'It was a scene of violence': Joel Clow's trial hears about discovery of Traci Lynch's remains
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An RCMP officer described what she and other crime scene investigators saw the night they found the remains of a woman on the property of Joel Clow, as Clow's trial continued Tuesday.
Clow is on trial for first degree murder in the death of Lynch on July 24, 2015, in Pleasant Grove, P.E.I. He has pleaded not guilty.
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"I knew there was serious injury. It was a scene of violence," RCMP sergeant Julie Rix testified Tuesday in PEI Supreme Court.
Body found in wheelbarrow
Rix was a constable in July 2015, when she and other RCMP officers conducted the investigation.
Rix testified Lynch's body was found, mostly nude, in a wheelbarrow, covered with a blanket, some clothing and a plastic tarp.
Rix told court the tarp-covered wheelbarrow also contained some fishing gear when police arrived.
Drugs, clothing, blood found in house
Rix testified that once inside Clow's house, police found half a bottle of vodka by Clow's night stand, a pill crusher, a plate with white powder on it, a chunk of hash and a bag of marijuana.
Police also found a prescription drug called Olanzapine. Court heard that Clow was prescribed the drug, but not what it was prescribed for.
Rix also testified she found women's clothes and banking receipts in Lynch's name in the house.
There were also traces of blood in the bathroom, however Rix said the chemical tests police used to find those blood traces also appeared to produce some false-positive results.
Scrapes and bruises
Rix told court she saw a lot of scrapes and bruises on Lynch's body and a mark on her neck.
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The next day Rix visited Joel Clow at Montague RCMP detachment, where he was being held. Rix testified she took photographs of Clow and observed "some bruises and scratching on his legs, hands and face."
Justice Nancy Key has also ruled testimony from nine people heard last week under voir dire will be admitted as evidence.
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