William Maurice Davis
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William Maurice Davis, also known as Willie Mo D, was a small time drug dealer
and bookie in the Oakland, California
area who was shot and killed in his backyard swimming pool in what has become an infamous gangland murder
. Police responding to the scene of the murder found little evidence in the case, recovering only two cartridge casings and partial footprints.
It is believed he was killed in retribution for a drug debt, though suspects have been identified and questioned, all those suspects were all subsequently released. What made this case noteworthy was that all suspects in the case were athletes attending Santa Rosa Junior College
and reputed drug dealers. This case made headlines because of public opinion that somehow these football players "got away with murder."
District attorney Tom Delano said,"There is no statute of limitations
in a homicide
case, so just because [justice] has been delayed to this point, new information can always lead to an arrest." The family of Mr. Davis was at one time suspected of withholding information, but claims to have done everything in their power to assist police in finding their son's killer. "Willie was no saint,", his father, Alvin said following the news of his son's killing, "but no one deserves to die the way he did."
While the case is not closed, Oakland Police spokeswoman Tina Hockley said there are no officers currently pursuing leads in the case, making the possibility not very good the case will be solved. The murder of William Davis is currently the 1063rd unsolved murder in the city of Oakland in the last decade and was the 26th unsolved murder of 2004. Mr. Davis was survived by his girlfriend Juelle, 24, and their 2 year old son. He was 26.
Illegal drug trade
The illegal drug trade is a global black market, dedicated to cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of those substances which are subject to drug prohibition laws. Most jurisdictions prohibit trade, except under license, of many types of drugs by drug prohibition laws.A UN report said the...
and bookie in the Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
area who was shot and killed in his backyard swimming pool in what has become an infamous gangland murder
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
. Police responding to the scene of the murder found little evidence in the case, recovering only two cartridge casings and partial footprints.
It is believed he was killed in retribution for a drug debt, though suspects have been identified and questioned, all those suspects were all subsequently released. What made this case noteworthy was that all suspects in the case were athletes attending Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa Junior College is a community college located in the city of Santa Rosa in Sonoma County, California. Founded in 1918, it is the tenth oldest community college in the state. Santa Rosa Junior College was modeled as a "junior" version of nearby University of California at Berkeley...
and reputed drug dealers. This case made headlines because of public opinion that somehow these football players "got away with murder."
District attorney Tom Delano said,"There is no statute of limitations
Statute of limitations
A statute of limitations is an enactment in a common law legal system that sets the maximum time after an event that legal proceedings based on that event may be initiated...
in a homicide
Homicide
Homicide refers to the act of a human killing another human. Murder, for example, is a type of homicide. It can also describe a person who has committed such an act, though this use is rare in modern English...
case, so just because [justice] has been delayed to this point, new information can always lead to an arrest." The family of Mr. Davis was at one time suspected of withholding information, but claims to have done everything in their power to assist police in finding their son's killer. "Willie was no saint,", his father, Alvin said following the news of his son's killing, "but no one deserves to die the way he did."
While the case is not closed, Oakland Police spokeswoman Tina Hockley said there are no officers currently pursuing leads in the case, making the possibility not very good the case will be solved. The murder of William Davis is currently the 1063rd unsolved murder in the city of Oakland in the last decade and was the 26th unsolved murder of 2004. Mr. Davis was survived by his girlfriend Juelle, 24, and their 2 year old son. He was 26.