Trial Summary: Frame-up Defense and Evidence
Chapter 1: Trial Progress
After the prosecution concluded its case, motions for dismissal of the indictment were denied.
The defense proceeded with its case, aided by Evelyn and Martha Pitts who conducted extensive, volunteer investigations due to a lack of funds.
A claim surfaced that I had been paid by the FBI to frame me, but there was no substantive discussion on it beyond a refusal to talk about it.
Chapter 2: Defense Actions and Investigation
Evelyn Pitts worked quickly and energetically after court sessions.
Martha Pitts, a registered nurse, investigated the claim of drugging.
The defense concluded the case felt like a frame-up, given the lack of credible defense witnesses and the initial difficulty of locating them.
The defense uncovered issues surrounding the alleged crime scene and the ownership of the bar.
Chapter 3: Key Evidence and Subpoenas
Subpoenas sent to the state Liquor Authority showed that the bar was owned by someone else, not the witness who had testified as the owner.
The real owner testified that he had closed the bar for before the alleged crime, implying there was no active scene for the kidnapping. He also stated he visited it daily during the period in question, locked the door upon leaving, and did not authorize others to use it.
Subpoenaed medical records and expert testimony revealed that Freeman’s stomach contained only a couple of aspirin, not drugs that could have knocked him out for hours as claimed.
Chapter 4: Medical Evidence
Medical findings directly contradicted the drugging claim, showing no evidence of the administration of identified drugs or prolonged incapacitation.
Chapter 5: Trial Outcome
After of trial, the jury acquitted Ronald Myers and me on .