Day 4 of the #BaileyBoswellTrial the prosecution and defense are presenting their first bits of evidence.
First witness on the stand for the state is Sydney Loofe’s mother Susan.
Susan Loofe discusses the contact she had with Sydney leading up to the day of her death.
Text messages show discussions about her new antidepressants and how she had been feeling.
Loofe received a Snapchat from Sydney saying, “ready for my date.”
Loofe was upset about Sydney not telling her about the date and sent several texts, trying to contact her about it.
One final text was delivered then the few that followed would no longer show that indication.
Susan and Sydney’s friends began to worry as texts or calls were not being answered and Sydney did not show up for work the following day.
Loofe, along with law enforcement, went to Sydney’s home in Lincoln only to find no sign of her daughter.
A sign that Loofe knew something was off was that the makeup bag Sydney always took with her, was lying on the bed with her glasses in them.
Loofe said if Sydney was going anywhere for a long period of time, both those things would be with her.
The prosecution finished their questioning of Loofe with pictures of Sydney in different outfits, including items that were found during the search, and tattoos that she had.
One particular tattoo being the upper inside of her right arm saying, “Everything will be okay some day.”
The second witness to take the stand is Sydney’s supervisor at Menard’s in Lincoln.
Leah Shaw discusses what kind of worker Sydney was and her schedule during the week of her death.
Shaw says Sydney is a good, kind, and reliable employee, so when she didn’t show up for work on the 16th she knew something was wrong.
Shaw says she was also scheduled for work on the 17th but never showed up.
Lincoln Police Department Sergeant Tyler Cooper is now on the witness stand.
The prosecution is questioning him about the search of Sydney’s apartment.
Law enforcement gained access to Sydney's apartment on the 17th through an unlocked window.
Through the search of her apartment, they found no signs of a struggle or Sydney Loofe.
The defense is now taking their turn questioning Sgt. Cooper about his search of Sydney’s apartment.
Cooper noted a laptop that was found belonging to a friend who was in Kansas City at the time.
Cooper says as the team was leaving her apartment, they locked up, turned the lights off, and notified neighbors to contact them if they saw anything.
Officers were told to keep an eye on the area.
Lincoln Police Department Captain Jake Dilsaver was involved with the investigation process and now takes the stand.
Dilsaver discusses pinging Sydney's phone on November 16th and how it had been inactive for about 24 hours.
The last known location being in Wilbur, Nebraska.
Sydney's longtime friend Brittney Flinn takes the witness stand as she shares details about their friendship and the last time she spent time with her.
Brittney and Sydney were together the weekend before she went missing as they attended the craft show in Neligh, Nebraska.
Brittney exchanged texts with Sydney on the 14th about the date she went on with "Audrey Cain" or Bailey Boswell. Sydney sent Brittney a picture of Boswell.
Flinn's time on the stand ended after discussion about Tinder and the last time she was in contact with Sydney.
Coworker and friend Brooklyn McCrystal takes the stand as she discusses their "relaxed" friendship.
McCrystal says they would run errands, clean, watch movies, and just hang out.
McCrystal learned that Sydney was missing on Nov. 16th after contact with Sydney's younger sister, McKenzie.
McCrystal received a picture of "Audrey" to see who Sydney went on the date with the night before.
"I made an account to match with her," said McCrystal, "I wanted to match with her so we could find Sydney."
McCrystal made the decision to make a Tinder account to try and find "Audrey" which she did after some time.
"She was the only one I swiped right on, so I knew it was her," said McCrystal, “I’m going to find Sydney."
She shared that she was excited to finally match with "Audrey" on Friday the 17th, which they began conversation about meeting up.
Once McCrystal got "Audrey" to text her instead of messaging on Tinder, she notified the police she's been in contact with "Audrey" or Bailey Boswell.
Law enforcement told McCrystal to mention Beatrice, Nebraska when trying to find a location of where "Audrey" lives at.
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