Watch above: day three of the first-degree murder trial of Randy O’Hagan
SASKATOON- Testimony continued Wednesday in the trial of Randy O’Hagan, charged with the first-degree murder of Lorry Santos. Thus far, court has heard from more than a handful of witnesses including Lorry’s husband, an ex-girlfriend of the accused, police and a witness protected by a publication ban.
Wednesday morning, there would be more testimony from the girlfriend of a high ranking White Boy Posse gang member as the trial continued at Saskatoon’s Court of Queen’s Bench.
Karissa Dow testified that she began dating a man known as “Boss” in September of 2011, to whom she would have a baby with after dropping out of high school in grade 10 when she “got in with the wrong crowd.”
Dow acknowledged that she knew he was in the drug trade and considered dangerous but for the most part “didn’t involve myself in anything.”
Dow testified she and several White Boy Posse gang members had taken a trip to Saskatoon around the time of Lorry Santos murder, memorable because the trip would fall shortly after her birthday. The trip was made in Dow’s vehicle, a 2009 silver Acura with tinted windows.
On Sept. 12, 2012, Dow recalls O’Hagan borrowed her vehicle for several hours and returned with the car covered in dust, both inside and out.
At the time of the shooting, police described the suspect’s vehicle as a newer four-door Acura – silver in colour with tinted windows.
On the trip back to Lloydminster, Dow testified that O’Hagan was very quite and kept to himself, something not typical of the now 24-year old.
She would later find a receipt for a sledge hammer and masks from Home Depot in the vehicle and was told to get rid of it by the “Boss.”
Dow testified that she cooperated with police when questioned.
“I don’t want to get charged for something I didn’t do.”
Following Dow, another White Boy Posse member took the stand, saying at one time he was a lower level runner for the gang but would eventually become the right-hand man to a high ranking gang member.
He went on to say it was not uncommon for members who left the gang to be killed because they would know too much about the organization.
Police have maintained that Santos was killed by mistake when the wrong house was targeted by an organized crime ring.
Court also released a portion of the trial’s admission of facts. Contained in the documents are the moments in the Santos home leading up to Lorry’s shooting and the events that unfolded after shots were fired.
According to these documents, Lorry died as a result of a single gunshot wound, a bullet past through both her lungs, her heart and tore through her aorta leading to excessive blood loss which resulted in her death.
Here is the portion the document provided to the media:
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