Ferrell Cemetery Roane Co. WV Located Vicars - approximately 1/2 mile west of Vicars Post Office, off of Flat Fork, just below Harmony - Harper District Source ---- Roane County, West Virginia Cemeteries - 1983 Read by -- Carol Fouty -- 08 Nov 1980 Anderson, Judy Ann 1951-1967 Asbury, Clifford "Jake" 1926-1962 s/o Ella Asbury Cunningham Booth . But in closing arguments, Farrell said the plaintiffs are seeking at least $1.7 billion. Thus, when Agent Curtis, cloaked with the expertise of an F.B.I. A watch that was believed to belong to her was found in a burn area near Ferrell's trailer. I am authorized to state that Justice McHUGH joins me in this dissent. We note that this Court in Dolin also gave the defendant the right to request and receive a limiting instruction on evidence such as the phone calls involved here. A few days after that, he sent the anonymous letter to the restaurant. On the element of fraud, the jury had ample evidence of Mr. Ferrell's use of fraudulent phone calls to obtain what he desired, so that they could reasonably infer that Mr. Ferrell used fraud to get Cathy Ford to meet him at or near his trailer. Just as the general kidnapping statute, W.Va.Code, 61-2-14a [1965], does not require force, neither does it require transportation or confinement of the victim.[7]. "The only real debate here is the number," Farrell said, noting that earlier in the trial, a witness for the defense had evaluated that . Stevens Institute of Technology, +3 more . Mr. Ferrell then went into the truck bay area of the fire hall, where a phone available to the public was located, remained there a while and then left. In Syllabus point 3 of State v. Starkey, supra, this Court said: *846 Like the instruction in that case, the instruction to which Paul Ferrell objects does not change the burden of proof. July 29, 1922 - June 21, 2015. Results: Unresolved. Because of the highly prejudicial nature of the evidence, I believe its admission at trial was reversible error. commuted Ferrell's sentence in Jan. 2001. After two years of home confinement, the court reaffirmed the convictions and he was returned to prison. Author. Certified copies of these records are available only from the issuing county or the West Virginia Vital Registration Office. Because Cathy lived in Maryland and her car was found in West Virginia, police from both states investigated this case. [1] From these meager facts, the *847 majority concludes that "[t]he record shows that Paul Ferrell made numerous phone calls to bookstores and libraries, and that he regularly received sexual gratification from interaction with persons who were not voluntary providers of sexual gratification." Storm *838 Fire Hall on Wednesdays. On the morning of Wednesday, 17 February 1988, the victim, Catherine Ford, a resident of Maryland, received a call from a man claiming to be a magistrate at Mt. classification and properties of elementary particles See also, U.S. v. Merryman, 630 F.2d 780 (10th Cir.1980) (evidence of other bad acts was admissible to rebut defendant's claim of mistake or lack of knowledge or intent); U.S. v. Thomas, 632 F.2d 837 (10th Cir.1980) (evidence that one defendant made a death threat growing out of a theft of narcotics was admissible to prove that he was a leader of the drug conspiracy). On the same day that Ms. Ford disappeared, two other women received telephone calls from a man purporting to be a magistrate. Updated: September 26, 2013 The Ford Bronco that Ms. Ford was last seen driving was found right along the Stony River off of the Bismark Road. ___ W.Va. at ___, 399 S.E.2d at 837. Includes Address (11) Phone (9) Email (7) See Results. Another person whom the "doctor" called testified that the caller noticed when the employee missed a paragraph on page 177, and asked if she would go back and read it. Location: Gormania, West Virginia When she asked who or what the investigation concerned, he would not tell her. They noticed that she appeared to be nervous when she noticed them. On the grounds that Ferrell might have committed the alleged crime for ___ W.Va. at ___, 399 S.E.2d at 837. Ferrell Cemetery Roxalana, Roane County, West Virginia. All of the recipients were attractive women between the ages of nineteen and thirty-nine. [6] The testing process also destroyed the samples, leaving the defendant with no opportunity to have the test results verified. Along with the "crank sex" phone calls, Ferrell apparently made several other calls to women in the weeks preceding Cathy's disappearance. Amelia Ferrell Knisely said she had been warned to stop reporting on . Reconnect with William Ferrell by joining our alumni site