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'I did it, I raped and killed Kiplyn'
Deseret News (Salt Lake City),  Feb 28, 2006  by Sara Israelsen Deseret Morning News
PROVO -- New court documents reveal allegations that the man charged with killing a missing Utah County girl admitted multiple times to friends that he raped, killed and buried the 15-year-old in Spanish Fork Canyon almost 11 years ago.

An affidavit in support of an arrest warrant for Timmy Brent Olsen, 28, and a subsequent arrest warrant were filed Thursday in 4th District Court, where he faces a first-degree felony murder charge in the death of Kiplyn Davis. The filing of the papers is a formality because Olsen remains in federal custody awaiting trial on perjury.

The warrant will be served when Olsen's case in U.S. District Court is adjudicate

The five-page affidavit contains statements from people interviewed by police investigating the case of Davis, who never returned home from a driver's ed class at Spanish Fork High on May 2, 1995.

In the document, several informants reported to police that they overheard or had direct conversations with Olsen when he talked about killing Davis.

"I can make someone disappear," Olsen is quoted as saying by one informant. "I did it once, I can do it again." Olsen also allegedly admitted to that same person that he had "sluffed with her, beat her and disposed of her body," according to the affidavit.

The affidavit also states that Olsen allegedly told several people he buried Davis in Spanish Fork Canyon.

The affidavit includes a statement from one informant who told police Olsen came to his house one night about two years after Davis' disappearance. The informant said Olsen was "visibly upset and had been drinking."

According to the affidavit, Olsen told the informant the police and the FBI were after him and that "I did it, I did it. I raped and killed Kiplyn Davis."

Another informant, the affidavit says, told police that at a party in July 2003, Olsen "admitted to her and others that he knew Kiplyn Davis was buried by the tunnels in Spanish Fork Canyon and that Tim Olsen admitted to (the informant) that 'I killed her and buried her under the train tracks.' "

A former employer told police, according to the affidavit, that in December 2004 "Tim Olsen admitted to burying Kiplyn in a sandy grave because she would sink to the bottom." The conversation allegedly occurred while they were at work.

The affidavit states another witness told police in August 2005 "that the area Kiplyn Davis is buried is called Kiplyn's Cove." The witness told police that one year, while he and a friend were sighting their rifles in the canyon, his friend, also a friend of Olsen's, picked some flowers and put them under a cedar tree. The affidavit states, "When (the witness) asked him if that's where she was, he indicated that it was. They both had the understanding that they were talking about Kiplyn Davis."

Officials have been searching on and off for years for Davis' body and say the lack of specificity -- not weather conditions -- is preventing them from finding her.

"It wouldn't matter how deep the snow was, if we knew exactly where she was, we would be there," said Spanish Fork Police Lt. Steve Adams, who prepared the affidavit. "We've searched in several locations that have been given to us through different sources, and we have not found her."

In the affidavit, Olsen is alleged to have asked individuals for help hiding a body. He is also alleged to have lamented while drunk that "he would rather kill himself than know the things he knows."

In a December interview, an informant told a Spanish Fork detective that Olsen once told her they took Davis to the canyon the day she died. "Tim Olsen admitted to getting into a fight with Kiplyn, and the other boy walked off," according to the affidavit. "Tim Olsen stated after the other male left he 'took care of Kiplyn Davis.' "

Another person told police he heard Olsen say at a party, "We just stuck her in a truck box and got rid of it."

Olsen is one of five men indicted by a grand jury for allegedly lying about their role in Davis' disappearance.

Scott Brunson, 28; Garry Blackmore, 25; Christopher Neal Jeppson, 28; David Rucker Leifson, 28; have also been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges ranging from lying to FBI agents to offering conflicting alibis.

"Scott Brunson indicated that Timmy Olsen came to him on several occasions to provide (him) with an alibi for the day of Kiplyn Davis' disappearance," the affidavit states.

Leifson and Jeppson also told officials they had been in the auditorium on the night in question, helping to set up for a school production -- an account later disproved because records show there was a choir concert in the auditorium that night, making it impossible for the men to be in the facility "throwing a football," as they had said.

The federal grand jury -- a closed legal proceeding used in select situations -- has been a great tool in helping gather information for the investigation, Adams said.

"Oftentimes, when an individual speaks with an officer like myself, they don't have the thought of . . . any ramifications for lying to me, so the grand jury has . . . helped people be truthful," Adams said. "And if they're not, we're able to do something about those untrue statements."

The anonymity of a grand jury is also helpful for some individuals who have been threatened or feel endangered by sharing their testimony, Adams said.

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Having trouble copy/paste this new article so here is the link>>
SENTENCING POSTPONED IN KIPLYN DAVIS CASE
http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695227983,00.html

Suspect in death of Kiplyn Davis makes bail
The Associated Press
Article Last Updated: 11/27/2007 12:15:09 PM MST


Posted: 11:06 AM- PROVO -- A man charged with murder in the 1995 disappearance of Kiplyn Davis is out on bail.
    Christopher Neal Jeppson was being held on $100,000 cash-only bail.
    Jeppson and co-defendant Timmy Brent Olsen are charged with murder in the case of Davis, who has not been seen since May 2, 1995. She was a 15-year-old sophomore at Spanish Fork High School.
    Her body has never been found, but investigators believe she was killed.
    Jeppson was convicted in September on one count of perjury and three counts of making false statements. The charges stemmed from statements Jeppson made to police and a federal grand jury.
    Sentencing on the federal charges is scheduled for Jan. 9.

There is more here.........

Suspect in Kiplyn Davis death walks free on bail
  Reported by: Robert Walz
Last Update: 11/27 8:53 pm 
   

(ABC 4 News) SPANISH FORK, Utah – (ABC 4 News) One of the men charged in the murder of Kiplyn Davis will spend the holidays out of jail and the victim’s family doesn’t like it.

Christopher Neal Jeppson paid his bail and got out of jail and now the victim’s father say he fears for his family’s safety with Jeppson back on the street.

“I’ve already lost one daughter, I don’t want to lose anyone else in my family,” said Richard Davis the father of the victim. “I am also concerned his [Jeppson’s] ex-wife and his girl friend.”

15-year-old Kiplyn Davis left for school one day and never came home.

After more than 12 years of searching prosecutors filed murder charges against Christopher Neal Jeppson, but on Monday the Davis family found out that Jeppson had come up with a $100,000 in cash and bought his way out of the Utah County Jail. “I just don’t think it is right. I think he [Judge Lynn Davis] should have raised the bail and made it so he [Jeppson] couldn’t get out, at least until the preliminaries.”

Jeppson’s defense attorney Scott Williams claims that Jeppson “does not represent a danger to the Davis family or anyone else and that he will show up for his next court hearing.” But Davis says he’s waited a lot of years to see Christopher Jeppson put behind bar and doesn’t like the idea of having the man charged with the murder of his daughter go free. “The judge goes home at night and he doesn’t see my wife collapse on the bed when Chris gets out, he doesn’t see the hidden tears we have in our family because we don’t have a daughter.”

Through the murder trial Richard Davis said he hopes to find out what happened to his daughter’s remain so he can bring her back home for a proper burial, and bring some closure to his family’s ordeal.

