3 cops: Reynolds didn't commit suicide
David Bell, Jerry Berry and Bob Bishop - all three current or former police officers - told a jury as much on Tuesday.
Former Deputy Bob Bishop was one of the first at the scene.
"Based on what I saw there, I did not think it was a suicide," he said.
Nearly 11 years ago, police found Reynolds dead with a gunshot wound to her head.
In spite of inconsistencies investigators turned up, the Lewis County Sheriff's Office closed the case and the coroner ruled it suicide. Now, for the first time, a jury is hearing about those inconsistencies.
Former Lead Det. Jerry Berry testified he believes it was a murder set up to look like a suicide. And, he added, he was suspicious of Reynolds' husband, Ron Reynolds.
"The one thing that was glaring to me, that really stood out was this man had absolutely no sign of remorse or concern at all," Berry said.
And Sgt. David Bell, a close friend of Reynolds, had seen and talked to her just hours before her death. He told jurors he never would have left her alone if he thought she was suicidal.
"I would have drug her out of there, kicking and screaming (if) I had to," he said.
Reynolds' mother, Barb Thompson, has fought for 10 years for her daughter's death to be tried.
"Reliving it again is not an easy thing to do. Because as you go through each report, you're actually going through the very same thing all over again,"she said.
Over the years, Thompson collected police reports, crime scene photos and other evidence -- all of which are likely to play a critical role in the case, as the judge has ruled to allow the jury to look at Thompson's gatherings.