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Yana Shalina Huss, age 31, mother of two murdered April 25, 2007
2080 Rickover Street, Port Charlotte (Charlotte County) Florida 33953

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November 2010

Monday, November 22, 2010

11/22/2010: (www.yoursun.com): Jury selected in trial
11/22/2010: Authorities say Yana’s young son [Petir Shalin] — and the defendant’s stepson — witnessed the alleged murder.
11/22/2010: The boy’s videotaped testimony, recorded in October 2007, is expected to be played to jurors next week at trial.
11/22/2010: Prosecutors said they planned to introduce dozens of crime scene and autopsy photographs.
11/22/2010: Atty Thomas Marryott asked prospective jurors in the 51-member jury pool if they would be able to view “ghastly” photos.
11/22/2010: Several family members, including Huss’ mother, sat in throughout voir dire.
11/22/2010: Jury selection process lasted more than seven hours.
11/22/2010: Judge John Dommerich, indicated that four people would be selected to serve as alternates in the likely five-day trial.

11/22/2010: (www.heraldtribune.com): Trial to begin for man accused of killing wife
11/22/2010: Jury selection began Monday in the long-awaited case that has already been delayed three times.
11/22/2010: Scott Huss' stepson Peter, then 8, witnessed the crime.
11/22/2010: The boy said his stepfather appeared at the family home and told him to go wait in the bathroom.
11/22/2010: The child heard a scream, rushed out of the bathroom and reportedly saw Huss stabbing his mother with "a large knife."
11/22/2010: It appeared Yana Huss was finally preparing to leave her husband in the weeks before her death.
11/22/2010: She filed divorce papers, and was preparing to start a new job as a nurse.
11/22/2010: The trial has been marred by scheduling conflicts, as the boy was taken to Russia by Yana Huss' mother.

Monday, November 29, 2010

11/29/2010: (www.abc-7.com): Scott Huss on trial for Russian wife's murder
11/29/2010: Opening statements began Monday in the trial of 48-year-old Scott Huss
11/29/2010: The defense claims the Russian Mafia killed Yana, not Scott.
11/29/2010: They said Scott went to check on Yana the morning of the murder because she had called him scared.
11/29/2010: When he arrived, there were two dark SUVs parked out front.
11/29/2010: The defense claims because Scott was afraid of the Russian Mafia, he took off with Peter.
11/29/2010: State's first witness is Deborah Dennett, who took Yana and her children in because Yana was scared of Scott.
11/29/2010: Deborah Dennett was there the night before Yana Huss was murdered.
11/29/2010: There are nine jurors, six women and three men, hearing the case.
11/29/2010: Joyce Huss, Scott's mother, took the stand this morning.
11/29/2010: She [Joyce Huss] says on April 25th, she knew Peter was outside of her house because she heard her dogs barking.
11/29/2010: She also testified she found a stain on Peter's shirt, that could have been blood.
11/29/2010: Joyce testified she found a letter in Peter's suitcase and she and Scott's brother Michael called deputies.
11/29/2010: Scott's mother also testified she went to Punta Gorda to help Scott find an apartment because Yana had a restraining order.
11/29/2010: She [Joyce Huss] also said she tried to have Yana evicted from her home.
11/29/2010: Other witnesses who testified Monday morning include Barbara Demis, who went to church with Yana and the kids.
11/29/2010: She [Barbara Demis] said on April 22, Scott came by in work clothes. She asked him to leave and called police.
11/29/2010: A worker from the shelter testified Yana stayed there for several days before her death because she was scared of Scott.
11/29/2010: She [Yana Huss] even stayed there the night before her death.

