Defense attorneys present opening statements in Longoria murder trial - Wichita Eagle

Adam Longoria's attorneys will try to convince a jury that someone else killed 14-year-old Alicia DeBolt and that the state's case is largely circumstantial.

During opening statements, the defense attorneys — Jeff Wicks and Tim Frieden — pointed out to jurors what they consider a number of inconsistencies in the state's case against Longoria, 38, an ex-con accused of becoming obsessed with a 14-year-old girl, murdering her and setting her body on fire to hide the crime.

Longoria is charged with capital murder and if convicted would face life in prison without possibility of parole.

Opening statements started at about 1:30 p.m. Thursday after more than three days of jury selection. The jury — nine men and five women — were selected from a pool of 400 potential jurors. Two of the jurors are alternates.

Wicks claimed in opening arguments that:

•  A footprint found near Alicia's charred body did not match Longoria.

•  Another male's DNA was found in her body. That DNA, defense attorneys said, could not have come from Longoria.

•  Another boyfriend had sent her hundreds of text messages in the months leading up to her disappearance.

•  A witness thought she saw Alicia at a party the night she disappeared.

•  Witnesses provided conflicting testimony on what type of car picked up Alicia from her house the night she disappeared.

The opening statements provided the first glimpse of what the defense's case might be.

Prosecutors contend that Longoria was obsessed with Alicia after meeting her at a party and lured her into a vehicle the night she disappeared, Aug. 21, 2010. Her parents reported her missing the next morning, setting off a three-day search that ended when her charred body was found at an asphalt plant near Great Bend where Longoria had worked. He was arrested Aug. 27, after he left town in a vehicle police say he stole from his employer. Longoria also faces a vehicle burglary and theft charge.

Alicia, a cheerleader, was just about to start her freshman year in high school when she was murdered.

Part of the state's case revolves around hundreds of text messages Longoria sent to Alicia, including one that said, "Good morning beautiful," sent just a few minutes after he met her at a party, followed by "Wake up Sleeping Beauty," sent eight minutes later. He sent her about 80 text messages the first day alone, according to prosecutors.

The state also will present witnesses who will say they saw Alicia get into a black Ford similar to the one owned by Longoria's girlfriend on the night of her murder.

Prosecutor Andrew Bauch told jurors that the state will present witnesses who will say that Longoria asked them to lie and provide him with an alibi saying they were out drinking with him the night Alicia died. They were not, he said.

Testimony is expected to continue through Wednesday. The state has listed as many as 170 potential witnesses.

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