Investigators describe finding Sierah Joughin's body at James Worley's murder trial | Trial day 4
Channel: WTOL11
Date: 2020-09-01

This story aired on March 15, 2018. It's been a difficult week not only for Sierah Joughin's family but also for jurors listening to testimony and viewing images presented by the state; all part of their burden of proof to prove James Worley is guilty of the crime.
"I gave her a kiss and said goodbye," Sierah's boyfriend, Josh Kolasinski, said in court.  
All telling the jury about not being able to get in touch with Sierah after her bike ride home from her boyfriend's home.
"I did notice her light wasn't on, which strikes me now as very odd but I thought maybe she was tired from the bike ride or had to get up early to work out or go to work," Shelia Vaculik, Sierah's mom, said. 
Members of the Fulton County Sheriff's office as well as investigators from the Bureau of Criminal investigation testified to finding the cornfield Sierah was abducted from, showing the jury bloodstained evidence they collected like Sierah's sock and bike.
The jury then learned it was a volunteer member of a search team who found Sierah's grave in another cornfield and Images of how Sierah was found in that grave brought this BCI investigator to tears.
"She had straw in her hair, she had a brazier, lace colored brazier, handcuffs, a rope and adult diaper," Megan Roberts with the BCI said. 
That adult diaper, along with other items found in Sierah's grave, the prosecution worked to link back to Worley. Investigators testified to finding similar items like those diapers, tube socks, lacy undergarments and bondage items in a green tube in one of Worley's barns.
But while these items, along with a long list of pornographic movies found on Worley's computer were entered into evidence, the defense painted a different picture of the defendant. Worley's long time friend testified the defendant was interested in setting up a porn studio to generate money.
"So, he was going to run it as an LLC, something like that, run it as a business or hobby," Worley's attorney, Merle Dech, asked. 
The defense also made the case that the porn sites flagged by the state on Worley's browser were just a small portion of his online activity.
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