He says he didn't kill a girl in 1984. His back tattoo says he did, state argues
READ MORE
“He told the detectives that he never saw or met Tammy Welch,” Jacksonville Sheriff John Rutherford recounted at the 2013 news conference. “He said he was out all night before the murder, and that when he came back home he briefly talked with his cousin in the parking lot, went inside, and went to bed. He told the detectives that he was alone in his apartment because his wife had gone to work and his kids had gone to school that day. Jackson said after falling asleep, his cousin later came over and woke him up.”
According Rutherford, in August 1999 – 15 years after Tammy’s body was discovered – cold-case detectives jump-started the investigation, re-interviewing old witnesses. Jackson again sat down with police in 2002, reiterating that he had nothing to do with the crime. He even offered to provide a cheek swab for elimination purposes.
It would take eventual advances in forensic science, as well as the federal grant for expensive testing, before Jacksonville authorities say they got the evidence they needed in January 2013.
“A partial DNA profile obtained from the sexual assault kit had identified to the DNA cheek swab of James Leon Jackson,” Rutherford said in 2013.
Jackson was arrested and charged with Tammy’s murder. As the case went through the court system, the suspect’s attorneys attempted to argue that Jackson was unfit for trial due to him having an IQ of 68, as well as dementia, News4Jax reported.
Article source: http://smh.com.au/national/bali-volcano-anxious-wait-for-australians-amid-mount-agung-eruption-threat-20170925-gyok7q.html
Comments
Post a Comment