Woman accused of hiding baby remains may have had pregnancy troubles: lawyer

The husband of a Winnipeg woman accused of hiding the remains of several babies says he can’t be sure that he was the only man who might have conceived a child with her.

She said Giesbrecht eventually moved the contents to a different storage unit at U-Haul.

The trial also heard from Liezl Collins, who described herself as Giesbrecht’s best friend.

Earlier Monday, the trial heard from the manager of another storage company that Giesbrecht used between 1999 and 2010.

He told court he does not remember his mother being pregnant or even seeing a shift in her weight. In April, a medical expert testified that the six infants could have been born alive, according to the report. However, investigators never actually obtained Giesbrecht’s DNA.

They sparked a friendship and Burdett said Giesbrecht began dating another casino employee, Gerald Morrissey.

Burdett said Giesbrecht told her around 2006 that she became pregnant from her boyfriend.

The son, who cannot be identified under a court-ordered publication ban, also said many women visited the family’s Winnipeg home over the years – a statement under cross-examination that could cast doubt on a key piece of DNA evidence in the Crown’s case against Andrea Giesbrecht. When found, the infants were in various states of decomposition, and had been wrapped in garbage bags before being placed in duffel bags and stored in large containers and pails.

Karen Bodoano said Giesbrecht initially rented a sizable, heated locker but had only a few items inside, such as pails and plastic bins. Giesbrecht’s maid of honour spoke and said her and Giesbrecht were friends since they were teenagers.

She said she hasn’t seen Giesbrecht since her arrest in October 2014.

Within the span of nine months she had another two. Giesbrecht has not been charged with killing or harming the infants, only concealing their remains.