FL - Abraham Shakespeare, 42, lottery winner, Polk County, 7 April 2009 #6

[Susan1]

Well, I have my bedtime reading material. It is the stuff of nightmares. Have a good night.

 

[Susan1]

Can't help it. Got to say it. Page 8 of the affidavit. Howard Stitzel actually told the police that he had spoken to Shakespeare on October 6, 2009, that he was a client, and that he was familiar with his voice. Not just the Ledger, he gave a false report to the police in their missing persons report. So, isn't that a crime? Even if he did not know that he was dead, even if he was not concealing his death, even if he thought he was just missing or had left town, he still gave a false report to police in an active police investigation. And he is still practicing law and not behind bars? Well, I'm only on page 8. Maybe by page 22 he becomes a witness for the Prosecution and gets immunity. I think the Florida Bar Association needs to get a copy of this affidavit.

 

[ACandyRose]

Well, I have my bedtime reading material. It is the stuff of nightmares. Have a good night.

 

[Susan1]

Story on DDM lawyer today in St Pete Times
http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/probe-of-lotto-winners-death-entangles-lawyer-who-hit-the-skids/1074496

Good think I printed out this article. Page can no longer be found? What's up with that? I wonder if it actually went to press. I would really like to have an actual copy of that paper since they decided to pull the article.

Still on their search site:
http://www.tampabay.com/google/sear...:9&ie=UTF-8&q=Howard+Stitzel&choices=site#950

Results 1 - 10 for Howard Stitzel. (0.15 seconds)


Investigation of Lotto winner's death entangles lawyer who 'hit ...Feb 19, 2010 ... PLANT CITY — Howard Stitzel lived large in this small town. He practiced law with a former state House speaker, raised money for Republican ...
www.tampabay.com/news/courts/probe-of.../1074496 - 11 hours ago

but go there and the article is gone.

 

[dreamweaver]

http://www.baynews9.com/pv_obj_cach...D2034EE9F11500/filename/criminalaffidavit.pdf
criminal affidavit


ta da!!

I feel overwhelmed reading the cold hard facts of the case laid out like that.
There is nothing new that I had not read before, but to see Abraham Shakespeare's manipulation by DDM laid out there for all to see and
to see in black and white how maniacally DDM planned and connived to take all of Abraham Shakespeare money and eventually his life,
all to satisfy her greed and sense of entitlement.

I hope that Abraham S is truly resting in peace. He knows that his murderer has been caught and her lies exposed.

I hope DeeDee Moore receives the justice she deserves.

 

[twall]

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/fe...ing-lottery-winner-shakespeare/news-breaking/

Variety of stories leads to murder charge for Dee Dee Moore

TBO.com

Published: February 19, 2010

*Snips*

The 22-page affidavit said Moore kept switching the blame for Shakespeare's slaying from a drug dealer named Ronald; to herself in self-defense; Shakespeare's cousin; her own 14-year-old son, R.J.; and finally Plant City attorney David Stitzel, who had arranged many of the transactions transferring Shakespeare's assets to Moore.
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Records show Shakespeare was shot twice with a .38-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver that deputies said Moore turned over to Gregory Todd Smith, who was working with authorities.
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Smith also said he dug the hole in which deputies found Shakespeare's body buried under a concrete slab.

Moore's ex-husband told police Moore had asked him about heavy equipment she would need to clear land at 5802 State Road 60, near Plant City, where the body was found.

James Moore, the former husband, said he dug a hole with a backhoe. He said Moore told him it was for concrete and trash. He said he left after digging the hole and that Moore called him back in an hour or two to fill it. He said he never saw a body in the hole, but that it was dark.
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Lots more at link ......

BBM-Am I reading this correctly? Both Moore and Smith said they dug the hole AS was found in? Did they both do it? The article doesn't state if either one had the other's help. :waitasec:

 

[blue mermaid]

The affidavit has Shar's current address listed as Tallahassee. IIRC, his sister lives there.

Judy Haggins is still in Lakeland. Both Shar and Judy are listed as unemployed.

 

[justplainmetal]

http://www.tampabay.com/news/deedee-moore-charged-with-first-degree-murder-in-lottery-winners-homicide/1074609

This one has some interesting info on Stitzel's involvement.

 

[Susan1]

The affidavit has Shar's current address listed as Tallahassee. IIRC, his sister lives there.

Judy Haggins is still in Lakeland. Both Shar and Judy are listed as unemployed.

