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TRANSCRIPT - "Interview with Chief Spivey on the Double Murder of Beasley and Hawlett," RickeyStokesNews.com, July 29, 2014:
INTERVIEWER #1: Chief Spivey, tell us a little bit about the Beasley-Hawlett case. Where are we at with that?
SPIVEY: The Beasley-Hawlett case is just one of those cases that has presented, I guess, [one of] the most challenging and difficult cases that we have ever encountered. Of course, you know, as most people know, this began July the 31st of 1999, where J.B. and Tracie were reported missing. They were later found in Ozark on Herring Avenue. Each one of them was in the trunk of the vehicle, of J.B.’s car. They had been shot once each, and of course they were dead on the scene.
We’ve worked countless, countless hours on this case, and continue to do so today. We have been to numerous states running down leads, investigating leads. Every agency that comes to mind has been involved in this case and has touched this case from local agencies to state agencies, federal agencies… You know, the FBI, ABI, they continue to actively assist us in this investigation. As a matter of fact, we had a meeting last week with the state and federal authorities discussing some information.
You know, we’ve run down a lot of leads that basically resulted in a dead end. There was just a— we either substantiated the leads, or did not. And most of them, unfortunately, there was not enough information to substantiate them as being credible.
So today, we continue to work this case just as hard as we did in 1999. Of course, it is our belief — or personally my belief — that there is someone somewhere that has information regarding this case that would be very beneficial and very helpful. Now why those people will not come forward, that’s beyond me. It’s just a very tragic thing, and we certainly want answers for these families. We want justice brought for J.B. and Tracie. And whomever is responsible for this has absolutely got to be brought to justice. And of course we want that to happen immediately.
So that’s pretty much where we’re at now, of course we— you know, DNA, we’re dealing with DNA evidence. There’s a lot more technology in the DNA science world today than there was back in 1999. We’ve made some good strides with the DNA science today [compared to] where we were back then. And I have no idea… hundreds and hundreds of people that have been DNA [tested], none of those match. The CODIS system — people that are placed in prison, or that are released from prison — these people are ran through the CODIS system constantly: again, there’s no match there.
So it’s just, you know, it’s just an absolute mystery. Number one, you know, was, as to why someone would do this. We’re still unsure of a motive. Robbery does not appear to be a motive. Rape was not a motive. So, you know, absent of the reason why someone done this… right now, the only motive is the murder of these two young girls. So that is a hindrance in itself, is, you know, not knowing why. And a lot of crimes like this, you can quickly determine why something like this happened. But here again, you know, that part’s missing as to why.
But it is our belief, again, there’s someone somewhere that has information. And if they don’t want to come in, they can call anonymously. They can put a letter in the mail. There’s a lot of different ways law enforcement can be contacted. And, again, like I said, the number of law enforcement agencies in-state and out of state that continue to actively investigate this case is really phenomenal. We’ve never had a case of this magnitude that encompassed this many law enforcement agencies working a single case. And they are driven, they are absolutely committed to getting the answers that we need to bring this to a resolution.
INTERVIEWER #2: What keeps that commitment strong, Chief, so you don’t give up on cases?
SPIVEY: That’s something I’m asked frequently by the public about this case. And of course they have a concern that two beautiful young girls were murdered in their community. And of course I have that concern.
You never give up on a case. In my career, I’ve heard the term “cold case” time and time again. I don’t consider this a cold case. This case is not on a shelf collecting dust. This case is actively looked at constantly. If we receive information, or a Teletype across the wire that has any similarities whatsoever to this case, normally we go to that location. We’ve been, like I said, in countless states investigating cases that have similarities to this. And again, you know, it did not come to fruition.
But that’s what you’ve got to do, because we owe it to J.B. and Tracie, and certainly we owe it to their families and we owe it to this community to find who is responsible for this case and bring them to justice. And that’s our commitment and that’s what we’re going to do.
http://www.rickeystokesnews.com/art...-spivey-on-the-beasley-hawlett-murders-126812
SPIVEY: The Beasley-Hawlett case is just one of those cases that has presented, I guess, [one of] the most challenging and difficult cases that we have ever encountered. Of course, you know, as most people know, this began July the 31st of 1999, where J.B. and Tracie were reported missing. They were later found in Ozark on Herring Avenue. Each one of them was in the trunk of the vehicle, of J.B.’s car. They had been shot once each, and of course they were dead on the scene.
We’ve worked countless, countless hours on this case, and continue to do so today. We have been to numerous states running down leads, investigating leads. Every agency that comes to mind has been involved in this case and has touched this case from local agencies to state agencies, federal agencies… You know, the FBI, ABI, they continue to actively assist us in this investigation. As a matter of fact, we had a meeting last week with the state and federal authorities discussing some information.
You know, we’ve run down a lot of leads that basically resulted in a dead end. There was just a— we either substantiated the leads, or did not. And most of them, unfortunately, there was not enough information to substantiate them as being credible.
So today, we continue to work this case just as hard as we did in 1999. Of course, it is our belief — or personally my belief — that there is someone somewhere that has information regarding this case that would be very beneficial and very helpful. Now why those people will not come forward, that’s beyond me. It’s just a very tragic thing, and we certainly want answers for these families. We want justice brought for J.B. and Tracie. And whomever is responsible for this has absolutely got to be brought to justice. And of course we want that to happen immediately.
So that’s pretty much where we’re at now, of course we— you know, DNA, we’re dealing with DNA evidence. There’s a lot more technology in the DNA science world today than there was back in 1999. We’ve made some good strides with the DNA science today [compared to] where we were back then. And I have no idea… hundreds and hundreds of people that have been DNA [tested], none of those match. The CODIS system — people that are placed in prison, or that are released from prison — these people are ran through the CODIS system constantly: again, there’s no match there.
So it’s just, you know, it’s just an absolute mystery. Number one, you know, was, as to why someone would do this. We’re still unsure of a motive. Robbery does not appear to be a motive. Rape was not a motive. So, you know, absent of the reason why someone done this… right now, the only motive is the murder of these two young girls. So that is a hindrance in itself, is, you know, not knowing why. And a lot of crimes like this, you can quickly determine why something like this happened. But here again, you know, that part’s missing as to why.
But it is our belief, again, there’s someone somewhere that has information. And if they don’t want to come in, they can call anonymously. They can put a letter in the mail. There’s a lot of different ways law enforcement can be contacted. And, again, like I said, the number of law enforcement agencies in-state and out of state that continue to actively investigate this case is really phenomenal. We’ve never had a case of this magnitude that encompassed this many law enforcement agencies working a single case. And they are driven, they are absolutely committed to getting the answers that we need to bring this to a resolution.
INTERVIEWER #2: What keeps that commitment strong, Chief, so you don’t give up on cases?
SPIVEY: That’s something I’m asked frequently by the public about this case. And of course they have a concern that two beautiful young girls were murdered in their community. And of course I have that concern.
You never give up on a case. In my career, I’ve heard the term “cold case” time and time again. I don’t consider this a cold case. This case is not on a shelf collecting dust. This case is actively looked at constantly. If we receive information, or a Teletype across the wire that has any similarities whatsoever to this case, normally we go to that location. We’ve been, like I said, in countless states investigating cases that have similarities to this. And again, you know, it did not come to fruition.
But that’s what you’ve got to do, because we owe it to J.B. and Tracie, and certainly we owe it to their families and we owe it to this community to find who is responsible for this case and bring them to justice. And that’s our commitment and that’s what we’re going to do.
http://www.rickeystokesnews.com/art...-spivey-on-the-beasley-hawlett-murders-126812