Jeppson will have to go back to court for a preliminary hearing on January 7th, and he faces a sentencing hearing in the federal court on a perjury charge on January 9th.

The judge in that case could order Jeppson back into the jail. 

what a maggot.   :smt011 

I'll say a prayer that someone starts talking and points authorities to where she's buried.  Her family deserves to bring her home.

 
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Anyone think it is possible that this unknown may be that of KIPLYN DAVIS?
Seems like Authorities would have checked this out since this girl was found in the same state......but ya never know, I guess. Kind of looks like Kiplyn to me.
http://bci.utah.gov/MPC/MPCMissing.html#Note
Skeletal remains only so the photo is a 'guess-timate'

Unidentified Body - Circumstances: On October 8, 2000, the skeletal remains of a white female were found in a wooded area off Interstate 80 on the South Shore of the Great Salt Lake in Salt Lake County, Utah. It was estimated that her death occured two years previous to her discovery. The image shown is of a reconstruction done by a forensic artist. The facial features such as eye color, exact shape of the nose, ears and lips are the estimations of the artist to complete the model and they should not be used as a significant marker for identification. She was estimated to be between 5' 0" and 5' 3" in height and her weight was estimated between 80-100 lbs. She was between 17-20 years old. A unique feature is the hair, which was long enough to perhaps fall to her waist. She was wearing a bluish-purple three stringed choker necklace. (The "Date of Birth," "Age Now," "Height" and "Weight" fields are approximations)

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/d/davis_kiplyn.html
Photos of Kiplyn and age progression in above link.

Does look a lot like Kiplyn...only thing is that they said this one appeared to be from 1998 and Kiplyn disappeared in 1995.

Yes.....but what if her abductor/s kept her prisoner for 3 years and when she finally was able to escape they caught her and killed her.

I know.....that is a long shot and perhaps I have a wild imagination...but damn the pictures are so close.

YNever thought of that and yes the pictures are really close.

 
January 7, 2008 Monday  
 
Kiplyn's father testifies Jeppson 'wanted to clear his conscience'
 


Posted: 1:39 PM- PROVO -- Richard M. Davis told a judge today he received an unusual visit from Christopher Neal Jeppson more than a year after his daughter, Kiplyn, disappeared.

Jeppson wanted him to know he had nothing to do with what happened, Davis said.

"He said he just came to tell us he wanted to go on a mission and wanted to clear his conscience," Davis testified in court. "He said he did not have anything to do with her disappearance."

Davis was the lead witness for the prosecution during the first day of a preliminary hearing for Christopher Neal Jeppson. Jeppson and Timmy Brent Olsen have been charged with Kiplyn's murder. The Spanish Fork teenager has been missing since May 2, 1995, and her body has not been found.

"Did he ever explain why he was there if he had nothing to do with it?" asked U.S. Attorney Richard Lambert, who is serving as a deputy Utah County attorney in the case.

"No, he just said he wanted to clear his conscience," Davis said.

Davis also testified that one of Kiplyn's friends said Jeppson was seen with Kiplyn around lunchtime the day she disappeared, and that a day or two after she disappeared, Jeppson called to say that he, Olsen and David Rucker Leifson had searched for Kiplyn in Spanish Fork Canyon. Davis said that call was strange because it was unsolicited. Leifson has pleaded guilty to perjury in federal court in connection with the case.

Under cross examination from attorney Scott Williams, Davis said it is possible that Jeppson may have heard his plea over Spanish Fork High School's intercom for help in finding Kiplyn, and that is why Jeppson called about searching the canyon.
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Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City)
 
January 9, 2008 Wednesday 
 
Close friend says Jeppson joked about killing Kiplyn
 
PROVO -- In the back of her diary, Karen Knudson had two columns for the traits of her crush, Christopher Jeppson -- good and bad.

"He can be very cold, a hypocrite, puts girls on a list, experience under his belt, holds grudges," she read on the witness stand during the second day of a preliminary hearing for Jeppson, who is charged with murder.

Jeppson's attorney then asked that in fairness, she read the good side, too.

"He is a good father, he loves the gospel and is a worthy priesthood holder, he can keep a secret, he always smells good, we make each other laugh."

Knudson met Jeppson in 2001, six years after Jeppson was labeled the last person seen with 15-year-old Kiplyn Davis on May 2, 1995.

Kiplyn is presumed dead, though her body has never been found.

Jeppson and schoolmate Timmy Brent Olsen have been charged in 4th District Court with her murder, and Tuesday's testimony during the preliminary hearing was a bit more personal.

Knudson testified that she and Jeppson quickly became close friends and eventually developed an intimate sexual relationship.

One night, after kissing and cuddling, the two began to play a game, where one person would ask the other to tell them something personal about them.

"He said, 'I killed Kiplyn Davis,' then he said 'just joking."' Then he said 'We dumped her body in Spanish Fork Canyon."'

"I felt sick," Knudson said. "(I said) please tell me you're just joking and he said, 'I'm just joking."'

"Did he ever laugh about it?" asked Richard Lambert, special deputy Utah County attorney from the U.S. Attorney's Office for Utah.

"He wasn't laughing when he told me he was joking, no," Knudson said.

But if something made her so sick, why wouldn't the avid journaler write about it in her diary? asked defense attorney Scott Williams, who represents Jeppson.

The only thing Knudson wrote was: "'P.S. the joke about the dead girl? Not funny.' Then I put a frown," she said.

"Certainly you didn't take it serious?" Williams asked.

"Yeah, I took it serious," she said.

"(But) you characterized it as a joke, a not-funny joke," Williams said, and Knudson agreed.

FBI agent Carlos Villar, who spent several hours on the stand, also testified about intimate relationships.

He testified that during an interview, Olsen had told him that he and Kiplyn would kiss and engage in heavy petting but not sex. While talking with Jeppson, Villar said Jeppson indicated he and Kiplyn would hug and kiss and talk about her boy problems.

Villar said he became interested in these two men because of inconsistencies in their interviews after Kiplyn's disappearance.

Jeppson first told Villar he had been installing sprinkler systems with Olsen on May 2, then in subsequent interviews the story changed to working on lights at the high school.

Olsen said he too had been installing sprinkler systems all day on May 2, then went home to shower, and was picked up by a friend, Rucker Leifson. The two then went to look for Jeppson, whom they allegedly found at the high school.

But a year later, Olsen allegedly told Villar he had been roofing a shed with his friend Scott Brunson in Brunson's parents' back yard.

"We were trying to get a good, clean interview," Villar said, when asked why he went back to Olsen's house more than a year later. "There had been so many different stories."

But Olsen's attorney Dana Facemyer asked why previous interviews, in which Olsen had said he didn't remember many things, weren't good enough.

"(Olsen's) story changed 16 months after the disappearance," Facemyer said. "(It was different) from (what he said) three months after her disappearance." Facemyer asked, "In your training, have you understood that memory is best when it's closer in time or further in time?"

"Closer in time," Villar responded.

The courtroom atmosphere became slightly tense when Brunson walked into the courtroom as a witness, to testify against a man he had known since third grade.

Brunson, with his attorney seated in a nearby chair, said he and Olsen had been "good friends" during high school and spent their time camping, dragging Main Street and just hanging out.

