By: Brittany Toolis
The state opened the sentencing phase of William Reece s trial with the four reasons they say the defendant should be sentenced to death.
The state argued those aggravators were Reece s prior convictions for violent felonies, the heinous and cruel murder of Tiffany Johnston, her death was Reece s way to keep her from testifying against him, and they said Reece is a continued threat to society.
The state s only witness called to testify in this phase was Ryan Johnston, Tiffany s widower.
His victim impact statement began with him reliving the day Tiffany went missing. Johnston said he came home from work to an empty house. He thought it was odd Tiffany left to meet their friends without him but wasn t alarmed.