Witness testimony continued Tuesday in the Busken trial with friends of Jewell "Juli" Busken and witnesses to the events of Dec. 20, 1996, taking the stand.

Witnesses recounted memories of Busken and the grim details surrounding the morning she was killed.

Janice Keller Maryman said she was driving near Lake Stanley Draper on the morning of Dec. 20 on her way to work at Tinker Air Force Base.

A red compact car with two people in the front seat pulled up on her right side. Inside the car, Maryman said she saw a girl hunched against the right door panel in a blue jacket with bangs and a ponytail.

Maryman said the driver of the car looked at her.

"The first thing that struck me when I looked at him was that he was angry," Maryman said.

The girl in the car looked at Maryman with "big eyes" that expressed "controlled fear," Maryman said. She spoke with emotion, stopping to regain her composure.

After Maryman's testimony, Busken's parents and other spectators left the courtroom in tears.

Busken Murder

o Jewell "Juli" Busken was killed Dec. 20, 1996.

o She was raped, bound with shoelaces and shot in the back of the head.

o Anthony Sanchez, 27, is accused of the murder.

o On Tuesday, Busken's friends and several witnesses to the event took the stand to testify.

o Witnesses gave details about Busken's abduction and how she was taken to Lake Stanley Draper.

David Kill said a red compact car cut him off on his way to Norman as he passed by Lake Stanley Draper. He pursued the vehicle at speeds of up to 80 mph all the way to Alameda Street in Norman.

"I thought he didn't get a good enough look at my truck up on Draper Drive," Kill said. "So I thought I'd give him a better look. Nowadays, they call it road rage."

Kill said he helped police create a composite sketch of the driver of the red compact car from what he saw in the vehicle's rearview mirror.

Randy Lankford said he first saw what appeared to be a blue car seat for a baby near the shore of Oklahoma City's Lake Stanley Draper around noon on Dec. 20. He said he became suspicious when he saw shoes near the car seat.

"I thought I saw something out there, but I didn't think it was a body," Lankford said.

Lankford returned later that evening with his wife, Sharon Lankford, and inspected the object more closely. Upon seeing the object was not a car seat, the couple went to a nearby ranger's station and reported the body to police.

Jackie Deen said she lived in the Dublin West Apartment Complex across the parking lot from Busken. In the early morning hours of Dec. 20, she heard a woman scream "like in a horror movie."

The woman's scream was followed by a man's voice saying, "Shut up and get in the car," Deen said. Two car doors slammed and the vehicle sped out of the parking lot toward Lindsey Street, Deen testified.

Monica Saigal, a friend of Busken's, was with Busken on the night before the murder. She said Busken had gathered with several friends at Saigal's apartment to play Monopoly and exchange gifts before they left for the holidays.

Saigal said Busken left her apartment to go to the Kettle with friends before Busken took her friend to catch an early flight at Will Rogers World Airport. Saigal remained at her apartment.

Victoria Cousins was Busken's roommate in December 1996 and said she had no recollection of Busken being in danger at any time before her death.

Their apartment had received several harassing or hang-up calls in the months before the homicide, including a collect call from the Lexington Correctional Facility, Cousins said.

Master Police Officer Bill Alves said he worked for the Norman Police Department at the time of the homicide and also lived in Busken's apartment complex and worked there as a security guard.

He said he also heard a woman's scream in the early morning hours of Dec. 20. He exited his apartment, but did not see anything, so he went back inside.

Alves said he helped Norman police enter Busken's apartment, where they found no signs of struggle.

Busken's father, Wilber "Bud" Busken, said he traveled five and a half hours with his wife from their home in Benton, Ark., to attend the trial. Bud Busken is the co-owner of a golf course in Benton. He said he plans to return there on weekends to check on things.

The trial is expected to last between two and three weeks.

Testimony begins again on Wednesday at 8:30 a.m.
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