GUILTY FL - Felecia Williams, 9, raped & murdered, Temple Terrace, 16 May 2014
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Girlfriend testifies in trial of Granville Ritchie, accused in slaying of girl, 9
Kellisa Kelley was one of Ritchie’s girlfriends at the time of his 2014 arrest.
September 23, 2019
TAMPA — Kellisa Kelley has visited Granville Ritchie regularly in the Hillsborough County Jail in the five years since her former boyfriend’s arrest. She believes he’s innocent in the murder of 9-year-old Felecia Williams, the crime for which he is now on trial.
She sends him money. They’ve had more than 300 jail visits and chatted via phone thousands of times, according to prosecutors. All this, despite the fact that it was her car Ritchie was driving the day the little girl vanished, that he took off and left her stranded at a St. Petersburg business when the cops called, and that she never saw the vehicle again after it was seized by investigators.
Kelley was one of the state’s final witnesses Monday before prosecutors rested their case in Ritchie’s murder trial.
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The jury could begin deciding whether Ritchie is guilty as soon as Wednesday. If he’s convicted, prosecutors will ask for a death sentence.
Last week, the jury heard about various pieces of forensic evidence, including a tiny leaf found lodged in the Lexus’ passenger-side headlight. A forensic botanist testified that the leaf came from a mangrove tree and that such plants only grow near salt water.
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But perhaps the state’s most crucial evidence against Ritchie came from Justin Fleck, an FBI agent. He conducted a detailed analysis of Ritchie’s cell phone data.
On the afternoon that Felecia disappeared, Ritchie’s phone was using a cell phone tower north of the Temple Terrace apartment. The phone continued to bounce off the same tower late into the evening, contradicting Ritchie’s story that he left to try to visit a friend in Thonotosassa.
The phone stayed in the area until after 10 p.m., when it began using towers further west, toward Tampa. The jury saw a series of maps, which showed the phone signal continuing westward. Just after 11 p.m., the phone was using a tower south of Tampa International Airport, near where Interstate 275 connects to the Veterans Expressway.
Minutes later, the phone began using a tower near the east side of the causeway. The signal stayed connected to that tower for much of the next hour.
Kellisa Kelley was one of Ritchie’s girlfriends at the time of his 2014 arrest.
September 23, 2019
TAMPA — Kellisa Kelley has visited Granville Ritchie regularly in the Hillsborough County Jail in the five years since her former boyfriend’s arrest. She believes he’s innocent in the murder of 9-year-old Felecia Williams, the crime for which he is now on trial.
She sends him money. They’ve had more than 300 jail visits and chatted via phone thousands of times, according to prosecutors. All this, despite the fact that it was her car Ritchie was driving the day the little girl vanished, that he took off and left her stranded at a St. Petersburg business when the cops called, and that she never saw the vehicle again after it was seized by investigators.
Kelley was one of the state’s final witnesses Monday before prosecutors rested their case in Ritchie’s murder trial.
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The jury could begin deciding whether Ritchie is guilty as soon as Wednesday. If he’s convicted, prosecutors will ask for a death sentence.
Last week, the jury heard about various pieces of forensic evidence, including a tiny leaf found lodged in the Lexus’ passenger-side headlight. A forensic botanist testified that the leaf came from a mangrove tree and that such plants only grow near salt water.
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But perhaps the state’s most crucial evidence against Ritchie came from Justin Fleck, an FBI agent. He conducted a detailed analysis of Ritchie’s cell phone data.
On the afternoon that Felecia disappeared, Ritchie’s phone was using a cell phone tower north of the Temple Terrace apartment. The phone continued to bounce off the same tower late into the evening, contradicting Ritchie’s story that he left to try to visit a friend in Thonotosassa.
The phone stayed in the area until after 10 p.m., when it began using towers further west, toward Tampa. The jury saw a series of maps, which showed the phone signal continuing westward. Just after 11 p.m., the phone was using a tower south of Tampa International Airport, near where Interstate 275 connects to the Veterans Expressway.
