UPD: Trebilcock Said Victim Knew Too Much And Had To Die

Utica, NY (WIBX) - It's day two of David Trebilcock's 2nd degree murder trail in Oneida County Court. Trebilcock is accused of the stabbing death of 6-year-old Lauren Belius. Today Judge Michael Dwyer heard from several witnesses, including Darlene Humphreys, St. Elizabeth Medical Center Primary Trauma Nurse. Humphreys testified about physical and mental assessment she conducted on Trebilcock. She said his wounds were not life-threatening, although he did have a collapsed lung and blood in his lungs. She said he had a couple of stab wounds to his chest, two on his wrist and a couple more "down in the genital area."

She described her mental assessment of Trebilcock as tough at first because "he would not speak to us," she said. She told the judge that she told him, "You gotta talk to me, I need to know what happened so we can help you." She said his reply was, "Do you know Jesus?" To that she said, "I do know Jesus." Trebilcock then said, "I'll try to make you understand and tell you why she had to die. She had to die, she was evil.  Humphreys responded, "Who?" Trebilcock said, "Lauren Belius, my girlfriend's daughter. Well, at least she was my girlfriend."

The nurse then asked him what he did for a living to which he replied, "I'm an (expletive) wiper." He went on to explain that he worked at a nursing home. Humphreys also told the court that Trebilcock took responsibility for causing all his stab wounds. According to the nurse he kept saying, "I got to make you understand why this happened." She responded, "I could never understand." Humphreys then asked if he would like the services of a priest and he said, "No thanks, I don't believe in God."

Humphreys said Trebilcock also revealed that Lauren was a "neat" kid and that they had a "unique" relationship. She said, "I asked, then why did you do that to her, what did she do to you?" His response according to her testimony was, "She was evil." She then asked, "What about her twin?" Trebilcock replied, "I haven't determined that yet." Humphreys notes taken on the day of the incident shows that Trebilcock also made the following statements about the victim: "She touched me and saw too much. You have to understand, she had to die, I don't feel any remorse. She saw too much." The nurse also described his demeanor during her assessment as "lucid" and "not suicidal." She said, "His whole focus with me was about why he had to kill Lauren. The whole time I was with him I did not think that the patient was suicidal."

Another witness called to testify for the prosecution was, Utica Police Department, Director of Computer Forensic Laboratory, Sgt. Anthony Vincent Martino. He testified about the information found on Trebilcock's computer. He said investigators found general information about religious references but nothing about "end of times" or the "apocalypse." He said the articles found on was one titled, "Just Cause Law Collective; Dealing With Arrest Warrants."

During cross examination of Sgt. Martino, the defense asked why he did not bring the official report that details the religious items found on Trebilcocks computer. The judge then requested Martino to come to court tomorrow with the items showing the roughly 20 or 30 religious information found on the computer.

State  Police Investigator, Chad Tangora, also testified about the statements Trebilcock made to police after he stabbed his live-in girlfriend's 6-year-old daughter last July at the house they shared in Sherill. Tangora said Trebilcock revealed that he was not sorry for stabbing the child because she was the Antichrist and was evil. He said Trebilcock also told investigators that he made the decision to kill the child the night before and said he couldn't sleep that night because he was thinking of how he could help her and how he could allow her to live, but could not come up with anything. He told officials that he believed that the child could hear his thoughts and see his past and future. He said that Lauren also spoke in strange voices. According to the testimony Trebilcock at one point leaned into the recording device investigators were using and said, "For the courts, I'm not insane, I'm not crazy. I just want to say that I'm not crazy and I don't have any psychological problems. I felt I had to kill Lauren because she was evil." He also said that he should get a 20 year prison sentence for hurting Erica, the victims twin sister, and a life sentence for killing Lauren.

The investigator went on to reveal Trebilcocks statement to police about the incident. He supposedly said while being recorded, "Today I decided to kill Lauren. I did not sleep all night. This morning I got up at 7:30 and went into the kitchen and got a large kitchen knife. I went to find a book of the Lord's Prayers. Then I went into the girls bedroom and Lauren was on the top bunk. Lauren looked and smiled at me. I made a face at her to make her evil side come out but it didn't work. I read the Lord's Prayer and stabbed her. She screamed so loud when I stabbed her in the  chest." This particular testimony caused the Belius family some grief as their cries  filled the court room.

The Judge also heard from the Chief Psychologist for the CNY Psychiatric Center, Nichole Marioni, who testified that she determined that Trebilcock showed signs of some mental illness, however she said at times during testing, he would tend to exaggerate his responses. She also revealed that his great grandmother was diagnosed with schizophrenia and that his father reported having "distorted thoughts" consistent with mental illness. She also talked about the different tests that were administered for analysis.

Trebilcock will not take the stand in his defense. He's charged with 2nd degree murder and has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Testimony will continue tomorrow morning.