Jaded Evidence Trial Watch
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A rolling calendar of criminal trials selected for their evidentiary, legal, forensic, clinical, family-violence, or institutional significance. Dates change. We verify before publication and preserve uncertainty when a trial date is not yet set.
Last updated: October 8, 2026 · All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Recently changed
- Faith Hedgepeth / Miguel Salguero-Olivares: ACTIVE TRIAL — opening statements and witness testimony began October 7. Prosecutors are emphasizing DNA and print evidence; the defense is challenging what the DNA proves and pointing to missing/disputed forensic evidence and the original investigation.
- Naresh Bhatt / Mamta Kafle Bhatt: ACTIVE TRIAL — opening statements and the first testimony began October 7; testimony continued October 8, including Mamta’s mother. Bhatt has pleaded not guilty, and Mamta’s body has not been recovered. Follow the trial and dated sources →
- Matthew Farwell / Sandra Birchmore: jury selection entered its third day October 8, according to WJAR. The District of Massachusetts calendar issued October 8 at 3:47 p.m. lists October 9 at 9 a.m. as “Jury Trial Day Four.” That entry does not confirm when opening statements will begin.
- Shanna Gardner / Henry Tenon: jury selection is set for May 3, 2027, with trial weeks beginning May 10, 17 and 24.
- Jesse Calhoun: prior 2027 trial timing has been vacated after an additional indictment; reporting now places trial no earlier than 2028.
- Lindsay Clancy: remains in post-mistrial litigation; November 2 is a status/motions hearing, not a retrial date.
Next up
The next trials on our radar
Oct. 6, 2026 · Boston
Matthew Farwell / Sandra Birchmore
Status: Jury selection continued October 8 · began October 6, 2026. Current reporting.
Why we’re watching: alleged staged suicide, competing forensic opinions, pregnancy, alleged grooming and sexual exploitation, and law-enforcement institutional questions.
Watch for: cause-and-manner testimony, scene reconstruction, expert admissibility, digital evidence and the federal witness-killing theory.
Nov. 2, 2026 · Miami
Timothy Hudson / Anna Kepner
Status: Federal trial scheduled
Why we’re watching: alleged stepsibling homicide and sexual assault aboard a cruise ship, federal jurisdiction, and a juvenile defendant being prosecuted as an adult.
Watch for: shipboard evidence, forensic reconstruction, family-witness issues, juvenile mitigation and any Miller-hearing implications.
Nov. 2, 2026 · Tampa
Brianna Moore / Newborn Infant
Status: Trial scheduled
Why we’re watching: newborn death, disputed intent evidence, pregnancy-awareness issues, medical evidence and questions about what evidence the jury may hear.
Watch for: rulings on excluded messages and video evidence, cause-of-death testimony, birth circumstances and the distinction between manslaughter and intentional homicide theories.
2026 Trial Calendar
Active trial · Testimony began October 7
Miguel Salguero-Olivares — Faith Hedgepeth · Durham, North Carolina
Salguero-Olivares is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree rape, first-degree sexual offense and first-degree burglary in the 2012 killing of UNC student Faith Hedgepeth. Twelve jurors and four alternates were seated by October 7, when opening statements and testimony began. Focus: forensic DNA and genetic genealogy, disputed print evidence, missing bathroom blood evidence, digital/phone evidence, third-party-guilt rulings and the reconstruction of Faith’s final hours.
Jury selection underway · Began October 6
Matthew Farwell — Sandra Birchmore · Massachusetts
Former Stoughton police detective accused in federal court of killing Birchmore and staging her death as suicide. Jury selection continued October 8. The court’s October 9 calendar lists a 9 a.m. session as “Jury Trial Day Four”; openings are not yet confirmed. Official calendar (issued October 8). Focus: staged scene, forensic pathology, law-enforcement conduct, grooming allegations, digital evidence.
Scheduled · November 2
Timothy Hudson — Anna Kepner · Florida federal court
Sixteen-year-old defendant charged as an adult in the death and alleged sexual assault of his 18-year-old stepsister during a Carnival cruise. Focus: family homicide, sexual-assault evidence, cruise-ship jurisdiction, juvenile sentencing.
Scheduled · November 2
Brianna Moore — Newborn Infant · Hillsborough County, Florida
Charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child, child neglect and offenses involving the infant’s remains. Focus: medical evidence, intent, pregnancy awareness, admissibility disputes and neonatal death investigation.
