The Murder of Laura Babcock [2]
Canadian True Crime
Kristi Lee
4.7 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 1 March 2018
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
[Part 2 of 2] Continuation of the Dellen Millard, Mark Smich and Laura Babcock story featured in episode 19 (and before that, episodes 7,8 and 9). 23-year-old Laura Babcock disappeared in July 2012 - and finally it is announced that Dellen Millard and Mark Smich are charged with her first degree murder. In this part, you'll find out what happened in the trial and aftermath.
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| 0:00.0 | This podcast may contain coarse language, adult themes, and content of a violent and disturbing nature. |
| 0:09.2 | Listener discretion is advised. |
| 0:19.6 | This is Christy, and welcome to Canadian True Crime. |
| 0:23.7 | Episode 20, Della Mallard and the Murder of Laura Babcock, Part 2. |
| 0:29.9 | Please note, this episode is a continuation of the Tim Bosma, Della Mallard and Marks Mitch stories in episode 7, 8, 9 and 19. |
| 0:40.2 | If you haven't listened to those episodes already, I strongly advise you to do so now. |
| 0:52.0 | We last left off with Della Mollard in the trial about to question Laura Babcock's father, Clayton. |
| 0:59.7 | He started off by asking, quote, |
| 1:02.7 | This can't be easy for you being questioned by me, considering I'm the accused. |
| 1:07.6 | Does it make it extra difficult for you? |
| 1:10.3 | No, Laura's father responded. Dullen then |
| 1:14.0 | continued to ask Clayton questions about Laura's personal life and the relationship she had with |
| 1:19.8 | her family. Clayton Babcock was poised and held his cool as he answered all of Dullen's questions. |
| 1:27.4 | He said they had a happy family life, there was no abuse, |
| 1:31.1 | and he didn't ever speak to Laura about drugs or working for an escort service. |
| 1:36.3 | He said Laura was a happy person, and Dellen repeated the description. |
| 1:41.1 | Clayton said, quote, are you saying she wasn't? |
| 1:45.0 | Dallon's goal with this line of questioning was to try and have Clayton admit to purposely |
| 1:49.6 | painting Laura's life as much rosier than it was, but Clayton wouldn't budge. |
| 1:55.4 | The media reported that this line of questioning by Dellen was tone deaf, cold, and would likely produce the opposite |
| 2:02.5 | reaction of what he intended with the jury. Thankfully, thanks to the calm, confident and direct |
| 2:09.4 | way Clayton Babcock answered the questions, the many tense moments didn't turn into anything |
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