Hirth trial cancelled after key defense witness compromised
The State learned the defense's expert witness had entered a civil settlement agreement with the federal government, calling into question his credibility.
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The State learned the defense's expert witness had entered a civil settlement agreement with the federal government, calling into question his credibility.
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On the fourth day of jury selection, a Pennington County judge cancelled the long-anticipated Richard Hirth murder trial after an expert witness, integral to Hirth's insanity defense, decided he would
The much-anticipated trial of accused killer and conspirator Richard Hirth will not move forward as expected following the defense’s loss of a key witness. He’s the last suspect to be tried in the murder-for-hire case of Jessica Rehfield – a Rapid City woman killed in 2015.
It has been over seven years since Richard Hirth was booked into the Pennington County Jail and over eight years since the young woman died.