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Jan 2, 2026

What forensic tests were performed in the Ashley Sarazen autopsy and police investigation, and where do reported gaps exist?

The public record and press coverage show that Ashley Sarazen underwent a full forensic autopsy that documented extensive blunt and penetrating trauma and that a separate forensic sexual-assault exam ...

Jan 2, 2026

What evidence did the defense present or argue in closing at the Travis Collins trial?

The defense in the Travis Collins murder trial did not call any witnesses and rested without presenting an affirmative alternative narrative, instead focusing in closing on flaws in the investigators’...

Jan 2, 2026

What witnesses did prosecutors call at the Travis Collins trial and what did they testify to?

Prosecutors in the Dauphin County trial of Travis Collins called a mix of crime‑scene and police witnesses who tied Collins to the Aug. 4, 2023, death of Ashley Sarazen, using photographs, physical ev...

Jan 2, 2026

Who presented testimony at Travis Collins' trial?

The prosecution in the Dauphin County trial of Travis Collins called a range of witnesses that included prosecutors themselves presenting narrative openings, Harrisburg police investigators who descri...

Jan 2, 2026

What forensic evidence and expert testimony were presented at Travis Collins' trial?

Prosecutors at Travis Collins’ August 2025 murder trial relied heavily on forensic crime-scene documentation, a bloodstain-pattern expert and the victim’s autopsy to tie Collins to the beating and str...