Deadly Deception Daryl Anthony Priestley

Deadly Deception Discovery ID describes this episode as when 19-year old Brandie Danielle Davis is found dead in her college apartment, strangled with the cord from her laptop, Statesboro, Georgia police know they'd better be quick and find this co-ed's killer. When they discover you can't judge a book by its cover.  


 Daryl Anthony Priestley plead guilty to murder and other charges and was sentenced to life plus ten years. He gave several different stories about what had happened, but never once explained why he killed her. She had not been raped, but was very battered and bruised in addition to have been strangled.

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Killer refuses to discuss night of murder


You can write to Daryl Anthony Priestley at:

Daryl Anthony Priestley 1000442926
​Calhoun State Prison
P.O. Box 249
Morgan, GA 39866

Nightmare Over the Rainbow Shawn Doyle

Nightmare Over the Rainbow Discovery ID describes this episode as before single mom Lori Leonard settles into her upstate New York home, she vanishes without a trace and detectives don't know if she's dead or alive. Only when a couple of Average Joes make an extraordinary catch do they reel in the shark who did Lori in.

On July 24, 2005, a large truck chest was discovered floating in the Champlain Canal near Lock 9 in Washington County.   The chest was locked and a mordant odor was emanating from it.   It was thereafter revealed that the chest, which had been weighed down with sand tubes, contained the body of defendant's former girlfriend, who had been missing from the Madison County area for over 10 weeks.   The victim's mouth had been gagged with a bandana and duct taped shut while her hands and feet had been bound with handcuffs and duct tape.   Her body had been wrapped in a comforter from her bed.   An autopsy revealed that she died from asphyxia due to suffocation.

This gruesome discovery was made a short distance from Shawn Doyle's Washington County home.   Indeed, he was the last person to have seen the victim alive on May 4, 2005 after traveling to Central New York to help her move.   Following a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of murder in the second degree and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.   He now appeals.

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Jury finds Doyle guilty
 
You can write to  Shawn Doyle at:

Shawn Doyle 06A1215
Coxsackie Correctional Facility
P.O. Box 999
Coxsackie, New York 12051-0999

Murder at Sunrise Phillip James Busey

Murder at Sunrise Discovery ID describes this episode as when Kathryn Hauser is brutally murdered in her home, the residents of a posh Albuquerque neighborhood are stricken with fear. Police receive numerous tips, but it's a pair of shoeprints that leads them to a criminal who's stayed a step ahead of the law.

Phillip James Busey was convicted of several charges following a jury trial, Defendant Phillip Busey was convicted of one count of first-degree murder, two counts of criminal sexual penetration resulting in great bodily harm, , one count of kidnapping, one count of aggravated burglary,  and one count of armed robbery.

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Transient Charged In Hauser Murder Was Free On Plea Deal

You can write to Phillip Busey at:

Phillip Busey, 29429
Cimarron Correctional Facility
3200 South Kings Highway
Cushing, OK 74023

   

Mile High Murder Mystery Tiffany Durst

Mile High Murder Mystery    Terence George is found shot to death in his own apartment and police are desperate to find answers. Terence's fiance Tiffany Durst is nowhere to be found, leading investigators to dig into the young woman's rocky past.

Tiffany Durst was murdered during the same crime and was not the killer. Her body was not found until April 7, 2011.

Terrence McNeal, 21,had previously dated Tiffany and believed she was going to testify against him in a robbery case. He was found guilty of many charges and sentenced to life.

Janelle Harris  two counts of first-degree murder after deliberation, and charges of robbery, burglary, and kidnapping.

Tiera Homes, took a plea deal for two counts of murder with 16 years in prison on each of two murder charges. She has since been released from prison.

Overall, a complete waste of no less then five lives!

