Opinion ID: 2188660
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Heading: The discovery of the body.

Text: On Sunday, August 28, Talley's sister, Charlotte, spoke with Jeffrey Davis and learned that her brother had not been seen for two days. She and Davis went to defendant's house to inquire about her brother. After looking around the outside of the house, they spoke with defendant. Defendant told them that two guys came and jumped out the car and went chasing [the victim]    through the woods. Feeling uneasy about defendant's story and noting a big black and blue mark on his face and all these scratches on his arms, Charlotte decided to go to the neighbor's house to check out the story. After speaking with the neighbors, Charlotte and Davis returned to search further defendant's property. Soon after they arrived at the Purnell house, Davis noticed a foot sticking out of a hedgerow. It was Talley's body. A medical examination disclosed that Talley had been killed by fifteen stab wounds to the neck, chest, and abdomen. There were scratches on the victim's back, which, according to the medical examiner, were consistent with the body having been dragged. Although, according to Davis, on the night of the murder Talley had been carrying a sixteenth or more of cocaine, no drugs were found on the victim and, except for a quarter lying underneath the body, no cash was found.