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Kelsey Fitzsimmons Trial Day 1: Justin Aylaian — "I Feared for My Son": The Ex-Fiancé Speaks

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Justin Aylaian says he feared his son's life was in danger and sought a restraining order.

1. Hidden Killers Podcast and True Crime Today cover the Kelsey Fitzsimmons trial through Justin Aylaian's courtroom testimony. 2. Justin Aylaian identifies himself as a 32-year-old Stone, Massachusetts resident and says he works as a firefighter EMT for the North Andover Fire Department. 3. The purpose of the testimony is to explain Aylaian's relationship with Kelsey Fitzsimmons and why he sought a restraining order and temporary custody of their son, Caden. 4. Aylaian says he met Fitzsimmons in September 2023 after she messaged him on Facebook from the North Andover Fire Department page. 5. He says they developed feelings quickly and moved in together about six months later at 125 Phillipsbrook in North Andover. 6. Aylaian states that they had a boy named Caden, who is 13 months old at the time of testimony. 7. He says the relationship became strained around the weekend of July 28 and 29, leading into Monday, July 30. 8. Aylaian says he and Fitzsimmons exchanged text messages and phone calls on July 30 while he was trying to see his son. 9. He tells the court that Fitzsimmons tried to get him to meet at the Common in North Andover, but he did not feel comfortable being alone with her. 10. He says he believed his son's life was in danger and decided to seek a restraining order. 11. Aylaian says he obtained the restraining order in Lawrence with help from his sister Courtney. 12. He says police in North Andover were already faxed the order when he arrived at the station. 13. Aylaian testifies that Officer Daily later told him to come to the residence and pick up custody of his son. 14. He describes Fitzsimmons's mother holding Caden in the living room when he arrived with Courtney. 15. He says he carried the child outside, returned to the house for clothes, and went into the basement to gather more belongings. 16. Aylaian says he then heard an officer shout, "stop don't do it," followed by gunshots and Fitzsimmons's mother screaming. 17. He says he ran through the garage, drove to find Courtney, and then left the area before returning to Stowe, Massachusetts. 18. The testimony is direct and procedural, with repeated objections, sidebar interruptions, and questions about firearms, safes, and custody. 19. Listeners who follow true-crime courtroom testimony, custody disputes, and police response details will want this. 20. Listeners who prefer short, unresolved domestic disputes without legal detail may skip this.

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A trial-day episode that turns small domestic details into a hard look at fear, timing, and intent.

It sits in the overlap between domestic fear and courtroom procedure, and it comes alive when the questioning slows enough for the house layout, the green safe, the rifles, and the text messages about meeting at the common to carry their own weight.

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Listen for the courtroom testimony, the gun-and-safe questions, and the tense back-and-forth around the 29th and 30th.

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