Trial continues for Iowa woman accused of 2 killings in 1983

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) - The trial of an Iowa woman accused of killing her husband and his girlfriend more than 30 years ago continued Thursday in Waterloo with testimony touching issues as diverse as whether the suspect was left-handed and the discovery of old photographs.

Several people testified in the case against 54-year-old Theresa Supino, who was arrested in March in connection to the 1983 slayings of Steven Fisher and Melisa Gregory, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reported (http://bit.ly/16ICZtu ). Their bodies were found on the Copper Dollar Ranch northwest of Newton.

Lisa Vos, a jailer in Jasper County, testified about processing Supino after her arrest, specifically about the requirement to ask an inmate if he or she is left-handed, right-handed or ambidextrous. Vos said Supino said she is ambidextrous. This comes after Jeri Daugherty-Eaton, a former criminologist with the Division of Criminal Investigation, testified Wednesday that some of Fisher's and Gregory's wounds were likely inflicted by a left-handed or ambidextrous person.

Linda Snedeker, who owned the ranch with her husband, said she recently found photos of the scene. Away from the jury, attorneys argued whether this development, as well as Snedeker's story about a violent fight she witnessed between Fisher and Supino a year before his murder, should be permitted in the trial.

Judge Terry Rickers ruled to allow prosecutors to introduce evidence about the fight and to let Supino's defense attorneys delve into their "dismay" at Snedeker's photos showing up more than 30 years later.

David Wilkening, a friend of one of Supino's brothers, testified about seeing Supino the night before the bodies were found. He said she was talking about Fisher and that it seemed she was mad at him.

Supino was married to Fisher when he died, but the couple had separated.

Authorities charged Supino with two counts of first-degree murder. She has pleaded not guilty. Officials have not said what led to the arrest, only that the development came after completing hundreds of interviews and continuing to process evidence.

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Information from: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, http://www.wcfcourier.com