Investigation into the death of Galina Hutchins: police check information on Alec Baldwin's phone

Alec Baldwin and his wife were spotted heading for coffee in the Hamptons, Long Island on December 18 - just two days after a security warrant was issued on his cell phone. Writes about it Daily Mail.

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The actor has been in the East End of Long Island with his family since December 17 while investigating the murder of Galina Hutchins during the filming of the western Rust.

Baldwin, 63, paused briefly to stock up on drinks and snacks. In a plaid jacket and a face mask, he was low-key.

Yoga instructor Hilaria, 37, wore a long green coat over a white jumper and leggings. A baseball cap completed the look.

Sheriffs of Santa Fe in New Mexico have issued a warrant to examine Baldwin's iPhone in connection with the deadly shooting on October 21.

The warrant allows the police to view all text messages and photos on the actor's mobile phone, as well as any stored location data as part of an investigation.

Baldwin made a telephone call shortly after the shooting.

Judge David Segura approved the request for such an order on December 16.

Detective Alexandria Hancock, named an affiant in the lawsuit, said Baldwin was asked to hand over his phone, but the actor and his lawyers demanded a warrant.

Hancock, in her warrant request, detailed what she wanted from Baldwin's phone: a list of his contacts, call records, photos, videos and text messages.

“Affiant is requesting a warrant to seize and inspect Alec Baldwin's cell phone to search for any evidence related to the investigation into the death of Galina Hutchins,” the warrant request states.

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Affiant believes there may be evidence in the phone that people have used cell phones during or after the crime. Such information, if it exists, may become material and relevant to this investigation.

“Affiant has learned, among other things, that during the course of the interview, several emails and text messages were sent and received regarding the filming of Rust,” the statement said.

According to an access warrant, Baldwin told police that he had exchanged emails with the film's gunsmith, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, regarding which weapon style to use in the film.

They ended up settling on the Colt pistol.

Cameraman Hutchins' father recently accused Baldwin of accidentally shooting his daughter, so the star actor is at least "partially responsible" for the murder.

“It is clear to me that Baldwin fired the shot, so it is difficult to understand why he cannot be partially responsible for the death of my daughter,” complains Anatoly Androsovich.

The 61-year-old father does not understand Baldwin's claim that the gun that killed Hutchins went off without pulling the trigger.

“A revolver is a gun that doesn’t fire until the trigger is pulled, and Alec is partially to blame for firing,” Androsovich noted.

He asked why Baldwin deleted a series of tweets he sent after the tragedy.

“Why did he take down his tweets when it became clear that this was a rehearsal? Why did he fire the shot during rehearsal?” - the Ukrainian who served as the captain of the submarine is indignant.

Androsovich is concerned that his 9-year-old grandson Andros will "recover completely" from the incident.

“Andros is slowly coming back to life, but this is a huge blow for all of us,” he noted.

Androsovich's comments came just days after Baldwin denied asking for a larger caliber weapon.

The actor denied the allegations in a tweet, sharing an article from Newsweek, which claimed that he asked for a larger-caliber weapon in front of the shot scene.

“This is actually a lie,” Baldwin wrote. “My choice of props for the film was made several weeks before filming began. It is incorrect to claim that any changes were made 'before the death'.

The actor was handed an antique pistol for the stage and was told that it was "cold", that is, not loaded.

He rehearsed the scene in which he draws a pistol, and in an interview with ABC on December 2, he said that he never pulled the trigger, but the pistol went off anyway.

On October 21, 42-year-old cameraman Hutchins was shot and killed while filming a film whose director Joel Souza was shot in the shoulder and survived.

It is unclear why the New Mexico police took so long to issue a search warrant for Baldwin's phone.

The actor claims that he fully cooperated with the investigation and no arrests were made.

On December 2, Baldwin gave an emotional interview to George Stephanopoulos of ABC, in which he said that he did not pull the trigger and does not feel guilty because he believes that he did nothing wrong.

“We run through the scene, and then bam: the gun goes off. Everyone was terrified,” he recalled.

Baldwin spoke of his devastation after Hutchins' death and paid tribute to her as a great filmmaker and great person.

The actor told Stephanopoulos that he only learned of her death several hours later, at the end of the police interview.

According to Baldwin, "knowledgeable" people told him that a criminal charge against him was "very unlikely."

“Someone will be held accountable for what happened. I can’t say who exactly, but it’s not me,” Baldwin is sure. “Honestly, if I felt guilty, I would commit suicide.”

After the interview, Baldwin posted on Instagram a photo of him rocking one of his six young children.

“Whatever happens to me. No matter what I suffer. Win or lose, no one can take away the joy and love you gave me @hilariabaldwin,” he wrote. - These are difficult times. The world is choking on the smoke of hatred. But you gave me a reason to live. Our life is all I care about. Nothing more. I am indebted to you."

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Baldwin recently spoke in detail about the incident for the first time. He was filming a scene in a church when a gun was handed over to him.

“I bring the gun to the marker, into the lens. It was a completely random shot that may not end up in the film,” the actor explained.

Baldwin says he cocked the trigger and discussed with Hutchins how he looks in the frame.

“The gun should have been empty. I was told that I was handed an empty gun. She falls. I thought she had fainted. The idea that there was a live round in that gun never even crossed my mind,” Baldwin said.

“But no one could figure out what was wrong with her. Because the idea that someone used a live bullet seemed beyond reality,” the actor continued. “I never pulled the trigger.”

Dave Halls, the assistant director who oversaw the scene, confirmed Baldwin's account through his lawyer.

He stood over her "for about 60 seconds," and then he was taken out.

The actor was sure: "no one knew" that live ammunition was used. But soon the policeman showed a photo of the shrapnel.

According to Baldwin, then "agony, madness" began.

“At the end of my interview with the sheriff’s department, they told me, ‘We regret to inform you that she did not survive,’” the star actor stated.

After that, he went outside and called his wife.

And when the Baldwin went to get coffee, reports began to appear on the network that the couple had been detained by the police. Hilaria did communicate with the officer. But, as it turned out, in fact, the reason for this was not related to the investigation.

Hilaria posted a video on Instagram in which she explained that she and Alec were "stalked" by a photographer with whom they "repeatedly had problems", so they decided to ask the police for help. People.

In the caption to the post, the actor's wife explained that she recorded the video shortly after the incident, but did not dare to publish it until she saw the messages, which "said that they were detained by the police."

And she said: “This is not true. Lie".

In the video, Hilaria said that she and Alec, who were in the car with their eldest daughter Carmen Gabriela, drove around "until" they spotted an officer they thought could come to their aid.

“I was driving with Alec and Carmen in the car until I found a policeman and asked him for help. The person who was chasing us came out and started yelling at the officer and me. Then he took photographs of me allegedly being stopped by a policeman,” she explained.

“I will not remain silent while you cause harm,” the actor’s wife told the tabloids.

Hilaria in her Instagram story called on the media to "stop writing fakes."

“It’s really tiring,” she pleaded. “Eventually, we all lose faith that we can trust the news.” And the news is very important.”

As ForumDaily wrote earlier:

• American actor Alec Baldwin accidentally killed one person and injured another on the set of a film in Albuquerque. The deceased, 42-year-old photographer and cinematographer Galina Gatchins, was a Ukrainian.
• On October 21, on the set of the film, Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin accidentally killed the cameraman and wounded the director. The Ukrainian woman was killed. Sources of claim that she could have filmed her own death.
• Court records show that weapons were readily available gunsmith and film assistant director.
• Sources claim that on the set was in complete chaos with weapons.
• Read the stories of the worst tragedies and accidents that occurred directly on the set in our material.

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