today. Mr. Ferrell argues that the testimony of Special Agent Curtis concerning Mr. Ferrell's body movement during a polygraph test should not have been admitted at trial. Outlook: Big names are all over this bracket, led by returning champions Adrian DeJesus and Anthony Knox, who went back-to-back last year as freshman at 106 and 113 pounds respectively. However, the record shows that there was an in camera hearing on the phone calls to bookstores and libraries. [2] We dismiss the following assignments of error as not fairly raised: (IV.) (XI.) They looked into Ferrell's past and discovered that he had a "habit" of making crank sex phone calls. William Jesse Ferrell was called home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on July 5, 2018. Agent Curtis was testifying as an expert witness with regard to responses he observed before and after, but not during, a polygraph test that he administered to Mr. The .75 percent figure was arrived at by dividing the final number in half to reflect the DNA expert's determination that the bloodstain on exhibit Q 134 had come from a female. Rehearing Denied Nov. 8, 1990. First Name. A few days later, he called Bernard from Uniontown, Pennsylvania and asked her to call Cathy's family and tell them that she was all right. As previously pointed out, this is not the fact. Select this result to view Paul William Ferrell's phone number, address, and more. denied, 337 U.S. 957, 69 S. Ct. 1531, 93 L. Ed. Consequently, because there was a lack of evidence to show that Cathy Ford was abducted for the purpose of obtaining some sexual advantage or concession, the kidnapping charge cannot, in my opinion, be sustained. Ferrell ( Republican Party) ran for re-election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 60. He directed them to go to locations near where he lived. [4] Some employees read some of it to him, and others would not. Both wanted to keep the relationship secret from Bernard and Cathy's boyfriend, Darvin Moon. James Morton Callahan. If any person, by force, threat, duress, fraud or enticement take, confine, conceal, or decoy, inveigle or entice away, or transport into or out of this State or within this State, or otherwise kidnap any other person, for the purpose or with the intent of taking, receiving, demanding or extorting from such person, or from any other person or persons, any ransom, money or other thing, or any concession or advantage of any sort, or for the purpose or with the intent of shielding or protecting himself or others from bodily harm or of evading capture or arrest after he or they have committed a crime, he shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by confinement in the penitentiary for life, and he, notwithstanding the provisions of article twelve [ 62-12-1 et seq. Her body Gen., Richard M. Riffe, Sr. Asst. They are certain that she would have contacted them at some point. The defendant became enraged, broke into the man's house, and took the girl with him against her will. The most obvious problem is that the three blood samples which were used to obtain the genetic markers could not be identified as coming from the same person. In reversing the conviction for attempted sexual assault, the court stated: Finally, in Stevens v. Commonwealth, 8 Va.App. Paul Thomas Farrell Jr. was born to Judge Paul Thomas Farrell and Charlene Marie Linsenmeyer on July 1, 1972. Bibliographic information. At 10:50 a.m. the same day, Robin Tichnell received a call from a man claiming to be a West Virginia magistrate. When Christopher Columbus Ferrell was born on 3 May 1873, in West Virginia, United States, his father, David Music Ferrell, was 23 and his mother, Elizabeth Susan Jones, was 20. Select this result to view Martha Comisky Ferrell's phone number, address, and more. Later, however, she stated she didn't know nothin' The next day, Cathy's family and Darvin put up posters and organized search parties. Links: Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! 