Kirby Smith cold case: Family awaits judge’s decision on bond for Rebecca Haynie
By Tim Chitwood, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer | |
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Detectives found no evidence anyone had forced entry into the shop, and determined all that was missing was a gold necklace Smith wore. He still had cash in his pocket, and more money was in a cash box in the shop, indicating he was not robbed by strangers.
During a preliminary hearing
Haynie back then had talked about wanting Smith dead, and possibly hiring a hit man, they said. Witnesses said she'd also remarked that she would get the gold necklace Smith wore even if she had to remove it from his dead body, detectives said.
Relatives said Haynie had bought the expensive chain as a gift for Smith.
On
They said Haynie and Smith had an AOL account through which Haynie could tell Smith had logged onto his auto shop computer about
In 2004, she was living off
Detectives said witnesses heard an argument that evening between Phillips, Haynie and her then-boyfriend
Detectives said during that altercation, witnesses overheard
Phillips told police he left the house about
Phone records show the call went through at
In 2012, police learned
As other incriminating evidence, detectives cited discrepancies in what the suspects told them.
They said Phillips initially told them he did not wake up until
They said
Investigators cited a witness they said was a child in 2004, but now was old enough to provide details about Haynie's relationship with Phillips, telling police Phillips would do anything for
Defense attorney
Representing
Said Reynolds: "I didn't hear anything in the context of this hearing today that was any different, so in other words, the strength of their case in 2004 is the same as it is in 2014."
Recorder's Court Judge
Reynolds said then that he would try to get a
"It's going to be a long, arduous process.... We're going to have to be interviewing witnesses, pulling records ourselves, making a determination of defense strategy and getting ready for this case," Reynolds said.
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