Springs, Texas with a man in a pick-up truck. Couple days later a Investigator named Cecil Shelton with the Gregg Co Texas Sheriff Dept came to my co Robert Guy’ s house in Hugh Springs, Tx. looking for Benny Guy My.other cousin., I Billy Stewart had bought a car in Hugh Springs, Texas under the name of Tommy Guy and when 1 over heard the conversation
of the car being found burnt and of the girl (Leavonna Tali_aferro) 20 yrs old reporting she
was raped I knew then that a investigation would soon be underway
1 left Hugh Springs, Texas the next following day after lnvestigator Cecil Shelt_on had talked to Robert Guy, and went back to Marion, Arkansas. My Father Earl Ste_wart s Mother is
Willard Dean Stewart. And Robert , Benny, Tommy and Bobby Guy’s Father is Marvin Guy, .Willard Dean Stewart and Marvin Guy are brother a`r'id sis_ter. I knew once 1 got back to
Arkansas that 1 would never be caught because the family members would not tell on each other. However, my cousin Benny Guy was arrested for this crime I committed and it has come to the point that l do not want my cousin in prison for a crime I committed on June 30"‘ 1995 or July 15‘~ 1995 in Gregg‘C-ounty, Texas.
1 have went threw the public records, Freedom of Information Act and l’ve came up with the needed information 1 need in order to give this information to the right people and
agencies where Justice can be rightfully administered and once and for all'the truth be told.
I Billy W. Stewart on 6-30-1995 did rape Leavonna Taliaferro of 16104 CR-294 of Tyler,
Tx. Her date of birth is 5-3-1975. 20 year old clerk. (Leavonna told me something only I- ~
- and her'would know. Leavonna told-meshe was 19 years old and only had sex with one
person besides me. Ask Leavonna Taliaferro is she told the rapist that the night of the
rape and she will tell you yes.) In 2010, In Garland County Ark`ansas (Hot Springs) l was convicted of rape of Jessica
Holmes‘ a 23 year old woman. My case # is CR~Z_O]O-GZO~IV. Since I raped Leavonna Laliaferro, l’ve been in prison many oftimes. Now my conscience is bothering me to where 1
want to take responsibility for what I have.done in my life.
Benny Guy, my cousin, was_convicted in Gregg vCo. Texas court of raping Leavonna Taliaferro in July of 1996. now I feel the need to come clean and do the right thing and tell the truth and apologize to my cousin and to apologize to Leavonna Taliaferro. Wouid you
please help me see to it that Justice is served. I can’t live with this any longer- my conscience
~ Bimy W“. stewart #104406 - ~‘ " ~ r-e ~ - ---~»P;»o.~B'ox*-soo~ - ` ` Grady, Arkansas 71644
is eating me up.
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Investigator Cecil Shelton ’* """" Gregg County Sheriff’s Office lOl E. Methvin, Suite 559 » Longview, TX 75601 ` ~
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Sexualvkssault; Bennie David Guy, Suspect; Victim; Gregg County; 7~1-95;.Sub-
sUBJECT; L1D-76,495; 002- 003 95
Levonna Taliaferro, mitting Agency Case No.
DATE RECEIVED: 'August 16, 1995
METHOD OF SUBMISSION: In person by William Dennan
EVIDENCE SUBMITTED: Sexual assault evidence collection kit from the victim. any physical trace
REQUESTED ANALYSIS: Process the items for ' evidence associated with sexual assault
' RESULTS OF ANALYSIS- The victim' s blood was typed aS-a group "0ll and a secretor by Lewis typing
A nonspecific presumptive test for the presence of semen was negative on the vaginal swabs and oral swabs.
No_ spermatozoa were detected on the vaginal smear slides or the unlabeled smear slides- ' No hairs were’detected in the head and pubic combings. No relevant trace evidence was detected in the finger-
nail clippings from the victim. No analysis was performed_on the saliva specimen. Please make arrangements"
We are unable to retain this evidence to pick it up at your earlies-t Convenience.
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Lorna Beasley ' _ » Criminalist VI ' Laboratory Superv'
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Cause No. 23,613-B
THE STATE OF TEXAS
§ § vs. § IN AND FoR ' § . ' _ BENNIE GUY § GRE_GG coUNTY, TEXAS
ORDER DENYING DNA TESTING
' _ On this the _|£_ day of June, 2015, in Cause Nurnber '22,613~B,;B_ennie Guy’s Request for DNA testing came to be heard. This Court has reviewed Mr. Guy’s request and the State’s response, including affidavits from a deputy district clerk and a sheriffs deputy in charge of property -retention. The S__tate has responded to Mr. Guy’s request, by informing the court that the evidence Mr. Guy seeks to test Was probably not entered as evidence in his guilty plea hearing, and-Would not have been retained for 19 years, and can no longer be located This Court finds that the evidence
no longer exists ina condition making DNA testing possiblet_ Therefore, pursuant to Article 64.03 (a) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, this Court may not order forensic DNA testing en the named items Request for DNA testing is denied.
