ÿWPC½ —2äñjà²Âþ.lW5•|ŠLÔsÙåûEA@iKõê×¹N±<®œåù´µÌ‰ - ©œR²ª£SÜ«£G¥Š …d‚‰÷3$&EÎ÷”]ÍÈO,•Žó7iñÍúN£º´ó,Cªöï”Äë`q?!Ý«Ù9 rj$¯V%Wd!%ŒàÛˆC¬Ó@ñÓÐgñ¡9 Ÿ_Ô‘ySŠ“•ŒõhëeI7¾Ÿ‹•nD¿^uú¨8r6¤PÂ'ë¨|7ìD#Â¯Nß*]hCøÍëôÊŠ,ä(zÃiN6Â¦—ûŠt2öê=Ý]¸2Ã¹w¼¡•x!VôÐ[VW˜ª:å•¹¹½bÂžW+FÖç‹×Ëßž€ÃV/Ü¦À¬a—»FùÝŸµnb¢BòÑï^½Dp<ÿÓ‡Æìt!ˆg gé•0¹$?Ú#·O*\ø©“Ø¼Øgrq,u8™O«‰ªÊ]{ƒÙêÇ–NÇ˜z]PUÛ•ÍyM>-Ëö!¼¢;ãüÙVœ¯%:m¯‰inŠÒ+¸ý[é“À‹œÙŠK"p``Bš¿½a‚L¾_ªƒ§wÏ*us«ÈÒ zBWàšÙgßýaEÓ“îÓþ¿÷p5?ûEë6™x #!ÀUNá %/0(5N]w@_4Ÿ³Â mÄ^ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ Bççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççççç0C0vG˜HP DeskJet 600 (Color)È°,,,,È°0xÈhH Z‹6Times New Roman RegularX($¡¡ ßàáEâãäDåæDçèDöç*ment†‚3|xèÿU‹ÿÀÀÀŒŠø*×d(ÿÿ$òòÚÚÚ Úóó(-!2Vf$¤¤Ý ƒ!ÝÝÝÓÓ€€€€€òòÚÚ0Ú ÚóóÝ ƒ!ÝÝÝÔ_Ôà@ÀÀìàòòSUMMARY€OF€ROY€SWAFFORD€CASEóóˆÐ ° ÐÌààOn€February€14,€1982,€at€approximately€6:15€a.m.,€Brenda€Rucker€was€abducted€from€aÏFina€station€in€Ormond€Beach,€Florida.€€A€composite€drawing€of€the€assailant€who€abducted€Ms.ÏRucker€was€prepared.€On€February€15,€1982,€Ms.€Rucker's€body€was€discovered€by€sheriff'sÏdeputies€in€a€wooded€area€about€six€and€a€half€miles€from€the€Fina€station.€€Ms.€Rucker€had€beenÏsexually€assaulted€(both€vaginally€and€anally),€burned€twice€with€cigarettes€and€shot€nine€times.€ÏThe€bullets€passed€through€her€clothing€indicated€that€she€was€fully€clothed€at€the€time€she€wasÏshot.€€The€most€likely€fatal€shot€was€"[b]ehind€the€right€ear"€where€"a€faint€imprint€of€the€muzzleÏof€a€weapon"€appeared.€ÌÌààIn€November€of€1985,€Mr.€Swafford€was€convicted€of€€murder€and€sentenced€to€deathñàñ€(hñàññáññàñrñàññáññâñeÏhad€a€prior€robbery€conviction€and€had€tried€to€escape)ñâñ.€€The€ñçñcaseñçññèñevidenceñèñ€ñæñagainst€Mr.€Swafford€ñæñwas€circumstantial.€€At€6:00Ïam.€he€left€the€stripper€whom€he€had€picked€up€the€night€before€and€headñßñedñßñ€back€to€a€campsite€heÏshared€with€his€friends.€€His€route€would€have€been€taken€right€past€the€Fina€station€at€around€theÏtime€Rucker€disappeared.€€His€arrival€back€at€the€campsite€was€around€daylight.€€There€was€noÏphysical€evidence€linking€Mr.€Swafford€to€the€murder€other€than€a€.38€found€in€trash€can€at€theÏShingle€Shack€bar€in€Daytona€Beach€which€ballistic€analysis€identified€as€the€murder€weapon.€ÏHowever,€the€testimony€linking€Mr.€Swafford€to€that€.38€was€shaky€at€best.€€The€bouncer€fromÏthe€bar€who€on€February€14th€retrieved€the€gun€from€a€trash€in€the€menððs€room€could€not€identifyÏMr.€Swafford€as€the€suspicious€man€who€had€gone€into€the€menððs€room€when€the€police€arrived.€ÏOn€the€other€hand,€a€waitress€identified€Swafford€as€the€man€she€escorted€into€the€ladiesðð€roomÏand€who€she€observed€place€a€gun€in€trash€can€in€the€ladiesðð€room.€€Mr.€Swafford's€defense€wasÏinnocence.