TRIALS
The State vs. Patricia Matthews
Date of Trial: December 1964 - March 1965
Charge: The murder of Tom Baxter
Counsel for the Defence: John Randolph and Mitchell Dru
Counsel for the Prosecution: Phil Martin
Witnesses Called: Ken Baxter
Outcome: John was able to reduce Pat's plea to temporary insanity, and she was freed
The State vs. Missy Palmer
Date of Trial: June 1967
Charge: The murder of Danny Fargo
Counsel for the Defence: Mitchell Dru, with Bill Matthews and John Randolph
Counsel for the Prosecution: Walter Curtin
Witnesses Called: Lenore Moore, Madge Murray, Missy Palmer, and Pat Randolph
Outcome: Missy was found guilty
The State vs. Lenore Moore Curtin
Date of Trial: December 1970 - early 1971
Charge: The murder of Wayne Addison
Counsel for the Defence: Walter Curtin
Counsel for the Prosecution: Tom Albini
Witnesses Called: Belle Clark, Rachel Davis, and Steve Frame
Outcome: Lenore was acquitted due to insufficient evidence
Steve Frame vs. Rachel Frame
Date of Trial: 1973
Charge: Steve sued Rachel for divorce
Counsel for Rachel Frame: Sam Lucas
Witnesses Called: Gerald Davis
Outcome: The divorce was granted. It was later revealed that Steve had bribed Gerald to lie for
him on the stand. Steve was sent to prison
The People vs. Patricia Randolph
Date of Trial: January-February 1979
Charge: The first-degree murder of Greg Barnard
Counsel for the Defence: Brian Bancroft, Michael Randolph
Counsel for the Prosecution: Tom Albini
Witnesses Called: Marianne Randolph, Olive Randolph, Pat Randolph, Dan Shearer, Susan Shearer
Outcome: The judge dismissed the case when the D.A. conceded a lack of evidence
The State vs. Rachel Cory
Date of Trial: November 1980
Charge: The murder of Mitch Blake
Counsel for the Defence: Brian Bancroft and Jerry Grove
Counsel for the Prosecution: Zachary Colton
Witnesses Called: Miranda Bishop, Mac Cory, Rachel Cory, Tracy DeWitt, Jason Dunlap, Vivien Gorrow, Russ Matthews, Linda Metcalf
Outcome: Guilty as charged. Rachel was sentenced to 8 years in prison
The State vs. Blaine Ewing
Date of Trial: June-July 1981
Charge: The murder of Jordan Scott
Counsel for the Defence: Brian Bancroft and Jerry Grove
Counsel for the Prosecution: Zachary Colton
Witnesses Called: Mitch Blake, Zachary Colton, Sandy Cory, Jason Dunlap, Blaine Ewing, Clarice Ewing, Larry Ewing, Jamie Frame,
Rick Halloway, Melissa Needham, Joey Perrini
Outcome: On the stand Zachary admitted to injecting Jordan with an anticoagulant