STATEMENT OF FACTS - University of Illinois Springfield

fairgrounds. She called the police. (Vol. LXV, R. 2943-47) Cahill did not hear any
gun shots the day or night before. (Vol. LXV, R. 2949)
State’s Rebuttal Evidence
John Russell, Piatt County Sheriff’s Deputy, spoke to Florence Keller
sometime after Karyn Slover’s body had been discovered. (Vol. LXXIV, R. 36)
Keller told Russell that she had heard a total of four popping noises from a
wooded area near her residence in Cerro Gordo. (Vol. LXXIV, R. 37) She made no
mention of seeing anyone coming out of the woods following the noises. (Vol.
LXXIV, R. 37) Russell purposely did not specifically ask Keller if she had heard
gun shots or seen any unusual men. (Vol. LXXIV, R. 38-40)
On October 14, 1996, Charles Dunlap spoke to Florence Keller. She
described four gun shots she had heard with the first two being close together and
the last two spaced evenly. (Vol. LXXIV, R. 42) Keller did not tell Dunlap about
seeing two men coming from the woods, nor did Dunlap ask about any men. (Vol.
LXXIV, R. 43)
September 28, 1996
Mike Mannix interviewed David Swann on May 17, 2000, at the Macon
County State’s Attorney’s office regarding voice mails. Swann had told Mannix
that on September 28, 1996, he had deleted five voice mails from his cell phone
that were from Karyn Slover. (Vol. LXX, R. 120)
Junior’s Whereabouts on September 28
State’s Case-in-Chief
The State offered no evidence as to Junior’s whereabouts on September 28,
1996. There were four phone calls placed from the residence of Junior and Trina
to the residence of Senior and Jeanette at 3:14 p.m.; 5:00 p.m.; 6:00 p.m.; and
9:25 p.m. – the duration of which were unknown.
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