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Woman found guilty for role in 2010 Aurora slayings

You can write to Terrence McNeal at:

Terrence McNeal 159282
Sterling Correctional Facility
PO Box 6000
Sterling, CO, 80751








 You can write to Janelle Harris at:

Janelle Harris 159870
Denver Women's Correctional Facility
P.O. Box 392005
Denver, CO, 80239

Gone Richard Potts

Gone    In Stockton, California, 18-year old Jessyca Arro meets a dark fate. The twists and turns in the case keep this killer one step ahead until one last clue leads detectives to the mother lode.

Two jet skiers discovered the body of Jessyca Arro on the shoreline of the San Joaquin Delta. An amended information charged defendant Richard Potts with murder, escape, attempted carjacking, false imprisonment, and battery. A jury found defendant guilty on all counts. The court sentenced defendant to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Richard Potts acknowledges, consistent with DNA evidence, that he had sex with the victim, that the sexual encounter occurred in the vicinity of where her body was found, and that the victim used his phone to call her mother and her boyfriend on the morning in question. He denies that he had anything to do with her murder. His only contentions on appeal relate to a fracas that broke out in an adjacent courtroom where a defendant on trial for murder attacked and stabbed a judge before being shot and killed by an investigating officer in that case. Defendant argues the trial court erred in not granting his motion for a new trial based on the prejudicial impact of the violence in the adjacent courtroom. We shall affirm the judgment.

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Suspect in sex assault on girl kills himself

You can write to Richard Potts at:

Richard Potts G61212.
Kern Valley State Prison
P.O. Box 5101
Delano, CA 93216

Lone Star Mystery Brandon Woodruff

Lone Star Mystery Discovery ID describes this episode as the crime rate in rural Royse City, TX is almost non-existent. So when quiet couple Dennis and Norma Woodruff is found murdered in their own home, it sends shock waves through town. As police investigate, it seems the killings...are a family affair. 

Dennis and Norma Woodruff, parents of Brandon Dale Woodruff, were murdered in their manufactured home in Royse City, Texas, on October 16, 2005.    Both Dennis and Norma died as a  result  of  gunshot  wounds  and  multiple  stab  wounds. Brandon  was  soon  arrested  for  their murders.   While  Brandon  was  in  jail  awaiting  trial,  the  Hunt  County  District  Attorney‘s  Office instructed the  Hunt County Sheriff‘s Office to record  Brandon‘s conversations with his attorneys and  provide  the district attorney‘s office  with  copies  of  the  recordings.    The  Texas  Attorney General‘s  Office  agreed  to  prosecute  the  case  after  the  Hunt  County District  Attorney‘s  Office recused.    Prior to trial, Brandon filed a motion to suppress a statement he had given to the police, which the trial court denied.    A jury found Brandon guilty of capital murder, and an automatic life sentence was assessed.

There is a petition to free Brandon, but no one has signed it.

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New documentary looks into 2005 Woodruff double murder case

You can write to  Brandon Woodruff  at:

Brandon Woodruff  1559439
Stiles Unit
3060 FM 3514
Beaumont, TX 77705  

Fallen Starr Rickey Bell

Fallen Starr Discovery ID describes this episode as: when beloved wife and mother Starr Harris is savagely murdered in the woods behind her home, the trees hide more than just the killer's identity. The cold-blooded killing rocks tiny Drummonds, TN, but soon determined cops uncover a smoking gun.

  Rickey Bell was convicted by a jury of rape of a child, aggravated sexual battery, rape, and two counts of sexual battery
by an authority figure.  He was sentenced to a total effective sentence of forty-nine years in the Department of Correction.

The proof at trial revealed that Petitioner and the victim are related to each other and that the victim resided in the same home with Petitioner during the time period when the sexual assaults occurred.  The  victim testified that prior to her thirteenth birthday,Petitioner “hunched” up  and down on  her  “butt.”

In addition to the above unrelated crime  Rickey Bell was convicted of raping and beating a Drummonds, TN, woman, namely Starr Harris to death after an argument over his paycheck.

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Man On Death Row Gets Additional Sentence

You can write to Rickey Bell at:

 Rickey Bell 00527014
Turney Center Industrial Main Site
1499 R.W. Moore Memorial Highway
Only, Tennessee 37140-4050