Opinion ID: 2639434
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Murder of Debbie

Text: At trial, witnesses offered the following testimony. Petitioner said Debbie was turning out real bad and had threatened Debbie several days before her disappearance. Referring to Debbie, petitioner said shortly before her disappearance You won't have to worry about her much longer. On the night Debbie disappeared, petitioner's car was observed driving by Benham Park real slow and the driver was seen looking through the park at the same time Debbie was at the park attending a party for a friend. Darlene confirmed that she and petitioner were sitting on a picnic bench in the park that evening for about 15 minutes, and she saw Debbie in the park. Yet, four days after Debbie disappeared, petitioner denied seeing Debbie in Benham Park that night. Darlene further stated that, during that evening, petitioner pulled a knife from his car's sun visor and put it in his pants, saying he had to take care of business. Petitioner took Darlene back to the foster home unusually early. Debbie walked home alone after the party because her friends left her after walking her just some of the way home. Finally, as in the case of Lynda and Denise, petitioner was familiar with the area where Debbie's body was found, Camp Creek on North South Road, as he camped and cut wood there on several occasions.