STATEMENT OF FACTS - University of Illinois Springfield

grand jury on June 9, 1999, she did not say that Karyn was shaking when she got
off the phone, although she did testify that Karyn had a “deer caught in the
headlights” look. (Vol. LX, R. 1763-64) Ms. Quintez did not hear Karyn raise her
voice or cry, during or after, the phone conversation. (Vol. LX, R. 1769)
David Swann received a phone call from Karyn at 4:50 p.m. and Karyn said
she was going to pick up Kolten and go shopping. (Vol. LVIX, R. 1531-32) Swann
was with John Gruen and he put Karyn on speaker phone. (Vol. LVIX, R. 1532;
1636) Swann asked Karyn to get some hair gel while out shopping. (Vol. LVIX,
R. 1534) Karyn called her mom around 5:00 p.m. to tell her that she was going
to pick up Kolten and go to the mall shopping. (Vol. LIII, R. 183; 219-20)
Athena Rich worked at the Herald and Review as a sales representative. Ms.
Rich saw Karyn in the lunch room at 5:00 p.m. and asked Karyn if she would like
to join a group of co-workers for drinks at the Lock, Stock and Barrel – a local
tavern. (Vol. LIII, R. 238; 243) Karyn declined because she had to pick up Kolten
and then go shopping. (Vol. LIII, R. 238-39)
The Defense Evidence
Detective David Reeves interviewed Christy Quintez on October 2, 1996.
(Vol. LXXIII, R. 51) Quintez told Reeves that Karyn received a phone call from
Junior in the afternoon of September 27, 1996, and she appeared to be herself,
happy and joking until she got off work at 5:00 p.m. (Vol. LXXIII, R. 51)
On September 27, 1996, Stephanie Erickson walked out of the newspaper
building at 5:00 p.m. and ran into Karyn Slover. The two talked as they left the
building and Karyn seemed normal at that time. The last time she saw Karyn she
was leaning over into a car talking to someone. (Vol. LVI, R. 70-80) On cross-
examination, Erickson testified that her encounter with Karyn could have been at
lunch time. (Vol. LVI, R. 83-84)
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