€€Specifically,€the€defense€focused€upon€the€fact€that€even€according€to€the€State,€Mr.ÏSwafford€could€only€have€committed€the€murder€during€an€hour€to€an€hour€and€half€period,€andÏthis€was€an€insufficient€period€of€time€to€have€raped€the€victim€both€vaginally€and€anally,€burnedÏher€twice€with€cigarettes,€make€sure€she€was€fully€clothed,€and€then€shot€her€nine€times.ÌÌààMr.€Swaffordððs€trial€counsel€did€not€know€of€the€wealth€evidence€implicating€MichaelÏWalsh€in€the€murder,€thus€the€jury€never€heard€this€evidence.€€Walsh€had€been€arrested€inÏArkansas.€€Authorities€discovered€in€his€possession€a€BOLO€for€the€Rucker€homicide€in€DaytonaÏBeach.€€The€Arkansas€authorities€were€struck€by€Mr.€Walsh's€strong€resemblance€to€theÏcomposite€drawing€contained€in€the€BOLO.€€Arkansas€authorities€contacted€the€Volusia€CountyÏSheriff's€Office€on€March€17,€1982.€€Volusia€County€deputies€€in€fact€"corroborate[d]€that,€thatÏMr.€Walsh€resembled€the€BOLO".€€They€also€determined€that€Walsh€along€ñãñwithñãññäñañäñ€Michael€LestzÏand€Walter€Levi€had€been€in€Daytona€Beach€on€February€14,€1983.ñåñ€€ñåñThereafter,€there€were€aÏseries€of€interviews€of€Mr.€Walsh,€and€his€traveling€companions,€Mr.€Lestz,€and€Mr.€Levi.€€Mr.ÏWalsh€had€pistoled€whipped€Mr.€Lestz€prior€to€the€two€being€arrested€in€March,€1982.€€AfterÏpistol€whipping€Mr.€Lestz,€Mr.€Walsh€took€him€to€a€motel€where€he€pointed€a€gun€at€Mr.€Lestz,Ïburned€him€with€cigarettes€and€said€"he€was€going€to€kill€me€by€means€of€placing€a€pistol€behindÏmy€left€ear€and€shooting€[sic]€my€brains€out€and€wanted€me€to€think€about€that€before€he€did€it."€ÌààÌààOn€July€23,€1982,€Mr.€Walsh€was€interviewed.€€ð ðWalsh€indicated€that€he€would€not€relatedÏwhat€he€was€doing€or€his€whereabouts€during€the€period€of€February€14th€through€15th,€1982Ïstating€quote,€that€he€would€rather€not€say,€close€quote".€€Walsh€was€shown€photographs€of€theÐ @-(, ÐRucker€homicide€at€which€time€he€was€observed€as€becoming€"extremely€upset,€disorganized,Ïnervous€and€unsure€of€his€statements."€€The€report€also€stated:€€"WALSH€was€asked€why€uponÏhis€incarceration€he€had€a€copy€of€the€RUCKER€homicide€suspect's€composite€in€his€possessionÏat€which€time€WALSH€indicated€that€he€obtained€this€composite€from€a€Ormand€Beach€foodÏstore€and€had€simply€retained€it€because€of€a€matter€of€curiosity."ÌààÌààOn€August€25,€1982,€authorities€interviewed€Walter€Levi€who€indicated€that€"it€wasÏcommon€for€him€and€Mr.€Lestz€to€be€left€at€the€laundromat€while€Mr.€Walsh€went€to€purchaseÏdrugs."€€Levi€indicated€that€this€was€the€laundromat€located€on€Granada€Boulevard.€€By€a€policeÏofficer's€"own€estimate,€this€was€probably€a€quarter€mile€or€so"€from€the€Fina€Station.