Tyler McCain was back in Shasta County Superior Court this morning for his arraignment that lasted just a few minutes. This time, McCain’s was among a number of cases heard by Honorable Judge Adam Ryan in room 41. McCain, whose… Continue Reading
Following eight days of sometimes graphic preliminary-hearing testimony about everything from domestic violence to body decomposition, visiting Judge Thomas Bender rendered a much-anticipated decision late Tuesday afternoon regarding Tyler McCain’s next legal steps. Reading from a prepared statement, Bender upheld… Continue Reading
More stunning revelations in the Nikki Saelee-McCain murder case came to light Thursday on the seventh day of husband Tyler McCain’s preliminary hearing in Shasta County Superior Court. Two people who were living on McCain’s property in Happy Valley testified… Continue Reading
A confidential informant in the Nikki Saelee-McCain murder case told a detective last year that Tyler McCain admitted to killing his wife, but the informant abruptly reversed his story in court Wednesday. The informant, Frans Albert Nelson, spent all day… Continue Reading
Day 5 of Tyler McCain’s preliminary hearing revealed further details of an affair involving his missing and presumed dead wife, Nikki Saelee-McCain, and included a sometimes forgetful witness – McCain’s mother. The Shasta County District Attorney’s Office has charged 40-year-old… Continue Reading
The first day of Tyler McCain’s preliminary hearing ended with high emotions as the prosecution played a recording of Nikki Saelee-McCain describing a domestic violence incident that occurred a year-and-a-half before her disappearance. The courtroom fell silent as Saelee-McCain told… Continue Reading
Thursday’s preliminary hearing for Tyler McCain, accused in the murder of his wife, Nikki Saelee-McCain, will be open to the public and press, a judge decided Wednesday. McCain’s defense attorney, Michael Borges of Redding, was seeking to close the preliminary… Continue Reading
The homicide case against Tyler McCain, accused in the death of his wife, Nikki Saelee-McCain, continues to take twists and turns. In Shasta County Superior Court on Tuesday morning, visiting Judge Thomas Bender took up a motion from the… Continue Reading
Labor Day is the ideal day to share some exciting news about a large unexpected packet that arrived in the mail from the California News Publishers Association last week. For many months I’d been anticipating an envelope containing the impressive… Continue Reading
Tyler McCain, suspected of murder in the death of his wife, Nikki Saelee-McCain, appeared Friday in Shasta County Superior Court for his trial readiness conference. As a result, his preliminary hearing is now set to begin a day later on… Continue Reading
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