Minutes later, the phone began using a tower near the east side of the causeway. The signal stayed connected to that tower for much of the next hour.
Dan SullivanVerified account @TimesDan 6m6 minutes ago
The state has rested its case in the Granville Ritchie trial. It sounds like the defense will be fairly quick tomorrow. The judge has set closing arguments for Wednesday morning.
State Rests Case in Granville Ritchie Trial
UPDATED 5:07 PM ET Sep. 23, 2019
TAMPA, Fla. — A second week of testimony started Monday in the Granville Ritchie murder trial, with the state resting its case at about 5 p.m.
The state has rested its case in the Granville Ritchie trial. It sounds like the defense will be fairly quick tomorrow. The judge has set closing arguments for Wednesday morning.
State Rests Case in Granville Ritchie Trial
UPDATED 5:07 PM ET Sep. 23, 2019
TAMPA, Fla. — A second week of testimony started Monday in the Granville Ritchie murder trial, with the state resting its case at about 5 p.m.
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One of his Girlfriends, the one who owns Lexus, was on the stand today. She was hard to watch. Didn't seem pleased to be answering anything. We learned she still writes him, sends him money ..etc.
Disgusting.
Disgusting.
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- Dalia Dangerfield @DangerDalia 6m6 minutes ago
"Keep an open mind," Granville Ritchie's attorney tells the jury before calling witnesses. The defense lawyer suggests 9-year-old Felecia William's killer could have easily been a man or a woman. @BN9 #bn9hillsborough
- Dalia Dangerfield @DangerDalia 26m26 minutes ago
Dr. William Anderson took the stand. He testified after examining the autopsy report, 9-year-old Felecia William's death could not be an accident. @BN9 #bn9hillsborough
- Dalia Dangerfield @DangerDalia 2h2 hours ago
Defendant Granville Ritchie will not testify in his murder trial. Ritchie is accused of killing 9-year-old Felecia Williams. @BN9 #bn9hillsborough
I'm back in the Granville Ritchie trial. The defense is expected to present some brief testimony this morning. Ritchie has told the judge he will not testify in his own defense. @TB_Times
- Dan SullivanVerified account @TimesDan 3m3 minutes ago
That means the jury will be kept together in a hotel overnight. No contact with anyone once they start deliberations. No internet access, etc. Any reading materials will be restricted. "Please don't bring any murder mysteries," the judge says. @TB_Times
- Dan SullivanVerified account @TimesDan 3m3 minutes ago
It's expected that the jury in the Granville Ritchie trial will begin deliberating tomorrow afternoon. The judge just read their instructions. She tells them to bring an overnight bag and says if they aren't done by the close of business they will be sequestered. @TB_Times
The defense attorney in the Granville Ritchie murder trial called two witnesses and then rested their case. @BN9 #bn9hillsborough
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Closings tomorrow-
Defense casts doubt as Granville Ritchie trial winds down
September 24, 2019
TAMPA — It is the prosecution’s burden to prove that Granville Ritchie is guilty of the rape and murder 9-year-old Felecia Williams. And they haven’t done that, Ritchie’s attorney told a jury Tuesday.
In a brief opening statement, which followed more than a week of testimony from prosecution witnesses, attorney Bjorn Brunvand suggested that the only thing clear in the state’s case is that the little girl was killed.
“Granville Ritchie did not murder Felecia Williams,” Brunvand said. “Granville Ritchie did not commit sexual battery against Felecia Williams.”
Closing arguments are set to begin Wednesday morning and the case is expected to go to the jurors shortly thereafter.
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The defense presented a speedy case Tuesday, just two witnesses. One of them, Dr. William Anderson, a clinical pathologist, testified that damage to Felecia’s lower body was not consistent with sexual assault. This contradicted the testimony of a pediatrician and a pathologist who said the opposite last week.
