WI v Chandler Halderson Trial Day 9 - Lori Snapp-Employee Relations Mgr- American Family Insurance

TL;DR

Day 9 testimony in WI v. Chandler Halderson challenged employment claims and connected records and physical evidence to the investigation. Lori Snapp found no record that Chandler Halderson or Tom Selznick worked for American Family Insurance, while Detective Brian Shove discussed size 10.5 footwear evidence and differences between two tarps. Read on for the witnesses’ specific findings about employment, email, computer activity, footwear, and the tarps.

Transcript

thank you anything for the record from the state no or from the defense no thank you thank you we'll see you at 7 30. good morning if you feel you can comfortably and safely testify without a mask that would be our preference at this time thank you and then i would ask if you would stand and my clerk will administer the oath please raise your right... Read More

Key Insights

• 🇦🇸 Chandler Halderson and Tom Selznick were not employed by American Family Insurance, confirmed by Lori Snapp.
• 🥶 The barn tarp found in the case appeared older and well-used, according to Detective Brian Shove.
• 💦 Bart Halderson's work-issued laptop had its last logoff at 8:07 PM Eastern on July 1st, 2021, as revealed by Stephen Farrer.

Questions & Answers

Q: What did Lori Snapp testify about Chandler Halderson’s employment at American Family Insurance?

Lori Snapp testified that she found no record of Chandler Halderson working for American Family Insurance. She also found no record that he worked there as a contractor.

Q: Was Tom Selznick employed by American Family Insurance?

No. Lori Snapp testified that Tom Selznick had never been an employee or contract employee of American Family Insurance.

Q: What email domain and pay schedule did American Family Insurance use?

Lori Snapp said employees’ official email addresses ended in amfam.com and did not use Proton Mail accounts. She also testified that employees were paid biweekly.

Q: What footwear evidence did Detective Brian Shove describe?

Detective Brian Shove said a print consistent with shoes found in the Halderson home was identified on the tarp recovered from the garbage can near the torso. The shoes entered into evidence were size 10.5.

Q: What shoe size was Chandler Halderson wearing when he was booked into jail?

Detective Brian Shove testified that Chandler Halderson was wearing size 10.5 shoes when booked into jail. That was also the size of the shoes associated with the print evidence discussed in court.

Q: How did the barn tarp differ from the tarp found in the garbage can?

Detective Brian Shove described the barn tarp as older and well-used, with what appeared to be sawdust and general dust on it. He said the garbage-can tarp appeared new and suspected it was the tarp Chandler Halderson purchased on July 2nd.

Q: Were the shoes associated with the print on the barn tarp found?

No similar Ralph Lauren shoes were found during the search of the Halderson home. Detective Brian Shove said investigators never found those shoes and did not know who owned them.

Q: What did Stephen Farrer reveal about Bart Halderson’s work-issued laptop?

Stephen Farrer discussed the login and logoff activity recorded for Bart Halderson’s work-issued laptop. The laptop’s last logoff was recorded at 8:07 PM Eastern on July 1st, 2021.

Summary & Key Takeaways

• Lori Snapp, an employee relations manager, testifies that Chandler Halderson and Tom Selznick were never employed by American Family Insurance.

• Detective Brian Shove provides shoe print analysis and evidence pertaining to the barn tarp found in the Halderson case.

• Stephen Farrer, an enterprise support supervisor, discusses Bart Halderson's work-issued laptop and the last logins associated with it.

• Omar Jobe, an enrollment coordinator at Madison College, confirms that Aaron Hoover, Alyssa Brandt, and Daniel Spieth were never employed by the institution.