|
Click here to view the video archive of the Steven Spader Trial.
Click here to read previous coverage on the Cates murder.
Click here to view live video stream archive page
Trial Coverage Archive
Attorneys in murder case had tough job on defendant’s behalf
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Sunday, November 14, 2010
NASHUA – By all accounts, Jonathan Cohen and Andrew Winters had their work cut out for them. Those who investigated and prosecuted Steven Spader had …
Spader trial leaves lasting effects on those involved
By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Friday, November 12, 2010
Why? How could they? If you watched or read anything about the Steven Spader trial over the past two weeks and can’t get those questions …
Juror speaks out about verdict
By CLYNTON NAMUO Special to the Telegraph | Friday, November 12, 2010
After hearing weeks of horrific testimony in the Steven Spader trial, juror Mark Langlois had one final thing to say: “Guilty.” When he was done …
God does love Spader, churchfolk say
By ALBERT MCKEON Staff Writer | Thursday, November 11, 2010
The murder trial of Steven Spader hardly seems like the occasion to consider the religious themes of redemption and forgiveness. Sentenced to life in prison …
Now with video: Husband of victim said he hoped for ‘true justice’
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Wednesday, November 10, 2010
NASHUA – David Cates didn’t rage or even admonish the man who killed his wife and attacked his little girl with a machete. He kept …
Now with video: Judge tells killer Spader ‘You belong in a cage’
By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Wednesday, November 10, 2010
2:30 p.m. “I could go on for days and days about the depth of your depravity. Suffice it to say, you belong in a cage. …
Now with video: Killer will spend rest of his life in prison
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Wednesday, November 10, 2010
NASHUA – One after the other, jurors labeled him a murderer. Steven Spader took a sip of water. “Guilty,” another juror said to one of …
Newly convicted killer checks in at prison
By JAKE BERRY Staff Writer | Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Three hours after his murder conviction, Steven Spader traded his suit coat for a faded green prison uniform. Spader, convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder, among …
Spader verdict reached: to be revealed at 1 p.m. today
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Senior assistant attorney general Jeff Strelzin just informed the media the jury has reached a verdict. He said the jury informed the judge around 11:50 …
‘Purposeful’ vs. ‘knowing’ murder is part of jurors’ decision
By JOSEPH COTE Staff Writer | Tuesday, November 9, 2010
NASHUA – Jurors have quite a task ahead of them. When they finish is anyone’s guess. In addition to the heady pressure of deciding whether …
Spader’s parents leave court with no comment
DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Tuesday, November 9, 2010
3:30 p.m. Steven W. and Christine Spader walked silent and grim-faced down the steps and out the door of the courthouse moments after Judge Gillian …
Spader trial concludes for the day
Joseph G. Cote | Monday, November 8, 2010
NASHUA – Judge Gillian Abramson has dismissed court for the day, telling the Steven Spader trial jury to reconjvene at 8:30 Tuesday morning to receive …
Trial creates uneasy note for many
By DEAN SHALHOUP and JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writers | Sunday, November 7, 2010
NASHUA – The day-to-day proceedings in the trial of accused murderer Steven Spader, which enters its third week Monday morning in Hillsborough County Superior Court, …
Blog: Officer of the year says Jaimie is real hero
By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Friday, November 5, 2010
By its very nature, the profession of police officer is loaded with unpleasantries, many of which are unplanned, unexpected events that can ramp up in …
Final day of testimony in Spader trial
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Friday, November 5, 2010
NASHUA – There was pain on Richard Gribble’s face. He told jurors that he searched his house for a machete and a knife he kept …
Defense in Spader trial rests without calling any witnesses
Thursday, November 4, 2010
The defense in the Steven Spader trial will not call any witnesses. It rested Thursday, after the prosecution presented its final witness. Closing arguments are …