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September 24, 2019
TAMPA — It is the prosecution’s burden to prove that Granville Ritchie is guilty of the rape and murder 9-year-old Felecia Williams. And they haven’t done that, Ritchie’s attorney told a jury Tuesday.
In a brief opening statement, which followed more than a week of testimony from prosecution witnesses, attorney Bjorn Brunvand suggested that the only thing clear in the state’s case is that the little girl was killed.
“Granville Ritchie did not murder Felecia Williams,” Brunvand said. “Granville Ritchie did not commit sexual battery against Felecia Williams.”
Closing arguments are set to begin Wednesday morning and the case is expected to go to the jurors shortly thereafter.
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The defense presented a speedy case Tuesday, just two witnesses. One of them, Dr. William Anderson, a clinical pathologist, testified that damage to Felecia’s lower body was not consistent with sexual assault. This contradicted the testimony of a pediatrician and a pathologist who said the opposite last week.
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Watch Live: Granville Ritchie on Trial for Allegedly Raping, Murdering 9-Year-Old Girl
Closing Arguments To Begin In Granville Ritchie Murder Trial
September 25, 2019 @7:46 AM
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The jury will begin deliberations right after closing arguments.
The judge advised jury members to bring a change of clothes in case they do not reach a decision Wednesday and have to be sequestered.
Closing Arguments To Begin In Granville Ritchie Murder Trial
September 25, 2019 @7:46 AM
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The jury will begin deliberations right after closing arguments.
The judge advised jury members to bring a change of clothes in case they do not reach a decision Wednesday and have to be sequestered.
- Dan SullivanVerified account @TimesDan 3m3 minutes ago
"Think about how deliberate that is," Harmon said. "Every second of those minutes as she lays there unconscious is a second that this deft could have stopped, is a second this deft could have used mercy." @TB_Times
- Dan SullivanVerified account @TimesDan 3m3 minutes ago
At one point, he asked jurors to conceptualize the amount of time it would have taken the girl to die when she was strangled. For 60 seconds, there was silence in the courtroom. Some jurors closed their eyes. @TB_Times
- Dan SullivanVerified account @TimesDan 3m3 minutes ago
Harmon's rebuttal closing is much longer. He's been going now for close to two hours, hitting on each piece of evidence against Ritchie. He calls it "crystal clear" that Ritchie is guilty. @TB_Times
- Dan SullivanVerified account @TimesDan 2h2 hours ago
Brunvand suggests that Wiley could be the one who killed the girl. He admits there is evidence Ritchie was in the area where the body was found, but says there is no evidence he is the one who did the actual killing. @TB_Times
- Dan SullivanVerified account @TimesDan 2h2 hours ago
As defense attorney Bjorn Brunvand begins his closing, he highlights what the state is lacking: DNA evidence, signs of struggle, hairs or fibers. He says the case has "snapshots of innocence." @TB_Times
- Dan SullivanVerified account @TimesDan 2h2 hours ago
Harmon: "The manipulations and deceits have continued all the way to now in this courtroom five years later. ... When he finally got his hands on Felecia Williams, this was about raw lust and violent and perversion." @TB_Times
- Dan SullivanVerified account @TimesDan 2h2 hours ago
ASA Scott Harmon just delivered his closing statement. At about six minutes, it was remarkably short. He summarized the allegations, says Ritchie manipulated Eboni Wiley to get close to Felecia, then lied to distance himself from the killing. @TB_Times
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Jury deliberates murder case against Granville Ritchie in death of girl, 9
September 25, 2019
TAMPA — As he delivered his closing arguments Wednesday in the murder trial of Granville Ritchie, a state prosecutor played a recording of a 911 call that came from Ritchie’s cell phone minutes after 5 p.m. on May 16, 2014.
When a call taker answered, there were no words.
“It’s only a couple seconds long, but could you hear it?” Assistant State Attorney Scott Harmon asked the jury. “Could you hear the fear? It’s the fear that comes from the heart and mind of a child."
