WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find disturbing. Reader’s discretion is advised. A Tilbury man’s final moments were detailed in court on Thursday. Darin Noland, now 64 years old, testified Thursday in the ongoing murder trial of Kimberly Price, 55. She has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Henry Neudorf, 55, killed on Jan. 11, 2024. Noland told the judge Price was an on-again, off-again girlfriend who texted unexpectedly, asking him to stay the night. Price lived at a home on Queen Street in Tilbury with her son, David Trealout, and Neudorf. Not long after arriving to her home, Noland alleges Price started to put duct tape on the bottom of everyone’s shoes. “Tonight’s the night. David’s gonna kill Henry tonight,” Noland alleges Price said. “I want no part of it,” he replied. “I tried to reason with her and change her mind and that didn’t work. It just went right over her head.” “What makes you think you’re going to get away with this?” It’s your roommate, in your house?” Noland says he asked. According to Noland, Neudorf knew when he left home that day his front door may have been locked. Price said she would let him in if he knocked. Around 6:30 that evening, Neudorf returned home and knocked on the door three times. Noland says that’s when Trealout started hitting him with a cast-iron frying pan. Noland alleges Price then placed a shopping bag and pillowcase over Neudorf’s head before dragging his lifeless body into the garage and “wrestling” him into the trunk of his own car. Being a retired transport truck driver, Noland believes Price asked him to come over to drive Neudorf’s manual Honda Civic that night, which he agreed to do. Noland told the court he drove alone, with Neudorf’s body in the trunk, “apologizing to Henry the whole way.” On Townline Road, Noland pulled over and watched while he says Price and Trealout disposed of Neudorf in a water-filled ditch. They did the same to the Neudorf’s Honda along with the frying pan, duct tape, and clothes from the murder scene. Cross examination exposes inconsistencies Defence lawyer Ari Goldkind spent a lot of time Thursday on Noland’s plea to accessory after the fact. Noland acknowledged he accepted the plea on the condition he would testify at the trials of Price and Trealout. He also told police he needed “hold some details back” to protect himself from prosecution. At this first interview with police, Noland told detectives in January 2024 Neudorf was struck 20 times with the frying pan but at this second interview in July 2024 Noland said it was only six. Goldkind reminded the court the autopsy showed that Neudorf suffered six head injuries. The defence was also highly critical of Noland for not warning Neudorf, calling 911, or leaving the house when it became clear a murder was about to occur. Nor did Noland go to police with what he knew – and his involvement. Police came to question Noland after getting information from Price and Trealout. Noland also agreed that Trealout could be a violent person to be around who had a bad history of arguing with his mother and Neudorf. The trial will continue Friday.
