Angela's Father Testifies Griffin Pointed Him to a Mob Hit in Salsa Joe's Murders Trial | Pt 2

Angela Strussion's father takes the stand first and tells the jury what Andrew Griffin told him after the murders: it looked like a mob hit. Tom and Angela Strussion ran two Salsa Joe's restaurants in Belmont County, Ohio, and were found shot in their burning home in September 2021. Andrew Isaac Griffin, their partner at the Elm Grove Salsa Joe's, is charged with their murders and is presumed innocent. Watch the money. Tom carried cash everywhere, and the defense wants you to know it. --- WATCH WITH JUSTICE 0:00:00 What this video is, and a preview 0:00:14 Intro 0:00:52 to 0:03:13 - Video starts: Back from the scene, the State of Ohio calls its first witness. 0:03:13 to 0:06:09 - Angela's father is asked about his daughter, and needs a moment. 0:06:09 to 0:09:09 - Why Tom and Angela came to Ohio: restaurants, and Salsa Joe's. 0:09:09 to 0:10:11 - March 2021: Andrew Griffin pulls up with a smoker on a trailer and sleeps on the couch. 0:10:11 to 0:13:35 - The business deal as her father heard it: learn the trade, then ten locations. 0:13:35 to 0:15:51 - The bank bags: each night's cash came home to the house. 0:15:51 to 0:19:09 - Tom always carried a thick roll of hundred-dollar bills. 0:19:09 to 0:21:41 - September 21, 2021: the phone call that told him Angela had died. 0:21:41 to 0:24:05 - He asked Andrew Griffin for leads. The answer: "it looked like a mob hit." 0:24:05 to 0:25:47 - The mob talk came up again and again. Then Griffin stopped answering. 0:25:47 to 0:28:11 - A Columbus trip, and twenty or thirty thousand dollars in a bag in the truck. 0:28:11 to 0:30:02 - The defense on cross: Tom never hid his cash. 0:30:02 to 0:33:34 - A sheriff's detective takes the stand: phones, search warrants, subpoenas. 0:33:34 to 0:36:48 - The jury hears the three 911 calls from that morning. 0:36:48 to 0:45:34 - Drone video: the house, the interstate and the cell towers. 0:45:34 to 0:47:17 - Everything sent to the state crime lab came back negative. 0:47:17 to 0:48:41 - The best friend's phone: its location records were already gone. 0:48:41 to 0:52:41 - The defense on cross: why DNA, prints and footprints matter. 0:52:41 to 0:55:18 - Griffin's wife became a cooperating witness. Her phones came in three weeks ago. 0:55:18 to 0:59:50 - The first firefighter on the scene takes the stand. 0:59:50 to 1:01:59 - Around the back of the house, firefighters find Angela on the deck. 1:01:59 to 1:09:54 - Crawling through heavy smoke, they find Tom ten feet inside. 1:09:54 to 1:12:11 - Pets lost in the fire, a count of the firefighters, then a ten-minute break. --- COMPLETE CASE COVERAGE justiceisaprocess.com SUBSCRIBE for daily trial coverage and hit the notification bell so you never miss testimony. JOIN to unlock the Case Notebook powered by NotebookLM, where you can chat with the evidence, ask questions about testimony, and go deeper than any comment section allows. CASE BACKGROUND REPORT: https://justiceisaprocess.com/oh-v-an... Complete case overview including the charges, the timeline, the key players, and the legal questions this trial raises. State of Ohio v. Andrew Isaac Griffin. Belmont County Court of Common Pleas, St. Clairsville, Ohio, Judge Chris Berhalter presiding. Griffin is charged with aggravated murder in the September 2021 deaths of Thomas and Angela Strussion, who were found shot in their home near Belmont after it was set on fire, along with aggravated arson, aggravated burglary and firearm specifications. Tom Strussion was his former business partner in a Salsa Joe's restaurant. Griffin has pleaded not guilty. Opening statements are set for October 26, 2026. He is presumed innocent unless and until the State proves each charge beyond a reasonable doubt. PLAYLISTS AND RESOURCES Website: https://justiceisaprocess.com/coverag... Full Trial Live Broadcasts:    • Ohio v. Andrew Griffin: Full Trial Live Br...   No Breaks Edition:    • Ohio v. Andrew Griffin: No Breaks Edition   Trial Analysis Podcast:    • Ohio v. Andrew Griffin: Case Story Trial P...   Key Moments and Testimony:    • Ohio v. Andrew Griffin: Key Moments & Test...   Commentary:    • Ohio v. Andrew Griffin: Commentary   Subscribe for Daily Coverage:    / @justiceisaprocess   FAIR USE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE This content is produced under Fair Use (17 U.S.C. 107) for news reporting, criticism, and educational purposes. We provide transformative commentary on public court proceedings, advancing public understanding of the judicial process through timestamps, analysis, and educational context. #JusticeIsAProcess #SalsaJoesMurders #AndrewGriffin