Overview
- Penney told jurors he was at a cabin outside St. Anthony the day his estranged wife vanished and said he twice drove back to town that evening.
- He described how an undercover officer he knew as Vic befriended him years later and hired him for odd jobs linked to a fake crime group.
- Penney said Vic vouched for him inside that group and he feared there would be consequences if he did not go along.
- The defence argues the confession the sting produced was pressured and urges jurors to consider an uncharged alternative suspect.
- The trial in Corner Brook began April 1 after a seven-year investigation and a December 2023 arrest, and it is scheduled through May 22.