Chapter 45 Section VI

People in the local judiciary know that Irene Unrus is good at hiding his true intentions in some weird and confusing questions, so that the witnesses can't figure it out.And, whether it's real or fake, his thick Texas accent is always full of grammatical errors. "No," replied Michael Oberlin. "Did she ever tell you that you can dig whatever you want and she won't stop you because you won't find anything?" "No." "Are you sure you haven't?" "That's not what she said. I told her we had a search warrant to go to her house to find two bodies. But I didn't threaten her."

"Okay. So, you told her you have a search warrant from a judge?" "right." "Did Betty say she killed anyone?" "No, she admits nothing." "Mr. Pitts' cause of death was—?" "Gunshot wound." "It's just someone else telling you, you don't really know the truth." "We have the autopsy report from the Dallas Forensic Lab." "The forensic report." Yi Rui nodded, "The forensic report cannot tell you when those two people were killed, when they were buried, who killed them, and who buried them. So, except Your speculations and what others have said to you, you don't really know any facts about these two alleged murders, do you?"

"right." The second witness called by Erie Unrus was Phil Coleman.After repeating to the court what her sister Shirley had said to her, Yi Rui asked, "You were shocked?" "Yes, I didn't believe it at the time." "Then you now believe that your mother killed Mr. Barker?" "No." "You came to the court to testify voluntarily?" "Yes. I asked for a lawyer, but the police said no, and that if I didn't sign an affidavit prepared by Inspector Rick Ruth, they would charge me with murder. I told them, Shirley was very drunk when she said those words."

"I didn't mean to embarrass you, but tell me, have you ever done drugs?" "Before Inspector Ruth came to talk to me, I injected cocaine into my arm." "You didn't see your mother murder?" "No. She never told me she killed anyone." "So none of the testimony was very convincing?" "I was on drugs and in such a bad mood, I don't remember what I said." "Did Rick Ruth threaten you?" "He called me and said: 'We know you were there. We know you saw everything.' But I didn't. I love my mum. I don't believe she killed someone."

A third witness, Betty's eldest daughter, Faye Lane, said she knew nothing before the police exhumed the body, and that none of her siblings had said a word to her. The last one is Betty herself. "Did you know anything about the death of Jimmy Don Beetz?" "have no idea." "Do you know anything about the death of Doyle Wayne Barker?" "I don't know, sir." "Do you know why Feli, or your other children, say things against you?" "I don't know, sir. We've always been a very close family." "Have you ever received insurance money from either of your husbands?"

"I never took any insurance money from anyone." "Are you prepared to wait seven years to collect Jimmy Petz's insurance money?" "I never expected to get even a penny from him. I have no idea how much insurance money there is." On June 21, 1985, the remains of Jimmy Don Pitts were reburied at the Rose Flat Memorial Cemetery in Sigville.Relatives and friends of the deceased and colleagues in the Dallas Fire Department attended the military-style funeral because Jimmy served in the U.S. Army.But few of them knew that Jimmy's head was not actually in the coffin.

One day in early July, Shirley's father, Robert Branson, and her new husband, Keith Tegner, approached Rick Ruth and Michael Oberlin.Weng and his son-in-law came here specifically for Shirley's affairs. "We really want to help her, but only if she wants to," said old Robert. Michael Oberlin suggested that Fay Li and Shirley talk.Fei Li has always been very sympathetic to Shirley's situation, thinking that it is unfair for her to accompany her mother to take the blame. Rick Roos arranged for the sisters to meet in a small conference room.Fei Li said to Shirley in prison uniform: "I know you just want to help mom, but you can't listen to Iris Unruth, you have to tell the truth and let the police know that you were not involved. Murder. You have to find a way to get rid of Yi Rui Andrews. Although mother and you are both his clients, he pays more attention to his mother, because her weight in this case is more important, and Yi Rui's reputation and performance More impactful too. If you take Erie's word for it, and keep silent to help your mother win this case, you'll only end up destroying yourself." Of course, these words are from Michael Oberlin I heard it there.

Shirley asked, "So, I have to testify against my mother's murder." Feli nodded. "Do I have to hire another lawyer?" "Father said that if you agree, he will pay the money for you." "Then how will the police deal with me?" "I can't say that. But I think, if you're not charged with murder, at least your bail will be reduced, and maybe Dad can get you out." A few days later, when Shirley stepped out of the prison, based on the clues she provided, the police found the boy who had hired the excavator for $20 four years ago.