Jury selection · December 7
Fernando Machado — Frida Castillo · Webb County, Texas
Capital-murder defendant accused of killing his former girlfriend during an attack that also injured members of her family. Machado has been permitted to represent himself with standby counsel. Focus: intimate-partner violence, self-representation, premeditation allegations and trial-management issues.
2027 Trial Calendar
Scheduled · January 11, 2027
Andrea Renee Shaw — Dallas & Tyson Shaw · Idaho
Mother charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her 18-month-old twins. Trial is expected to last three to four weeks, with court time reserved through February 12. Focus: filicide allegation, competing medical causation, pediatric forensic evidence and expert testimony.
Scheduled · January 11, 2027
George “Billy” Wagner III — Rhoden/Gilley Family · Ohio
The final Wagner-family trial arising from the 2016 Pike County massacre, in which eight members of the Rhoden and Gilley families were killed. Focus: multivictim conspiracy, family dynamics, cooperating witnesses and the decade-long prosecution record.
Jury selection March 8 · Trial March 9, 2027
Jeffrey Rupnow — Abundant Life Christian School · Wisconsin
Father of the teenage school shooter charged with providing a dangerous weapon to a minor resulting in death and contributing to delinquency. Focus: parental responsibility, firearm-access evidence, foreseeability and prevention.
Jury selection · March 29, 2027
Stacey Wondra — Michael Vaughan · Idaho
First-degree murder and kidnapping prosecution involving the disappearance and presumed death of five-year-old Michael Vaughan; his remains have not been recovered. The trial is scheduled for approximately seven weeks. Focus: no-body prosecution, circumstantial evidence, concealment allegations and forensic sufficiency.
Jury selection May 3 · Trial May 10–28, 2027
Shanna Gardner & Henry Tenon — Jared Bridegan · Florida
Joint prosecution in the alleged murder-for-hire killing of Jared Bridegan following years of contentious custody conflict. Gardner faces first-degree murder and conspiracy allegations; Tenon faces first-degree murder and a firearm count. Focus: murder-for-hire evidence, digital and surveillance evidence, custody-conflict motive theory, co-defendant strategy.
Completed Trials
Verdict & sentencing complete · September 29 / October 5, 2026
Caleb Flynn — Ashley Flynn · Miami County, Ohio
Caleb Flynn was convicted on all counts, including aggravated murder, murder, felonious assault and tampering with evidence. On October 5, he was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, with additional consecutive terms. Status: trial concluded; verdict and sentencing complete. Any appellate proceedings will be tracked separately.
Date pending
Cases we’re watching for a trial setting
Lindsay Clancy · Massachusetts
First trial ended in mistrial. Post-mistrial motions, double-jeopardy arguments, juror-related issues and the Commonwealth’s retrial decision remain unresolved. Next known court date: November 2, 2026. That is a hearing/status date—not a retrial date.
Nick Reiner · California
Charged with two counts of murder in the deaths of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty. PEOPLE reports that an October 7 hearing addressed sealed grand-jury transcripts, with formal arguments scheduled for October 21. This is a motions hearing, not a trial date. No trial date is confirmed here. October 7 court report.
Jesse Calhoun · Oregon
Charged in multiple women’s deaths. Following an additional indictment, the prior 2027 trial timing was vacated; current reporting indicates a consolidated trial will not occur before 2028. We will keep this in the pending section until a new date is set.
How this calendar works
- Scheduled: a date or trial window is supported by a court record or attributable reporting.
- Date pending: the prosecution is active, but no trial date is currently confirmed.
- Continued: a prior setting was moved; we preserve the superseded date in our research database.
- In trial: jury selection or trial testimony has begun.
- Concluded: verdict, plea, dismissal or other final trial-stage disposition has occurred.
Selection criteria: Jaded Evidence prioritizes cases involving unusual forensic or medical questions, mental-health defenses, filicide or child death, family or intimate-partner homicide, suspicious or allegedly staged scenes, no-body prosecutions, major digital evidence, institutional failures, death-penalty litigation, juvenile defendants, retrials and other issues where careful evidence review matters.
Trial dates can change with little notice. A listing here is not a prediction of guilt or outcome. Charges are allegations; defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.