STATEMENT OF FACTS - University of Illinois Springfield

found abandoned on the interstate. Jeanette called Junior at work and told him
that Karyn was missing. (Vol. LVIX, R.1667-70; Vol. LX, R. 1877-79)
Senior went to his car lot the next morning sometime between 9:00 and
10:00 a.m. He remained at the lot until noon and returned to the lot at 4:00 or
5:00 p.m. Kolten stayed with Jeanette and Senior on Friday and Saturday. The
car lot had not been open since August 7 th because Senior had steady work.
Senior did go to the lot daily to feed the dogs. (Vol. LVIX, R.1670-72; Vol. LX, R.
1879-80)
Phone records show a series of four phone calls made from the Miracle
Motors lot and the home of Senior and Jeanette on September 28, 1996. These
calls occurred at 7:26 a.m.; 9:39 a.m.; 2.22 p.m.; 3:46 p.m. – the duration of each
call was unknown. (Vol. LXV, R. 2827-29)
Appendix A has a complete list of all of the phone calls the State introduced
into evidence.
Karyn’s Missing – the Car is Found and the Families Are Notified
The State’s Case-in-Chief
David Swann returned home after the wedding rehearsal and discovered
that Karyn had not stopped by the house. (Vol. LVIX, R. 1637-38) Swann called
Donna Hearn between 9:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. saying that Karyn had not
returned home. Swann was concerned that Karyn had not dropped off some hair
gel she was supposed to buy for him at the mall. (Vol. LIII, R. 121; 186; Vol. LVIX,
R. 1537) Donna Hearn was not concerned when she was initially informed that
Karyn had not returned home. Karyn was very active socially and this was not
unusual. (Vol. LIII, R. 122; 161-62)
Kevin Anderson, a Piatt County Sheriff’s Deputy, was patrolling Interstate
72 on September 27, 1996, at 9:57 p.m. when he spotted a black Pontiac on the
side of the road. The Pontiac was pointing westbound with the driver’s door open;
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