AUBURN, Ala. (WRBL) —Graphic new testimony in a Lee County courtroom is shedding light on the evidence police say ties a man to the brutal killing of Dr. Julie Schnuelle, whose body was found at Kiesel Park on September 6, 2025.

Dr. Schnuelle, 59, was a retired professor with Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Investigators say she was walking her dog at Kiesel Park when she was attacked and killed in broad daylight.

During Wednesday’s preliminary hearing, Auburn Police Detective Taylor Clark described how the investigation began when a 911 caller reported finding a pool of blood along a walking trail.

Clark testified when officers arrived at Kiesel Park — Auburn’s largest city park, spanning 150 acres of trails, meadows, and ponds — they found two pools of blood near t

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