Doctor describes all 32 wounds inflicted in fatal attack
By JOSEPH COTE Staff Writer | Thursday, November 4, 2010
NASHUA – The state has rested in Steven Spader’s murder case after medical examiner Jennie Duval described all 32 wounds Kimberly Cates suffered last fall. …
The final prosecution witness takes the stand
By JOE COTE Staff Writer | Thursday, November 4, 2010
NASHUA – Medical examiner Dr. Jennie Duval just took the stand and will be the state’s last witness in Steven Spader’s murder trial. Unless unusual …
Tool expert ties Gribble’s knife to murder scene
By JOSEPH COTE Staff Writer | Thursday, November 4, 2010
NASHUA – Stephen Ostrowski, a tool mark and physical match expert, is now on the stand. Ostrowski works at the State Police Forensic Lab and …
Gribble father: Alleged murder weapons were his
By JOSEPH COTE Staff Writer | Thursday, November 4, 2010
NASHUA – Christopher Gribble’s father, Richard Gribble, just finished testifying about the events before and after Kimberly Cates was murdered Oct. 4, 2009. Richard Gribble …
Handwriting expert ties Spader to letters
By JOSEPH COTE Staff Writer | Thursday, November 4, 2010
NASHUA – An expert handwriting analyst is testifying about letters and songs that prosecutors say Steven Spader wrote in jail about the murder in Mont …
Guard: Spader poem described home invasion
By JOSEPH COTE Staff Writer | Thursday, November 4, 2010
NASHUA – A Hillsborough County jail guard just finished testifying about a poem signed by Steven Spader that assistant attorney general Peter Hinckley read during …
Witness: Spader complained of paper misspelling name
By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Thursday, November 4, 2010
3:25 p.m. Nashua gang leader Chad Landry told the court that among the several “kites,” or secret jailhouse communications, that he received from Steven Spader …
Fellow inmate says Spader bragged about killing
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Thursday, November 4, 2010
NASHUA – Chad Landry is no saint. He said as much on the stand during Steven Spader’s murder trial, but he knows an opportunity when …
Former girlfriend of Spader says she was shown machete
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
NASHUA – The girl Steven Spader was dating in the weeks before the attack on Kimberly and Jaimie Cates is on the stand. Jillian Baptist …
Mall employees testify about seeing Spader at shopping center on Oct. 4, 2009
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
NASHUA – Steven Spader’s murder trial has taken a break for lunch after hearing from two Pheasant Lane Mall employees who saw Spader, Christopher Gribble …
Spader Trial Day 8: William Marks to resume testimony
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
NASHUA – William Marks will take the stand again in a few minutes on the eighth day of testimony in Steven Spader’s first-degree murder trial. …
Day 7 of Spader murder trial beginning with less media presence
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
NASHUA – The parking lot is a little emptier at Hillsborough County Superior Court this Election Day where Steven Spader’s first-degree murder trial will resume …
Alleged Spader conspirator Marks takes the stand
By JOSEPH COTE Staff Writer | Wednesday, November 3, 2010
NASHUA – Steven Spader was a dim figure standing on the right side of Kimberly Cates’ bed. It was a full moon that night, and …
Testimony has wrapped for the day, tomorrow will start with Marks back on the stand
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
NASHUA – William Marks will have to finish his testimony tomorrow as Steven Spader’s first-degree murder trial has recessed for the day. Defense attorney Jonathan …
Marks says he and his father considered selling what he knew
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
NASHUA – During his testimony in the Steven Spader murder trial, William Marks just told the jury that he and his father, James Marks, talked …
Marks testifies about what he saw inside 4 Trow Road
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
NASHUA – William Marks is in the middle of his testimony about what happened inside 4 Trow Road when Kimberly Cates was killed last fall. …
William Marks to take the stand after recess
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
NASHUA – A second man who was inside 4 Trow Road last fall when Kimberly Cates was murdered just took the stand. William Marks, 19, …
