Fatal Flaw
A True Story of Malice and Murder in a Small Southern Town
- The Trial - Page 205
They drove to the store, taking Route 50, then north on Dillard Street. They did not stop in front, but drove straight down the north side of the building. He noticed the Edwardses' car, but was not alarmed to see that they were still at the store.
Q: Did you notice whether the lights were on or off?
A: No, sir. I didn't pay any attention to that.
Q: And you just went straight down the side?
A: Rather quickly.
Q: And you can't see the light from this side of the store, can you?
A: No, sir.
Q: It is a solid wall. Did you come back here to the gate?
A: Yes, sir.
Q: What happened when you got back here?
A: Edward parked his truck there, or stopped his truck there. I got out of the truck and unlocked the gate and opened it.
Q: You opened the gate? Does this open in, the gate?
A: Yes, sir. It won't open out the other way.
Q: Is that the only way it opens, is in?
A: Yes, sir.
Q: Did Mr. Williams pull in?
A: Yes, he did.
Q: What did you do?
A: I locked the gate back.
Q: Why did you lock the gate back?
A: Sir?
Q: Why did you lock the gate?
A: Because we were going to unlock the back of the store.
Q: Just routine precaution? Did you do this all the time?
A: Yes, sir.
Q: Did Mr. Williams continue driving his truck in the parking lot area?
A: The last time I saw him he was pulling his truck over in an arc in front of the overhead doors.
Q: The overhead doors?
A: Yes, sir.
Q: Mr. Zeigler, did you at that time instruct Mr. Williams to come park at this door, the little door on the north side?
A: I didn't give Mr. Williams any instructions.
Zeigler testified that he opened the back door and flipped a light switch that was immediately inside the hall. The lights didn't come on, but he wasn't
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