Further testimony was heard Wednes-day in the trial of a man accused of beating two women to death in July 2007.

Rudarty Redbone Archilta Sr. faces two counts of first-degree murder in the July 18, 2007, beating deaths of 56-year-old Beaulah Roye Hodges and 32-year-old Pamela Jean LeClair, who were found outside their home in the 1300 block of South Jefferson.

Testimony from several Enid Police Department detectives and a state medical examiner was heard by Associate District Judge Tom Newby in the non-jury trial, which was agreed to by the state and defense after all parties waived a jury trial.

Eric Duval, a forensic pathologist, testified Wednesday afternoon before Newby about the autopsies he performed on LeClair and Hodges.

Assistant District Attorney Mike Fields asked Duval about the injuries he observed during his autopsy of LeClair.

Assisted by photographs provided by Fields, Duval described the injuries on LeClair beginning with her head. He said she had extensive skull fractures, abrasions and bruising on the scalp and abrasions on her face.

After the external evaluation of LeClair, Duval did an internal examination. According to Duval, LeClair had extensive trauma to the brain, including the tearing apart of the brain stem.

“It would have cut off all voluntary movement,” he said.

Fields asked Duval if he determined a cause of death and manner of death for LeClair.

“I determined the cause to be blunt force trauma. The manner was homicide,” Duval said.

Fields then asked Duval about Hodges’ autopsy and injuries.

“There were two scalp lacerations on the left near the back of the head. In addition, her left ear was bruised, a bruise on the left side of her face and neck, a patterned injury behind the left ear that had a cylindrical shape,” Duval said.

According to Duval, there also was trauma to the brain. He said there was an area of bleeding on the left side of the brain and a hairline fracture on the base of the skull on the left side. The neck had extensive bruising on the left and back and bleeding in the spine.

“The entire upper back was extensively bruised and had subcutaneous bleeding,” Duval said. “The fat and muscles was heavily hemorrhagic. Fat is usually yellow and muscle is usually red or light maroon. The fat was purple with blood. Likewise with the musculature.”

Duval also said the cause of death for Hodges was blunt force trauma and the manner was homicide.

Fields then asked Duval to compare the two autopsies.

“First and foremost, there was massive blunt force trauma, the small lacerations or punctures were similar and post-mortem changes were similar,” he said.

Oklahoma Indigent Defense System attorney Gary Henry, who is defending Archilta, asked Duval to describe many of LeClair’s injuries more to clarify some of them. He asked Duval if there was a way to determine which of the blows was first and to tell if there was a way to know if LeClair was conscious.

“There is no way to determine which blow was first. Any of the blows could have caused loss of consciousness,” Duval said

Henry then asked if LeClair could have been dead during the assault.

“There was evidence she was alive at the time of her assault. There was hemorrhaging or bleeding around the trauma,” Duval said.

The morning session finished with the continued testimony of Enid Police Department Detective Robin Bench, who was in charge of the crime scene where LeClair’s body was found, and Sgt. Randy King, who was in charge of the crime scene where Hodges’ body was found, and Capt. Bryan Skaggs.

Henry questioned Bench about the collection of evidence and what was processed. He also asked about the efforts of police July 18, 2007, to find the murder weapon.

Henry asked if Archilta’s arrest in the 1300 block of East Cyprus impacted the search for a weapon. Bench replied yes, but said officers continued to search in other directions from Hodges’ home for the weapon.

Fields and Henry both questioned King about his duties at the crime scene where Hodges’ body was found and about the evidence collected.

Henry asked Skaggs if David White, who was at 1311 S. Jefferson when the murders occurred, was identified as living with Hodges by her brother.

“Was the name David, a fella on a bicycle, a name that came up that day as a suspect?” he asked.

Skaggs replied, “Not to my knowledge.”

Henry asked about White’s demeanor during his interview with police July 20, 2007, after police were led to his home by a call from his daughter, saying White had witnessed the murders.

“Did he say anything to you?” Henry asked.

“I know what you’re here for,” Skaggs testified.

The captain said White acted “anxious” and “scared” during the hour-long interview with detectives.

“All he wanted to do was point out the man who broke into the house,” he said.

Henry paused, “He seemed very insistent upon identifying someone, didn’t he?”

“Yes, he did,” Skaggs said. “I believe he had either blocked information from his mind or he was too scared to tell us.”

The trial will resume at 9 a.m. today.