he was your friend? yes, he s my best friend. wilson saintil insisted he had nothing to do with stephen holmes murder. the father of three was active in his church, and well liked by his co-workers. he even considered the victim his best friend. but a background check revealed saintil had a violent past. 20 years earlier, saintil served four years in prison for aggravated assault and concealing a weapon. and despite working three jobs, he had money problems. he was paying child support, from what i understand, for two different children, and the amount, when i add it up now, the amount s probably about $700, $800 a month. it was quite a large sum of money. the forensic evidence clearly pointed to wilson saintil as the man who killed stephen holmes inside the steak restaurant.
that night, because that narrows the timeline, that preserves the crime scene at that point, and that prevents wilson saintil from coming back and cleaning up the crime scene. when we found out later it was him, the feeling that he had the nerve to come to our home to see it s still hard to comprehend that. wilson saintil was tried and convicted of first-degree murder. he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. saintil left evidence behind, some he might have explained, having worked there as an employee. but not all of it. i think forensic science is amazing. that s what solved the case. it just puts that much more of my faith in the system. i m glad it s progressed to where it has and i hope it continues to do so.
and his blood drops near the sink. you had feet print leading to the manager s office and shoe prints leading from the office to the kitchen. now the case is coming full circle. prosecutors believe wilson saintil was desperate for money, and believed his only recourse was to rob the restaurant where he worked. as the maintenance man, he stopped by after hours, knowing the cash receipts would be in the safe. saintil probably made some noise in the kitchen. stephen walked out of his office to see who was there. hello? that s when stephen saw the knife. stephen ran to his office and tried to close the door, but saintil was still able to get inside. stephen was stabbed more than 40 times and died in his office. as saintil washed his hands and the knife, his blood, possibly
fingerprint at the scene? he was your friend? yes, he s my best friend. wilson saintil insisted he had nothing to do with stephen holmes murder. the father of three was active in his church, and well liked by his co-workers. he even considered the victim his best friend. but a background check revealed saintil had a violent past. 20 years earlier, saintil served four years in prison for aggravated assault and concealing a weapon. and despite working three jobs, he had money problems. he was paying child support, from what i understand, for two different children, and the amount, when i add it up now, the amount s probably about $700, $800 a month. it was quite a large sum of money. the forensic evidence clearly pointed to wilson saintil as the man who killed stephen holmes inside the steak restaurant.
and thank god he shows up on that night, because that narrows the timeline, that preserves the crime scene at that point, and that prevents wilson saintil from coming back and cleaning up the crime scene. when we found out later it was him, the feeling that he had the nerve to come to our home to see it s still hard to comprehend that. wilson saintil was tried and convicted of first-degree murder. he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. saintil left evidence behind, some he might have explained, having worked there as an employee. but not all of it. i think forensic science is amazing. that s what solved the case. it just puts that much more of my faith in the system. i m glad it s progressed to where it has and i hope it