Larry Millete murder trial: Maya Millete's friend testifies she was worried about her kids

Day 15: Friend testifies in Larry Millete murder trial

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CHULA VISTA, Calif. (KGTV) — NOTE: This page will be updated throughout the day.

10:30 a.m. — As Maya Millete planned to leave her marriage, a close friend testified Maya was worried about her children.

Former co-worker Kristeen Timmers was back on the stand Thursday, saying that she and Maya’s sisters were willing to help her financially if she needed it for the divorce. “I just felt awful for her,” Timmers testified, adding that Maya never asked her for help.

Timmers said it was evident in 2020, that there was tension between Larry Millete and Maya.

Larry is currently facing murder charges in connection his wife’s disappearance. Maya’s body has never been found. Larry has been in custody since his arrest in Oct. 2021.

Timmers said that toward the end of 2020, the two were “definitely not loving.”

In a group chat on Jan. 7, 20201, Timmers testified that Maya told her and a few other friends that she had an argument with Larry and that he wanted 100% custody of the children. She also said Larry wanted the house and Maya told him to buy her out.

That was the last day anyone saw Maya alive.

The last message among her friends was about the children, also on Jan. 7, 2021, when Maya said that she was worried about them.

Timmers testified that she had future plans with Maya, including celebrating her 40th birthday by hiking the Grand Canyon. She said there was no indication she would have ever voluntarily left her children.

During a brief cross-examination, Larry’s defense attorney asked if Timmers ever saw Larry get physically violent with Maya or the children. Timmers responded no.

She said that Maya told her about the accusations of the affair with another co-worker, but Maya said it wasn’t true.