More very graphic details were illustrated at the Michael Rafferty murder trial in London Friday. Detective Staff Sgt. James Smyth detailed his account how he found the remains of Tori Stafford July 19, 2009. Smyth said he acted on a hunch while enroute back from Orillia and headed west along highway 89. Acting on imagery in his head that was provided by Terri-Lynne McClintic during a previous confession and drawing McClintic had also provided Officers on May 19, 2009; Smyth proceeded down Concession Road 6 in Arthur Township until he saw a laneway, a house and other familiar settings described earlier by McClintic. He proceeded down the laneway and up a hill seeing to his left a rock pile that was also familiar in his mind. Smyth, an OPP Officer who worked within the Profiling Unit and experienced in behavioral sciences, testified he could smell decomposition in the air the further he drove down the laneway. It was then he testified, he was sure he would locate Tori Stafford. After further investigating his surroundings, he saw a garbage bag sticking out from one of several very heavy rocks of the nearby rock pile. Smyth testified he moved one of the rocks, confirmed it was a green garbage bag and realized he had found Tori Stafford. The trial will resume again next week with further crown witness testimony from pathologists form the center of forensics. Further details of this story can be found by visiting our dedicated Michael Rafferty Murder Trial page here

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