The call, the prosecutor suggested, came from 9-year-old Felecia Williams. It happened at the time she was alone in an apartment in Temple Terrace with Ritchie, who was in the process of raping and murdering her, the prosecutor said.
A jury went to work at about noon to decide if Ritchie is guilty of the crime.
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The day Felecia vanished, she left home with Wiley and Ritchie drove the pair to his mother’s apartment. While there, he asked Wiley to leave to go buy marijuana.
The 911 call is significant because it happened minutes after Wiley left. They know she left because her grandfather and a friend both testified to helping her purchase marijuana at about 5 p.m. that day.
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Ritchie’s attorney, Bjorn Brunvand, used his last words to the jury to highlight several weaknesses in the state’s case. There is no DNA evidence linking Ritchie to the crime, he said. No hairs or fibers. No signs of a struggle.
The attorney suggested that it is reasonable to believe Wiley could be the one who killed the girl, not Ritchie. He noted that Wiley admitted she took an Ecstasy pill when she was at the apartment, and that when she had previously ingested the drug, she spoke of “Satan trapped in her mind.”
Brunvand acknowledged one of the strongest pieces of the state’s evidence: data from Ritchie’s cell phone showing him in the area of the causeway hours after the little girl was last seen. But that alone does not prove that Ritchie killed her, Brunvand noted.
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September 25, 2019
TAMPA — As he delivered his closing arguments Wednesday in the murder trial of Granville Ritchie, a state prosecutor played a recording of a 911 call that came from Ritchie’s cell phone minutes after 5 p.m. on May 16, 2014.
When a call taker answered, there were no words.
“It’s only a couple seconds long, but could you hear it?” Assistant State Attorney Scott Harmon asked the jury. “Could you hear the fear? It’s the fear that comes from the heart and mind of a child."
The call, the prosecutor suggested, came from 9-year-old Felecia Williams. It happened at the time she was alone in an apartment in Temple Terrace with Ritchie, who was in the process of raping and murdering her, the prosecutor said.
A jury went to work at about noon to decide if Ritchie is guilty of the crime.
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The day Felecia vanished, she left home with Wiley and Ritchie drove the pair to his mother’s apartment. While there, he asked Wiley to leave to go buy marijuana.
The 911 call is significant because it happened minutes after Wiley left. They know she left because her grandfather and a friend both testified to helping her purchase marijuana at about 5 p.m. that day.
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Ritchie’s attorney, Bjorn Brunvand, used his last words to the jury to highlight several weaknesses in the state’s case. There is no DNA evidence linking Ritchie to the crime, he said. No hairs or fibers. No signs of a struggle.
The attorney suggested that it is reasonable to believe Wiley could be the one who killed the girl, not Ritchie. He noted that Wiley admitted she took an Ecstasy pill when she was at the apartment, and that when she had previously ingested the drug, she spoke of “Satan trapped in her mind.”
Brunvand acknowledged one of the strongest pieces of the state’s evidence: data from Ritchie’s cell phone showing him in the area of the causeway hours after the little girl was last seen. But that alone does not prove that Ritchie killed her, Brunvand noted.
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Maybe I’m just a sensitive sunflower when it comes to tone, but the defense’s closing argument seemed really aggressive. I’m not sure how the jury will take it, but it didn’t make him super likable to shout at them and attack the prosecution as much as he did. I understand he’s fighting for his client but it seemed excessive and I don’t know if it’s helping Granville that much. Just MOO of course!
Also, SeeSeas thank you so much for the updates!
Hopefully this sweet angel gets justice soon.
Also, SeeSeas thank you so much for the updates!
Hopefully this sweet angel gets justice soon.
He is a fighter. His website is acquitter.com
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Dan SullivanVerified account @TimesDan 10m10 minutes ago
The jury in the Granville Ritchie trial has been deliberating for a little over three hours. No word yet. They have a lot to sift through. @TB_Times
The jury in the Granville Ritchie trial has been deliberating for a little over three hours. No word yet. They have a lot to sift through. @TB_Times
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