JUN 1 Signed on 6. 2015
Cause Number 23,613-B
Ex PARTE § IN THE msch coURT § 124“* JUchlAL msch BENNIE DAvn) GUY § GREGG coUNTY, TExAS
AFFIDAVIT OF BEVERLY MATHEWS
Before me, the undersigned authority, personally appeared BEVERLY MATHEWS, who after being duly sworn, stated the following under oath:
“My name is Beverly Mathews and I am over the age of 18 and competent to make this affidavit I was employed by the District Attorney of Gregg County as a prosecutor from 1991 to 1998, and I was assigned to prosecute Bennie Guy,
I have some clear memories of that case. I have been asked it` I have any _ knowledge of the location of a shirt, a comb, a pair of boots and a_ sexual assault kit from that case.
“I did not keep evidence in my office If I ever needed to admit items into evidence from the Sheriff’s Office, I would have requested it be brought to the Courtroom on the day of trial. l would never have picked it up from the Sheriff’s ' oft`lce. After it was introduced, it would have been kept in the District Clerk’s
office, not my office.”
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“I do not remember the lab report being helpful or hurtful to the defendant
l have no recollection of ever seeing the boots, shirt, and comb.”
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Ex PARTE § IN THE DrsTchr c`oURT § 1241H JUDICIAL nrsTRrCT BENNIE DAvn) GUY , § . GREGG coUNTY, TEXAS
AFFIDAVlT OF DEBBIE KINNEY
Before me, the undersigned authority, personally appeared Debbie Kinney, who after being duly sworn, stated the following under oath:
“My name isn Debbie Kinney and I am over the age of 18 and competent to make this affidavit I have been employed by the District Clerk of Gregg County as a deputy clerk for the last 16 years, and I am assigned as a records manager and as a civil supervisor. I know the procedures for exhibit destruction m the Gregg County District Attorney’ s office
“I began destroying evidence in 2011. I do not know who was responsible for that before I began. I believe that it had not been done for some time, because when I began, I destroyed some evidence from as far back as the 1970’8. It is now our policy to hold on to evidence from capital murder, murder, and sexual assault ncases, but I am not sure when that policy was implemented.” \ “I have been asked to search my records to see if the evidence requested by
Bennie Guy has been destroyed I have searched for the evidence from Mr. Guy’s
case, but have been unable to locate aidestruction record for the boots, comb, shirt
and sexual assault kit listed in Mr. Guy’s motion and found no record that those
items were destroyed.”
Subscrlbed and sworn to before me, the undersigned authorlty, on this the n
fm n _ l l _day ofMay, 2015
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Ex PARTE § 1N THE DISTRICT coURT § 1241lH JUDICIAL DISTRICT BENNIE DAvn) GUY § GREGG coUNTY, TEXAS AFFIDAVIT
Before me, the undersigned authority, personally appeared Adalia Richmond, who after being duly sworn, stated the following under oath:
“My name is Adalia Richmond and I am over the age of 18 and competent to make this affidavit I am employed by the District Clerk of Gregg County as a deputy clerk for the last 24 years, and 1 am assigned to the 188th Judicial District Court. I have knowledge of the procedures for exhibit storage areas of the Gregg County District Clerk.
“I have been asked to look for evidence that was asked for by Bennie Guy, I have searched for the evidence from Mr. Guy’s case, but have been unable to locate the boots, comb, shirt and sexual assault kit referred to in Mr. Guy’s motion. I have searched the entire vault, all the exhibit cards (which should list everything in the vault on a particular case) and found no record of those items. I had another deputy, Jhazmyne Williams, go back and check it again. There was no exhibit card in this case, In the case file, I found an ‘evidence list’ prepared by the
Gregg County Sheriff , which listed the four items plus a burned vehicle as exhibits
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‘A-E.’ That is not a list of State’s Exhibits from the trial, because at trial, State’s exhibits are given numbers, not letters. l
“I have also checked with Debbie Kinney, our records manager, another veteran deputy in our office_. She told me she found no record of State’s Exhibits being destroyed.”
“I do not know where the requested evidence is.”
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AFFIDAVIT OF DAVID FALCO
Before me, the undersigned authority, personally appeared DAVID FALCO, k
who after being duly sworn, stated the following under oath:
“My name is David Falco and l am over the age cf 18 and competent to make this affidavit I have been employed by the Sheriff of Gregg County as a deputy for the last g years, and 1 am assigned as a Criminal Investigator / Evidence Custodian, and as such, I know the procedures for evidence preservation and destruction in the Gregg County Sheriff’s Oftice.
“I was asked to search for evidence in the Bennie Guy case, specifically, a pair of boots, a shirt, a comb, and a sexual assault kit.”
“I have searched the evidence storage area room and all storage rooms under
my control as well as the original property log bo a d case file , and have not
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sure or ARKANSA$ ` PLA|NTIFF vs. _ Br-;NN_!E mle our DEFENDANT
l, the undersigned law enforcement agem,- based on |n~fonmtlon and belief, and after 3
belng duly sworn, state than the following allegations are true and ctrrrec¢: * On or above May 25, l995, Bennie David Guy went to the Harrls residence and picked up l l year old ]e.ss|ca Lee Harrls to spend the night with h£ls chlldren`. Prlor to taking
the ]essl-ca_ to hls residence, Guy drove to ,the Shell La'ke Mole;l, where he rented a room,
raped the glrl and forced her co perform oral sex on hEm. Guy then perfomed oral sex on
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Warrant was lssued.
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