man before he’s even convicted. Ever heard of innocent til proven guilty???
I could not convict on the evidence already heard... I mean no fingerprints on a dry cleaning bag ffs. That bag was touched by how many people since it was manufactured? Nor any fingerprints on any item she tested. Something doesn’t smell right with this case!!!
I know this is a stupid question but what did this man do?? Cant find the beginning or charges
Always at least one person coughing away during these trials...
I think they have to bring it up as there’s a huge difference between doing your job sober and doing your job high. Plus taking evidence would change things. For example if someone broke in and was a drug addict and had taken all the prescription drugs there etc. I don’t mean this in any way against her but for people asking why her drug addiction has to be brought up. She did very well. I still don’t believe Donald Hartung did this though. Will keep watching to see if there’s any evidence that will convince me.
So the Mom had her first child ( defendent) @ 14? Then her other 2 sons many years later?
Sandy Sweeney no she had the defendant at age 18
Lisha Brown the mother is 71 and the son is 63. Do the math, Sandy is right, the mother was 14 when he was born.
Doreen Blatz you aren’t very smart are you ? His mother was killed at age 77 in 2015 .. the defendant was 57-58 when his mother was killed he is now 63 years old ... so you do the math 🤗
Lisha Brown google it! The mother was 77years old and he was 63 at the time the murder happened. That’s where I read this and google is certainly a better source than you are. Now piss off! Low IQ, you might want to google that too.
Dog poop everywhere... disgusting by 3 adults.
Well the dog was there with them dead for a few days,dog had to poop
America has a huge prescription drug problem...
Mhm. All thanks to big pharma and crooked doctors
BRB I gotta go clean my entire house with bleach and PineSol.
Jesus..what happened in that home?
I was wondering too. Beside the killings it was 3 extremely messy adults living there plus a dog peeing and shitting everywhere. 👀
I think the dog mess was due to them/ it being locked I the house for 3 days, bless them. Must have been so confused.
He looks like Vincent Price!
I want to see all the photos, too.
Could you possibly fit anymore stuff in that room if you tried
Why was the knife not photographed in situ???
I find John's matchbox car collection rather endearing.
Everybody in this trial is soft spoken and slow.
Put the playback speed at 1.5. It helps.
I.Q. levels may possibly be at an all time low for "professionals" as well
I wish someone would release a bunch of flies so the defendant can catch them 😂😂
Poor goose
They must keep it cold in the courtroom? People in sweaters and jackets. I know it has been 50/60 in the morning but still.. this is Florida. I live in Minnesota. Ha! So I’m kinda laughing
The Defendant needs to close his mouth...he looks disgusting.
Wow I hope people pass judgement on the way you look every moment of your days!
Skeletor sure likes flies! Good grief, he is a homely man!
I’m confused. Richards middle name is Thomas. That’s why he is called R.T. Why are they are saying Richard A?
The crime scene tech found a credit card for Richard A. Smith who was the father of the Smith brothers and was the late husband of Voncile Smith.
How can somebody who did not pass 8th grade english get a job in crime scene investigation? "That's a bottle that was half-DRANK." REALLY? omg!... cringe... nothing personal.
It was a fun house, especially inside! This case goes to show how unpleasant the consequences can be of ousting, alienating, excluding someone from a family, especially a close member (usually a son). The perpetrator was the only son who not only did not manage to be successful (having financial consequences for him) but also had been PRIMARILY excluded from his mother's will (the mother reportedly being more or less a millionaire) and it seems he was logged down upon despite acting as care taker. The trick was that if all these three people died, the perpetrator would be the only one to inherit even if he wasn't in the will. Also not having a chance on inheriting anything (the mother was already elderly) whilst he was the only one who really would have needed it may have added to him feeling treated unfairly and may have arisen feelings of hatred in him. It likely was a primal cause in this multiple murder case.
Fabulous witness.
Continued health and success for Christine.
The way he is looking at the pictures of the bodies is interesting
The defense attorney has the creepiest hands
And behavior
The defendant looks like he is frothing at the mouth... he looks like a true psychopath and that he is getting off on seeing his work...
this is the most intellectually dishonest prosecutor I have ever witnessed!! How could she live with herself?
Donald enjoys viewing the crime scene photos
19:02 Try not to look so eager to see your handiwork, dude.
Wow. He's not even crying? I know everyone reacts differently but geez
Oh wow smh imagine the smell with those bodies and other hoarding stuff going on. Crazy!!
I was thinking the same thing...it’s horrendous and deplorable living conditions. With my OCD tendencies, I would go crazy in a house like that! 🤢🤢
He's going to look fetching in his orange jumpsuit.
The defense attorney is rude and nasty !!
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They usually are, idk why but yeah
😦 19:31 Lol... is that mouth breather’s mouth breathing brother there in the back?!? 😦
Must be related. Same look with mouth open too.
His brothers are dead... & he’s getting stitched up for their murder
Tinfoil Queen of Oz - Oh no! I should switch it to cousin... boy, they sure do look alike tho. Hopefully justice will hit him hard.
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So if I am correct Donalds mother gave birth to him when she was 14 years old!!.....
Five dots Dave no 18
This is what I have just been trying to work out too!...
if he was 63 yrs old and the mother was 77 yrs old, how can she have been 18 yrs old when she give birth 🤔
His mom had him at 14 years old? if he was 63 and she was 77, he waited until old age to become a murderer? Omfg
You can tell this creep is sitting there reliving all that he had done. Most people wouldn't be so intrigued with their mouth wide open like you're catching bugs watching pics of your dead family. SMH! What a disgusting individual!!
“ Yes Ma’am”
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
I swear I thought they said rocks... I was wondering how that would look like...
The guy sitting it the back of the courtroom looks like this guy & has the same issue with his mouth wide open all the time
Amy Price I noticed that too. 😃
I thought the same thing .
@@clash4421 you're right. I had her age wrong.
Lmao I noticed that too! Must be a relative