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Changing storiesAfter Rudolph Holton was convicted of strangling
Katrina Graddy in 1986, some witnesses changed their stories.
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Flemmie
Birkins
1986: Jail trusty. Said Holton told him he
strangled Graddy and set her on fire.
2001: Said he made
up Holtons confession to save himself from a long prison
sentence.
2003: Said original story was the
truth.
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Carrie
Nelson
1986: Lived on the alley behind the crack
house. Put police onto Holton, said she saw him go into the house
the night Graddy was murdered. Died in 1992. |
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Elease
Moore
2001: Said Nelson told her she concocted her
story to get back at Holton for stealing her groceries. Said Nelson
told her she felt guilty about it.
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Johnny Lee
Newsome, aka Georgia Boy
1986: Said he saw Holton and
Graddy together the night of the murder.
2001: Said he
lied, did not see either of them that night.
2003: Said
original story was the truth.
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Donald Lamar
Smith
2001: Said Graddy told him Pine raped her. Said
he heard Pine threaten to kill her.
2003: State
interviewed him again. He stuck to his story. |
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David Pearson,
aka Pine
2001: Denied killing Graddy, who reported him
for rape 10 days before she was murdered. Smith said Pearson
threatened to kill her for stealing his cocaine. |
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