Judge

Things were in disarray. Blood up the banister, and then in the bedroom was Kathy, very bloody, unclothed mostly.

Things were in disarray. Blood up the banister, and then in the bedroom was Kathy, very bloody, unclothed mostly.

And then the person left without being seen and without being discovered.

And then the person left without being seen and without being discovered.

It was like a great big neon clue. It was like, holy smokes.

It was like a great big neon clue. It was like, holy smokes.

I go by Judge Jeffrey Middleton now, but at the time of this, I was chief assistant prosecuting attorney. We would have maybe one homicide a year, not a young woman killed alone in her apartment during broad daylight. At that point, they were leaving no stone unturned.

I go by Judge Jeffrey Middleton now, but at the time of this, I was chief assistant prosecuting attorney. We would have maybe one homicide a year, not a young woman killed alone in her apartment during broad daylight. At that point, they were leaving no stone unturned.

They went into the crime scene with a black light.

They went into the crime scene with a black light.

And we found that someone had written on her body, probably in magic marker, on the inside of her thigh, and said, I was here, with an arrow pointing up toward her groin. That was not visible to the naked eye.

And we found that someone had written on her body, probably in magic marker, on the inside of her thigh, and said, I was here, with an arrow pointing up toward her groin. That was not visible to the naked eye.

So the charges were dismissed. As it turns out, he was wrongfully arrested and wrongfully charged.

So the charges were dismissed. As it turns out, he was wrongfully arrested and wrongfully charged.

I thought we would solve this quickly. So the first month passed. We didn't know. Three months passed. A year passed, and it wasn't solved.

I thought we would solve this quickly. So the first month passed. We didn't know. Three months passed. A year passed, and it wasn't solved.

And the case got colder and colder.

And the case got colder and colder.

I spent more time on this case than any other case in my entire career. Sometimes in later years, I would pretend I was on vacation and lock myself in the library and just go through this file. As Courtney got older, she would call me sometimes and ask if I knew anything, and I never had any answers.

I spent more time on this case than any other case in my entire career. Sometimes in later years, I would pretend I was on vacation and lock myself in the library and just go through this file. As Courtney got older, she would call me sometimes and ask if I knew anything, and I never had any answers.