Police Find Bloody Clothes, Bullets: Cranston Teen Murder Trial

PROVIDENCE, RI — While searching a home police believe is connected to the murder of a 24-year-old man, Cranston Detectives in court Tuesday said they found a pile of bloody clothes, spent casings and almost two dozen live rounds.

Detective Jameson Wheatley told the jury that according to Cranston Police, the house searched at 15 Edgewood Avenue in Cranston might be connected to a murder Xavier Vidot, 18 is accused of committing.

Vidot faces murder charges after police said in July 2017 he killed Valdez Loiseau, 24 after hearing gunshots and seeing him hit his mother. Vidot's mother, Melonie Perez, 36 is also being charged with compounding a felony, failure to report a death; and concealing a felony. Samantah Rastella, 20, of Cranston also was arrested on charges of trying to conceal the crime.

The Providence Journal reported police also found a bloody bra in the master bedroom, a bloody New England Patriots jersey in the basement and blood splattered in several rooms throughout the house.

In total, four spent bullet casings were found in the house as well an additional 23 live rounds, Wheatley said.

When questioned by Vidot's lawyer, Wheatley said the blood found on the Patriot's jersey did not match Loiseau's DNA. Vidot and his mother were both swabbed for gunshot residue on their hands, but the samples have yet to be tested.

Rastella last Thursday told the jury that Vidot admitted to killing Loiseau because he was beating Vidot's mom. She said Loiseau was killed during a struggle between him and Vidot.

Vidot and his mother, Perez both plead not guilty.

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