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CRITTENDEN CO. SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT
SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT
CASE
FILE #93-05-31-282_______________________PAGE # 1
VICTIM
MOTEN WYNN________________________DATE 06/16/93
OFFENSE
HOMICIDE__________________________SUSPECT ANTHONY W. GRIFFIN
When
I arrived at the Clarksville, TN, Police Department, I met with Sgt. Parr who
then introduced me to Dets. M. Watson and E. Kellet, the investigators who were
handling the Anthony Wayne Griffin case on their end.
Det.
Watson said that on Monday, 06-14-1993, he was interviewing Anthony W. Griffin
regarding some forgeries and burglaries that had happen in their
jurisdiction. Det. Watson said that
after he had finished talking to Mr. Griffin about their cases, he (Watson)
asked Griffin if there was anything else he wanted to talk about, and Griffin
told him that he probably ought to tell him about this man he killed in
Arkansas about 2 weeks ago. Watson said
that he got Det. Kellet to come in and help him with further interviewing on
Griffin.
Sgt.
Parr then called the Crittenden Co. Sheriffs Dept. to check anfd see if there
had indeed been a homicide during that period which we were working on.
Det.
Watson went to the jail and brought Anthony W. Griffin to the PD interview room
where I told Mr. Griffin who I was and that I needed to ask him some questions
about this homicide he had been talking about.
I
read Mr. Griffin a copy of the Waiver of Rights form which he responded to and
initailed his responses. Mr. Griffin
then signed the Waiver. I asked Mr.
Griffin how far he had gone in school and he said that he had quit during his
senior year.
In
a taped interview, Mr. Griffin described how he had gotten to the West Memphis
area; different places he had seen and been in West Memphis, and how he had
gotten to Lehi. He also told of meeting
Moten Wynn, the victim, at his house near PJs Country store. He described what Wynn had been doing, how
Wynn had helped him, and that Wynn had given him $2.00 and some
cigarettes. Griffin said that Wynn had
gotten him a ride to Blue Lake, but that he didnt have the $3.00 admission
charge to get in, so he hitch-hiked back to Lehi.
Anthony
Griffin said that he went back to Wynns residence and that he was still at
home. Griffin said that Wynn let him
into the house and they had talked for an hour or so. Griffin said that Wynn kept saying he was
getting ready to go eat supper and showed signs of wanting to leave the
house. Anthony Griffin said that he
(Griffin) wanted out and was ready to leave so when the old man (Wynn) stood
up, Griffin said he hit him on the side of his head with his fist and knocked
him down. Griffin described how he had
tied Wynn up, both hands and feet. He
said he drug him into a bedroom. When he
was asked which bedroom, he was able to describe the layout of the house and
finally said it was in the back bedroom.
Griffin
said that he kept asking the old man if he had any guns around the house and
that he (Wynn) kept saying he did not. Griffin
said that he had found a pistol under on mattress and another pistol under
another mattress in the front bedroom.
Griffin said he found a shotgun in a corner in the front
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OFFICER s/R.W. Brockwell
CCSO
CRITTENDEN CO. SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT
SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT
CASE
FILE #93-05-31-282_______________________PAGE # 2
VICTIM
MOTEN WYNN________________________DATE 06/16/93
OFFENSE
HOMICIDE__________________________SUSPECT ANTHONY W. GRIFFIN
bedroom.
Anthony
Griffin was able to describe the manner in which Mr. Wynn had been tied up,
what materials and colors of materials used to tie him up, and in what position
Wynn was left in the back bedroom.
Griffin told what Wynns head and shoulders were wrapped in and what its
color was. Griffin was able to described the weapon (the htachet) and where he had found it
in Wynns house. He said that he had
jerked the cord from the phone located in the living room, and items he had
seen on a couch beside the front door.
Griffin
described what type and color clothing Moten Wynn was wearing when he left the
risidence. Griffin said that Wynn was
wearing no shoes, just socks. Griffin
said he had gone through Wynns pockets and got his car keys, but that he had
found no money on Wynn.
Griffin
said that he had taken the 2 pistols, the shotgun, and a box with some tools in
it when he left the Wynn residence.
Anthony Griffin said that he had left by the back door and was able to
describe the locking device that Wynn has on his back door.
Griffin
was asked several times about taking any money from Wynn or the house and he
said he had not found any. All he had
taken was the items he listed above and the victims 1978 Ford Thunderbird.
Using
the times given by Griffin and driving times, it seems that Moten Wynn was
killed on 05-30-93, somewhere between 3 PM and 6 PM.
Griffin
said that after he left the Wynn house, he had driven west for about 30
minutes, turned around, and driven back to Nashville the same afternoon Wynn
was killed (05-30-93). Griffin said he
had gotten back toi Nashville around 11 PM, Sunday night. Anthony Griffin said that he had picked up a
hitch-hiker some where down the road and he let him out. He said he then drove to Clarksville and spent
the rest of Sunday night. Mr. Griffin
said he drove back to Nashville on Monday where he sold the 1978 Ford
Thunderbird belonging to the victim at the junk yard he described.
It
was learned by Det. Watson that Griffin had sold 1 pistol and the shotgun to an
individual in Clarksville, Dicky Martin, and the other pistol to an individual,
name unknown. The pistol and shotgun
were recovered from Mr. Martin and returned to the CCSO by Inv. Brockwell. See recovered property sheet.
Det.
Watson will be contacted about a statement from Martin and the 2nd subject as
well as a photo line-up for identification purposes of Anthony Griffin.
The
taped interview from Anthony Wayne Griffin will be transcribed as soon as
possible.
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OFFICER s/R.W. Brockwell
CCSO