The Crown will today continue to piece together the movements of Mark Lundy before he allegedly drove home to kill his wife and daughter.
Yesterday, the double murder trial in the High Court at Wellington heard from a string of witnesses the defendant visited for work on August 29, 2000.
The Crown's new theory is that rather than speeding back to Palmerston North to kill Christine Lundy and 7-year-old Amber about 7pm, the murders took place in the early hours of the following day.
It is expected the court will continue to hear from Wellington witnesses who spoke to Lundy through his work as a kitchen-sink salesman.
Also giving evidence will be a prostitute who was hired by the defendant when he stayed in a Petone motel on the night of August 29.
There is a court order suppressing her identity, which is expected to continue.
Yesterday the jury heard from a Naenae service station worker, who confirmed receipts showed Lundy filled his car with more than 62 litres of petrol - a fact Crown prosecutor Philip Morgan, QC, indicated would be important in his opening.
Clients of Lundy's noticed nothing out of the ordinary when he visited them hours before allegedly committing the murders.
Claire Wright, from Home Ideas in Petone, described him as "bubbly and happy" as he always was, and so did others.
But one witness said the defendant's behaviour deviated slightly from the norm.
Manager of Petone's QA Joinery Keith Bradbury said Lundy had arrived at the premises earlier than usual and after "general chit chat" brought up his insurance policy.
"He told me they were looking at updating life insurance and had been knocked back because of weight concerns from the doctor," Mr Bradbury said.
He said Lundy was looking for a $1 million policy but had been only able to secure a $500,000 one.
The trial before Justice Simon France is expected to last nine weeks.
By Rob Kidd of NZME. News Service