Brunson was also indicted with Jeppson and Olsen by a federal grand jury for lying to FBI agents during the investigation of the case.

As part of his plea deal with prosecutors, Brunson agreed to testify in the murder hearings against Jeppson and Olsen in exchange for a lighter sentence. He is awaiting sentencing this spring.

Brunson testified that Olsen approached him later that summer in 1995 to ask him to lie if investigators asked him where Olsen had been May 2.

"I told him to tell the truth, and he said 'I do and they don't believe me,"' Brunson said, quoting a conversation with Olsen.

"(So Olsen) had told you he had told the truth and (investigators) didn't believe him?" Facemyer asked.
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Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City)
 
January 15, 2008 Tuesday 
 
Testimony wraps up in Kiplyn case  
PROVO -- After more than a dozen witnesses, 13 years of dredging up memories and five days of evidence, a judge will hear closing arguments today and decide whether two men will stand trial for the murder of 15-year-old Kiplyn Davis.

Christopher Jeppson and Timmy Brent Olsen were former classmates of Davis and allegedly some of the last people to see her before she disappeared May 2, 1995.

Prosecutors allege that over the past decade, both men have told others they killed Kiplyn and buried her body somewhere in Spanish Fork or up Spanish Fork Canyon.

But defense attorneys question the veracity of those stories, especially stories that came from individuals who later admitted to lying and some who were later charged with perjury.

Monday was the last day of testimony and FBI agent Mike Anderson spent the majority of the afternoon on the witness stand, called by Jeppson's defense attorney Scott Williams. Anderson was the second to lead the investigation for the FBI and was asked about his participation in the grand juries back in 2005 and 2006.

One grand jury witness was Joseph Mayer, who told police in 1996 he had information that might help the investigation.

Mayer relayed to police a story told to him by Olsen that while Olsen and some friends were up the canyon, they saw a man go into the brush with Davis but come back alone.

However, three years later, after another interview and a polygraph test, Mayer admitted he made up the entire story.

"(But) you didn't tell (the grand jury) that Joseph Mayer had also told an investigator it was all a lie?" Williams asked.

"No," Anderson replied.

"You agree that perjury includes failure to tell all that you know, and that failure to give a complete answer on a material aspect would be perjury," Williams said, quoting a legal definition read during that February 2006 grand jury.

"Correct," Anderson said.

However, prosecutor Mariane O'Bryant asked Anderson if the questioning attorney knew that there was "contradictory information" in Mayer's testimony.

"Yes," Anderson replied.

"Did he indicate that had any importance?" she asked.

"No."

Williams also brought up discrepancies between Anderson's grand jury testimony and Jeppson's school records from May 2, 1995.

"There are absences, aren't there?" Williams asked. "But not for the entire day, correct? The records indicate that he was present, not absent, for 4th period that day?"

Kiplyn disappeared around lunch-time and 4th period.

"That is correct," Anderson replied. "Apparently he was at 4th period for that day. However, I was answering that question properly for the prosecutor at the grand jury."

"So when you told the grand jury under oath that the records you reviewed showed (Jeppson) absent the entire day, that was appropriate?"

"Yeah," Anderson said. "Apparently I was mistaken for that one period."

Williams said he is hoping the judge will see the concerns he's brought up in the way officials conducted their interviews and investigation, especially as it relates to two other men indicted for perjury -- David Rucker Leifson and Garry Von Blackmore.

Anderson acknowledged there are still many questions about Blackmore's alibi, but such questions haven't led prosecutors to charge him or Leifson with any murder-related charges.

"We're really focusing on the three we can place together at the end of the day, (Olsen, Jeppson and Leifson) because two of them have told (others) they killed her," O'Bryant said after the hearing.

Former Utah County Attorney Kay Bryson attended part of the hearing Monday. Bryson was the county attorney when the first murder charge was filed against Olsen in January 2006. Jeppson was charged in October 2007.

"I'm still confident we did the right thing and that justice will prevail," he said, adding that he believes a bind-over and conviction is possible.

The Davis, Olsen and Jeppson families and friends have attended five long days of testimony, hearing painful statements about the past.

Richard Davis, Kiplyn's father, said he appreciates all the witnesses who have come forward to testify.

"They're heroes to me," he said. "They didn't need to come forward, I appreciate them thinking about us." 
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Olsen's perjury sentence is upheld
Deseret Morning News

Published: March 11, 2008

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the perjury sentence of a murder suspect in the Kiplyn Davis disappearance.
In a ruling issued Tuesday afternoon, the appeals court concluded that the 12 1/2-year sentence given to Timmy Brent Olsen for lying to FBI agents and a federal grand jury about statements he made to friends about Davis' murder was appropriate.

Last January in Oklahoma City, Olsen's attorneys argued to a 10th Circuit panel of judges that his perjury trial effectively became a murder trial. They argued that the trial judge should not have imposed a "cross-reference" sentencing enhancement, after finding that Olsen's lies interfered with a murder investigation. Such enhancements can be imposed if a judge determines the perjury was linked to a serious crime.

In Tuesday's ruling, the 10th Circuit found that the enhancement, which increased Olsen's sentence from about 21 months to 150 months, was justified because Olsen's lies were "a serious case of perjury in its own right."

The ruling could impact four other men, who are awaiting sentencing for perjury in the case. Among them is Chris- topher Neal Jeppson, who is also charged with murder in state court along with Olsen. Federal prosecutors say Olsen's hefty perjury sentence stems from his alleged involvement with the murder. But others not charged with murder could also face heavy prison time, such as David Rucker Leifson, who Olsen has said was involved in the slaying.

During Olsen's perjury trial, witnesses testified that Olsen on several occasions boasted about raping and murdering Davis, only to later deny it to the federal grand jury.

Davis vanished from Spanish Fork High School on May 2, 1995. Her body has never been recovered. Through more than a decade's worth of investigations, prosecutors believe she was taken up Spanish Fork Canyon, where she was raped, killed and buried in a secret location.

Sentencing in Leifson's case was put on hold pending the 10th Circuit ruling. U.S. Attorney for Utah spokeswoman Melodie Rydalch said her office plans to ask for a hearing to set a sentencing date given the ruling.


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Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City)
 
April 12, 2008 Saturday 
 
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Sentencing is postponed
 
Geoffrey Fattah Deseret News
 

Sentencing for two men convicted of perjury in the disappearance case of 15-year-old Kiplyn Davis has been put off pending the appeal by a third man convicted of perjury to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Sentencing hearings for Christopher Neal Jeppson and David Rucker Leifson were scheduled for Friday but were delayed until May 22 while a third man, Timmy Brent Olsen, asks the 10th Circuit for a rehearing in its decision to uphold his 12 1/2-year sentence.

At issue is a federal judge's use of a sentencing enhancement which took Olsen's sentence for perjury from 21 months to 150 months because the perjury was linked to the crime of murder. Jeppson and Leifson could also face the same enhancement when sentenced.

Last March, the 10th Circuit upheld Olsen's sentence and use of a "cross-reference" enhancement to the crime of murder. Olsen was convicted of lying to the FBI and a federal grand jury about a series of statements he made to friends that he had killed Davis. Olsen and Jeppson are also both charged with murder in state court and are awaiting trial.

