Closing arguments wrapped up Thursday in the case against accused killer Luis Toledo.
Prosecutors laid out a timeline of events in court, trying to show jurors that Toledo killed his wife, Yessenia Suarez, and her children, Thalia and Michael Otto, inside their Deltona home in 2013.
Prosecutors said the motive was anger over Suarez's affair.
"It was the affair that lit the fuse for this murder," state prosecutor Mark Johnson said.
Mark Johnson discussed each piece of evidence in court, starting with Toledo's anger at his wife's affair.
The prosecutor talked about how they believe Toledo turned off his cellphone so his movements couldn't be tracked.
Neighbors testified in court that they heard a woman screaming the night Yessenia disappeared.
"They heard a woman screaming, 'Help me. Help me. Help me,'" Johnson said.
Johnson told jurors that Thalia Otto's blood was found in the bathroom, and how the only reasonable explanation is he killed the children to eliminate witnesses to his wife’s killing.
The prosecutor talked about how Toledo moved his wife's car, and was seen wiping it down and throwing away the trunk liner.
"These are not the actions of an innocent man. These are actions of someone who know they committed a crime and was trying to cover his tracks," said Johnson.
Toledo is facing first-degree murder charges for the two children and a second-degree murder charge for killing Suarez, prosecutors said. Their bodies have never been found.
Before resting its case Wednesday, the defense asked the judge to dismiss the charges, saying the state had not provided solid evidence that Toledo had killed the children.
The judge denied that request.
The trial was moved to St. Augustine due to extensive news coverage in Central Florida.
Jackson admitted to helping Toledo move Yessenia's car and dropping some stuff off in a dumpster. He also testified that the clothes Toledo wore were those that were later found in the same Seminole County dumpster.
Toledo's attorney told jurors that the state's theory that Toledo acted alone doesn't add up. The defense attorney said Toledo wouldn't have had time to clean the house and dump the bodies.
Jurors could begin deliberating Friday.
WATCH LIVE: Luis Toledo trialThe trial for a man accused of killing his wife and her children continues Thursday in St. Augustine. Read the latest here: http://at.wftv.com/2i6yoIO
Posted by WFTV Channel 9 on Thursday, October 26, 2017
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