11/29/2010: (www.winknews.com): Scott Huss murder trial day one
11/29/2010: Prosecutors for the first time say she [Yana] was stabbed almost a dozen times, including her genetalia and breasts.
11/29/2010: Huss' defense team told the jury his wife Yana was caught up in the Russian Mafia
11/29/2010: Huss' mother and brother testified today about what happened in the hours before Yana's body was discovered.
11/29/2010: Huss allegedly dropped his 8 year-old [Peter] off at his grandmother's home in Longwood, Florida
11/29/2010: The eight year old will not be in person to testify at the trial, but the jury will get to hear his story.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

11/30/2010: (www.yoursun.net): Defense Links Russian Mob To Murder
11/30/2010: Attorney Michael Powell linked the death of Yana Huss to organized crime — and an unknown dark figure.
11/30/2010: Powell suggested the “dark figure” was the real killer who was furious with Yana Huss over money.
11/30/2010: A retired U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agent is expected to elaborate further on this defense argument.
11/30/2010: “Scott Huss loved his wife very much and continues to mourn her every day,” he said.
11/30/2010: Assistant State Attorney Dan Feinberg told jurors that Yana Huss had been stabbed more than 10 times.
11/30/2010: Several law enforcement officials from Longwood and Tallahassee took the witness stand.
11/30/2010: Michael Huss, Scott Huss’ brother, also testified during Monday’s proceedings.
11/30/2010: He [Michael Huss] told jurors that he immediately called police after reading an “unusual letter” written by his brother
11/30/2010: Defense immediately objected when the letter was referenced by the state as a “suicide note.”
11/30/2010: A hotel desk clerk and a taxi driver were called to testify Monday as to their interaction with Scott Huss on 04/25/07.
11/30/2010: The hotel employee was able to identify Huss in court as the customer he checked in.
11/30/2010: The cab driver could not identify Scott Huss as his fare that night near a hotel in eastern Tallahassee.

11/30/2010: (www.nbc-2.com): Husband on trial in Russian wife's murder, day 2
11/30/2010: Testimony in the trial of Scott Huss began at 10:15 with the testimony of an officer who collected evidence at the hotel.
11/30/2010: The first witness, John Derby, collected and processed evidence at the Best Western Hotel in Tallahassee.
11/30/2010: He [John Derby] collected items like a checkbook, credit cards and clothing, hair dye, towels and a police scanner.
11/30/2010: At the time of his arrest, he had a bus ticket to Texas, investigators said. They say he was eventually going to Mexico.
11/30/2010: Jurors also heard testimony about more than 50 bloody footprints that were in every room of the house.
11/30/2010: Jurors saw graphic, bloody photos of Yana's body at the crime scene.

December 2010

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

12/01/2010: (scc.eed.sunnewspapers.net): Jurors see graphic photos
12/01/2010: Prosecutors showed more than a dozen photos of the crime scene.
12/01/2010: One photo — that of the body of 31-year-old Yana Huss — was considered too graphic to be displayed
12/01/2010: Instead, the image was tucked in a folder and passed privately around the jury box.
12/01/2010: Sgt. Jon Fullerton testified before he found the body in laundry room, he saw bloody footprints outside and inside.
12/01/2010: He [Sgt. Jon Fullerton] told jurors that he only touched the deceased’s leg to confirm she was dead.
12/01/2010: “How did it feel?” Assistant State Attorney Dan Feinberg asked. “Cold and stiff,” Fullerton replied.
12/01/2010: Crime scene technician Ron Mueller, was then called to testify.
12/01/2010: Mueller was the lead crime scene technician inside the home, which he photographed and videotaped.
12/01/2010: Mueller said the bloody foot prints on the floor of the Huss home were that of a set of sneakers, and a set of sock-clad feet.
12/01/2010: All foot prints inside the home — of any examination value — came from one of those two sources, Mueller said.
12/01/2010: Crime scene technician said he was able to immediately decipher that the sneakers prints were smaller than the sock prints.
12/01/2010: Mueller matched the sneaker prints inside the home to the shoes Yana’s son allegedly was wearing.
12/01/2010: Mueller acknowledged on cross that he could only presume the other prints were that of sock-covered feet, not shoes
12/01/2010: Also missing from the crime scene were any foot or shoe prints of the victim, Yana.
12/01/2010: Mueller speculated the lack of those prints likely meant decedent was not on her feet for long after she was attacked.
12/01/2010: The defense immediately objected to the witness’ speculation, which the trial judge sustained.