Olsen has filed a motion to have the 10th Circuit rehear his case En Banc, a special hearing in which all circuit judges agree to hear the case rather than the typical three-judge panel.

In motions filed in federal court, attorneys for Jeppson and Leifson say they want to wait until the 10th Circuit decides because the ruling could impact their clients' sentencing.

Davis vanished from Spanish Fork High School on May 2, 1995. Her body has never been found, but police believe she was taken up Spanish Fork Canyon, where she was raped, killed and buried in a secret location. E-mail: gfattah@desnews.com 
 
April 12, 2008
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New Search For Kiplyn Davis' Body Could Take Weeks

SPANISH FORK - It might be weeks before anything is found at a location in Spanish Fork Canyon, that has become the center of a new search for the remains of missing teenager Kiplyn Davis.

Deputy Utah County Attorney Mariane O'Bryant said Tuesday that authorities have started preparation work at a site in Spanish Fork Canyon, where new information regarding Davis' possible burial site has led officials.

Investigators are trying to determine what the landscape looked like 13-years ago in an effort to pinpoint possible burial sites.  Officials said, however, that the process could take several weeks to complete.

The site is located several miles into the canyon called Spanish Fork River Park, where authorities last week set up a barricade and took in earth-moving equipment.  Since Friday, the public has not been allowed to venture past the barricade.

On Monday, the Utah County Attorney said new information was received last week about two possible burial sites -- one in the canyon and one within the Spanish Fork city limits.

The site within Spanish Fork's city limits was not identified, but officials said it was located in farmland.

Davis disappeared from Spanish Fork High School on May 2, 1995 and has never been seen since.  In 2005, Timothy Brent Olsen was convicted of lying to a federal grand jury about the girl's disappearance.  Prosecutors also believe Olsen murdered the girl.

http://www.kutv.com/content/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=42e79c68-d905-4024-a698-1fb6743f0814

Officials will not confirm it’s a search for the remains of Kiplyn Davis, but digging continues in a ravine in Spanish Fork Canyon above a blocked road and a law enforcement mobile command center.

Video from Sky2 shows several men who appear to be sifting dirt pulled from a specific location. 

Video from a KUTV photographer also shows officers with blue lights - possibly CSI style technology - searching the Spanish Fork area in the dark over the weekend.

The Utah County Attorney’s office released a statement that indicated investigators received information about a possible burial site in Spanish Fork Canyon.

Timmy Brent Olsen and Christopher Neal Jeppson are charged with Davis’s murder. She disappeared from Spanish Fork High School in 1995.

The Provo Herald reported that a source indicated that Olsen was with officers in the canyon and may have pointed out the ravine location. Again, law enforcement will not confirm the information. 

Police have been in the canyon location for about 10 days. Officials continuously say they can not confirm or deny the reason for the search activity.
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Sky2 video at the site

I pray they find her soon and the people working to find her stay safe.  Amen.

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Appeals court denies Olsen's plea for review

29 April 2008
The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals denied Timmy Brent Olsen's petition to rehear a recent appeal of his federal perjury sentence, increasing the likelihood that the murder suspect will have to serve a full 12 1/2 years behind bars for perjury.

The court on Friday handed down its ruling on Olsen's petition, which his attorneys submitted shortly after a ruling in March that upheld his federal perjury sentence. The March ruling was made by a three-judge panel, so Olsen had asked the court to review the appeal en banc, which means the case would be heard by all or a majority of the court's judges.

Olsen was convicted in 2006 on 15 counts of perjury for lying to a federal grand jury that convened to investigate the 1995 disappearance of 15-year-old Kiplyn Davis. He and co-defendant Christopher Neal Jeppson are charged in state court with her murder.

According to Olsen's attorneys, his sentence would normally be 18-24 months, but it was enhanced after prosecutors argued that his perjury was committed in relation to a murder investigation. The U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City agreed to cross-reference the perjury charges, significantly lengthening Olsen's sentence.

Melodie Rydalch, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office, said the 10th Circuit's decision was no surprise.

"It was not unexpected. We had a very strong argument in the direct appeal," she said. "The 10th Circuit found that on the direct appeal.

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Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City)
 
May 16, 2008 Friday 
Separate trials in Kiplyn case?  
PROVO -- May 2 is always a poignant date for the Davis family.

But this year brought increased hope, as volunteer and county crews sifted through tons of dirt in Spanish Fork Canyon looking for any sign of Kiplyn Davis, who disappeared 13 years ago.

"We had that search going on," Richard Davis, Kiplyn's father, said Thursday. "(We hoped) maybe this is the day we bring her home, on the anniversary of her disappearance."

But the day came and went with no clues. No closure.

The search continues daily, however, through the soil at Spanish Fork River Park. At this point, prosecutors say they haven't found anything.

"I'll never be able to pay people back," Davis said, tearing up. "I'm grateful for their faith, what they're doing for me. (It shows) how much love people have for each other."

Davis and his family were in 4th District Court Thursday morning, listening to attorneys argue over several motions in the murder case against two of Kiplyn's schoolmates.

Timmy Brent Olsen and Christopher Neal Jeppson were allegedly some of the last people seen with Kiplyn at Spanish Fork High School on May 2, 1995.

But their attorneys argue that the state has no forensic evidence -- like a body or a murder weapon -- to tie their clients to the crime.

At this point, "both are charged in relation to a crime the evidence of which appears to be only what each of them said, supposedly about whether they were involved, without articulating time, manner or means," said defense attorney Scott Williams, who represents Jeppson.

Williams argued that the men's upcoming murder trial -- which could be as long as five weeks -- should be severed, since Olsen has made far more incriminating statements to others than Jeppson. Williams also alluded to a potential plea deal for Olsen.

"There are events and statements that have been provided to us in discovery that relate to Timmy Olsen and his activities and discussions with law enforcement and prosecutors," Williams said.

He said the information might help clear Jeppson, but they couldn't introduce it if the trial was with Olsen as a co-defendant.

"Our understanding is it was derived ... in the course of ... plea discussions," Williams said.

Prosecutor Mariane O'Bryant said the county is always interested in plea negotiations, and that police are reviewing additional information provided within the past month.

"It could have an impact on severance," she said, "depending on what's in the report."

She said it's a complicated legal position, because if the report has information that could be useful in a theoretical plea deal with Olsen, the state is obligated to provide it to defense. However, it might not be allowed to come in at trial, being protected under rules governing plea deals. She said she hasn't even seen the report yet.

However, additional information aside, O'Bryant said she doesn't think the cases need to be severed because there are so many overlapping witnesses.

"They're not conflicting or antagonist, their (cases are) simply different," she said. "I don't believe there's enough to justify severing the two defendants."

Defense attorneys also argued that because of prejudicial media coverage, the case should be moved, even if it means driving several hours to a different city and court.

"Convenience is low on the threshold when determining whether a change of venue should be granted," said Olsen's defense attorney, Carolyn Howard. "Our main concern is the ... defendant. If everybody has to get in their cars and drive somewhere else, we're going to do that. (He's) facing life in prison."

Prosecutors argued against a change, saying the publicity in this case hasn't been greater than it has been in other high-profile criminal cases in 4th District Court, and that a fair jury pool could still be obtained.

