{"id":95342,"date":"2026-03-17T07:10:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T10:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/state-defense-rest-in-trial-of-ibraheem-yazeed-jury-to-begin-deliberation\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T07:10:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T10:10:44","slug":"state-defense-rest-in-trial-of-ibraheem-yazeed-jury-to-begin-deliberation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/state-defense-rest-in-trial-of-ibraheem-yazeed-jury-to-begin-deliberation\/","title":{"rendered":"State, defense rest in trial of Ibraheem Yazeed; jury to begin deliberation"},"content":{"rendered":"


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TUSEKEGEE, Ala. (WSFA<\/a>) – Witness testimony wrapped up on Monday- or day 6 of testimony – in the trial of Ibraheem Yazeed<\/b><\/a> with the state and defense resting their cases for the man accused of killing Aniah Blanchard. <\/p>\n

The state called around 40 witnesses to the stand throughout the trial, the defense called none. <\/p>\n

The defense filed a motion Monday afternoon that the state had not met their burden of proof in order to move on, a motion the judge denied. <\/p>\n

The last three witnesses were called to the stand as well Monday, a forensic anthropologist, the Chief Medical Officer for the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, and an FBI Agent. <\/p>\n

Forensic Anthropologist<\/h3>\n

The first testimony the court heard from on Monday was that of a forensic anthropologist that helped recover and examine the remains of Aniah Blanchard when they were discovered around a month after Blanchard went missing. <\/p>\n

Accompanying the specialist was a giant map – about the height of the courtroom – that mapped out the scene where Aniah\u2019s body was found. Each piece of evidence was marked as to where it was found on the map.<\/p>\n

The expert said that by the time they got there, much of the remains were scattered and damaged due to scavenging from animals. <\/p>\n

Notably, the anthropologist demonstrated that where Aniah\u2019s body likely began to decompose (due to the color of the soil) was also near where a projectile was found in the soil. <\/p>\n

They then showed the jury a lay out of what investigators could recover in their exact anatomical position, stressing that due to scavenging and other factors, much of what they found was damaged.<\/p>\n

When the defense cross-examined the expert, they estimated that Aniah\u2019s remains were found \u201cmaybe 1000 meters\u201d from the rear corner of the nearby church and around 700 meters from County Road 2. <\/p>\n

The expert added that based on their examination, they could not say for certain if a shot was fired at that location.<\/p>\n

According to the expert, there are \u201cabsolutely\u201d still bones missing on County Road 2 near where Aniah\u2019s body was found.<\/p>\n

Dr. Edward Reedy <\/h3>\n

Dr. Reedy, the Chief Medical Officer for the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, was on the scene of Aniah\u2019s remains as well. <\/p>\n

He testified that it appeared the majority of decomposition occurred 20 to 30 yards into the tree line and also stressed the amount of scattering by animals. <\/p>\n

He explained that he took Aniah\u2019s dental records to the site and used those to identify her. <\/p>\n

He determined Aniah\u2019s cause of death to be homicide, and the cause to be a gunshot wound to the head. <\/p>\n

Dr. Reedy said he was there when the projectile was found, and it was consistent with it going through Aniah\u2019s head while she laid on the ground. <\/p>\n

While he said he was aware there was a possibility of Aniah being shot in her vehicle, Dr. Reedy testified there was not enough skeletal material to determine the pathway of a bullet if it went through her torso because of both the scavenging and there not being enough material present to indicate a bullet passed through her ribs. <\/p>\n

When the defense cross-examined Dr. Reedy, he testified he could not tell how far away Aniah\u2019s skull was from the muzzle of a gun when she was shot. <\/p>\n

FBI SPECIAL AGENT <\/h3>\n

The FBI special agent that testified works for their CAST (Cellular Analysis Survey) team. That team specializes in both active and historical cell phone and social media mapping and tracking. <\/p>\n

The agent testified they looked at three cell phone records in connection to this case: that of Aniah Blanchard, Ibraheem Yazeed, and Antwon \u201cSquirmy\u201d Fisher. <\/p>\n

They tracked Aniah\u2019s phone from 11:14 to 11:47 p.m. on Oct 23. <\/p>\n