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State v. Willis6/30/2003
headed to his apartment complex about half an hour later. Breedlove said they slowly drove through the complex and the defendant then came out of his home, which led to the confrontation. He said that when he initially wrote up the incident, he did not say anything about the defendant threatening to kill him. Additionally, he said the defendant did not have a weapon.
Breedlove said he knew what kind of pressure the defendant was being placed under by the victim's family and was aware of flyers being posted in the apartment complex.
He said that during the initial interview with the defendant, the Torx screwdriver Breedlove showed him did not have any blood on it and that he showed it to him toward the end of a short interview. He said that screwdriver, which was recovered from the defendant's apartment, was a size 15 and that they were not positive it was the murder weapon.
Breedlove said the victim's family was involved with the case and was interviewing witnesses. He said that while the family involvement created more work for him by doing things like creating more leads, he did not necessarily consider it a problem, as he understood what the family was going through. He said he was never informed of the possibilities that the victim's family was coercing witnesses into lying nor did he remember reading anything such as that in a report. He said it was "very possible" that some witnesses' statements may have been affected because that witness was being interviewed by an emotional family member. He said he did not have a problem with the victim's family retracing his steps and talking to witnesses after he had. He said he was unaware of whether Detective Green had problems with the family involvement, but Breedlove said he knew the family was pushing for TBI involvement. After being presented with one of the reports from his investigation which noted that he was having problems with the family's involvement, he said he did not remember any specific problems although it is clear that he included it in his report. Additionally, after reviewing the same report, Breedlove said he recalled a problem with witnesses being intimidated by the victim's family.
He said that nothing was found in the search of the "cave" where the defendant's truck had been or when a diver went into the water. Additionally, he said his investigation revealed a number of the victim's associates had criminal backgrounds and that some of them may not have wanted to talk to him because it might get them into trouble. Specifically, he said that the witness McCarver was being untruthful and was a very weak-minded individual.
He said that during the process of his investigation, he became aware that the ring portrayed in the reward flyers was not the actual missing ring, but was a ring purchased at Wal-Mart. He said the family told him the ring was purchased at Joy's Jewelers, and he tried to get names of customers who owned a similar ring.
He said he interviewed "Snake" Frazier due to his criminal history and outstanding warrants. He said Frazier, who had an alibi that was corroborated by Brenda Huggins, stated that they were at the races and helped someone with a flat tire . He said he did not have the names of the people who Huggins and Frazier claimed to have helped.
Jeffery Fletcher was a friend of the defendant's in Elkton, Kentucky. He said he knew the defendant for five or six years. He said that in 1994, he had an argument with the defendant, and the defendant told him "that he killed a girl from Clarksville." He said he thought the defendant was kidding. He said the defendant said, "He would stab my guts out . . . the same way he did her." He said he la
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