Communications consultant rounds out morning testimony, trial to resume at 1 p.m.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
NASHUA – A former police officer and current telecommunications consultant was on the stand to finish testimony this morning. The court just broke for lunch …
Cross examination of investigator focused on statements made by Glover and Marks
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
NASHUA – New Hampshire State Police Sgt. James Geraghty said Steven Spader wrote letters after his arrest detailing what happened inside the house and what …
Lead investigator first to take the stand today
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
NASHUA – The lead investigator in the Mont Vernon murder just took the stand. Sgt. James Geraghty, a New Hampshire State Police trooper, has been …
Testimony technical from forensic experts
By JOSEPH COTE Staff Writer | Tuesday, November 2, 2010
NASHUA – Three forensic experts from the State Police Forensic Laboratory dominated a long day of testimony Monday, the sixth day of Steven Spader’s first-degree …
TV trucks encircle courthouse for video
By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Tuesday, November 2, 2010
3:25 p.m.: They arrive each morning, lumbering down Spring Street to the three-story courthouse where sharp-eyed drivers slow to a crawl, scope out a perfect …
Trial shows that forensic testimony isn’t like ‘CSI’ show
By JOSEPH COTE Staff Writer | Monday, November 1, 2010
NASHUA – A third forensic expert rounded out the testimony Monday afternoon, which just wrapped up for the day. Kim Rumrill testified about a number …
Expert: No fingerprints on knives or jewelry
By JOSEPH COTE Staff Writer | Monday, November 1, 2010
NASHUA – A second forensic expert has taken the stand in Steven Spader’s murder trial. Emily Rice, a criminologist at the state forensic laboratory, said …
Forensic testimony takes up all morning, will continue
By JOSEPH COTE Staff Writer | Monday, November 1, 2010
NASHUA – Court has broken for lunch in the middle of state forensic lab technician Timothy Jackson’s testimony. Jackson took the stand shortly before 10:30 …
Technician: Tire tracks may have been from Gribble’s car
By JOSEPH COTE Staff Writer | Monday, November 1, 2010
NASHUA – Timothy Jackson, a state forensic lab technician, is going through the analysis he did on the tires on Christopher Gribble’s car and the …
Savoy: Spader on a ‘rush’
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Saturday, October 30, 2010
NASHUA – In the aftermath of the Mont Vernon home invasion and murder last year, Steven Spader acted “like it was just a game, like …
Case draws outside interest
By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Friday, October 29, 2010
2:15 p.m.: Local barristers with no connection, other than a healthy interest in their profession, to the Steven Spader trial have swung in and out …
Glover: Spader ‘euphoric’ after killing
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Friday, October 29, 2010
NASHUA – Quinn Glover knew Steven Spader was no longer exaggerating about his desire to kill someone when he saw Spader and Christopher Gribble walk …
Spader trial update: Glover off the stand
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Quinn Glover finished testifying just before 3:30 p.m. He was on the stand for more than six hours total, with an hour break for lunch …
Glover set to take stand
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Quinn Glover, who is accused of participating in the Cates home invasion, is scheduled to take the stand in the Steven Spader trial shortly. …
State trooper to be cross-examined in Spader trial
By JOSEPH COTE Staff Writer | Thursday, October 28, 2010
NASHUA – The fourth day of Steven Spader’s trial will start in a few minutes with the second half of New Hampshire State Trooper John …
Spader Blog: Trial ends early for the day, will resume at 9 a.m. Thursday
By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Thursday, October 28, 2010
4:30 p.m.: Judge Gillian Abramson cut short the third day of Steven Spader’s first-degree murder trial, ending Wednesday’s proceedings shortly after 2 p.m. Abramson said …
David Cates on the stand
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Thursday, October 28, 2010
NASHUA – It’s hard to imagine how many ways David Cates’ life has changed since the early morning hours of Oct. 4, 2009, when his …
