Claude Walker
Appearances
Crime Junkie
MURDERED: Nathaniel Jones
When I first got here, I went to the wrong house. And they said that Mr. John over there by the white van. I said, okay, so I walk over here and my wife, she came over with the car. And then... That's when I rang the doorbell on the other side. I went to the side door. I knocked on, I rang the doorbell. Then after that, nobody else. So I came around and I knocked on the door.
Crime Junkie
MURDERED: Nathaniel Jones
And I noticed somebody was laying down on the ground. I didn't know what it was. I knew for sure it was a body. Right. And that's when I called over there to this guy, Nick, across the street, the first house I went to. I said, come here, man. They got a body laying down in there. I said, y'all better call 911.
Crime Junkie
MURDERED: Nathaniel Jones
Looked like he was laying on his stomach. Looked like he was laying? To me, looked like he was laying on his stomach. His hand was tied to, tied in the back. Did you see what they were tied with? I knew it was something black. That's all I knew. Did you touch the body? No, sir. I didn't touch the body. If a man ain't tied down like that, he should never touch the body.
Crime Junkie
MURDERED: Nathaniel Jones
He said that he wanted his house painted and he wanted four rooms painted. And that's how I got in contact with him. I didn't know where he lived or what.
Crime Junkie
MURDERED: Nathaniel Jones
When you talked to him earlier, you said he was at his job. Yeah, he was at his job. Okay. Do you know the name of his business? No, I don't know where he would go to the service station or something like that. He was on the phone. Okay. So you make contact with him, and he says to call him when you get to Winston. And... Did y'all discuss anything over the telephone? Yes, we did.
Crime Junkie
MURDERED: Nathaniel Jones
Well, you were going to pay me $300 for a patent on the house. as a start. Right. And then when I finished the house, he liked it. He was satisfied with the job. He paid me another $300. You said you've never actually personally met him, correct? With the one that... That you were going to do the painting? No, I never met him. Never met him.
Crime Junkie
MURDERED: Nathaniel Jones
But he talked so nice on the phone and everything, you know. He was a gentleman. That's right. He spoke real well. And he told you he was going to pay you cash? Oh, yes, sir. Yes, sir.
Crime Junkie
MURDERED: Nathaniel Jones
We called about 30 times, 30 times. And then my wife, she called, oh, it's Donald.
Crime Junkie
MURDERED: Nathaniel Jones
Rhonda gave my wife, my future wife, direction to get here. Okay. And we got here, it was 10 minutes to 8, close to quarter, about quarter to 10 minutes to 8.