According to that affadavit, Dorice transferred all sorts of money to his company. Perhaps he has enough money now where he feels he does not have to work. Okay, he gave back the car. So now will he give back all the money he got from Dorice that was not hers to give? Both Shakespeare's and KP's? Because according to another poster here, she was a cash cow to him before she set up the meeting with Abraham in October 2008. Is it time for this young man to get a job? I feel he does creative film production from the link to his site. That's a subjective opinion. Everybody's got one. But I did think the short story movies were creative.
If he wants to do the right thing, I feel the right thing involves giving it all back to the rightful owners. Cash and assets. I think that is true for anyone who has profitted from stolen and fraudulently obtained assets. That affidavit shows several people who would appear to have profitted.

 

[LogicalMinds]

Wow....that is great that they charged her with first degree murder, what a greedy horrible crime....Dorice even threw her own 14 year old son under the bus

I hope she gets "everything" she deserves and more

 

[Susan1]

No she didn't!!!

Page 18 -
"Just prior to the end of the interview, Ms. Moore asked detectives if she could 'keep all of her things' if she told the truth as to who actually killed Abraham Shakespeare."

Dorice, I guess you never learned boundaries if you don't know what are "your things" and what are "Abraham's things".
She is involved in his murder and she want to keep his things? The very fact that she asks if she can keep them makes me think she knows darn well whose things those really are. Abraham's, KPs, and who knows if there are more.

 

[cholzsch]

I figured I'd upload the Affidavit in case it disappears from BN9.

 

[Susan1]

I may be wrong here, I'm no legal eagle, but the front page of the affidavit says the offense date is 4/1/09. The offense is 1st degree murder. But from everything else we have read, including Sheriff Gee's statement, Abraham Shakespeare was murdered somewhere between 4/6 - 4/7/2009. In fact there are people who say they had seen him after 4/1/09 in the media. Did they get the date wrong? It would be easy enough to prove she did not murder him on 4/1/09 if he is still alive on 4/2/09 and people saw him.

 

[blue mermaid]

From the affidavit:

Abraham Shakespeare was last seen alive in the Lakeland, Florida area by Courtney Daniels during the first week of April 2009. Ms. Daniels knew Abraham Shakespeare for several years and periodically lived with Shakespeare at 9340 Red Hawk Bend Dr. Lakeland, FL 33810. This statement was provided to Detectives Lynn and Wallace on January 16, 2010.

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The victim was last known to be alive just days prior to April 6, 2009. The victim's cellular telephone usage drastically changes on April 6, 2009, which is the same date that he and the defendant had arranged to go to the Hardrock Casino in Tampa and meet Judy Haggins there. Per interviews with Ms. Haggins, the victim and defendant never arrived to the Hardrock Casino and she subsequently received a phone call around 0200 hours on April 7, 2009 from the defendant explaining why. At this point, the defendant began a long elaborate scheme to elude to the fact that the victim was still alive. Ms. Haggins advised the phone call she received from the defendant that date, was a detailed story of how the victim was injured after an altercation with an underage prostitute. Ms. Haggins was told by the defendant that the underage female was going to a local hospital as well and therefore, she and the victim were unable to meet her at the Hardrock Casino as planned. The time and date of this phone call was verified via cellular telephone records acquired by the Polk County Sheriffs Office.

 

[Susan1]

I agree, but then why do they put the date of offense as 4/1/09 on the front page of the affidavit?
If you get a speeding ticket and the cop gets the wrong date on it, you can go to court and prove you were not there on that date and get out of the ticket. All the more reason to get the date right on a capital murder charge.

 

[blue mermaid]

I figured I'd upload the Affidavit in case it disappears from BN9.

Good idea, cholzch.

 

[blue mermaid]

I agree, but then why do they put the date of offense as 4/1/09 on the front page of the affidavit?
If you get a speeding ticket and the cop gets the wrong date on it, you can go to court and prove you were not there on that date and get out of the ticket. All the more reason to get the date right on a capital murder charge.

I don't know. Maybe if the date is only an approximate, they use the last known date where an unaffiliated party actually saw him?
:waitasec:

 

[blue mermaid]

No she didn't!!!

Page 18 -
"Just prior to the end of the interview, Ms. Moore asked detectives if she could 'keep all of her things' if she told the truth as to who actually killed Abraham Shakespeare."

Dorice, I guess you never learned boundaries if you don't know what are "your things" and what are "Abraham's things".
She is involved in his murder and she want to keep his things? The very fact that she asks if she can keep them makes me think she knows darn well whose things those really are. Abraham's, KPs, and who knows if there are more.

I saw that. Sickening.

 

[blue mermaid]

http://www.theledger.com/article/20...tle=DeeDee-Moore-Denied-Bond-in-Murder-Charge

Hillsborough County Judge James Dominguez denied bond for first-degree murder suspect Dorice "DeeDee" Moore early this morning. Moore smiled as the judge made his ruling.

 

[blue mermaid]

ACandyRose-

Here's a transcript of the text of the affidavit in a .doc file in case you need portions for your site. I left a little formatting for clarity.