1. . We have recognized that proof of a motive or intent is an essential element of the crime of kidnapping. Some time after Ford's disappearance, her boyfriend . But in Sette the State had not attempted to make the connection, so the Court concluded that the evidence was introduced "exclusively for its prejudicial effect." . Roger W. Tompkins, Atty. was burned elsewhere because there was no scorching on the vegetation Paul William Ferrell, a rookie sheriff's deputy, was convicted of the murder of Cathy Ford, a 19-year-old waitress from nearby Maryland. I know of no court which has sanctioned such an approach. [5] I believe resolution of this question demonstrates further the majority's *850 disregard of the law in order to reach a desired result. He then made another "stupid mistake": he sent an anonymous letter to the restaurant, claiming that she had run away and wanted her parents to know that she was safe. Agent Lynch testified that the offspring of these two people would have to carry the Hp type 1 marker and that the other test results were not inconsistent with the characteristics that might be found in the blood of such offspring. History. The party seeking to impeach blood test evidence is free to cross-examine the proponent's experts and offer experts of his own to discredit the conduct of the tests and the underlying statistical probabilities.". (It was stipulated that a letter mailed from Uniontown would be postmarked Pittsburgh.) Moreover, one can only assume that the majority's reference to "[in]voluntary providers of sexual gratification" is intended to describe the salespersons who took the telephone calls at the bookstores. Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. She claimed that investigators told her that they knew he was the caller and that they could prove it. Some time Paul Ferrell then told Ms. Moreland, regarding the search scheduled for the following day, to search any place except the Bismark and the Cherry Ridge Roads. As a resale marketplace, prices may be above face value Concerts Festivals Country Pop/Rock Hip Hop. However, she later stated that she wasn't sure if it was him. The best result we found for your search is Paul William Ferrell age 60s in Bridgeport, WV. A man then drove out in a light blue car. Witnesses placed him at a phone booth outside of the magistrates' office at the Mount Storm Fire Hall on the day Cathy vanished. He also said that he frequently posed as a doctor during these calls because he found it was very easy to get the information he wanted that way. murder of Cathy Ford, a 19-year-old waitress from nearby Maryland. William "Bill" Ferrell. In State v. Sette, 161 W.Va. 384, 242 S.E.2d 464 (1978), a case involving the murder of a woman by her husband and his mistress, the prosecution presented evidence that as part of an extramarital relationship, the defendant husband and his *842 mistress had engaged in oral sex at a time when to do so was a felony. George Ferrell (b. "Q. Experts determined that the fire was deliberate arson. *836 Daniel R. James, Barr & James, Keyser, for Paul W. Ferrell. He went into the woods near it to investigate. In fact, the phone calls do not show that defendant's character made him more likely to kidnap someone. They also offered a reward for information. He grew up here, went off to college, and returned home. This Court has recognized that the results of properly conducted and generally recognized blood tests are admissible at trial if they are relevant to some issue. However, when his girlfriend, Cathy Bernard, visited his trailer on 14 February 1988, she had not noticed any stains on the master bedroom carpet, nor any strong odors. In State v. Woodall, supra, we stated the general proposition that statistical probability evidence is admissible with respect to blood analysis evidence.[9]. The Gormania route, however, would not take the carrier to those roads. At the time, Farrell was considering which law school he would attend. The State offered this evidence to prove that the kidnapping of Cathy Ford was sexually motivated. Many are still certain that Ferrell is guilty. There were two sets of phone calls, the first set made between 28 September 1987 and late November 1987, and the second set between 1 February 1988 and 17 February 1988. promised. The only evidence introduced by the State in this regard was a series of telephone calls to bookstores, placed from the defendant's telephone, in which a male caller asked the salesperson to read selected portions of a book describing anal sex practices. There are situations where an offense that would technically constitute kidnapping under our broadly worded statute cannot be considered a separate offense. The defendant was not seen with Cathy Ford on or near the date of her disappearance, and her body had not been found at the time of trial. See also State v. Miller, ___ W.Va. at ___ n. 3, 336 S.E.2d at 914 n. 3. Delbarton . Denied,Articles, However, fearing that her body was inside, he did not tell anyone about it. The telephone there was a private one listed in the name of the defendant . A mix of clouds and sun. Her sister's phone number was later found written on the cover of a phone book in the living quarters of Mr. Ferrell and his brother, above Ferrell's Mart in Gormania, West Virginia.