WARSAW — Attendance in the Kosciusko Circuit Court room dwindled as the trial of Brandon Woody and Kyle DeHart continues for the third day. The two are on trial for the Feb. 19, 2015, murders of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley.

Family members of the two victims, however, and a few family members and friends of the defendants remain steadfast in their attendance.

Testimony Wednesday included the cross examination of Kosciusko County Detective Josh Spangle over evidence found and brief testimony by Arlen Miller, Ash Road, Nappanee, who discovered a wallet containing identification of Kyle DeHart on March 11, 2015.

The wallet was found on Shively Road in St. Joseph County, one-half mile west of the Elkhart County line. Following objections the jury was given the stipulation this evidence was only to support Tom Hursey’s earlier testimony that he had been asked to take DeHart to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to get a new license after DeHart stated he lost his.

Also testifying was Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory Fire Chief Michael Wilson, who was coroner at the time of the murders. While scene and autopsy photographs were not shown to the audience, the jury was warned the photos were quite graphic.

During Wilson’s testimony, which included explaining procedures of investigating the scene, he testified to the autopsy results for both victims. The bullet entrance wound on Knisley was on the back side of the neck, near the hairline, going through the brain and exiting above the right eye, causing instant death. He also testified there was evidence a gun had been fired at a close range.

The death of Thornburg was caused by a brain shock wave, which caused trauma to the brain through the slow swelling of the brain. Wilson testified a bullet entrance wound was found above the upper lip, below the center of the nose, and exited behind the left ear in the hairline. He stated the entrance wound caused two front teeth to be lost and because of the shock wave type trauma to the brain, it did not cause instant death.

Additionally Wilson testified toxicology reports showed both Thornburg and Knisley had traces of marijuana in their systems. He could not testify as to when the drug was introduced to each person’s system.

John VanderReyden, who observed Woody rapping at a party and pulling a pistol from the waistband of his pants in the choreographing of the song several months before the shooting, was also a witness. Other witnesses included Syracuse Police Chief Jim Layne, testifying to the statement given voluntarily by VanderReyden, and the recalling of Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Detective Josh Spangle, trained in extraction of information from cell phones.

During Spangle’s presentation graphs of overall phone usage of Woody’s and DeHart’s phones between Jan. 28 through Feb. 19 were presented. Graphs were shown on the number of times the two communicated, either by text or phone calls, to each other. One graph showed a time frame between 10:46 p.m. Feb. 18 and 1:35 a.m. Feb. 19, that neither phone was used.

During cross examination, Spangle was asked if similar examinations were done on the phones of Hursey, Thornburg and Knisley. No data was found on Thornburg’s phone after Feb. 5, and Knisley’s phone could not be accessed due to encryption. Regarding Hursey’s phone it was noted he was “off air” from 9:42 a.m. Feb. 18 until 2:58 p.m. Feb. 20.

Afternoon testimony was slated to begin at 1:30 p.m.