Crown prosecutor Joseph Temple confronted Cody Allan Legebokoff on various aspects of his story about the deaths of three women and one teenage girl he is accused of murdering during cross examination Wednesday at the Prince George courthouse.
Temple opened by focussing on a discrepancy between Legebokoff's assertion that he hit Loren Donn Leslie with a pipe wrench after she had dropped down in front of his truck, noting that blood and her iPod were found further away.
Legebokoff remained steadfast that she died in front of his truck and later denied Temple's accusation that he chased her with the pipe wrench before striking her where the blood was found.
Leslie's body was found near a gravel pit off Highway 27 between Fort St. James and Vanderhoof on the night of Nov. 27, 2010 and Legebokoff, who was pulled over after being seen speeding away from the site, was charged with her murder.
Temple noted similarities between Legebokoff's initial story to police that a friend had shot a deer and left with the carcass and his assertion that three people he identified as X, Y and Z were largely responsible for the deaths of three women he is also accused of murdering.
Legebokoff continued to refuse to provide the names of the people he said killed Jill Stacey Stuchenko, Cynthia Frances Maas and Natasha Lynn Montgomery.
In response, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Glen Parrett said an application for contempt of court against Legebokoff will be heard at the trial's conclusion.
About 50 people were in the gallery during the morning proceedings.
