HAMILTON — One of the men charged with murder in the death of Tim Bosma says the violent rap lyrics he wrote had nothing to do with the Hamilton father's killing.
Mark Smich continues his testimony today under cross-examination from the lawyer of his co-accused, Dellen Millard.
Court has seen several rap lyrics and one rap video that police found on Smich's iPad, in which he writes about guns, killing and running from police.
Smich says his lyrics do not reflect real life, adding that he writes about money, but he's broke, and he writes about a Cadillac even though he doesn't have a driver's license.
Smich and Millard have pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Bosma, who vanished on May 6, 2013 after taking two strangers for a test drive in his truck.
Smich has testified that Millard shot and killed the Hamilton father, and then burned his body in an animal incinerator.
Millard's lawyer, Nadir Sachak, asked Smich again on Tuesday if he was the one who shot Bosma and wrote about it afterward.
"When you pulled the trigger, did you say, 'you're deceased kid'?" Sachak asked, referencing some of Smich's rap lyrics.
"I was not there," Smich said.
Smich said he was a prolific rap writer and said he often wrote with Millard. He said Millard had dreams of building a studio for Smich to record songs for his apparent rap career.
The studio was never built, Smich said.
Under questioning Monday from Sachak, Smich could not recall key details, including where he buried a gun he said was used to kill Bosma.
He only remembered it was buried in a forest somewhere in Oakville, Ont. The gun has never been found.
