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Warrants: Heather Elvis kidnapped, murdered at Peachtree Landing

Capt. Dale Buchanan with Horry County Police said, "We have evidence that will be processed with us. SLED is assisting us with processing some of the forensic evidence. Is some of that evidence DNA? Yes."

View the complete HCPD arrest warrants here: http://bit.ly/Nsb72k (Note: this is a 6-megabyte PDF file)

The murder charges were announced at a news conference Monday morning, and comes in addition to the kidnapping, obstruction of justice, and indecent exposure charges against the couple arrested Friday. Authorities confirmed in a news release that both Moorers are accused of murdering 20-year-old Heather Elvis.

View the complete HCPD news release here: http://bit.ly/1fxRkcu

http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/24804641/hcpd-couple-to-be-charged-with-murder-of-heather-elvis
 
From the link:

“I think at this point we’re way too early to start worrying about death penalty,” he said. “Certainly we would want to have more evidence, we would want to have the body.”

Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2014/03/19/...rosecutors-not-considering.html#storylink=cpy

I think once Heather is found they will put the DP on the table! :twocents:

Sounds like that is a possibility. Praying Heather is found soon so all charges and penalties are open for consideration.
 
From the link:



“I think at this point we’re way too early to start worrying about death penalty,” he said. “Certainly we would want to have more evidence, we would want to have the body.”



Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2014/03/19/...rosecutors-not-considering.html#storylink=cpy



I think once Heather is found they will put the DP on the table! :twocents:


I wish it was on the table now. I understand why it isn't but IMO someone would roll if they were facing the DP. Roll in hopes of getting LWOP instead. JMO
 
I posted this yesterday in thread 30 right before it was shut down to open up all these other threads! :scared: Still trying to figure this all out, as I'm sure a lot of you are as well. Just wanted to discuss this as a possible theory and see if it has been disproven in any way.

Okay- I have been away for a week and have not had access to the internet. I don't post very often at all, but I have been closely following this case.

Forgive me if this theory has already been discussed, I'm still not finished with Thread 28. So much to catch up on!!!!!!!!!

Could they have somehow gotten her down to the water and held her underwater until she stopped moving? Not sure how long this can take. I briefly looked at the Wikipedia page for it and it said something along the lines of, it will take about six minutes for the brain to die with no oxygen. I'd assume from that that it could be even shorter if there is a struggle. There wouldn't be too much noise, and not very much (if anything) to clean up.

Just wanted to throw another theory into the mix! Sorry if this has already been discussed! *back to catching up*
 
WPDE NewsChannel 15 ‏@CarolinaLive · 1m
Grand Jury indicts Tammy and Sidney Moorer in #HeatherElvis murder #yournews http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=1021830#.UyxoO7CBDVY.twitter …



This seems kind of backwards to me. Doesn't a grand jury usually indict someone before an arrest, or even a bond hearing for the murder charge?

ETA: :nevermind: This document says it is to determine if they should stand trial.

www.judicial.state.sc.us/forms/pdf/SCCA238.pdf

I wonder if it takes the place of the preliminary hearing.

I sure hope not.

ETA: Just answered my question:

http://www.criminallawyermyrtlebeach.com/preliminary_hearings.html

If the grand jury meets and returns an indictment on the case then the magistrate court loses jurisdiction and a preliminary hearing is no longer available.

Damn
 
I wonder if it takes the place of the preliminary hearing.

I sure hope not.

ETA: Just answered my question:

http://www.criminallawyermyrtlebeach.com/preliminary_hearings.html

If the grand jury meets and returns an indictment on the case then the magistrate court loses jurisdiction and a preliminary hearing is no longer available.

Damn


Isn't that good news? I imagine it would at least indicate that the grand jury felt the state's evidence is strong enough to proceed in court? Right?


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Grand Jury formally indicts Moorers in Heather Elvis case

Posted: Mar 21, 2014 12:28 PM EDT
Updated: Mar 21, 2014 12:32 PM EDT

http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/25038907/grand-jury-formally-indicts-moorers-in-heather-elvis-case1

The charges are listed as: obstruction of justice, two counts of indecent exposure, murder, and kidnapping. Troy Large with the Horry County Police Department is listed as a witness on the indictments for obstruction of justice and indecent exposure, and Jeffery Cauble of the HCPD is listed as a witness on the murder and kidnapping indictments.
 
Isn't that good news? I imagine it would at least indicate that the grand jury felt the state's evidence is strong enough to proceed in court? Right?


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The bad news is there is no preliminary hearing which means we get no discovery.

Not sure if the info used by the GJ is kept private since it is a private proceeding.
 
The bad news is there is no preliminary hearing which means we get no discovery.

Not sure if the info used by the GJ is kept private since it is a private proceeding.

As long as it frees Heather to RIP and her family to start to heal, HALLELUJAH!!!
 
Isn't that good news? I imagine it would at least indicate that the grand jury felt the state's evidence is strong enough to proceed in court? Right?


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The only bad part is as most lawyers like to say "a grand jury will indicte a ham sandwich" ;)

Also, completely secret. We get no discovery, bad for us!
 
However, it could take it to another level right? I would expect having this business completed, now on 3/28 they will have to enter a plea. Trying to stay positive, maybe one of them will do an about face & realize the reality they are facing and start talking.
 
This is good news! And it furthers the theory that LE has a strong case. If the grand jury doesn't have enough evidence to indict then the case goes to a PH for a judge to hear testimony to determine if it should be set in for trial. So it seems there was enough evidence to clear this hurdle.
Hurdle 1-search warrant-clear
Hurdle 2-arrest warrant and charges-clear
Hurdle 3-keeping them with a no bond status-clear
Hurdle 4-grand jury indictment-clear
Next up making it through any and all motions hearings

I have faith LE has a strong case and these two will not see the outside of a jail for a very very very long time.
 
Until pretrial hearings I have serious doubts that prior to discovery their lawyers would have them plead due to a GJ indictment. What happens during a GJ is one sided, prosecution puts on evidence/testimony to see if they think charges will stick, etc. It's secret from the defense too :)
 
Until pretrial hearings I have serious doubts that prior to discovery their lawyers would have them plead due to a GJ indictment. What happens during a GJ is one sided, prosecution puts on evidence/testimony to see if they think charges will stick, etc. It's secret from the defense too :)

I did read that the transcripts from the GJ are given to the defendant. Is that not correct?
 

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