Opinion ID: 2763627
Heading Depth: 5
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Raymond Moore

Text: Police received numerous reports potentially implicating Raymond Moore, who had apparently previously lived in the abandoned building where Aaron’s body was found. The police records include a statement from a witness who saw Moore enter the abandoned building around 7:00 p.m. on the night of the murder, which is around the same time that Petitioner and Michael Bies were seen in the adjacent park. Moore stated that he knew Aaron and he had looked for him for several hours after being asked to help search by a police officer around 9:00 p.m.; however, Aaron had not been reported missing until 11:00 p.m. Aaron’s uncle, William Raines, told police that following Aaron’s murder, he noticed Moore acting strangely and that he seemed to be avoiding Aaron’s mother. A police officer “looked at it and he said he didn’t feel that [Moore’s palm print] matched what he had from the crime scene.” (Id. at 116.) After speaking with Moore, the police determined that they “kind of” believed him and effectively eliminated him as a suspect, particularly after Moore admitted that he had a “shot” memory and his shoes did not match the prints found at the crime scene. (Id. at 118–19.) No. 11-3363 Gumm v. Mitchell Page 22