On August 18, 1992, police were invited to a burning home in Somerville, Texas, where they found the bodies of 45-year-old Bobbie Davis, her 16-year-old daughter, and her four grandchildren, ages 4 to 9. Davis and the grandchildren had been stabbed, beaten and strangled. Davis’s daughter, Nicole, had been fatally shot. A few days later, police arrested Robert Carter, 26, the father of one of the grandchildren, after they noticed he had burns and bandages at the children’s funeral. During questioning, Carter, of Brenham, Texas, admitted he committed the murders and establish the house ablaze. Pressed to instruct an accomplice, Carter pointed to Anthony Graves, 26, a cousin of his wife, Theresa Carter. On August 22, 1992, Graves was made into into custody. Carter …show more content…
Carter was brought to justice and convicted in February 1994. He was sentenced to death.Graves, also of Brenham, went on trial in October 1994. On October 21, immediately before the trial, Carter met with the prosecutor, Charles Sebesta, and said that he alone committed the crime that Graves did not participate. When Sebesta said he didn’t believe him because the evidence suggested multiple people were involved, Carter then reported that it had committed the crime with Graves and someone named “Red.” When Sebesta suggested that “Red” was Carter’s wife, Cookie, Carter denied it and offered to take a polygraph exam. After the polygraph examiner said Carter exhibited deception, Carter changed his story, again saying he had invented “Red.” Later, he admitted that his wife was sometimes called “Red.” At the time, Sebesta was working on a deal that would require Carter to testify against both his wife and Graves in return for a life sentence if his death sentence were spent on appeal. By the following morning, October 22, 1994, Carter refused to testify against his wife. So the deal was modified—Carter would not be asked any questions about his
On Sunday, February 5th, 2012, at approximately 6:30 pm, I and my forensic team were dispatched to an arson fire scene at 8119 189th Street Court East in Graham, Washington. Upon arrival, I entered the rental home of Josh Powell which was entirely burned and damaged. As I walked through the residence, I found out the point of origin was from near the living room as I and my investigators found one empty gasoline can. The capacity limit was five gallons. It is to my belief that Josh Powell saturated his rental house with gasoline.
In 1992 Cameron Todd Willingham was founded guilty in Corsicana, Texas for setting a fire in his with his three daughters in the house. Willingham was able to escape from the fire but his daughters, unfortunately, did not stand a chance. After the firefighters were able to enter the house little girls were found dead in the
Darryl Howard was convicted of arson and murder in 1995. Firefighters arrived at the Few Gardens public housing complex in Durham, North Carolina to extinguish a blaze in an apartment and found the nude bodies of 29-year-old Doris Washington and her 13-year-old daughter Nishonda. Both females had been sexually assaulted. After the murders the police had found that Darryl Howard, 29-years-old, who lived in the same housing complex, was a friend of Nishonda and seen in the vicinity of her housing complex. It was discovered that Nishonda would run away frequently due to her mothers drug dealing.
1) Name and citation of case (5%) Payne v. Tennessee, 501 U.S. 808 (1991) 2) Judicial history (5%) Payne was the defendant, who was convicted by the trial court. Payne was convicted for two counts of first degree murder and one count for assault in the first degree of attempted murder. Payne was sentenced to death. Payne appealed the sentence to the Supreme Court of Tennessee.
When you think of a nurse you think of someone who wants to help. A nurse is a person who cares for those in ill. You may think every nurse is an angel of God but some are angels of death. Two women, Jane Toppan and Genene Jones weren’t the best of the best. These two women become serial killers and murdered their patients with poison.
Graves and Carter and Carter’s wife were indicted for the murders. Carter was convicted in February 1994. Carter was sentenced to death. Graves went on trial in October 1994. Right before court, Carter met with the prosecutor and said that he alone, committed the crime.
Rubin Carter was a man whom which had to undergo punishment for crimes he did not commit that later lead to his involvement in others imprisonment. Carter was born on May 6, 1937, in Clifton, New Jersey. While growing up in Paterson, New Jersey at age 12 Carter was arrested after attacking a man with a Boy Scout Knife; The man was said to be a pdophile trying to molest one of Carter’s friends. Carter then joined the army after escaping from the Jamesburg State Home for Boys. There he began his training as a boxer, later winning two European light-welterweight championships.
Graves was found guilty two years after he was arrested, he is charged with capital murder and sentenced to death by lethal injection. Graves swore he was innocent, but a friend of his Robert Earl Carter testified against him saying Graves
On November 16, 2009, Fayetteville, North Carolina Police found the body of a missing 5-year-old, Shaniya Davis, with the help of assisting volunteers. Shaniya Davis was reported missing by her mother, Antoinette Davis, on November 10, 2009. Shaniya Davis was last seen on the security video at the Comfort Suites hotel in Sanford along with a man that was identified as Mario McNeill. McNeill was charged with first-degree kidnapping three days after the 5-year-old was reported missing. Antoinette Davis was charged with accusations that she prostituted her daughter.
BATH ENGLAND - On November 15, 1965 at 11:56pm, owner of a local Bed & Breakfast was found guilty of the murder of Billy Weaver, a 17 year old male, Christopher Mulholland, a 17 year old male , and Gregory W. Temple, a 28 year old male. They were found poisoned and stuffed by the landlady, a 46 year old female. She was found by a neighbor who caught a glimpse of the landlady stuffing Billy Weaver.
In 1974, Bello confessed that he had previously lied about his testimony and blaming it on the fact that he had received “special treatment” from the police. In 1976, this information became available to the general public and the New Jersey State Supreme Court ruled in favor of Carter and Artis. However, after 6 months, they were convicted again for a second trial when Bello reversed his
The Soham murders refer to the death of of Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells, two ten year old schoolgirls who disappeared on the 4th of August 2002 around 6:30 pm in Soham, Cambridgeshire. Ian Huntley, the local school caretaker was found guilty of these murders. Throughout this case review, the case will first be shortly reviewed, then the main issues will be pointed out, an awareness of the procedures and forensic guidance will then be demonstrated, then we will comment and rationale and to finish we will conclude. On Saturday, August the 17th, the bodies of the Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman were found brutally murdered in a ditch.
On Friday evening, the body of teenager Robert "Bob" Sheldon was found at a park in eastern Tulsa, laying next to a fountain with a knife wound in his abdomen. Further evidence suggests that the Sheldon had been intoxicated. No arrests have been made yet, but police suspect that it was a gang-related crime. Investigators believe that more than one person of each party had been involved as well. One of Sheldon’s companions, who was questioned, Randy Adderson, did not prove to be much help for the investigators.
A woman discovered the bodies of 2 young black men concealed in the vegetation alongside a road in 1979. These murders were the beginning of “Atlanta Child Murders”, which would total, nearly 20 young black males by 1981. These black young men had been strangled or suffocated (Trace evidence Wayne Williams (n.d.). The police had no witnesses only and relied on the forensic evidence of fibers found on the bodies and clothing of the victims.
Andre Hatchet was living a free man's life, then the unexpected happened. On February 18, 1991, Hatchet was suspected as the criminal of the second-degree murder of Neda Mae Carter. The police were looking for a man in the description of "Popeye." On October in 91, Hatchet was put on trial at Kings Country Supreme Court. Over a year later, Hatchet was sentenced to 25 years in prison on February 19, 1992.