Dykes is accused of murdering 23-year-old Marisela Botello, a Seattle woman who was visiting a friend in Dallas, in 2020.
Prosecutors say Dykes stabbed Botello after finding her in bed with Charles Beltran, Dykes’ boyfriend, in her Mesquite home.
Dallas police detectives explained how they traced the victim’s final movements using a license read to get a hit on Beltran’s ID.
Investigators say that Dykes tried to call Beltran several times around the time investigators believe she was dumping Botello’s body.
No one answered the door.
That woman, whose identity was not disclosed in court, testified she was supposed to meet up with Beltran at 2 a.m. when she got off work.
The woman said she was with Beltran on the afternoon of Oct. 5, 2020, the same day detectives say Dykes stabbed Botello to death inside Beltran’s room.
Prosecutors maintain Beltran, Dykes and another woman, Nina Marano, were in a three-way relationship at the Mesquite home.
Charles Beltran (left), Nina Marano (center), Lisa Dykes (right)
Her next door neighbor, a real estate agent, testified that days after Botello was killed, Marano called her in a panic about the Pennsylvania home.
Scarpa said in November 2020, Marano shipped a black Audi A3 to her home and asked Scarpa to put a cover over it. Investigators said it was Beltran’s car.
[PROSECUTOR: “And what did they do in front of that?”]
[PROSECUTOR: “What did you think if that?”]
Scarpa said Dallas detectives showed up to Marano’s Pennsylvania home on Nov. 27, 2020, but no one was there.
On March 25, the women were arrested in Florida.
After Dykes and Marano were arrested, they disabled their ankle monitors and fled to Cambodia.
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The defense has indicated that Dykes may also take the stand in her own defense.
