The murder trial against Christian “Kit” Martin, the man facing murder charges in the 2015 deaths of Calvin Phillips, Pamela Phillips and Edward Dansereau, continued Friday, with multiple witnesses taking the stand.
The first witness of the morning was Matthew Phillips, the son of Calvin and Pamela, who explained who his parents were and their relationships in the community, especially with their neighbors. He says he and other family members spent time cleaning the home where Calvin lived—and was killed—after the murders occurred and discovered what he called multiple pieces of evidence. One of those things was a set of military dog tags that had Martin’s name on them.
Other evidence included the .45 shell casing, the fragment of a bullet and some CD’s related to the court martial proceedings. Defense attorney Tom Griffiths questioned why Matthew Phillips and other family members were the ones that found these crucial pieces of evidence rather than law enforcement, who did searches of the home. Phillips says they were always looking for anything that could bring justice.
Phillips says they did all they could to help the case not become a cold one, including offering a cash reward for information.
Edward Dansereau’s longtime partner Sarah Jackson took the stand, and says felt something was wrong when she didn’t get a phone call from him as usual on the evening of November 19, and he didn’t answer multiple calls. She says a neighbor would call her later and say Dansereau’s car was gone and the back door to the home was open.
Dansereau’s body would be discovered, along with the body of Pamela Phillips, in a burned up vehicle located on Rosetown Road.
Trial is set to continue for the majority of June, with more witnesses set to be called in the coming weeks. Martin is charged with three counts of murder, arson, attempted arson, first-degree burglary and three counts of tampering with physical evidence. Each count of the indictment alleges Martin acted “alone or in complicity with others or another.”