Reporter Caleb Hutton discusses the trial of William Talbott

This is the first of a weekly series, “Herald Headlines,” giving you a look inside our newsroom.

This is the first installment of a weekly video series, “Herald Headlines,” hosted by Executive Editor Phillip O’Connor. Each week we’ll take a look behind the scenes of the newsroom of The Daily Herald.

This week’s guest is reporter Caleb Hutton, who covered the recent trial of William Talbott II. Talbott was convicted June 28 after an unprecedented trial involving the use of genetic genealogy and the 1987 murders of Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg, a young British Columbia couple.

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