The lead investigator in the case of two white supremacist brothers accused of bombing a black Scottsdale official acknowledged Wednesday that the twins were the focal point of the investigation from the beginning.
Defense attorney Deborah Williams spent much of Wednesday questioning Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent Tristan Moreland, and implied that investigators ignored other possible suspects and scenarios.
Identical twin brothers Dennis and Daniel Mahon, both 61, have pleaded not guilty to the 2004 bombing of Don Logan, Scottsdale's diversity director at the time. Logan opened a package in his office that turned out to be a bomb. Logan's hand and arm were injured, and a secretary was hurt.
As testimony continued Wednesday, prosecutors continued to play recordings of the Mahon brothers to jurors that were filled with racial slurs and references to violence being the only answer for white people.
Investigators conducted video and audio surveillance on the brothers for years after the bombing, using a government informant chosen for her good looks to charm the brothers into admitting to the bombing.
The defense has repeatedly criticized the use of the informant, calling her conduct with the brothers "outrageous" and saying that she was a "trailer park Mata Hari."
Williams pointed out Wednesday that five years of video and audio surveillance, a paid government informant and a team of investigators dedicated to the Mahons "must have cost a tremendous amount of money."
The trial will continue Thursday. It began Jan. 10 and is expected to take at least a couple more weeks.
