Prosecutors argued Davis killed Anderson with a broken cast iron skillet because she reported to police he raped and stalked her, as well as vandalized her car. Davis was never charged for those allegations, but prosecutors claimed he silenced her to prevent her from moving forward with the charges.
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Davis also allegedly started the fire to destroy evidence in the apartment, prosecutors claimed. A stove fire never reached Anderson’s body, which was found in Davis’ locked apartment.
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The defense asserted the state didn’t meet its burden to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Davis was the culprit. Citing “a lot of unanswered questions,” defense attorney Jared Gietzen noted officers did not analyze the rug on which Anderson was found.