INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
TRIPLE HOMICIDE
BYERS/MOORE/BRANCH
ON 061193, I INTERVIEWED KATIE LAFOY AT 406 BALFOUR. I HAD FOUND THAT KATIE STATED THAT SHE WAS PRESENT AT THE GIRLS CLUB ON 060193 WHEN SHE HEARD A CONVERSATION THAT DAMIEN WAS HAVING WITH SOME GIRLS THERE.
SHE SAID THAT SHE DIDNT HEAR THE FIRST PART OF THE STATEMENT MADE BY DAMIEN BUT THAT
SHE DID HEAR HIM SAY, YEA THAT IM GOING TO DO IT TO SOME MORE PEOPLE TOO. SHE STATED THAT SHE COULD HEAR ENOUGH OF THE CONVERSATION THAT SHE KNEW THAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THE MURDERS OF THE THREE BOYS. SHE ALSO HEARD DAMIEN SAY THAT THE PERSON THAT HE WAS TALKING TO HAD BETTER NOT SAY ANYTHING TO ANYBODY OR THAT HE WOULD SEE WHAT WAS COMING NEXT.
I HAD RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM RACHAEL MYERS THAT SHELLY WOLF HAD HEARD THE CONVERSATION THAT DAMIEN WAS IN, HOWEVER, WHEN I WENT TO SHELLY WOLFS HOME AT 504 BALFOUR SHE STATED THAT SHE HAD NOT HEARD THE STATEMENT FROM DAMIEN BUT THAT SHE HAD HEARD IT FROM HER FRIEND SHANNON BOALS.
KATIE LAFOY WAS VISITING WITH SHELLY AND, WHILE I WAS TALKING WITH SHELLY, CAME FORWARD WITH WHAT SHE HEARD AT THE GIRLS CLUB.
DETECTIVE B. RIDGE
WEST MEMPHIS POLICE DEPARTMENT
STATEMENT OF: Katie LaFoy
1976 N. Avalon #88
DOB: 12-18-79 S/R 732-****
On Tuesday 6-1-93
I heard Damien Echols talking to a bunch of girls, one was a Jody Medford. I heard him say "Yea that I'm going to do it to some more people too."
I heard some of the group talking about the murders of the boys and that is the reason he made the statement that she heard. I also heard him say that if that person said anything that he knew would get get them too to just see what was coming next. This statement is written by Detective Ridge at my request. Jason Baldwin was with Damien at the Ball Park when Damien made the statement.
Case doc # 003103
Jodee Medford
Rt 1 Box 550
Crawfordsville AR
About 2 weeks ago I was at the Girls Club softball field. And I heard Damien say "I killed the three little boys and before I turn myself in I am going to kill two more and I already have one picked out.
I overheard him say this to a group of people when I was walking by him. I don't know him. I just know of him. And Jason Blawid and his girfriend Heather were standing by him.
I was with my sister Jackee and her friend Christi Vanvickle. That was the first time I had ever seen Damien and the next night he was there too.
6/11/93 2:15pm.
Davidson: And were you and Jackie walking together?
VanVickle: Yes sir.
Davidson: And anybody else walking with you?
VanVickle: No sir.
Davidson: And uh - where had you been?
VanVickle: I had - we were walking back from the concession stand.
Davidson: Walking back from the concession to - what did you have with you?
VanVickle: I don't know.
Davidson: Did you buy anything there?
VanVickle: I can't remember.
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(jodee medford)
Davidson: Had you been to the concession stand, is that what you said?
Medford: No, I was just walking around the corner, gonna go talk to some of my friends and I saw him and I heard him.
Davidson: Ok. Who were you with?
Medford: Noone. By myself.
Davidson: Nobody. Um - were you with uh - uh - Miss VanVickle that just testified?
Medford: No, we weren't together.
Davidson: You weren't together?
Medford: No sir.
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Davidson: How many people were there with him?
Medford: I'd say about 6 or 7.
Davidson: 6 or 7. And who were these 6 or 7 people?
Medford: I don't know.
Davidson: Don't know 'em at all?
Medford: No sir.
Davidson: Could you pick them out today, if they were in the courtroom?
Medford: No sir.
Davidson: Ok. Did - when you say you heard this conversation, did you see, uh - Christy?
Medford: Uh uh.
Davidson: She wasn't around?
Medford: No sir.
Davidson: So, you were by yourself?
Medford: Yes sir.
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Davidson: In your earlier statement, you said you were with your sister, Jackie, didn't ya? You want to look at that? Right under the pink part.
Medford: I wasn't with her, but when I walked around, I saw - like at the corner with my mom. Talking to my mom.
Davidson: Oh, so - so when you made this earlier statement, this just wasn't right then, is that right? You weren't with her, is that right?
Medford: Right.
Davidson: Ok. And you also said that you were with her friend, Christy VanVickle.
Medford: Um hmm.
Davidson: Well, is that not right either?
Medford: They were talking to my mom, at the corner.