Elisa Baker: Indicted on Murder

Elisa Baker was indicted on murder charges in the Zahra Baker case today.  Click here to watch a video.

Here is a copy of the indictment.

Adam Baker, Zahra’s biological father, did an interview with Australia’s 60 Minutes which aired this weekend, but it has been blocked in the U.S. because of the pending case here in the U.S.

I reviewed Adam Baker in October when he talked about his missing daughter because he said he saw his daughter two days prior to reporting her missing, and I didn’t believe him. It ends up police now believe Zahra was dead two weeks prior to him reporting her missing, which made his story a lie, as I predicted.

Thanks to everyone who shared links on this story.

Ryan Ferguson Update

A petition was filed on Valentine’s Day in the case of Ryan Ferguson that says the key testimony of two witnesses in his murder trial have now recanted their stories. See the story in the Columbia Tribune.

I have always believed in Ryan Ferguson’s innocence.  This is music to my ears!! You can read my original thoughts on this case back in 2006 here.

Wendy Boyd: There was no affair

James Henslee 911 Call with Follow-up by Police

Earlier this week I posted the 911 call from James Henslee reporting his wife missing, and in it, I found some inconsistencies. Eyes for Lies reader, Keith, found another released version of the 911 call, where police call back James to update him that they haven’t located his wife, and to ask him more questions.

When the police ask him if there are any footprints leading away from the house, he says, “Ah…I couldn’t tell of any this morning…cuz ah…like I said I left work a little after 10 when I couldn’t get a hold of her…and I don’t know what to think.”

James’ answer is odd here. He doesn’t directly answer the question or say that he specifically looked. Or tell us that everything was shoveled so there was no way to know… He tells us he couldn’t tell, but doesn’t explain himself.

The detective asks him how long he thinks Amy’s been gone from the house. James says,”Since probably 9:30, I would say.” Had he talked to the neighbor already at this point to know this? How did he arrive at this time? Do we know when the neighbor told him about the information?  I somehow thought it was Tuesday,  but I don’t know for sure.

When the dispatcher asks James if they were having problems, he answers this question differently than all the others. All the other questions when he say “no”, or “nope”, but to this question he says, “No sir” with a different voice inflection. It’s notable.

James says, “Like I said, she locked out our front door because I had both sets of keys..um…its almost like she might have left with somebody and I’m not sure.”

Did he leave her without keys? Why would he have both sets of keys? Why would she lock herself out of her own house?

These are oddities, again, but nothing conclusive, though it is a fact James has been inconsistent with us.

Amy Henslee’s Friend Talks about Neighbor Sighting