12/01/2010: (www.abc-7.com): Husband on trial in Russian wife's murder, day 3
12/01/2010: The witness is Sarah Shields, Sarah Shields, a DNA analyst from Bode Technology Group in Virginia.
12/01/2010: She said Yana's DNA was found on several items including Scott's watch and his rental car.
12/01/2010: A man's DNA was also found under Yana's fingernails.
12/01/2010: "Scott Huss cannot be excluded as a contributor to that mixture," said Shields.
12/01/2010: She testified about the DNA found at the scene and under Yana's fingernails.
12/01/2010: Charlotte County Medical Examiner Dr. Riazul Imami. He said he found defensive wounds on Yana's hands.
12/01/2010: She [Yana Huss] had 11 slash and stab wounds on her neck, face, shoulder and stomach.
12/01/2010: "One of them punctured the heart and that's definitely fatal," said Imami.
12/01/2010: Forensic consultant William Bodziak took the stand.
12/01/2010: He was an FBI agent for 29 years and is a consultant who specializes in footwear analysis and tire impressions.
12/01/2010: He was hired by the Charlotte County Sheriffs Office and told to get ink impressions of Scott's feet.
12/01/2010: Process is first to prepare a large surface with ink, much like you would for a finger print but on a much larger scale
12/01/2010: Bodziak says footprints at the crime scene are probably Scott's, but there is no scientific way of knowing for sure

12/01/2010: (www.winknews.com): Scott Huss murder trial day 3: Surprise witness
12/01/2010: Early this morning before the jury even walks in prosecutors drop a bombshell on the defense team.
12/01/2010: Prosecutors say Jeremy Huss told them just last night about a phone conversation he had with his father.
12/01/2010: "It's almost a confession if you will," said Judge John Dommerich.
12/01/2010: Judge agreed to let Huss' lawyers question his oldest son tomorrow before he gives his testimony to the court.

Thursday, December 2, 2010

12/02/2010: (www.heraldtribune.com): Testimony puts focus on bloody footprints in murder trial
12/02/2010: Investigators found about 70 bloody footprints throughout the home and garage that were made by someone wearing socks
12/02/2010: Jurors also heard testimony from several witnesses who recounted Huss' frustration and anger toward Yana.
12/02/2010: Charles Duval, a former volunteer w/Charlotte Co Sheriff's Office said Huss told him Yana ran up $100,000 in credit cards

12/02/2010: (www.nbc-2.com): Husband on trial in Russian wife's murder, day 4
12/02/2010: First witness to take the stand was Keith Depersia, a Charlotte County deputy in the computer crimes unit.
12/02/2010: He was on the stand for less than five minutes.
12/02/2010: The second witness was Jeremy Huss. He said he lived with his father from the age of 15-18.
12/02/2010: He said Scott was a loving father and they had a normal relationship while he grew up.
12/02/2010: He testified after Yana died, Scott called him and said he took care of his problem

12/02/2010: (www.winknews.com): Scott Huss' son testifies against him on day 4
12/02/2010: Scott Huss' 30 year old son Jeremy [Huss] turns out to be a key witness for prosecutors.
12/02/2010: Phone call Jeremy says he received from his father the day his dad's Russian bride was found stabbed to death.
12/02/2010: He told a jury Scott Huss said Yana ruined his life, and she needed to die.
12/02/2010: "He said, I took care of my problem, I dont know when I'll talk to you again, or if I'll ever talk to you again."
12/02/2010: Prosecutors say that's the same day Scott Huss was found in Tallahassee with a bottle of hair dye.

12/02/2010: (www.yoursun.net): Jurors hear DNA evidence
12/02/2010: Sarah Shields, a senior DNA analyst at Bode Technology, a forensic and human identification laboratory.
12/02/2010: Shields told jurors that several DNA samples she examined in the case showed a “full DNA profile” of Yana Huss.
12/02/2010: Those samples were collected from blood on Scott Huss’ wristwatch,....
12/02/2010: ....and stains from a shirt collected from Yana’s then-8-year-old son, Petir Shalin.
12/02/2010: Focus of Shields’ testimony Wednesday was devoted to a sample examined from a fingernail on Yana’s right hand.
12/02/2010: Testing showed that the sample included the full DNA profile of Yana Huss and....
12/02/2010: ....the “DNA data” consistent with a single contributor of a male individual, Shields said.
12/02/2010: DNA analyst compared that data to a standard sample of Scott Huss’ DNA. An exact match could not be made, she said.
12/02/2010: However, “Scott Huss could not be excluded as the contributor,” she told jurors.

