CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The trial continues for a Kanawha County man accused of murdering a Jackson County woman and dumping her body in a well near Sissonville.

The second day of testimony in the trial of Michael Smith saw law enforcement, civilian, and expert witnesses take the stand on Tuesday as Smith faces charges of first-degree murder, concealment of a dead body, and using a firearm during a felony for the 2021 death of Cheyenne Johnson.

The state first called Jackson County Sheriff’s Department Detective Seth Fisher, the lead investigator on the missing persons case that led law enforcement to Smith. Fisher testified to receiving a tip from a Jackson County resident named Amanda Chilson, who told the sheriff’s department to look into Virginia Smith, whom Michael Smith was in a relati

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