Pynn-Butler trial: Who's who in the tangly 2nd-degree murder case

In a case with more characters than weeks slated for trial, it's not hard to get confused about who's who in the second-degree murder trial for two metro-area men. The trial for Philip Pynn and Lyndon Butler involves more than just the two accused; several Crown witnesses have already taken the stand, leaving behind revelations and dramatic twists. 

Below is a list of those with a role in the trial.

Philip Pynn

Pynn, 28, is being tried for the second-degree murder of Nick Winsor, the attempted murder of Tom "Billy" Power, assault on Power with a weapon — a pipe — assault on Power with an intent to rob him and possessing a dangerous weapon. The Crown alleges Pynn fired the deadly shot.

Lyndon Butler

The 24-year-old is facing the same charges as Pynn. The Crown alleges that Butler hit Power, the owner of a home on Portugal Cove Rd., over the head with a pipe. Butler is out of custody, having been granted bail in 2012.

Nick Winsor

​The victim in this case, Winsor, 20, was found with a shotgun wound to his neck on July 9, 2011. His body was found in Power's garage. The Crown has told the court that Winsor brought the gun to the garage that night underneath his clothes.

Mark Gruchy & Kellie Cullihall

​​The Gittens & Associates lawyers representing Pynn. Gruchy and Cullihall argue key witnesses in the trial are not credible.

Jeff Brace

A criminal defence attorney in St. John's representing Butler. Brace has worked on several high-profile cases. Most notably, Brace represented Jody Druken during his jury acquittal of the 1996 shooting death of his brother Derek Druken.  

David Bright and Brian Casey

Imported Crown prosecutors from law firm BoyneClarke, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. There is a publication ban on the reason why local prosecutors are not overseeing the trial.

Tom "Billy" Power

The Crown's main witness in the trial, and the alleged victim of an attempt on his life by the two men on trial. Power owns the home on Portugal Cove Rd. where Winsor was killed, and was one of four men in the garage during the shooting. According to the defence, Power was questioned by the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary on Sept. 5 of this year in relation to perjury and drug charges. The defence told the court that Power admitted to stashing drugs in two plastic bags that were carried from the house by his stepdaughter, just minutes before the RNC arrived at the crime scene.

Power went to hospital the night of the killing with a gash on his head and bruising on parts of his body, the court heard. During the ambulance ride to the Health Sciences Centre, Power told an RNC officer that Pynn was the shooter.

Barbara Reddigan

​​​Reddigan is the girlfriend of Power, and one of the Crown's witnesses who has already taken the stand. Reddigan identified Pynn as the man who knocked on her back door the night of the fatal shooting. She denied to the jury that she had any knowledge of drugs leaving her house that night.

Megan Reddigan

​​The daughter of Barbara Reddigan, Megan Reddigan is the person seen on home surveillance footage leaving Power's house with two big plastic bags. Reddigan told the court that she had put her clothes in those bags, adding that she did not know her stepfather Billy Power put drugs in them. She told the jury she was traumatized by the killing, and is still coping with the event to this day.

Felicia Pynn

​Philip Pynn's sister has not taken the stand in this case, but was referred to and pointed out in the courtroom gallery by an RNC Sgt. who testified on Monday. The officer, with the RNC's mobile surveillance unit, began following Felicia Pynn the day after Winsor's death, in hopes of locating her brother. She was seen, the officer said, getting passed something from a woman at a St. John's home before heading to her brother's then-lawyer Averill Baker's house.

Averill Baker

The former lawyer for Philip Pynn, Baker has been mentioned on a number of occasions during the Pynn-Butler trial. The court heard evidence that Pynn was arrested two days following Winsor's death outside Baker's apartment on King's Bridge Rd. An RNC Sgt. who testified said he witnessed Baker and Pynn engage in a "passionate kiss" before Pynn's arrest. He said Baker fell to the ground, crying hysterically after the RNC's tactical unit took Pynn into custody. She is no longer expected to testify in this case. 

Jonathan Rowe

Rowe is set to testify for the Crown, and has been portrayed by the defence as an untrustworthy witness. The 31-year-old is the third man charged in connection to Winsor's death on Portugal Cove Rd. He was arrested and charged with accessory after the fact in April 2012. Rowe has pleaded not guilty and is slated to go to trial in Supreme Court this November.

Allyson Hatcher

The 24-year-old is the fourth person implicated in this case and, like Rowe, is charged with accessory after the fact. According to court documents, Hatcher's alleged involvement began the day before Winsor was killed — July 8, 2011. Hatcher is listed as a witness for the Crown.