Angela Lovette, who lived beside Wilson for almost two years, described in court Thursday the gunshots that sounded “real close” to her house.

“Bang.” She closed her eyes and nodded seven or eight times, as if counting off seconds. “Bang, bang,” she said.

District Attorney Bill Kenerly believes the shots Lovette heard came from the .357 -caliber Magnum handgun Kathy and Kenneth Miller owned. Kathy Miller is on trial, accused of shooting her father six times.

Kenerly contends Miller drove to Wilson’s home from 12:45 to 1:25 p.m., during a break in her teaching schedule at North Hills Christian School.

Lovette testified she saw a bluish-green Dodge Intrepid in Leon Wilson’s driveway as she went outside at 1 p.m. that day to take a walk.

James Davis, one of Miller’s attorneys, has pointed out that the description of Kathy Miller’s vehicle has varied in different testimonies. Lovette, Wilson’s neighbor, said the car was bluish-green. When searching the vehicle, investigators described the color as blue, and other witnesses have called the color teal, “a funny blue,” and a greenish-blue.

Davis said the only distinguishing marks on the vehicle are the front license plate, “Salisbury, North Carolina, home of North Hills Christian School” and the rear plate KTZ-9003 with the letters WWJD (What Would Jesus Do?) beside it.

Wilson’s neighbor said she did not get a chance to see either of the tags.

Kenerly asked Lovette how she knew the car in Wilson’s driveway was a Dodge Intrepid. “Our family has always bought cars from Smith Stokes” Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep, she said.

She added that the Dodge was the same car she saw at Wilson’s house on Oct. 17 and 18, while Wilson attended a NASCARrace. Previous witnesses have said that Kathy Miller house-sat for her father while he was away at the race.

Lovette was able to pin down the time she saw the vehicle at Wilson’s house based on her morning activities. “Sally at 10, Jenny Jones at 11, and Jerry Springer at 12,” Lovette said. She started outside as “All My Children” came on at 1 p.m.

Lovette proceeded to explain her afternoon walk. “I heard a gunshot,” about five minutes into the walk.

“How did you know it was a gunshot?” she was asked.

“My dad is a hunter, and I’ve been around it all my life,” Lovette said.

“I thought, man that was close,” she said, and then looked towards her house. She continued to walk and heard two additional gunshots back-to-back.

“I thought I needed to hurry up and finish my walk,” Lovette said.

Lovette did not hear any additional gunshots as she finished her walk, which lasted about 15 minutes. Wilson’s autopsy showed he was wounded eight times, but the medical examiner testified two bullets could have struck Wilson twice. For instance, the medical examiner said one bullet could have gone through Wilson’s left left and struck his right leg, causing two entry wounds.

And the jury saw a number of photographs of the crime scene to illustrate the testimony of previous witnesses and Special Agent Barry Bonds with the State Bureau of Investigations.

Bonds took the stand Thursday to describe the crime scene as he found it on Oct. 22, after Brenda Tortoreo found Wilson’s body.

The jury also saw diagrams of Wilson’s house, noting where investigators found traces of blood and other evidence.

Beside Wilson’s body, Bonds found faxed copies of checks from F&M Bank, refrigerator magnets, eyeglasses and Polaroids.

Bonds also testified that he found a shoe box on the dining room table that contained various bank and credit card statements and check book registers.

In the living room, investigators found a piece of “Precious Moments” note paper with a note addressed “Dear Dad” and signed “Kathy” as well as a telephone book on the floor in front of a recliner. On the end table, they found a legal envelope with writing on it and a checkbook register beside a pad of checks.