Starr Harris
Guilty verdict reached in Starr Harris murder trial
A jury has found Rickey Bell guilty of raping and beating a Drummonds, TN, woman to death after an argument over his paycheck.
Bell faces the death penalty for killing Starr Harris, a mother of three.
After dark on June 1, 2010, Harris' badly beaten body was found in the woods behind her Drummonds house. Investigators believe she died between 1:30 and 2:16 p.m.
Neighbors testified that they saw a man fitting Bell's description leaving the area.
"A black gentleman," is how neighbor Carol Redditt described the man she saw when she was called to testify. "He was wearing all black."
Carol Reddit's husband, Tommy Redditt, said he recognized the man as an employee of the Harris' business. He said he saw Bell milling about the Harris' front porch.
"He seemed unusual, but you know, I didn't know," he said. "I didn't know if he was standing out there waiting for Rick or one of the other workers maybe to come back and get him."
Tommy Redditt's son, Andrew Michael Redditt, was on the Harris' basketball court when he said Bell approached him.
"He asked me where little Josh was," said Andrew Michael Redditt.
He said he saw Bell and Harris interact just before 1:30 that afternoon.
"He walked into the house," said Andrew Michael Redditt.
http://www.wmctv.com/story/17296068/...s-murder-trial
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