questioned me, and then they questioned my cousin, just asking us what happened, you know. billy willis is visibly shaken and suffering from the effects of smoke inhalation and injuries from his fall. to investigators, his story about narrowly escaping the fire seems genuine, but police think the uninjured ernest willis seems suspiciously unaffected. they find him indifferent to the dead women, and although he claims to have run through the burning house trying to save them, there are no burns on his body. his story was not matching up with what happened at the residence. he was the only one in the residence that was still alive that couldn t explain exactly what happened. they said we were free to go. stood around and watched for a little while and then we left, and i thought it was all over with. but when the smoke clears, the charred remains and willis behavior leave police in pecos county wondering what really happened that night.
for my arrest for capital murder. i couldn t believe it. i thought, well, i ll go up there and get this all cleared up and go home, you know? i had nothing to hide. i mean, i knew i hadn t done anything. the case goes to trial in july of 1987. the state presents its strongest evidence. the so-called pour patterns. prosecutors argue that the patterns indicate the fire started within feet of where willis claims to have been sleeping. his story was that he was asleep on the couch. where the pour pattern stuff was, where the hottest flames and stuff were in the house, if he had been on the couch, he probably would not have been able to get out himself. prosecutors also play up to the jury the fact that willis seems cold and remorseless throughout the two-week trial. i sat there through my trial just motionless, in a daze. i didn t have any idea what all had went wrong. willis court-appointed attorney who has never tried a
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knocked out the pilot lights in some of these gas water heaters. with so much water and sewer system, it could also back up the methane gas that is in the sewer system. those are some of the concerns they are dealing with. they are concerned about the elderly, making sure that they are all right and taken care of. a lot of property has been pretty much destroyed. we sought a harley-davidson pretty much under water. basements are being flooded. it has been a huge headache. we do not have any reports of any injuries. the logan village shopping center as you can see in the video, we have a small boat that is going down the street checking on individuals. it looks as if a hurricane came through here that caused a lot of damage. you can imagine this is going to be going on for some time now. there is a response. it the proper the department of public works is responding. they have a swift water rescue team at the location. baltimore county police is on the scene with their hel
forecast would sandra shaw. yesterday s our high was 66. some fought is persisting this morning. at the afternoon progresses, we will warm up. 62 at the airport. 79 with some sunshine trying to peek through. looking good. the first day of the fall forecast coming up. let s check out traffic. northbound i-95 at the 895 area on the southwest side, and medical: some police activity. otherwise looking good. there may be some congestion near the maryland state fair grounds. not much else going on elsewhere. fort mchenry is looking good. the problem free ride greenspring. that is the latest on traffic. back over to you. first lady michelle obama ways into the health-care debate. she will be speaking about women and families affected by the health-care debate. our reporter is in washington with more. is mom s old advice and healthy eating run of the table. can the u.s. afford major health-care change? backers of the baucus plan in the senate, the lowest cost plan yet.