Mallie grew up locally and then spent two years in the military, he came back, went to North Carolina, Westland college, and got a bachelor of science in criminology after which he went to work for the Raleigh Police Department.
He spent over 13 years in the homicide unit. We get into the details of the life of a homicide detective.
He shares a lot of stories of the tricks of the trade learned from his time on the force. Including a story about a crime committed at a convenience store where they tested some empty cans in the back, got a fingerprint hit, and picked up a local suspect who promptly confessed to the crime.
Lindsey shared about her experience watching crime scene investigators do their job while she was working security at the scene of a shooting where an investigator noticed a bullet hole that was 7 feet in the air and drove to the Lowe's across the street to buy a saw and a ladder and removed the bullet hole to take it in for testing.
Today we are talking about the "State Versus Taylor" case.
On September 26, 1991, RPD discovered a body of our victim on a cold morning.
The woman had been brutally murdered with both blunt force trauma and cutting trauma injuries into her head and neck.
A vehicle belonging to, our defendant was located approximately 150 yards away and out of view, stuck in the mud on gravel and a dirt service road.
The victim was known to trade sex for drugs.
We talked about the reliability of witnesses when it comes to things like clothing and times.
The police dog placed a crucial role in this case. It was trained to smell blood. The victim's injuries were brutal.
The detectives had not told the victim anything about the crime scene and he seemed to know more than he should have known.
After his conviction. This guy sits in jail for 17 years. He speaks with the innocence commission and they decide to take a look at his case. He feels as if he has had ineffective counsel.