The murder conviction Friday of a Citronelle woman marked a huge win for prosecutors in a 7-year-old case that once appeared dead.
Friday of a Citronelle woman marked a huge win for prosecutors in a 7-year-old case that once appeared dead.
That rarely happens in major cases, and it typically marks the end of a prosecution. But Ashley Rich, who was the Mobile County district attorney at the time, sent her chief investigator to take a fresh look at the crime scene that remained in the same condition it was on April 25, 2016. Current District Attorney Keith Blackwood said the investigator found an additional bullet hole in the home on AJ Mason Road that prosecutors argued was inconsistent with Beckham’s account.
“We’ve done it in cases before, and we will continue to do it anytime we’re able to uncover additional evidence that would tend to show that the defendant is guilty,” he said. “Very disappointed in the verdict,” he said. “I mean, we felt like we pretty much presented a case of domestic violence against her, that shooting was in self-defense. And we were just completely surprised by this verdict.”“She had reported it to her divorce lawyer,” he said. “She had reported it to a lot of family members. … And she thought he was pulling a gun on her. And to defend herself, she pulled a gun and shot him first.
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