Knox Baker 502 S. 5th St. Eldridge, IA 52748. May 9, 2024 Scott County Courthouse 400 W. 4th St. Davenport, IA 52801. Dear Jury Members: I believe that David Eldridge is guilty as charged because he was seen walking into the building the morning of the murder and David Eldridge asked for a raise and was denied that raise which provided him with a motive to kill Mr. Arms. then david eldridge’s footprint was found in the oil which surrounded mr arms dead body. Finally the only people to have keys to Mr. Arms' restaurant were Mr. Arms and David Eldridge. So he was the only one who could have possibly killed Mr. Arms. the strongest piece of evidence is that mr eldridges footprints were found in the oil next to mr arms body meaning that he was near the body at one point and since there was oil spilled means that there was most likely a struggle so mr arms and mr …show more content…
It is the most prominent thing that was noticed by the crime scene investigator, so they found it and identified that David Eldridge's footprint were found in the oil which was spilled, indicating that there was most likely a struggle. if his footprints were found in the oil, that means that he was near the body during the time that the oil was spilled. next david eldridge was seen entering the building the morning of the murder and he got rejected from getting a raise therefore he was most likely angry which without a doubt gives him a motive to kill mr arms and the only people to have keys are david eldridge and mr arms. he has a motive to kill mr arms because mr arms rejected david eldridge a raise so that would give david eldridge a very good motive to kill mr arms which again proves without a doubt that he killed mr arms. He had a motive to kill Mr. Adams so that proves again that he is guilty. Only him and Mr. Adams have keys to the restaurant which makes it only possible for