POCATELLO - Prosecutors showed two photos of Cassie Jo Stoddart's lifeless body to jurors Saturday during the trial of defendant Torey Adamcik.

Several of Stoddart's family members were moved to tears when they inadvertently saw one photo as Adamcik and his attorney looked at it. One family

member cried so loudly he was asked to leave the courtroom, returning roughly 15 minutes later.

Bannock County Prosecutor Mark Hiedeman entered 38 police and autopsy photos of Stoddart Saturday during the testimony of Bannock County Sheriff's Detective Alex Hamilton, the officer who shot the photos. Much of Saturday's testimony was setting the stage for Monday when evidence collected at the murder scene and the Blackrock Canyon area likely will be admitted.

"They asked me to do the crime scene photography (Sept. 24) that day," Hamilton testified about his role in the murder investigation. "Later they asked me to do most of the photography for the entire investigation."

The photos admitted into evidence Saturday are part of the prosecutions simple, but necessary obligation to show a murder was committed and a victim exists.

Stoddart was stabbed to death Sept. 22 while she was house-sitting for relatives in northeast Bannock County. Her body was found two days later.

Adamcik and Brian Draper were arrested Sept. 27 and charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the death of Stoddart. Draper was convicted on both charges April 17 after a six-day trial.

Saturday began with testimony from Bannock County Sheriff's Detective Andy Thomas, the lead investigator in the Stoddart murder. He testified about the day Stoddart's body was found and the two interviews he and Idaho State Police Lt. John Ganske performed with Adamcik.

Bannock County Chief Deputy Vic Pearson examined Thomas and asked the detective a number of questions about the amount of blood he noticed at the crime scene during his brief time inside the home on Sept. 24.

"I noticed small amounts of blood around (Stoddart's body)," Thomas said. "I was actually surprised at the lack of blood."

Pearson also asked Thomas about cast-off blood, that which might come off a knife as it is pulled out of a body.

"I didn't see any of that," Thomas said. "I remember thinking it was weird. I didn't see the magnitude I would have expected."

Thomas was not questioned about blood splatter or cast-off blood during the Draper trial. Adamcik's attorney, Aaron Thompson, during his opening argument, brought the subject up, telling jurors he would show police failed to properly examine the blood splatter at the crime scene in aiding to better identify Stoddart's killer.

During his cross-examination of Thomas, Bron Rammell, also Adamcik's attorney, also questioned the detective about cast-off blood and blood splatter at the crime scene.

Much of Rammell's questioning centered around where there was blood splatter at the murder scene and how that splatter may have helped determine if it was the taller and thinner Draper who committed the murder or the shorter Adamcik.

His questions were frequently met with Thomas telling Rammell he was not in charge of investigating the crime scene and could not speak of certain issue relating to that.

Hamilton followed Thomas on the witness stand. His testimony was primarily centered around the taking of the photographs in relation to the investigation.

Hiedeman also entered into evidence during Hamilton's testimony seven photos the detective took at the Blackrock Canyon site where much of the key evidence - including a videotape made by Draper and Adamcik - in the state's case against Adamcik was found.

Aaron Thompson, Adamcik's other attorney, cross-examined Hamilton. Much of Thompson's cross-examination of Hamilton included questions about the detective's photography qualifications, the equipment he used and why he shot the pictures he did.