GUILTY FL - Felecia Williams, 9, raped & murdered, Temple Terrace, 16 May 2014

[SeesSeas]

Six years later, 75 days in jail for lies about Tampa girl’s disappearance
Six years later, 75 days in jail for lies about Tampa girl’s disappearance
Eboni Wiley admitted that she lied to police during an investigation of the 2014 disappearance of 9-year-old Felecia Williams, who had been murdered.
12/18/20

 

[MajorHoople]

Florida child sex killer is appealing his death sentence over prosecutor's remarks | Daily Mail Online

"A convicted child rapist and murderer is appealing his death sentence in Florida by arguing that the prosecutor violated the so-called 'Golden Rule' by asking the jury to imagine his victim's suffering.

Granville Ritchie, 41, was sentenced to death in September 2020 for the 2014 killing of nine-year-old Felecia Williams, who was raped, strangled to death, stuffed into a suitcase and thrown off an overpass.

In arguing for the death penalty, Tampa prosecutor Scott Harmon said to the jury, in part: 'Can you imagine the dread of knowing that your life is ending and you are feeling pain all over your body? That pain would’ve been greater for a little girl."

 

[JerseyGirl]

Florida inmate appeals death sentence after conviction for raping, killing girl, 9

 

[SeesSeas]

Florida Supreme Court upholds death penalty for Temple Terrace child murder

Granville Ritchie was sentenced to death for the murder of 9-year-old Felecia Williams.

www.tampabay.com

June 9, 2022
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In an opinion released Thursday, a majority of the court found no legal basis to overturn Ritchie’s death sentence. But they did criticize several statements that the lead prosecutor, Assistant State Attorney Scott Harmon, made during closing arguments in the trial’s penalty phase.
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[SeesSeas]

New trial sought 5 years after death sentence in girl’s Temple Terrace murder

Granville Ritchie returned to a Tampa courtroom this week in a bid to take his case to another jury.

www.tampabay.com

March 6, 2025
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In a hearing that lasted through most of this week, it was as though Ritchie’s trial itself was on trial. A string of witnesses testified about various aspects of Ritchie’s case as new defense lawyers made claims that a litany of errors deprived him of a fair trial.
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Their odds of success are slim, but not impossible. Florida has seen more exonerations after a death sentence than any other state, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
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