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Photos: Kazius Childress Murder Trial
Crime Scene investigators testify in trial of man accused of shooting to death Cordal Lewis

Jan. 19, 2024 1:29 pm
Kazius Childress stands with one of his attorneys, Adrian Haughton, as the jury makes it’s way into the courtroom during his trial at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Childress is charged with first-degree murder and going armed with intent in the Jan. 27, 2022, fatal shooting of 19-year-old Cordal Lewis. The shooting was recorded on surveillance video at the home where the shooting took place. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Kazius Childress appears during his trial at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Childress is charged with first-degree murder and going armed with intent in the Jan. 27, 2022, fatal shooting of 19-year-old Cordal Lewis. The shooting was recorded on surveillance video at the home where the shooting took place. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
A spent shell casing recovered at the scene is shown during the trial of Kazius Childress at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Childress is charged with first-degree murder and going armed with intent in the Jan. 27, 2022, fatal shooting of 19-year-old Cordal Lewis. The shooting was recorded on surveillance video at the home where the shooting took place. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
A photo of a surveillance video camera is shown during the trial of Kazius Childress at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Childress is charged with first-degree murder and going armed with intent in the Jan. 27, 2022, fatal shooting of 19-year-old Cordal Lewis. The shooting was recorded on surveillance video at the home where the shooting took place. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Former Cedar Rapids police officer and crime scene investigator Brandon Boesenberg testifies during the trial of Kazius Childress at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Childress is charged with first-degree murder and going armed with intent in the Jan. 27, 2022, fatal shooting of 19-year-old Cordal Lewis. The shooting was recorded on surveillance video at the home where the shooting took place. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Former Cedar Rapids police officer and crime scene investigator Jessica Harden testifies during the trial of Kazius Childress at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Childress is charged with first-degree murder and going armed with intent in the Jan. 27, 2022, fatal shooting of 19-year-old Cordal Lewis. The shooting was recorded on surveillance video at the home where the shooting took place. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Kazius Childress stands as the jury makes it’s way into the courtroom during his trial at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Childress is charged with first-degree murder and going armed with intent in the Jan. 27, 2022, fatal shooting of 19-year-old Cordal Lewis. The shooting was recorded on surveillance video at the home where the shooting took place. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks is silhouetted as a photograph of an intact bullet is shown during the trial of Kazius Childress at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Childress is charged with first-degree murder and going armed with intent in the Jan. 27, 2022, fatal shooting of 19-year-old Cordal Lewis. The shooting was recorded on surveillance video at the home where the shooting took place. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Former Cedar Rapids police officer and crime scene investigator Jessica Harden reviews photographs she took at the scene as she testifies during the trial of Kazius Childress at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Childress is charged with first-degree murder and going armed with intent in the Jan. 27, 2022, fatal shooting of 19-year-old Cordal Lewis. The shooting was recorded on surveillance video at the home where the shooting took place. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Former Cedar Rapids police officer and crime scene investigator Brandon Boesenberg shows a firearm collected into evidence to the jury as he testifies during the trial of Kazius Childress at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Childress is charged with first-degree murder and going armed with intent in the Jan. 27, 2022, fatal shooting of 19-year-old Cordal Lewis. The shooting was recorded on surveillance video at the home where the shooting took place. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Former Cedar Rapids police officer and crime scene investigator Brandon Boesenberg (right) shows a firearm collected into evidence to the jury as he answers questions from Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks (left) during the trial of Kazius Childress at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Childress is charged with first-degree murder and going armed with intent in the Jan. 27, 2022, fatal shooting of 19-year-old Cordal Lewis. The shooting was recorded on surveillance video at the home where the shooting took place. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
An intact bullet recovered at the scene is shown during the trial of Kazius Childress at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Fibers stuck to the bullet match fibers from the jacket worn by the victim. Childress is charged with first-degree murder and going armed with intent in the Jan. 27, 2022, fatal shooting of 19-year-old Cordal Lewis. The shooting was recorded on surveillance video at the home where the shooting took place. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
A photograph showing numbered markers indicating the locations of spent shell casings is seen during the trial of Kazius Childress at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Investigators used a metal detector to locate the casings. Childress is charged with first-degree murder and going armed with intent in the Jan. 27, 2022, fatal shooting of 19-year-old Cordal Lewis. The shooting was recorded on surveillance video at the home where the shooting took place. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks points to a video monitor as he examines former Cedar Rapids police officer and crime scene investigator Brandon Boesenberg during the trial of Kazius Childress at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Childress is charged with first-degree murder and going armed with intent in the Jan. 27, 2022, fatal shooting of 19-year-old Cordal Lewis. The shooting was recorded on surveillance video at the home where the shooting took place. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Lettered markers indicate the trail of blood evidence as former Cedar Rapids police officer and crime scene investigator Jessica Harden testifies during the trial of Kazius Childress at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Childress is charged with first-degree murder and going armed with intent in the Jan. 27, 2022, fatal shooting of 19-year-old Cordal Lewis. The shooting was recorded on surveillance video at the home where the shooting took place. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
An intact bullet recovered at the scene is shown during the trial of Kazius Childress at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Fibers stuck to the bullet match fibers from the jacket worn by the victim. Childress is charged with first-degree murder and going armed with intent in the Jan. 27, 2022, fatal shooting of 19-year-old Cordal Lewis. The shooting was recorded on surveillance video at the home where the shooting took place. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
A box containing a firearm collected as evidence is seen on the prosecution table during the trial of Kazius Childress at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Childress is charged with first-degree murder and going armed with intent in the Jan. 27, 2022, fatal shooting of 19-year-old Cordal Lewis. The shooting was recorded on surveillance video at the home where the shooting took place. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Defense attorney Todd Weimer cross examines former Cedar Rapids police officer and crime scene investigator Brandon Boesenberg during the trial of Kazius Childress at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Childress is charged with first-degree murder and going armed with intent in the Jan. 27, 2022, fatal shooting of 19-year-old Cordal Lewis. The shooting was recorded on surveillance video at the home where the shooting took place. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Defense attorneys Todd Weimer (right) and Adrian Haughton confer during the trial of Kazius Childress at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Childress is charged with first-degree murder and going armed with intent in the Jan. 27, 2022, fatal shooting of 19-year-old Cordal Lewis. The shooting was recorded on surveillance video at the home where the shooting took place. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
A photograph of the alleged murder weapon is shown during the trial of Kazius Childress at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Childress is charged with first-degree murder and going armed with intent in the Jan. 27, 2022, fatal shooting of 19-year-old Cordal Lewis. The shooting was recorded on surveillance video at the home where the shooting took place. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Kazius Childress looks towards the gallery during his trial at the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Childress is charged with first-degree murder and going armed with intent in the Jan. 27, 2022, fatal shooting of 19-year-old Cordal Lewis. The shooting was recorded on surveillance video at the home where the shooting took place. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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