Judge Lynn Davis said he would rule within a month on some motions and after additional information has been filed on the others. 
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Lawyers for Kiplyn Davis' accused killers disagree on trial venue

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Lawyers for Timmy Olsen and Christopher Jeppson were back in court on Thursday, battling over where they think their clients can get a fair trial.

Olsen's attorney wants to move the trial to southern Utah, and Jeppson's attorney wants it in Salt Lake City because there is a bigger jury pool.

There are concerns among defense attorneys over whether the pair could get a fair trial in Utah county because of the extensive media coverage of the case.

Prosecutors believe an impartial jury can be found in Utah County.

Olsen and Jeppson are charged with murder in the 1995 death of Spanish Fork teen Kiplyn Davis.

Meanwhile, the search for Kiplyn's remains continues in Spanish Fork Canyon at a location provided to investigators by Timmy Olsen last month.

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Two suspects in Kiplyn Davis case ask for sentencing delays

May 20, 2008
Two suspects in the disappearance of Kiplyn Davis have asked that their sentencings next Thursday for perjury be delayed for legal reasons.

Christopher Neal Jeppson and David Rucker Leifson have filed motions to postpone their sentencing on charges they lied to a federal grand jury and an FBI agent about what they know about the fate of the 15-year-old Spanish Fork High School student.

Jeppson has filed a motion for a new trial, claiming federal prosecutors withheld evidence that he could have used during his trial. A federal jury found Jeppson guilty of perjury last September.

In his motion, Jeppson said prosecutors failed to reveal to his defense attorneys that another student at Spanish Fork High School, who claimed to be the last person to see Davis alive, had failed a polygraph test and asked others to make up false alibis for him on where he was on the day of the disappearance.

Leifson has also asked the court to put off his sentencing. In his motion, Leifson's attorney says he is still currently negotiating with prosecutors over several legal issues, including how much time Leifson should serve in prison.

Last October, Leifson accepted a plea deal with prosecutors, avoiding trial. Leifson plead guilty to one count of perjury in exchange for having five other counts dismissed.

In his motion, Leifson's attorney, Ed Brass, argues his client should serve less than 60 months in prison, which is the current sentence calculated under the federal sentencing guidelines.

A judge has already granted a motion to continue Jeppson's sentencing. Jeppson is also charged along with Timmy Brent Olsen in Davis' murder in state court.

Olsen was the first to be sentenced for perjury in federal court after a jury found him guilty of perjury. Olsen was sentenced to serve 12 years in federal prison, which included a cross-reference enhancement to criminal activity.

U.S. District Attorney for Utah spokeswoman Melodie Rydalch said her office is prepared to move forward with Leifson's sentencing on Thursday. A federal judge has yet to rule on whether the hearing will be continued.

Davis vanished from her school on May 2, 1995. Investigators believe she was taken up Spanish Fork Canyon where she was raped, killed and her body buried in a secret location.

Police say for more than a decade Davis' disappearance has been surrounded by a conspiracy of silence among fellow students, who have given police false alibis and threatened others to keep quiet.

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Sentencing delayed — one day

May 22, 2008 12:34 a.m
A federal judge has granted a request by a suspect in the Kiplyn Davis disappearance to have his sentencing delayed, but by only one day.

On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Tena Campbell granted a motion by David Rucker Leifson to have his sentencing for perjury put off while his attorney works out some legal issues. Originally set for Thursday, Campbell has set sentencing for Friday morning.

Leifson pleaded guilty last October to perjury as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. He is accused of lying to a federal grand jury and an FBI agent about what he knew regarding the disappearance of 15-year-old Kiplyn Davis.

Davis vanished from Spanish Fork High School on May 2, 1995. Police believe Davis was taken up Spanish Fork Canyon where she was raped, killed and buried in a secret location. Her body has never been found.

Come Friday, Leifson will be the second person sentenced for perjury. Timmy Brent Olsen was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after a federal jury found him guilty of lying to investigators about making statements that he killed Davis.

Olsen, along with Christopher Jeppson, are both charged with Davis' murder in state court and are awaiting trial.

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Agent no-show leads to delay in Kiplyn case

 May 24, 2008
A no-show by a key FBI agent on Friday led to the continuance of a sentencing hearing for a man charged with perjury related to the Kiplyn Davis disappearance.

David Rucker Leifson appeared in U.S. District Court prepared to face sentencing on one count of perjury but was sent home after U.S. District Judge Tena Campbell said she could not make a decision on a sentencing enhancement without hearing from FBI Special Agent Mike Anderson. Anderson presided over the perjury investigation that led to the indictment of five men for lying to a federal grand jury and the FBI about what they knew regarding Davis' fate.

 Olsen appealed the use of the cross-reference enhancement to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld his sentence.

Campbell said that, under the Olsen ruling, Leifson's lie would have to be related to the underlying crime of murder, and the government would have to show it obstructed its investigation.

In a plea agreement, Leifson admitted to lying when he denied having two heated arguments with Olsen, furious that Olsen had told others that Leifson was behind Davis' disappearance. According to the indictment against Leifson, two people were witnesses to both confrontations, and a third witness recorded Leifson admitting to having the arguments while wearing a concealed wire.

During Olsen's perjury trial in July 2006, Olsen's former girlfriend testified that while she and Olsen were "dragging" Main Street in Spanish Fork in the summer of 1996, an angry Leifson forced their car off the road. Leifson walked up to their car and warned Olsen to stop telling people that he was involved in Davis' murder and disappearance and that he "better keep his mouth shut," the woman testified.

 Campbell said she was struggling with how Leifson's perjury obstructed the Davis investigation and wanted to hear testimony from Anderson.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Carlos Esqueda said Anderson was in West Virginia giving lie-detector tests. Campbell said she made it clear in advance that she wanted to hear Anderson's testimony.

"This is an important matter," she said. "You won't have any evidence to prove your point."

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At the beginning of the hearing Friday, Campbell asked federal prosecutors if Anderson was present to testify about a cross-reference enhancement, which could mean the difference between Leifson serving just over a year or five years in prison.

Prosecutors claim Leifson should serve more prison time because the lies he told were connected to a murder investigation. Federal law provides such an enhancement, which was used to sentence Timmy Brent Olsen to 12 years for perjury. Olsen, along with Christopher Neal Jeppson, also is charged with Davis' murder in state court.

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Judge to consider moving trials

 July 9, 2008 11:05 AM ET
PROVO, Utah (AP) - A judge wants more information before he decides whether to move the trials of 2 men charged with killing a teenage girl who disappeared in 1995.

Timmy Olsen and Christopher Jeppson are both charged with murder in the case of Kiplyn Davis, a 15-year-old who disappeared from school and is presumed dead. Her body has not been found.

Fourth District Judge Lynn Davis granted a motion last week to separate the trials of the two men. He set an Aug. 20 hearing date for defense attorneys to present more information on why they feel the trial should be moved out of Utah County, where they say it will be difficult to seat an impartial jury because of the publicity in the case.

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September 18, 2008 Thursday 
 
Accused killer seeks new venue in Kiplyn Davis case
 
PROVO -- The entire Utah County community is too entrenched in the tragedy of Kiplyn Davis for her accused killers to get a fair trial here, an attorney argued Wednesday.

