David Woods didn’t sound emotional or upset when he called police to report his wife missing, according to a lead investigator in the case.
Woods is accused of first-degree murder in the death of his wife Dorothy Woods. She went missing in November 2011 and her body was found in a culvert south of Saskatoon on Jan. 4, 2012.
Lead investigator Sgt. David Hudson, who is now retired, took the stand Wednesday at day three of the trial at Saskatoon Court of Queen's Bench.
Hudson explained how the investigation unfolded, outlining two calls Woods made to police, text messages sent from Dorothy's phone around the time she went missing and a call Dorothy made to police months before she was killed.
Recordings from the two calls David Woods made to police were played in court.
The first call was made Nov. 10, the day before Dorothy was last seen. Woods reported his wife was driving impaired during that call and told police he didn’t want her to come home that evening.
The second call came Nov. 15. Woods told police he believed his wife ran off with another man. He inquired to the dispatcher about changing the locks on his home. The dispatcher said not to file a missing persons report because Dorothy had run off with another man and wasn’t actually missing. He was told to call back if he suspected foul play.
Hudson said David Woods was the first to report Dorothy missing. The investigator said it was odd the call came four days after she was last seen and that Woods did not sound emotional during the call.
Hudson also outlined more on threatening text messages court first heard about Tuesday. Threatening text messages were sent Nov. 15 and 16 from Dorothy's phone to a man who allegedly had sexual relationships with Dorothy. Hudson said similar messages were sent from Dorothy’s phone to another man in October 2011.
The jury also learned that Dorothy called police in February 2011 to report domestic abuse. An emergency intervention order was issued and David Woods was removed from the couple's home on Riel Crescent for about a month, Hudson said.
Hudson is expected to be on the stand for the remainder of the day Wednesday.
