RCMP evidence of Steven Randy Pirko鈥檚 clothing, text messages and video surveillance of the night of Christopher Ausman鈥檚 alleged murder, was what pinned him as a prime suspect during a three year investigation.
A video was played for jurors during the B.C. Supreme Court trial on Tuesday which showed Sgt. Eric Boucher reveal police evidence, during an interview, to Pirko of DNA samples found on clothing from Pirko鈥檚 friend Elrich Dyck, who had been with Pirko the night of Ausman鈥檚 death and Dyck鈥檚 DNA on Ausman鈥檚 knuckles.
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Boucher also said text messages police obtained from Dyck reading 鈥淧irko thinks we killed someone,鈥� sent from Dyck鈥檚 phone to another friend and the following day Dyck telling the friend 鈥渄elete the messages I sent,鈥� helped in police finding Pirko.
Boucher told Pirko surveillance videos painted a picture for police of Elrich, Pirko and another friends whereabouts during the time lapse before Ausman鈥檚 body was found. Pirko was seen on surveillance leaving the 7-11 in Rutland at around 1:30 a.m., at one point passing Petro Canada at about 1:39 a.m., and seen crossing the road of Hwy 33, where Ausman鈥檚 body was found at 2:09 a.m. on Jan. 25, 2014.
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Boucher said 鈥淭he hat, jacket and shirt Pirko was wearing in surveillance camera鈥檚 was found in Pirko鈥檚 home and also DNA tested.鈥�
According to Boucher this proved Pirko was the person caught on surveillance in the time frame of the alleged incidents.
During the video, Pirko seemed motionless and would periodically say okay when asked questioned.
The trial is expected to reconvene Wednesday.
Pirko is on his third week of an expected eight-week trial.
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