been shaken. i was of the opinion that the truth is going to come out. he is going to be exonerated as a suspect. we re going to get to business and find out who murdered this child. last time i seen her she turned the corner and was headed home. do you want to know something? yes, sir. you re not telling me the truth. yes, sir. no, you re not. james duckett was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. duckett s trial began on april 25th, 1988. assistant state attorney steve hurm prosecuted the case and sought the death penalty. that little girl died in the most traumatic, terrifying way, in the dark, alone with a monster. hurm called an eyewitness 17-year-old gwen gurley to the stand.
duckett s trial began on april 25th, 1988. assistant state attorney steve hurm prosecuted the case and sought the death penalty. that little girl died in the most traumatic, terrifying way, in the dark, alone with a monster. hurm called an eyewitness 17-year-old gwen gurley to the stand. gurley testified that she saw teresa talking to duckett. moments later she saw duckett leave the scene with a small person in his police car. were you able to see the car? yes. were you able to see inside the car? yes. how many people did you see? two. prosecutors also called three women who each testified that officer duckett had made sexual advances while he was on duty. they were all accosted by duckett when he was on duty in uniform in his patrol car on the midnight shift and taken by him to wooded areas. it took jury less than 90 minutes to find james duckett
despite the community uproar, police chief mike brady who had hired and mentored duckett held fast in his belief that investigators were focusing on the wrong man. my confidence in him hadn t been shaken. i was of the opinion that the truth is going to come out. he is going to be exonerated as a suspect. we re going on get to business and find out who murdered this child. last time i seen her she turned the corner and was headed home. do you want to know something? yes, sir. you re not telling me the truth. yes, sir. no, you re not. james duckett was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. duckett s trial began on april 25th, 1988. assistant state attorney steve herm prosecuted the case and sought the death penalty. that little girl died in the most traumatic, terrifying way,
hired and mentored duckett held fast in his belief that investigators were focusing on the wrong man. my confidence in him hadn t been shaken. i was of the opinion that the truth is going to come out. he is going to be exonerated as a suspect. we re going on get to business and find out who murdered this child. last time i seen her she turned the corner and was headed home. do you want to know something? you re not telling me the truth. yes, sir. no, you re not. he was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. duckett s trial began on april 25th, 1988. assistant state attorney steve herm prosecuted the case and sought the death penalty. that little girl died in the most traumatic, terrifying way,
and mentored duckett held fast in his belief that investigators were focusing on the wrong man. my confidence in him had not been shaken. i was of the opinion that the truth was going to come out and he is going to be exonerated as a suspect. we re going to get to business and find out who murdered this child. last time i seen her she turned the corner and was headed home. you want to know something? you re not telling me the truth. yes, sir. no, you re not, james. james duckett was arrested and charged with first degree murder. duckett s trial began on april 25th, 1988, assistant state attorney steve herm prosecuted the case and sought the death penalty. that little girl died in the most traumatic, terrifying way in the dark, alone with a