Alibi Status
YOKNAPATAWPHA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
Investigating Officer(s): Det. S. Murphy. Det. E. Parker
Incident No.: 003016-16F-2024
Case Description: Monica Drum homicide investigation
Investigators have compiled the following summary of the witness alibis for the night of Saturday, June 15, 2024, and the early morning hours of Sunday, June 16, 2024, when Monica Drum was shot to death. Also included is information on the results of attempts to verify the alibis.
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Description: Eagle janitor; one of the last people to see the victim alive Alibi: Driving home from work; left the Eagle around 3:00 a.m. Confirmed? Yes |
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Description: Victim's friend; local artist and UM graduate student Alibi: Attended Ole Miss football game and post-game celebrations; at her apartment with friends afterward Confirmed? Yes |
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Description: US congressman; allegedly blackmailed by the victim; currently facing gambling charges Alibi: In Washington, D.C. Confirmed? Yes |
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Description: Edward Hagen's wife Alibi: In Washington, D.C. Confirmed? Yes |
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Description: Victim's sometime boyfriend, Eagle reporter Alibi: Drinking at home Confirmed? No |
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Description: Former Eagle pressman; not currently employed; currently lives in New Sarpy, LA Alibi: Fishing Confirmed? No |
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Description: David Ledford's wife; employed as an LPN at the New Orleans VA Medical Center; currently lives in New Sarpy, LA Alibi: At work at the VA Medical Center in New Orleans, LA Confirmed? Yes |
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Description: Former accounting clerk at the Eagle; currently employed as a sales assistant at Lily Pad Alibi: At home. Confirmed? Yes |
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Description: Eagle security guard; one of the last people to see the victim alive Alibi: Smoking behind the Eagle press room Confirmed? No |
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Description: Eagle publisher and the victim's employer Alibi: At home. Confirmed? Yes |
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Description: Melvin Roberts's wife; owns and runs a convenience store in Oxford with her husband; currently lives in Oxford Alibi: Asleep at home. Confirmed? No |
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Description: Falsely confessed to Drum's murder; former rape suspect; victim wrote several articles about his case; owns and runs a convenience store in Oxford with his wife Alibi: At Denny's in Enid, MS Confirmed? Yes |
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Description: Eagle sports editor; previously worked with the victim at Cincinnati Enquirer Alibi: Left the Eagle at 10:45 p.m., bar-hopping, then home Confirmed? No |
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Description: Victim's lifelong friend; executor of victim's will; lives in Soap Lake, WA. Alibi: At home in Soap Lake, WA Confirmed? Yes |
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Description: Former Eagle employee; currently employed as a local news reporter at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in Atlanta, GA Alibi: In Atlanta, GA Confirmed? No |
