Former Marianna Police Chief Testifies in Quad Murder Trial
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Posted: 9:00 PM Sep 25, 2009
Former Marianna Police Chief Testifies in Quad Murder Trial
Prosecutors continued their case against the Marianna murders suspect, Wesley Williams, presenting investigative evidence and testimony.
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Prosecutors continued their case against the Marianna murders suspect, Wesley Williams, presenting investigative evidence and testimony.

Jurors heard two audio recordings of Williams right after the March 17, 2005 murders.

They also saw detailed cell phone records from cell phone engineer Lee Ross that showed Williams was in the Marianna area during the time of the murders.

The records show Williams made a total of nine calls to 19 year old Danielle Baker from 12:51 a.m. to 2:26 a.m. on March 17, 2005.

Many of those calls lasted only a few seconds, but three lasted several minutes.

An interview investigators conducted with Williams was also played.

Williams claims he was at home with his girlfriend in Sneads around 2:00 the morning of the killings.

Investigator Virgil Watson told jurors Williams revealed what was to become the state’s motive for Williams to commit the crimes when he asked him why he left his former job.

"I asked him, why would you go leave the lumber company and go to a grocery store, making less money," said Watson. "His answer was so he could pay less child support."

Lou Roberts, Former Marianna Police Chief recalled how Williams reacted when he broke the news to him the day of the murders.

"Well, he immediately kinda looked at me in dismay and he started saying "no", "no, this can't be, no,” said Roberts. “I recall there was this open closet in this bedroom like a walk-in closet, and he actually kinda put his hands on the closet and said, "no, no, this can't be please, no" and he kept repeating that over and over again."

Roberts also said when Williams turned around it was as if he turned off a switch and regained his composure.

Also, Friday was the first time Williams’ mother, Ann Doris Mathis, was in the courtroom.

No word if she’ll be back when the trial begins on Monday.

A fingerprint examiner with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement also testified on Friday, saying she did not find Williams’ fingerprints on the duct tape, used to kill the three boys.

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