Christopher Neal Jeppson's attorney, Scott Williams, argued in 4th District Court that Jeppson's upcoming murder trial should be moved to another venue outside Utah County.

"The focus is ... not the extent to which the county may have some people who have some familiarity (with the case), but the extent to which a case is of a nature, has a history such that it is embedded in the community conscience," Williams said.

Jeppson, and former Spanish Fork High School classmate, Timmy Brent Olsen, are both charged with the death of 15-year-old Kiplyn Davis, who disappeared from school on May 2, 1995.

Both have been convicted and sentenced for lying to federal officials about their knowledge of her disappearance and are awaiting a murder trial.

Williams argued that hundreds of news articles and hours and hours of television coverage have created too much of a sense of sympathy for the Davis family, that while understandable and noble, is problematic for the court process and a fair trial for Jeppson.

Prosecutor Sherry Ragan disagreed that the community is too immersed in the story to be fair and impartial, and in fact said having the trial in Utah County might be beneficial to Jeppson.

"There are many people in the community who think that Mr. Jeppson is a victim here," Ragan said. "A jury could sympathize with him and view him as a hometown boy who is being victimized. To say that at some point the jury might sympathize too much with the victim is not a valid point for that reason."

Judge Lynn Davis said he would rule in writing within 30 days. He'll also be ruling on the same motion from Olsen and his attorney who argued the issue previously. 
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Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City)
 
October 23, 2008 Thursday 
 
April trial date is set in Kiplyn Davis case
 
PROVO -- After more than 13 years of waiting, Richard Davis can circle April 6 on his calendar.

That's the first day of a four-week trial scheduled for Timmy Brent Olsen, one of the men charged with abducting and killing Davis' 15-year-old daughter, Kiplyn.

"We've got a date," an elated Davis said outside the 4th District Court room. "I feel, honestly, we're gonna win this."

The decision to set a trial date for Olsen's first-degree felony murder charge came late Wednesday after Judge Lynn Davis denied a change-of-venue motion filed by Olsen's attorneys.

The attorneys had argued that it would be impossible to get an untainted jury pool in a community saturated by media coverage and personal familiarity with the case.

Prepared for such a denial, defense attorney Jeremy Delicino said he would be seeking an interlocutory appeal, meaning he will ask the Utah Supreme Court if it will allow him to appeal the judge's decision.

In the interim, Olsen's case, and that of his former classmate, Christopher Neal Jeppson, can still proceed.

Olsen's trial is scheduled to begin April 6, 2009, and go each Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday until May 1. On Wednesdays, Davis deals with other pending cases in 4th District Court.

There will be another status conference for Olsen's case on Dec. 10.

"It seems like the appropriate thing to do, to have it in the community where it occurred, give the family access, the witnesses better access, and the defendant's family better access," said prosecutor Mariane O'Bryant.

Olsen and Jeppson both face murder charges for their involvement with Kiplyn on May 2, 1995, the day she disappeared from Spanish Fork High School after lunch. She is presumed dead.

Both men were also indicted by federal grand juries for lying to investigators about what they knew concerning her disappearance and are serving lengthy federal commitments.

The judge's ruling on Jeppson's motion to change venue will be heard next week, as the cases are proceeding independent of each other.

Prosecutors had argued against a change of venue in the Olsen trial, stating that Utah County has grown exponentially since 1995, and many residents weren't even living in Utah when the crime allegedly occurred.

They also stated that they believe the jury selection process is fair enough to weed out any individual who might be biased. 
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Change of venue denied in missing teen case

Associated Press - October 23, 2008 9:45 AM ET

PROVO, Utah (AP) - A judge has denied the request for a change of venue in the trial of a man accused of killing a Utah County teen.

Judge Lynn Davis said Wednesday that Timmy Brent Olsen's request was seriously considered. He said his written ruling will be complete within 10 days.

Olsen and another man, Christopher Neal Jeppson, are charged with the murder of Kiplyn Davis, who disappeared from Spanish Fork High School in May 1995. Her body has never been found.

Olsen's attorney, Jeremy Delicino, had argued that the trial could not have a fair jury pool in Utah County. Delicino says he will appeal the ruling.

The judge has not ruled on a change of venue request by Jeppson.

Olsen's trial is set to start April 6, 2009.

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Critical Moment May Be Coming In Kiplyn Davis Case

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Her family has refused to let her case die, an anguished exercise in seeking justice and a permanent burial place for Kiplyn Davis, who vanished 14 years ago in Spanish Fork. But despite a lengthy investigation, and a raft of state and federal charges against five men, including murder, Kiplyn's body has never been found.

"There's an infinite lack of evidence," said Scott Williams, lawyer for murder defendant Christopher Neal Jeppson. "There's no physical. There is no forensic. There is no eyewitness. There is no murder weapon evidence."

Williams' comments followed a state court hearing in Provo on Friday, in which he presented arguments with the potential to dismantle the case against Jeppson and murder co-defendant Timmy Brent Olsen. The arguments center on a legal standard that pertains to alleged confessions by both men.

"If the court does not find that we met that standard, then we cannot put the confessions in. And if we cannot put the confessions in, we don't have much of a case left," said Mariane O'Bryant, a prosecutor in the Utah County Attorney's Office, who continued to express confidence going forward.

The judge will not rule immediately, but rather wait to hear from Olsen's lawyer next month.

At a preliminary hearing in early 2008, seven people reportedly testified they heard Olsen admit involvement in Kiplyn's murder. It was also reported that Jeppson's ex-wife and girlfriend both heard him say he killed Kiplyn, only to add he was joking.

Kiplyn's father has pleaded with the men, many of them former classmates of his daughter at Spanish Fork High School, to reveal details of her murder. He has also publicly asked for help from their families, and said he would recommend leniency in return for cooperation. One by one, Olsen, Jeppson, David Rucker Leifson, Scott Brunson, and Gary Von Blackmore pleaded guilty or were convicted of lying in the federal investigation into Kiplyn's disappearance.

"In my heart, I know where Kiplyn is spiritually," said Richard
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April 9, 2009 Thursday  
  
Prosecutor: Murder only explanation for Kiplyn Davis disappearance

Provo » There is no body, and a judge has ruled the death certificate is inadmissible. But prosecutor Mariane O'Bryant still believes she can prove Kiplyn Davis was murdered, and that Timmy Brent Olsen was involved.

"The only conclusion that can be reached under these circumstances is that Kiplyn is dead, and the cause is unnatural," O'Bryant said Thursday in a 4th District Court hearing where she recounted the May 1995 disappearance of the 15-year-old Spanish Fork resident.

Prosecutors are fighting a motion by Olsen's lawyer to drop the case for a lack of evidence.

Earlier this week, Judge Lynn W. Davis had tossed out the death certificate as evidence. This issue was raised by attorneys for Christopher Neal Jeppson, who, along with Olsen, is being charged in connection with the Davis disappearance.

On Thursday, Olsen attorney Jeremey Delicino told the judge that without that certificate, the body or a crime scene, prosecutors "only have circumstantial evidence and innuendo."

But O'Bryant said the death-certificate decision does not affect her case. The evidence --including Olsen's statements to others admitting he killed her -- shows Kiplyn is dead.

