Defense memo page 43 and 44:
At his August 8, 2023, deposition, Sheriff Liggett was adamant that one person, and one
person alone – Richard Allen – was involved in the murder of Abby and Libby.34 However, off
record Liggett doesn’t believe that one man was capable of pulling off all of those tasks, especially
in such a short period of time, leaving behind a crime scene with no forensic evidence. As referred
to earlier, Liggett says one thing publicly under oath, but a different thing off-record to his buddies.
One of those buddies is former Sheriff (and now Chief Deputy Sheriff) Tobe Leazenby. The day
after Liggett’s August 8, 2023, deposition, Tobe Leazenby was subject to a deposition.
When Tobe Leazenby was asked at his deposition how many people he believed were
involved in the murder of Abby and Libby, Leazenby provided a different answer than Liggett. He
(Leazenby) indicated that “at least two” people were involved.35 The reasons Leazenby gave as to
his belief that “at least two” people were involved in the murders was Leazenby’s belief that “it
would be difficult for one individual to accomplish what occurred.”36
33 Again, Jerry Holeman testified in his deposition that investigators estimated the time of death as occurring
somewhere between 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. (Holeman depo., p. 17, lines 6-21).
34 Liggett depo. P. 67, lines 13-19
35 Leazenby depo. p. 19, lines 19-20.
36 Leazenby depo. p. 20, lines 9-10.
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When asked if any other law enforcement officers shared this perspective, Leazenby
provided a surprising answer based upon what Liggett had testified to under oath the day before:
Yes, at least one other law enforcement officer believed multiple people were involved in the
murder of Abby and Libby: Tony Liggett. According to Leazenby’s sworn statement, it was
common for he (Leazenby) and Tony Liggett to have one-on-one conversations, and that Tony
Liggett definitely believed that more than one person was involved.37
Tony Liggett, who just the day before under oath claimed that only one person – Richard
Allen – was involved in the murders, privately behind the scenes, was saying something altogether
different in one-on-one conversations with his law enforcement friends.