Friday, December 3, 2010

12/03/2010: (www.abc-7.com): Husband on trial for Russian wife's murder, day 5
12/03/2010: Fifth day of the trial of Scott Huss, jurors watched the remainder of testimony from the victim's son.
12/03/2010: Peter [Shalin], who was 8 in 2007, testified he saw Scott stab his mom.
12/03/2010: Peter was hiding in the bathroom when he heard his mom scream.
12/03/2010: He came out of the bathroom and saw Scott with a long knife and gun.
12/03/2010: He saw a lot of blood on his mom. He said she died the second time Scott stabbed her.
12/03/2010: When he tried to run away, Scott made him get into a rental car.
12/03/2010: Scott took Peter to his grandmother's house three hours north, in Longwood Florida.
12/03/2010: Peter testified during the drive, Scott told him to say a black man came to the house and killed his mom.
12/03/2010: The state rested their case, then around 10 a.m., Scott Huss took the stand in his own defense.
12/03/2010: The first question the defense asked of Scott was, "Did you kill your wife?" He replied, "No. I loved my wife."
12/03/2010: Scott said they had a loving relationship, that he never yelled at Yana and....
12/03/2010: ...that he doesn't know why she got the injunctions against him.

12/03/2010: (www.winknews.com): Scott Huss takes the stand in his murder trial

12/03/2010: (www.yoursun.net): Jurors hear from suspect
12/03/2010: Jeremy Huss acknowledged that he never included details of his conversation with his father to LE
12/03/2010: Both attorneys were unaware of Jeremy Huss’ conversation with his father until this week, three years later.
12/03/2010: Jurors heard from two LE who were recalled to testify on a 160-page packet found at the crime scene.
12/03/2010: CST Ronald Mueller said several latent prints were found on documents, but only one was of “value” for examination.
12/03/2010: The print, found near the end of the packet, entitled “how to change your identity,” matched that of Scott Huss, Mueller said.
12/03/2010: The forensic witness, however, was grilled by the defense on cross by attorney Thomas Marryott.
12/03/2010: Investigators apparently did not examine every page for fingerprints.
12/03/2010: They also could not say when Huss’ print was left on the paperwork
12/03/2010: Jury listened to a recording left on an audio device collected from Scott Huss’ hotel room on the night of Yana’s murder.
12/03/2010: During the brief recording, Huss denounces the “justice system.” Jurors strained to make out the garbled recording.
12/03/2010: Jury would again hear from defendant at the end of the day — his alleged manifesto that LE recovered on Scott Huss’ laptop.
12/03/2010: In the rambling letter, Scott Huss’ mother, Joyce Huss, is instructed in how to divvy up the money and assets.
12/03/2010: The writer, whom LE claim is Scott Huss, asks that the note be disseminated to government agencies, the media and LE.
12/03/2010: Yana Huss is referenced multiple times as a “fraud” and a “liar.”
12/03/2010: “I have been forgiven already, and I long to go home,” the note states.

12/03/2010: (www.nbc-2.com): Huss found guilty
12/03/2010: The jury heard five full days of testimony before delivering that verdict in less than an hour.
12/03/2010: Huss' sentencing will be held on January 12th at 2:30 p.m.

12/03/2010: (www.winknews.com): Jury finds Scott Huss guilty of second degree murder
12/03/2010: Scott Huss is found guilty of second degree murder tonight after less than an hour and a half of deliberation.