Delicino retorted that Olsen's statements were made when he was intoxicated, thus rendering them untrustworthy without corroborating evidence.

While Olsen and Jeppson have both been convicted on federal perjury charges for making false statements to investigators and a grand jury, Delicino said that is not evidence of guilt. It just means they made inconsistent statements.

He also said Kiplyn also had problems with her parents at the time of her disappearance, was cutting classes and even talked of suicide.

Countered prosecutor O'Bryant: Kiplyn was a typical teenager with all the usual emotional ups and downs, but there was nothing to suggest she would run away or kill herself.

O'Bryant is taking a fall-back position, though: If the court agrees there is insufficient evidence, she wants the charges left intact pending an appeal. She said that is necessary because Olsen is also serving a federal prison sentence for perjury, and the state would lose any chance of trying him if he were to go back into federal custody -- even if Kiplyn's body were found.

The judge also will decide if prosecutors can introduce testimony from Olsen's ex-girlfriend that he raped her when she pressed him about Kiplyn's disappearance.

U.S. Attorney Richard Lambert, who is serving as co-counsel with O'Bryant, said the woman's testimony, which was used in the perjury trial, not only shows Olsen is guilty, but illustrates how Kiplyn was killed.

The woman, Lambert said, testified that when she asked Olsen about his role in Kiplyn's disappearance, Olsen struck her, forced her into his truck and drove to a railroad tunnel in Spanish Fork Canyon where he raped her.

That testimony corresponds with an account Olsen gave another woman as to what he did to Kiplyn.

But Delicino wants that testimony excluded. It would unduly prejudice the jury against his client, he said. He also noted that Olsen was never charged with the alleged rape.

Davis will conduct a closed hearing on the matter May 5.

Richard M. Davis, Kiplyn's father, said after Thursday's hearing that he believes the judge will evaluate the arguments fairly. But regardless of the decision, Davis said his goal is to give his daughter a proper burial.

"I'm not stopping until I bring her home," the father said.
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Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City)
 
April 10, 2009 Friday 
 
Kiplyn Davis' death certificate not allowed in court
PROVO
 Prosecutors have no direct evidence that 15-year-old Kiplyn Davis was murdered. No gun. No blood. No crime scene. No body. No DNA. And now, no death certificate.

Judge Lynn Davis recently ruled that a death certificate for the red-headed sophomore, obtained by her family in a civil court, can't be shown to a jury. "It's not that significant," said prosecutor Mariane O'Bryant. "It doesn't help, but I don't think it's a significant impairment to the case." However, the defense attorney for Timmy Brent Olsen, one of the men accused with Kiplyn's murder, called it an important ruling. "It certainly does impair the prosecution's case," said Jeremy Delicino. "All they've got is circumstantial (evidence). It's a weak case based on hearsay, innuendo and inferences." Now, the state must prove Kiplyn is dead, which is difficult given that her body has never been found and the only details tying Olsen and his school classmate Christopher Neal Jeppson to the crime are their alleged confessions. But in that lack of direct evidence lies the proof, prosecutors say. "We have gaps, we have emptiness, spaces where there should be something," O'Bryant said. "That is our evidence." O'Bryant believes death, caused by criminal means, is the only explanation as to why Kiplyn didn't come home May 2, 1995, or go back to her locker to get her makeup and retainer. But neither Delicino nor Jeppson's attorney, Scott Williams, buy that argument, and both have filed motions that the cases be dismissed based on corpus delicti. The Latin phrase means that the prosecutors have to present a "body of evidence" that a crime was actually committed before they can introduce the alleged confessions. O'Bryant asked that if Davis granted the defense attorneys' motion on corpus delicti, that he not completely dismiss the case but allow them to appeal. Kiplyn's father, Richard Davis, believes they will win the argument, but if not, they'll do what they have to do. "I'm not stopping till I bring Kiplyn home," he said.

In a hearing Thursday in 4th District Court, attorneys also argued whether grand jury testimony from an old girlfriend could be used at trial. The woman, identified as AGP, testified she was dating Olsen a year after Kiplyn disappeared, and when she pressed Olsen about his involvement she said he became violent, drove her up Spanish Fork Canyon and raped her. Prosecutors called this "inextricably connected" evidence that mirrors what happened with Kiplyn and shows a motive. But Delicino argued that there was never any prosecution on the rape allegation, that rape has never been charged in Kiplyn's case and that such information is unduly prejudicial to the jury.

Prosecutors say rape, as well as kidnapping, were factors that led to a first-degree murder charge, although they're not specifically charged, O'Bryant said. The next hearing, May 5, will be sealed to deal with some potentially jury pool tainting information, Davis ruled. E-mail: sisraelsen@desnews.com 
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Defense wants polygraph admitted in Kiplyn case
 
PROVO
 On Oct. 8, 1995, Christopher Jeppson took a polygraph test and passed, with the results written as "no deception indicated." Jeppson told the FBI investigator he didn't cause 15-year-old Kiplyn Davis' disappearance, nor was he responsible for her missing status.

After several rounds of the specially designed, eight-question test, the examiner let Jeppson go, having concluded he was telling the truth. And that's what Jeppson's attorneys want jurors to hear while they're considering whether Jeppson should be convicted of Davis' murder. "The only evidence (the state) wants to admit is joking statements," said Jeppson's attorney, Scott Williams. "This is a scientific test, scientifically analyzed to be truthful." There is no forensic evidence in the case, as Davis' body has never been found.

Jeppson and fellow classmate Timmy Brent Olsen were charged based on statements they made to other people regarding their involvement in Davis' failure to return home from school on May 2, 1995. The 4th District Court hearing regarding the admissibility of Jeppson's polygraph test has been continued until May, when the state's expert witness will testify against such an admission. But all day Tuesday, Jeppson's attorneys presented evidence about the reliability and validity of such tests, and why Jeppson's passed polygraph should be admitted into evidence at the upcoming trial. "If (Jeppson) had had any involvement, I certainly would not expect to see charts like this," said David C. Raskin, an emeritus professor of psychology at the University of Utah and a forensic psychological consultant. Raskin specializes in psychophysiology, studying psychological processes and mental states by reviewing bodily reactions in certain situations.

For decades he has focused on polygraphs, both in developing scientifically proven methods for administering them as well as reviewing and scoring them. But prosecutors are skeptical of their trustworthiness.

During cross examination, prosecutor Sherry Ragan asked Raskin whether Jeppson's polygraph test included any mention of a "murder." Raskin said no. The wording focused on a kidnapping or a missing person, he said. "As I understand it, at that stage, nobody seemed to know what might have happened to her. Everything was speculation," Raskin said. "All that was known was that she disappeared." Ragan also asked if Jeppson could have misunderstood the questions. "If (he) were only one of several people involved, he might not feel responsible for her disappearance," she said. "What I'm saying is we don't know how he interpreted that question." However, Raskin said any involvement or knowledge in Kiplyn's disappearance would have caused Jeppson trouble in answering two of the eight questions: "Did you cause the disappearance of Kiplyn Davis on May 2?" and "Are you responsible for the disappearance of Kiplyn on May 2?" Jeppson answered "no" to both. Two other questions were comparison questions, asking whether Jeppson had ever lied before to someone who trusted him, and if he had lied to his friends. The four other questions were ice breakers or neutral questions.

