Finding The Reids’ Bodies: Concord Retired Couple Murder Trial, Day 2

CONCORD, NH — A family member of a retired couple murdered in Concord in April 2022, as well as several law enforcement officers, took the stand on the second day of proceedings on Wednesday in Merrimack County Superior Court.

Logan Lavar Clegg, 27, a transient, was accused of killing Stephen and Djeswende Reid on the Marsh Loop Trail in East Concord. He faces two second-degree murder-knowing counts, two second-degree murder-reckless counts, three falsifying physical evidence counts, falsifying evidence, and felon in possession of a dangerous weapon charges, all felonies.

Sue Forey of Concord, Stephen Reid’s sister, took the stand to explain how the family came to know the couple went missing. She said he did not attend a tennis game, which was unlikely behavior. Forey went to their apartment, saw their vehicles parked outside, and spoke with the apartment manager about gaining access to their residence. She said there was nothing abnormal inside the apartment, although Djeswende Reid had left one of her phones in the apartment.

Forey, a former commander of the New Hampshire State Police, reached out to law enforcement for assistance to help find the couple. Joshua Speicher, a prosecutor, asked her if she thought the couple knew anyone who might want to harm them. Forey said she did not.

However, upon cross-examination by Mariana Dominguez, a public defender, Forey was questioned about an interview with police where she was asked if she knew of anyone who might harm the couple and that she did and “it might be related to his employment.”

“I don’t think that I said that,” Forey said. “If I was asked about the nature of his work, perhaps, but I don’t know that … I guess it’s a really weird question. If you’re trying to brainstorm what could possibly be the reason why this person is missing, you could say … but do I know someone that would ever want to hurt them? I don’t.”

Dominguez said, Forey mentioned to police there were many refugees in Concord from African nations and they might remember the Reids from their work abroad.

“Is that something you told police?,” she asked.

“That is … refreshing my memory, yes,” Forey said. “But I would say that was in the context of who could possibly want to injure them … brainstorming.”

Reid worked for Associates in Rural Development on projects and reports as a contractor for the U.S. Agency for International Development. The company was acquired by Tetra Tech, a multi-billion California-based consulting firm involved with water systems and other foreign infrastructure projects. They worked in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Haiti, Liberia, Niger, and Senegal during their careers. In prior requests for information, neither Tetra Tech nor the USAID would confirm or comment on their work.

Dominguez also confirmed Forey's statements about the sliding glass doors and a window on the second-floor apartment were open.

Concord Police Officer KristieAnn DeSilvio explained her investigation into the missing couple. State Trooper State Trooper Brett Barry, with a K-9, found the remains of the couple off the Marsh Loop Trail about 40 feet in, dragged from the trail, underneath leaves and sticks. Another K-9 officer, Trooper James Powers, spoke about meeting with “Arthur Kelly,” an alias prosecutors claim Clegg gave to police, in a tent near the Alton Woods apartment complex.

Concord Police Detective Nicole Murray meticulously described the multi-hour recovery operation through more than one hundred photos she had taken from the area where the bodies were found. Photos were shown of bullet fragments, coagulated blood clumped in pine needles, leaves, and dirt, clothing pieces, body parts, and how the bodies were found underneath forest debris, covered in white powder.

All during the proceedings of the evidence Murray presented, Clegg eyed the presentation, sat still, and showed no emotion.

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