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Kara Garvin is led out of Scioto County Common Pleas Court following arraignment before Judge Howard H. Harcha earlier this year. Garvin faces charges in connection to a triple murder.
Garvin trial postponed
Hearing on child eyewitness set
Published Saturday, October 31, 2009
PORTSMOUTH — The trial of Kara Garvin, the woman accused of killing three people in Franklin Furnace on Dec. 22, 2008, has been postponed.
Garvin, who could face the death penalty, was to have stood trial starting Monday in the courtroom of the Scioto Common Pleas Judge Howard H. Harcha III. However, it has been continued as the prosecutor’s office waits on test results on evidence.
“We are waiting on the testing of certain items submitted to BCI&I in London,” Pat Apel, assistant prosecutor, said.
Apel declined to elaborate on what the items of evidence are.
Garvin, 30, of Franklin Furnace, is accused in the shooting deaths of husband and wife, Ed Mollett, 46 and Juanita Mollett, 43, and their daughter, Christina Mollett, 20.
Garvin went to authorities hours after the bodies of the three were found at the couple’s trailer on Snook Road in Franklin Furnace.
She was then charged with the crimes.
Authorities have said all three appeared to have died from gunshot wounds.
Garvin faces 18 counts including aggravated murder, aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery, theft of drugs and tampering of evidence.
In early January, Garvin made a plea of not guilty through her attorney, Charles Knight of Pomeroy. Knight and William Eachus of Gallipolis, were appointed by Harcha to represent Garvin. Both attorneys are licensed to try capital cases in the state of Ohio.
Authorities say the grandson of the murdered couple was in their trailer at the time of the shootings and ran to a neighbor for help.
There will be a competency hearing before Harcha on Wednesday concerning whether the grandson, now 7 years old, will testify at the trial.
There will be a hearing the following week on a motion, also before Harcha, to suppress a photo lineup identification of Garvin, Apel said.
A new trial date has yet to be set.
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Posted by Deb (anonymous) on November 1, 2009 at 12:32 a.m. (Suggest removal)
What about Paul Balmer? He was with her when she done it.
Posted by knothead1 (anonymous) on November 1, 2009 at 11 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Why has Paul been forgotten? It is as if he just went away. He had part in all of this and should be punished also.
How about an update on him Ironton Tribune.
Posted by Lucy (anonymous) on November 1, 2009 at 4:17 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Wow I just can't believe this. Here we thought justice would be done for this family and yet another delay. Are they trying to sweep this under the rug or what??
Paul Balmer has not been forgotten he got off on the "murders" scott free he was only charged in the attempted murders of the other relatives in an incident two weeks before the murders. He pled guilty and has already been sentenced and will not be charged in these murders. That was in the Portsmouth paper back in July.
Posted by buckfan4life2 (anonymous) on November 1, 2009 at 9:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)
THIS WOMAN LOOKS LIKE A WITCH! I THOUGHT IT WAS A PICTURE FROM TRICK OR TREAT THUS NIGHT.
Posted by Mecha (anonymous) on November 1, 2009 at 10:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This was so crazy. I use to work with her. Never seemed like the type...
Posted by Bernardcraig20 (anonymous) on November 2, 2009 at 3:23 a.m. (Suggest removal)
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Posted by Demi (anonymous) on November 3, 2009 at 10:20 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Lucy,
Do you know what Balmer's sentence was?
Posted by Lucy (anonymous) on November 3, 2009 at 4:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This is what I read in the paper back in July but now it is available on the web you will have to purchase the full archive article to read the whole article. The bottom of this post is what is available on the web....
It said nothing about him being charged with the murders!! Dosen't seem fair to the family that has lost their family members.
Portsmouth Daily Times July 21,2009
Balmer Gets 17 Years On Multiple Charges
The man arrested in connection with the triple-murder arrest of Kara Garvin, has pled guilty to three charges from another incident involving the pair.
Paul J. Balmer, 47, of 3407 Back Rd., Franklin Furnace, pled guilty to attempted murder, aggravated robbery, and a firearms specification. He was sentenced to 17 years in prison.
"This is the incident that did not come to light until the murders of family members, in December," Scioto County Prosecutor Mark Kuhn
Posted by Demi (anonymous) on November 3, 2009 at 9:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)
thanks Lucy!
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