CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Jurors heard about relationship dynamics and bullet trajectory findings as testimony continued in the trial of the Nashville-area paramedic charged with first-degree murder in the 2021 deaths of his wife and father-in-law.
Matthew David Konen, 36, has pleaded not guilty in the deaths of Rachel Konen, 30, and her father David Rodgers, 62. The defense began their own proof Thursday, after the state rested, and continued through Tuesday.
Here are four takeaways from days six through eight of testimony.
1. Relationship timeline and financial support
Morgan Konen, Konen’s new wife and an advanced EMT, testified that they became friends in 2019 while working on the same ambulance together. She said she knew he was married with four children but their friendship evolved into a relationship, and their physical affair began around May 2020. “I think it was definitely a mistake on his part – on both of our parts,” she said, adding that it was only a secret for “a short period of time” before Konen “offered the information” to Rachel…