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Sheila Trott's account of the night Kelly Brennan was murdered

May 03, 2015 / 02:37

This episode discusses the murder of Kelly Brennan and the eyewitness account provided in a letter. The witness describes observing a man attacking Brennan and later following him to a location called Mark's Landing.

The witness recalls the details of the attack, stating it happened quickly and involved multiple blows. They mention being unsure of what the attacker was holding and feeling disoriented after the incident.

Despite witnessing the murder, the witness did not contact the police immediately and instead followed the attacker, which raises questions about their actions during and after the event.

The letter in question is presented as an account of the events rather than a confession, leading to discussions about its implications in the investigation.

TLDR

A witness recounts observing Kelly Brennan's murder but fails to call the police immediately afterward.

Episode

2:37
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I want to show you something do you recognize this letter yes I sat up one night and just
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because I'm a very detail oriented person and just wrote and wrote and wrote everything that I could remember
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from that evening Sheila in this letter you wrote that you went to over to Stephanie's house to see if Kelly was
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there because she'd been doing these driveby your house and you wanted to talk to her and you pull over and You
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observe a stranger in front of the house how would you describe this man who was
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with K it was too dark it was too dark all short u i don't know probably about 5'9 510 somewhere around there it was
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dark I could just see the back of the person and you saw this stranger Kill Kelly Brennan yes sir multiple blows yes
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sir could you tell he was holding a hammer I don't know what he was holding there was bushes how long did this
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attack take uh split second couple like I mean a couple seconds you know because
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I saw him hit her and then pull her a bit and then hit her again and that's when I ran and you don't call cops no I
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didn't I passed out and you came to and saw what I came to and uh I passed out and I was cold I
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started walking and it was when I was walk when I when I ran my legs were like jell until I collapsed on the side of
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the road and after I caught my breath I got up and I started walking I had no idea where I was so then when I went to
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leave I saw him getting into the car and it looked like he was putting a hose into the car or something it looked like
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it was going in the back seat and that's when I saw the back door open and the light shining on his shirt and I saw him
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get into it but I was like what is this what's what is this that's going on like
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what's going on here and I followed him and that's when I followed him down to Mark's landing and what do you see there
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what does he do I pulled off and I had put the car in park and I looked out through my back window and when I looked
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out through the back window I saw him pull the body out and then I bolted out of there and then I took off and I don't
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remember the drive home this letter prosecutors say this is a confession no it's not a confession letter that's my
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account of what happened that evening so you watched Kelly Brennan be murdered you don't call the police and then we're
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to believe you followed her killer to Mark's Landing mhm and what did you see there I it's all there I think isn't it
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all in the letter

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Episode Highlights

  • The Confession Letter
    A letter that prosecutors claim is a confession, but the writer disagrees.
    “This is not a confession letter.”
    @ 02m 12s
    May 03, 2015
  • Witness to a Crime
    A chilling account of witnessing a murder without calling the police.
    “You watched Kelly Brennan be murdered.”
    @ 02m 20s
    May 03, 2015

Episode Quotes

  • I passed out and I was cold.
    Sheila Trott's account of the night Kelly Brennan was murdered
  • What is this that's going on?
    Sheila Trott's account of the night Kelly Brennan was murdered
  • It's all there, I think, isn't it?
    Sheila Trott's account of the night Kelly Brennan was murdered

Key Moments

  • Witnessing Horror00:49
  • The Aftermath01:17
  • Confusion and Fear01:44

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