Testimony ended early because of a juror’s appointment
By JOSEPH COTE Staff Writer | Wednesday, October 27, 2010
NASHUA – It’s hard to imagine how many ways David Cates’ life has changed since the early morning hours of Oct. 4, 2009, when his …
Cates: Kimberly and Jaimie were ‘very close’
By JOSEPH COTE Staff Writer | Wednesday, October 27, 2010
NASHUA – David Cates was on the stand for less than half an hour Wednesday before finishing his testimony. He was not cross-examined by Steven …
‘Blood markings’ were all over the Cates home
By JOSEPH COTE Staff Writer | Wednesday, October 27, 2010
NASHUA – There was blood everywhere inside the Cates home when police took dozens of pictures inside and outside the day Kimberly Cates was brutally …
Staying conscious kept Jaimie Cates alive
By JOSEPH COTE Staff Writer | Wednesday, October 27, 2010
NASHUA – Somehow Jaimie Cates kept a hold on consciousness after she was attacked. If not, the pressure created in her chest from a punctured …
Jaimie Cates may take the stand today
By JOSEPH COTE Staff Writer | Wednesday, October 27, 2010
NASHUA – The second day of Steven Spader’s first-degree murder trial will begin in a few minutes, and may be an even more emotional day …
Surgeon: ‘Considerable’ force needed to cause Jaimie’s wounds
By JOSEPH COTE Staff Writer | Wednesday, October 27, 2010
NASHUA – Boston Children’s Hospital surgeon Amir Taghinia just showed the jury a half dozen photos of Jamie Cates’ injuries and explained them in excruciating …
First officer on the Cates’ murder scene tells of finding a bleeding child
By JOSEPH COTE Staff Writer | Wednesday, October 27, 2010
NASHUA – Sgt. Kevin Furlong just left the stand after describing how he busted through the Cates front door last year to find a bleeding …
Opening arguments include a poem, claims about deals
By JOSEPH COTE Staff Writer | Wednesday, October 27, 2010
NASHUA – Senior assistant attorney general Peter Hinckley stood in front of Steven Spader and pointed. He stared him down and called him a killer. …
Prosecutors, police, others describe how mom, girl cut
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Wednesday, October 27, 2010
NASHUA – Kimberly Cates’ first instinct was to protect her daughter from the murderous attackers in her bedroom. She fought and clawed and withstood more …
Top prosecutor shows up for Spader trial opening
By JOSEPH COTE Staff Writer | Tuesday, October 26, 2010
NASHUA – The state’s top prosecutor is at Hillsborough County Superior Court this morning ahead of opening arguments in Steven Spader’s first-degree murder trial. One …
Spader Blog Day 1: Jurors, lawyers, judge, media visit Cates home
By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Editor’s note: Reporter Dean Shalhoup will be blogging live from the courtroom each day with impressions and reactions to Steven Spader’s murder trial. They can …
Key trial figures go to Trow Rd.
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Tuesday, October 26, 2010
NASHUA – Steven Spader stood in the driveway of 4 Trow Road on Monday afternoon wearing a tie and jacket. He stood with his head …
Spader update: Trial staying in Nashua, judge denies defense motion arguing news coverage has tainted jury
Monday, October 25, 2010
NASHUA – Judge Gillian Abramson has denied the defense’s renewed motion to change the venue of Steven Spader’s first-degree murder trial. Abramson did so after …
Spader jurors to see scene of the crime
Monday, October 25, 2010
NASHUA - Jurors will tour the scene of last year's home invasion and murder of a Mont Vernon woman as the trial of the alleged …
Trial to begin Monday for first defendant in murder case
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Sunday, October 24, 2010
MONT VERNON – A large wooden cross is planted at the intersection of Old Wilton and Trow roads. It’s decorated with ribbons and angels, and …
Jury selection for Spader trial complete
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff writer | Friday, October 22, 2010
NASHUA – Steven Spader’s murder trial is set to begin Monday and will kick off with another request by defense lawyers to move the trial …
Spader jury has just 1 slot open
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Thursday, October 21, 2010
NASHUA – Steven Spader’s jury has 15 members following individual juror questioning Wednesday. That leaves one slot open on the panel that is on schedule …
