No eyewitness saw Kim Medlin die, District Attorney Ken Honeycutt told prospective jurors Tuesday. But witnesses did see Medlin's Jeep on a Monroe road in the early hours of March 29, about the time she disappeared, with a police car behind it. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. Griffin pleaded not guilty Monday. Honeycutt spent the day interviewing prospective jurors and hinting at evidence to be presented later.
Defense attorneys have yet to get their turn, and no jurors have been seated.
During interviews with jurors, Honeycutt acknowledged that the state's case is based at least in part on circumstantial evidence. He went on to say that the state will produce witnesses who, on March 29, saw Medlin's Jeep followed by a patrol car and saw the patrol car flash its lights on the same road where Medlin's unoccupied Jeep was found. Police found Medlin's Jeep, its lights on and engine running, about 4 a.m. On March 30, searchers found Medlin's body at the end of that unlit, dead-end street. Griffin, dressed in a light-brown sport coat, white shirt, tie and slacks, listened as Honeycutt questioned jurors.