On the seventh day of the trial, Judge Stevens decided that evidence related to a previous rape for which Clayton Foreman was on probation could be admitted. The trial resumed at 12:45 p.m. following a lunch break, and shortly after, the prosecution rested its case against Foreman, accused of the 1995 murder of Beaumont teacher Mary Catherine Edwards. Just before 3 p.m., the defense rested its case without calling any witnesses. The jury received the case after closing arguments and later found Clayton Foreman guilty of the cold-case murder. Foreman was convicted thanks to genealogy and DNA testing, which provided a significant break in the case in 2021. He was sentenced to life in prison. This trial marks a pivotal moment in the use of DNA technology in solving cold cases, as highlighted by Othram's assistance in identifying Foreman as the perpetrator.
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BREAKING | Just before 3 p.m. the defense rested its case without calling any witnesses in the trial of Clayton Foreman, who is accused in the murder of a Beaumont teacher in 1995. https://t.co/92HiMw01Tw
TRIAL DAY 7 | About an hour after returning from lunch the prosecution rested its case in the trial of Clayton Foreman who is accused in the 1995 murder of Beaumont teacher Mary Catherine Edwards. https://t.co/92HiMw01Tw
TRIAL DAY 7 | Judge Stevens ruled Wednesday that evidence related to a rape Foreman was put on probation for can be admitted. The trial will resume at 12:45 p.m. following a lunch break. https://t.co/92HiMw01Tw