Defendant’s Ex-Girlfriend Gives Fraught Testimony in Double Murder Trial

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June 20 marked the first day of testimony in the murder trial of Khaleb Edmonds, 25, who is charged with the murders of Darius Hill and Myron White, both 26. Multiple family members were present at the trial, during which Edmonds’ ex-girlfriend was summoned to testify before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer.

Edmonds is charged with two counts each of first-degree murder and felony firearm use, as well as one count of having a handgun on his person, in connection to the Aug. 24, 2023 double homicide, which occurred on the 2200 block of W. North Avenue.

White was shot in the back of the head by a bullet that fractured his skull and traveled through his brain. Hill was shot in the right side of the abdomen by a bullet that struck major blood vessels in his lower pelvis and caused massive internal bleeding. Several forensic pathologists who were summoned to testify determined that the shootings likely did not occur at close range. Both deaths were ruled homicides.

Edmonds’ ex-girlfriend appeared visibly upset and anxious as she took the stand. When asked identifying questions about herself and her relationship with the defendant, she was hesitant and combative toward the prosecution’s line of questioning.

She told the court that she feared for her safety and refused to answer further identifying questions, providing vague, often limited or non-verbal responses despite Judge Schiffer’s instructions to give definitive “yes” or “no” answers.

During the hearing, the victims’ family members informed court security they noticed what they believed to be furtive communication between Edmonds and his ex-girlfriend. While the prosecution attempted to present evidence, the families reported they saw Edmonds blow his ex-girlfriend a kiss, and were heard to express disgust.

Edmonds’ girlfriend initially avoided identifying Edmonds from surveillance footage screenshots provided by the prosecution, and tentatively admitted the suspect looked like Edmonds

DNA samples collected from a chair and two water bottles at the incident location produced a 274,000 times likely match with Edmonds following analysis through the TrueAllele software..

The trial continues, with deliberations expected to conclude on Monday, according to court staff.