By comparing an individual's physical reactions to the relevant questions with the physical reactions to the comparison questions, test examiners then assign positive or negative scores, which indicate deceptiveness or non-deceptiveness. 
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Testing Confirms Bones Found Near Springville Tracks Are Human
Last Update: 6/12 8:37 am

SPRINGVILLE, Utah (AP) - The state medical examiner's office has confirmed that bones found near railroad tracks in Springville are human.

The bones were in a cardboard box and were found Tuesday by railroad employees. Springville police Lt. Dave Caron has said the box contained what appeared to be a human skull.

After testing, state officials confirmed Thursday the bones are human. It's unclear how old the bones are.

Caron says the bones are covered in a black substance, as if they had been burned or covered in tar. He says investigators will look into whether anything on the bones can be tested for DNA.

Caron says other items found with the skull also have been sent to the state crime lab for analysis.
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Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City) 
January 15, 2010 Friday 
 
Don't close Kiplyn case 

If we aren't careful, the murder of Kiplyn Davis could end up being nothing more than a dusty case file in some backroom at the Spanish Fork Police Department at least to everyone except her family. The case shouldn't be closed until we know what happened to her or she's brought home to her wonderful family. A missing-person case should never be over, under any circumstances, until the person is brought home. We're coming up on the 15th anniversary of her disappearance. But, as the case of Jaycee Dugard taught us, there's no time limit to solving a mystery. She was missing for 18 years and turned up alive. We must never give up the search for Kiplyn or lose hope in the roughest of times. Surrender is not an option.
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15-year-old Kiplyn Davis

Garry Von Blackmore,  Blackmore testified in July 2006 during the federal perjury trial of Timmy Brent Olsen. During that trial, Blackmore testified that Olsen confessed to him at a party several years ago that he murdered Davis.

Along with Olsen is Christopher Neal Jeppson.

Police believe she was taken up nearby Spanish Fork Canyon, where she was raped and murdered.

coming up on the 15th anniversary of her disappearance.
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See justice done?
Life or Death, there should be no deals made unless it is location of this child.
Then it should only be life.
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Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City)
May 19, 2010 Wednesday 
 
Kiplyn Davis murder trial closer to West Jordan move

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 The murder trial of Timmy Brent Olsen, which has moved in small steps over the past four years, took another step Tuesday as 4th District Judge Lynn Davis prepared to give up the case. In a phone conference with attorneys and state courts officials, Davis said he will grant a motion to move the trial to 3rd District Court, despite ruling against just such a move two years ago.

Attorneys for Olsen, charged in the killing of Spanish Fork teenager Kiplyn Davis, appealed that ruling to the Utah Supreme Court, saying he could not get a fair trial in Utah County due to the case's high public profile. The appeal was dropped recently when prosecutors, honoring a request from the Davis family to move the trial forward, agreed to the transfer. Once the judge issues the order, 3rd District Presiding Judge Robert Hilder will decide exactly where the case will move. The prosecution and defense have agreed on West Jordan as the new venue, subject to Hilder's approval. Kiplyn Davis disappeared in 1995, and her body has never been found. Olsen is serving a 121/2-year federal prison sentence for perjury for lying to investigators about the case. Judge Davis said he is concerned about the planned move because he specifically rejected it in his 2008 ruling. The 3rd District "wouldn't be the location I would go to," he said. "This puts me in a bit of an odd posture." The judge noted the trial could conceivably land at the Matheson Courthouse in downtown Salt Lake City, just a block-and-a-half from the building where Olsen's federal case was heard. Defense attorney Jeremy Delicino has said that if that happened, he would likely file another change-of-venue motion, leading to even more delays. Judge Davis said he does not expect to stay with the case once it is moved. 
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Trial date set for for Kiplyn Davis' accused murderer
December 3rd, 2010 @ 4:30pm

PROVO -- The murder case against Timmy Brent Olsen, the man accused in the death of missing Spanish Fork teenager Kiplyn Davis, is back on track.

The road to a trial hasn't been a speedy one, but beginning mid-March of 2011 a jury will begin to hear the evidence against Olsen, which Kiplyn's family hopes will lead to some answers.

"We are here to fight for Kiplyn and try to bring her back," said Richard Davis, Kiplyn's father. "That's all I want, is to know what happened to Kiplyn and to put her in her proper place."

Kiplyn Davis disappeared on May 5, 1995, when she was 15 years old and a student at Spanish Fork High School.

Her body has never been found, but her former classmate Timmy Olsen has been at the center of suspicion for some time.

The case has been stalled for months, after the defense wanted to move the trial out of Utah County in an attempt to find an impartial jury.

Kiplyn's family believes Olsen and others, who have been convicted of perjury in her disappearance, could have resolved this for everyone involved a long time ago.

"If somebody would have just come forward, this would have all been taken care of and people that would have served time would have been able to be back with their families and friends and living a normal life instead of being in jail," Richard Davis said. "We would be living a normal life and we'd know where Kiplyn was, but that's the way it is."

In January it will have been five years since Olsen was charged with murder. The case against Olsen is mostly circumstantial; There is no forensic evidence in the case, but witnesses claim Olsen admitted to being involved in Davis' death.

Prosecuting a murder case without a body has been successful before, but it is still difficult to convince a jury.

Olsen still faces a lengthy sentence in federal prison from the perjury charge, regardless of the outcome of the murder case.

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http://www.fox13now.com/news/local/kstu-plea-deal-reached-kiplyn-davis-case,0,4332722.story

Plea deal reached in Kiplyn Davis case

Timmy Brent Olsen pleaded guilty Friday for his role in the disappearance and murder of 15-year-old Spanish Fork High School student Kiplyn Davis.

Olsen, 33, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, a second-degree felony. As a part of the plea deal, Olsen does not have to tell prosecutors the location of Kiplyn's body.
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But he does not have to tell where her precious body is . . . good grief!

Man sentenced to 3 years probation in Kiplyn Davis murder case
Tuesday, April 5th, 10:26 am
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One of the five defendants in the Kiplyn Davis murder trial was sentenced to three years probation.

Garry Blackmore has already been in jail for more than a year. He pleaded guilty to two counts of perjury for lying about what Timmy Olsen told him about moving a body.

Prosecutors say three years probation is a fair sentence.

"Since 2005 he's completely changed his life as a protected citizen. He's working hard, has a family and is very very remorseful about what he did," said Assistant United States Attorney Carlos Esqueda.
http://spanishfork.fox13now.com/news/crime/man-sentenced-3-years-probation-kiplyn-davis-murder-case/51230


Where is Kiplyn???

https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900068969/kiplyn-davis-missing-utah-teen.html

Published: May 3, 2019 2:19 pm

SPANISH FORK — The family of a Utah teen who disappeared nearly 25 years ago still hopes to someday be able to lay her to rest. SNIP

Foul play has always been suspected, and several boys from her high school were prosecuted years ago for hampering a revived investigation into her disappearance. Just one of them remains in prison. Timmy Brent Olsen is scheduled for a parole hearing in 2021 and could serve time in prison until 2026.

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"We will get our answers and our miracle, but someone has to step forward and say, 'This is where she is at,'" Lords said. "That is all they got to do, is say where she is at."