HE CALLED ME AFTER THE MURDER AND SAID HE WANTED TO KEEP ME INFORMED ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION!
It was back in June when I was sent out to cover a murder in Baytown.
Police found 71 year old Julia Muckleroy dead in her home.
Several of her neighbors were standing outside that morning as the news media converged on the community.
One of the people eager to talk to reporters was Isaac Smith. He seemed more than anxious to get on camera to me...too anxious. I decided not to interview him.
But while I was standing in front of Muckleroy's house Smith walked up behind me. He said, "Isiah, I have been a big fan of yours for a long time." He went on to say he watches me all the time on FOX 26.
Smith also said he couldn't believe anyone would hurt his neighbor. Smith who was married to a White woman said Muckleroy was one of the first people to welcome the interracial couple to the neighborhood. He said the murder victim did not see color when others did in the neighborhood.
A few days later Smith left me a voice mail on my station phone. He said he wanted to let me know he wanted to keep me updated if he learns anything about Muckleroy's death. I didn't think too much of it because after all, he said he was a fan. So, why not call me up and tell me you would like to help out.
Fast forward 2 months. Baytown police now say they believe that fan of the Insite is actually the murderer. Investigators say they found Smith's DNA in Muckleroy's house.
The elderly woman was stabbed to death and investigators believe robbery was Smith's alleged motive.
Detectives say Smith was doing drugs all night ran out of money and turned to Muckleroy to get that money. Just a slice of the Insite's life!
Very interesting. He probably didn't realize that he made himself a person of interest by being so eager and so emotional about a neighbor dying.
ReplyDeletewhen it became a crime to have a heart
ReplyDeleteWhen you murder your neighbor.
ReplyDeleteWell, it wouldn't be the first time that a person who was offering assistance in a crime committed in the same neighbourhood was actually themselves involved in the crime, would it?
ReplyDeleteIn fact, sometimes in investigations like this, it would be wise to suspect the people who are just too eager to help because a lot of the time, they are trying to cover their own tracks, but without realising it, giving themselves up in the process.
I have seen this happening a few times over the years, there was a case in the UK of two young girls killed by a caretaker of their school and his girlfriend who had both abducted the girls.
These people were over eager to help with inquiries, when I saw that on TV so many years ago, the thought passed in my head that they could be involved, and of course they were the actual perpetrators of the crime.