€€LeviÏreported:€"on€numerous€occasions€after€his€arrival€back€in€the€Daytona€area€in€1982,€thatÏWALSH€drove€both€he€and€LESTZ€to€the€area€of€Granada€Boulevard€at€the€laudromat€andÏdropped€the€two€off.€€LEVI€indicated€that€WALSH€would€then€go€to€the€address€of€'B.P.'€whoÏlives€near€the€intersection€of€Granada€and€Route€1€and€purchase€narcotics."€€On€February€14,Ï1982,€€ð ðLEVI€indicated€that€at€approximately€6:00€AM,€that€LESTZ€responded€to€the€hotel€roomÏand€picked€up€WALSH€stating€that€the€pair€had€'something€to€do'.€€LEVI€stated€that€LESTZÏinformed€WALSH€that€he€did€not€wish€LEVI€to€go€with€them....ððÌÌààOn€September€3,€1982,€€the€vehicle€Mr.€Lestz€had€possession€of€on€February€14th€wasÏsearched.€€The€search€warrant€was€supported€by€an€affidavit€from€Deputy€Buscher€in€whichÏBuscher€stated€that€Brenda€Rucker's€autopsy€"revealed€two€marks€on€the€body€of€the€victimÏpossibly€caused€by€the€application€of€a€lighted€cigarette".€€Buscher€revealed€€that€Lestz€had€statedÏthat€Walsh€subjected€Lestz€to€homosexual€attacks€during€which€"Lestz€was€burned€with€aÏcigarette".€€Buscher€examined€Lestz's€burns€and€"noted€that€these€burns€on€Lestz'€body€stronglyÏresemble€those€burns€found€on€the€body€of€Brenda€Rucker."€€On€February€14th,€Walsh€wasÏanxious€to€sell€two€.38€caliber€handguns.€€Walsh€"then€dyed€his€hair€black€and€forced€Lestz€toÏdrive€him€to€New€Orleans".€€ÌààÌààAfter€the€vehicle€search,€Captain€Burnsed€decided€to€interview€Mr.€Lestz€yet€again.€€InÏJanuary€of€1983,€Mr.€Lestz€€abandoned€his€previous€claim€of€having€been€locked€in€a€motel€roomÏfor€two€days€and€having€a€blackout.€€He€reported€that€between€6:00€a.m.€and€10:30€a.m.€on€theÏday€of€the€homicide,€Walsh€left€him€in€a€laundromat€in€Daytona€Beach,€a€block€from€the€FinaÏstation.€€"LESTZ€indicated€however€that€upon€WALSH'S€[sic]€on€numerous€occasions€droppingÏhim€off€on€Granada€Boulevard€at€the€laudromat,€he€would€observe€WALSH€to€drive€his€(Lestz)Ïvehicle€west€on€Granada€and€make€a€left€turn€on€US„1€adjacent€to€the€FINA€SERVICEÏSTATION€at€which€the€victim€was€abducted."€€Lestz€further€indicated€that€Walsh€had€onÏnumerous€occasions€frequented€the€convenience€store€near€the€laundromat€and€had€commentedÏon€a€particular€female€clerk€working€at€the€convenience€store.€€"LESTZ€again€reiterated€that€heÏfelt€WALSH€was€responsible€for€the€homicide€of€BRENDA€RUCKER€but€again€stated€that€heÏwas€not€there€and€that€WALSH€had€not€informed€him€that€he€killed€the€victim."ÌÌààIn€February€of€1997,€an€evidentiary€hearing€was€held€at€which€Levi€and€Lestz€were€calledÏas€witnesses€and€confirmed€the€facts€set€forth€in€the€police€reports.€€The€matter€is€now€on€appealÏto€the€Florida€Supreme€Court.€€The€case€was€the€subject€of€an€article€in€the€National€Journal€onÏJuly€8,€2000.€€€€