Day 3: Maya's family testifies in Larry Millete murder trial
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9:51 a.m. - The prosecution called its fourth witness to the stand after Maya’s father—Maricris Drouaillet, Maya’s sister. Drouaillet has led the charge to find Maya since she went missing.
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After an emotional day of testimony Tuesday, court resumed in the Larry Millete murder trial with his father-in-law returning to the stand.
Larry is accused of killing his wife Maya in Jan. 2021. Her body has never been found.
Cross-examination by defense attorney Colby Ryan was short, lasting just a few minutes.
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During the defense's questioning on Wednesday morning, Pablito Talabanza testified about his daughter and Larry at a Christmas party in 2024, saying that the marriage was not looking good at the time.
Talabanza said that Larry showed him a gun about a month before Maya disappeared, and said he thought it was a joke.
It was Tuesday afternoon when Talabanza broke down in the courtroom during his testimony when recalling the gun incident. He said Larry told him that he wanted to kill someone, but he did not say who. During that line of questioning, Talabanza started sobbing and shouting at Larry, “I loved my daughter very much. Why did you do this?”
After that emotional outburst, the defense asked for a mistrial, but Judge Enrique Camarena denied it.
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