Saturday, December 4, 2010

12/04/2010: (scc.eed.sunnewspapers.net): Trial goes into the night
12/04/2010: “We always walked without shoes in the house,” Huss told a jury, with a slight shrug in his shoulders.
12/04/2010: “You took off your shoes so you wouldn’t be heard, right?” Assistant State Attorney Dan Feinberg asked.
12/04/2010: ...“And you hid in the bathroom.”
12/04/2010: All week, a nine-member jury panel listened to witness after witness in the state’s case
12/04/2010: Prosecutors’ final witness was Petir Shalin, Yana’s then-8-year-old son, who allegedly witnessed the murder.
12/04/2010: The state undoubtedly saved Petir’s testimony for last to make an indelible impression
12/04/2010: And in a shock to some in the courtroom, the defendant himself was called as the first witness.
12/04/2010: “Did you kill your wife, Yana?” defense attorney Thomas Marryott asked.
12/04/2010: “I loved my wife, (their daughter) Katrina, (his stepson) Petir like my own son,” Huss replied.
12/04/2010: “No, I did not kill her. Absolutely not.”
12/04/2010: During cross-examination, Feinberg noted the letter, which Huss admitted to writing, contained multiple explicit threats.
12/04/2010: The prosecutor read verbatim from the letter, asking Huss if he had written....
12/04/2010: ...“tell (Huss’ ex-wife) she better back the (expletive) off or I’ll take care of her too.”
12/04/2010: “Yes or no, those are words you wrote,” he asked. “Yes,” Huss finally replied.

12/04/2010: (scc.eed.sunnewspapers.net): Boy, 8, refutes stepfather's testimony
12/04/2010: The prosecutor asked then 8-year-old Petir Shalin if he actually saw his mother being killed.
12/04/2010: “Glued to my own eyes,” the boy said quietly. “What does that mean?” asked Daniel Feinberg. “Means a yes,” he replied.
12/04/2010: He then calmly confirmed that he saw his stepfather, Scott Huss, kill his mother, Yana Huss
12/04/2010: Petir states in the videotape that he and his mother were alone in the house.
12/04/2010: He said he was on his way to the bathroom to brush his teeth when he encountered Scott.
12/04/2010: He was armed with a knife and had a pistol in his pocket, the boy said.
12/04/2010: “He said, ‘Stay here a second,’” Petir said. “I was, like, kind of walking (after him),
12/04/2010: ...but when I heard my mom scream, I was, like, running.”
12/04/2010: He said his mother was trying to get to the laundry room, where there was a burglar alarm.
12/04/2010: “She wanted to get there to call the police, because the phone wasn’t even near her in the laundry room
12/04/2010: “After that, he got really mad and he did that,” the boy testified. “He stabbed my mom.”
12/04/2010: “I was like running all over the house to find (a phone), but I just accidentally ran into him,” Petir testified
12/04/2010: Scott told him to tell the police a “black man with brown hair and black eyes” committed the murder.
12/04/2010: But Petir said he didn’t tell the police officers that.
12/04/2010: “I knew if I lied, he wouldn’t get in jail, and I want him to go to jail for what he did,” he said."

12/04/2010: (www.heraldtribune.com): Huss found guilty of killing his wife
12/04/2010: "He knew there were no killers out there," said Assistant State Attorney Dan Feinberg.
12/04/2010: Huss testified he found Yana's lifeless body moments after two mysterious black SUVs had left the driveway.
12/04/2010: His lawyers claimed Yana was killed by the Russian mafia.
12/04/2010: The defense was not enough for jurors to overlook evidence that included a series of 70 bloody tracks left at the scene...
12/04/2010: ...that matched Huss' feet, along with his admission that he did not want to alert authorities to Yana's death.
12/04/2010: Huss, who fought back tears, said that he feared for his life, and the paranoia got to the point to change his identity
12/04/2010: Huss said he removed his shoes before entering the home the day of the murder and told Peter to go to the bathroom
12/04/2010: Huss said he did not report the crime out of fear that the authorities would not believe his story.
12/04/2010: Huss wrote a manifesto days leading to Yana's death in which he criticized area LE and called Yana a liar, dangerous.
12/04/2010: Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 12. Huss could face a life sentence but not the death penalty

January 2011

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