Another mistrial declared in murder case of cheerleader burned alive

The defendant allegedly wiped his phone of all communication with Chambers in the aftermath of the teen’s death.

Tellis, however, adamantly insisted that he was innocent and was became emotional when questioned during a taped interrogation.

“I ain’t never killed nobody,” Tellis told authorities. “I don’t even got it in my heart.”

His lawyers centered their argument around testimony from multiple emergency responders who heard the dying teen name “Derek” or “Eric” as her attacker.

Two medical experts called to the stand by the prosecution challenged the possibility the teen girl would’ve have been able to speak given the extent of her injuries. Officials estimated that nearly 93 percent of Chambers’ body suffered burns in the horrific incident.

The teen’s family became emotional at times during the week-long trial, particularly when emergency responders described finding Chambers walking on the side of the road covered in soot and with her hair fried.

Tellis’ mistrial comes as he faces another murder indictment in the 2015 stabbing death of Meing-Chen Hsiao in Monroe, Louisiana. He already pleaded guilty in the case to unauthorized use of her debit card. He is currently serving a prison sentence for an unrelated burglary charge.

Article Appeared @https://nypost.com/2018/10/01/another-mistrial-declared-in-murder-case-of-cheerleader-burned-alive/

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