March Deposition Showed During Friday Testimony
POSTED: 12:38 pm CDT August 11,
2006
UPDATED: 10:53 pm CDT August 11,
2006
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- There were some startling revelations Friday about forensic evidence in the Perry March murder trial. The prosecution continued to build its case during the third day of testimony.LIVE STREAM: MARCH MURDER TRIALProsecutors called Travis West, an avid bike rider and bike store employee, to the stand on Friday. He spoke about how easy it might have been for someone to fit a mountain bike into Janet's March’s Volvo.There had been testimony that someone resembling Perry March was seen riding a bike at the Brixworth apartment where the Volvo was found.SPECIAL SECTION: March Murder TrialFingerprint analyst Danny Morris also testified Friday that none of the seven fingerprints lifted from Janet March's Volvo matched those of her former husband. Former Channel 4 Employee Takes The StandAlso on Friday, former Channel 4 reporter Annette Noel was called to testify about an exclusive interview she conducted with Perry March in 1997, a year after Janet March vanished.Clips of this interview were played in court Friday for the jury.In one clip from the interview, Perry March appears defensive about police detectives talking to his son Samson about his mother's disappearance.Noel said her interview with Perry March lasted several hours and that his attorney was present at the time. Tape From 1996 Used In TestimonyA 1996 videotape deposition from Perry March was also shown in court Friday.The deposition revealed what was happening between the couple on Aug. 15, 1996. The interview was recorded during the March estate case, three months after Janet March disappeared, and conducted by Cookeville Attorney John Jones.Jones represented Lawrence and Carolyn Levine, Janet March's parents, in the estate case.The questions ranged from possible motives to kill Janet March to arguments between the couple.“Did you and Janet have an argument on Aug. 15?” Jones asked.“The answer to the question is Janet was upset; I did not argue. But I believe she was upset with me and did argue,” Perry March said.March also denied hitting his wife when asked by Jones.The deposition also introduced letters written by Perry March to a paralegal at Bass, Berry, and Sims law firm.Perry March also answered questions in the 1996 deposition about owing money as part of a harassment settlement in that case.
Previous Stories:
- August 10, 2006: Prosecution Reveals New Claims Against March
- August 10, 2006: Perry March Converts To Christianity
- August 10, 2006: Prosecutors Seek Conviction Without Body, DNA Evidence
- August 10, 2006: Timeline Of Key Events In March Murder Case
- August 9, 2006: March Son Scheduled To Testify
- August 8, 2006: Local Attorney Blames March For Defense Strategy
- August 8, 2006: Jurors For March Trial Transported To Nashville
- August 8, 2006: March Murder Case: The Key Players
- August 7, 2006: Jury Selected In March Murder Trial
- August 7, 2006: Attorneys Offer Scientific Analysis Of Jury Selection
- August 2, 2006: New Twist In March Murder-For-Hire Scheme
- August 2, 2006: March Faces Uphill Battle In Upcoming Murder Trial
- July 24, 2006: Court: March Children Will Stay With Grandparents
- July 20, 2006: Perry March To Speak At Sentencing Hearing
- July 17, 2006: March's Refusal Of Plea Deal Questioned
- July 13, 2006: EXCLUSIVE: March Jury Will Come From Chattanooga
- July 7, 2006: March Defense Team Works To Throw Out Evidence
- June 29, 2006: Perry March Receives Few Visitors In Jail
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