Ever wondered what happens when intrigue, suspense, and family ties collide? Brace yourself for this thrilling journey as we peel back the layers of Marjorie Caldwell and Roger Caldwell's enthralling narrative. Prepare to be gripped by their second visit to the O'Toole house, Roger's strange behavior, and their eventual stay at the Holiday Inn Airport South in Bloomington. Discover the unexpected twist as Peter gives Marjorie $800 for a worthless personal check and how this plays out in the grand scheme. Feel the tension as we unveil discussions between Marjorie and Susan Leroy, Peter's wife, and the impact of these financial woes on the family. Experience the thrill as the Duluth Police close in on the couple's location.
As we journey deeper into the story, we scrutinize Marjorie Caldwell's interrogation by Waller and Agent Harman. Get a front-row seat to a call between Marjorie and her attorney, David Arnold, where she attempts to deflect blame onto the Condom family. Hold your breath as we reveal the shocking discoveries from Marjorie's strip search and understand the implications of her statements on the murder case. Join us as we track Elizabeth's grandmother's charm bracelet and its compelling role in providing tangible evidence of Marjorie's involvement in her mother's murder. An episode of intrigue, suspense, and unexpected twists awaits you – buckle up for a wild ride!
Ever wondered what happens when intrigue, suspense, and family ties collide? Brace yourself for this thrilling journey as we peel back the layers of Marjorie Caldwell and Roger Caldwell's enthralling narrative. Prepare to be gripped by their second visit to the O'Toole house, Roger's strange behavior, and their eventual stay at the Holiday Inn Airport South in Bloomington. Discover the unexpected twist as Peter gives Marjorie $800 for a worthless personal check and how this plays out in the grand scheme. Feel the tension as we unveil discussions between Marjorie and Susan Leroy, Peter's wife, and the impact of these financial woes on the family. Experience the thrill as the Duluth Police close in on the couple's location.
As we journey deeper into the story, we scrutinize Marjorie Caldwell's interrogation by Waller and Agent Harman. Get a front-row seat to a call between Marjorie and her attorney, David Arnold, where she attempts to deflect blame onto the Condom family. Hold your breath as we reveal the shocking discoveries from Marjorie's strip search and understand the implications of her statements on the murder case. Join us as we track Elizabeth's grandmother's charm bracelet and its compelling role in providing tangible evidence of Marjorie's involvement in her mother's murder. An episode of intrigue, suspense, and unexpected twists awaits you – buckle up for a wild ride!
This is part six of the case of Elizabeth Condon. Let's begin. While the police in Colorado were waiting for the return of Roger and Marjorie, they have been celebrating the 4th of July weekend in the Twin Cities. They had taken rooms at the Holiday Inn Airport South in Bloomington, a suburb of Minneapolis, and spent part of Saturday and Sunday with their friend Joy O'Toole. Marjorie's children and the O'Toole children have skated and competed together, and the parents have often seen one another at early morning practices.
Speaker 1:On Saturday, july 2, roger and Marjorie arrive at O'Toole's house in St Paul after lunch the couple told her that Rick was out of town with his brother Stephen, and O'Toole had never made Marjorie's second husband before, and she asked Roger about his jobs and how. He and Roger Coward said that he was unemployed at the moment and for the remainder of the visit he kept quiet and the impression that Mrs O'Toole had about Roger was that he seemed like someone Marjorie could easily overpower. Or perhaps he was simply an opportunist marrying Marjorie for her family's wealth. Since she hadn't seen her friend in six years, o'toole suggested the couple have dinner with her the next night. The following evening the Cowards returned to O'Toole's house, this time joined by O'Toole's ex-husband, richard Roger, gave Richard the impression of someone who liked to impress people. Roger bragged that he swam in the 1948 Olympics, supposedly competing in events that didn't exist at the time. Roger also bragged about owning many pairs of Western boots, including a pair that was worth $280. And Marjorie was telling the O'Toole that Roger had a perforated ulcer and had recently had surgery so he couldn't drink any alcohol. She told the O'Toole that she could not cook it with wine because of Roger's condition and had to boil any food that contained traces of alcohol. When Roger excused himself several times while watching television with Richard, no one gave it a second thought. So Roger spoke much more on the second visit and at one point he asked his hosts if there was anything in the paper about grandma. So the O'Toole assumed that he meant Marjorie's mother. Roger mentioned the gruesomeness of the killings and wondered aloud if the newspapers had any information, and Mrs O'Toole told them that it didn't.
Speaker 1:In that visit Marjorie also talked with Joy O'Toole about Elizabeth's death and she also told her that she and Roger planned to go house hunting the weekend preceding the murders. Marjorie had been at the laundromat when she heard the bad news and Roger had gone out for a bottle of pop. The cowwolves told the O'Tooles they had a ranch property they were going to build on in Castle Rock, colorado. Roger had big plans for their new home. The Rodmore Hotel had giraffes for sale so he thought that it would be nice to have a few on the ranch. Afterward Roger and Richard remained upstairs talking while Marjorie and Joy went downstairs to the rec room to talk. And later that evening the two women heard pacing overhead and they went upstairs to investigate and they were greeted by silence. When Marjorie and Joy found Roger, joy asked where her ex had gone and he said well, we have an argument. And he left. So later that night Marjorie called Joy into the kitchen and show her a partially empty bottle at Vodka. The bottle had been full at the start of the evening. That explained Roger's frequent trips away from the television.
Speaker 1:Susan Leroy, peter's wife, took her children to see their grandmother at the holiday in that weekend. But she had another reason for seeing Marjorie. Peter had to change their phone number because of frequent calls from bill collectors. Susan spoke with Marjorie about her financial problems and the effects on the rest of the family, and when she told her that the conversation got heated. Marjorie claimed that the Condon trustees had denied funds for Rick's medical expenses, that Rick had almost died in Colorado from his asthma. Now Susan didn't buy her mother-in-law's dramatic assertions. She looked directly into Marjorie's eyes and told her angrily that she had talked to Rick days earlier about his asthma and he had told her he had never felt better. Susan then confronted Marjorie about taking money from the other Leroy children's insurance policies. Marjorie admitted that she had taken the money but said she had used all of it to pay for Rick's doctor bills. Then, finally, susan told Marjorie the arguing could go on all day and walked out of the hotel room, slamming the door behind her. She phoned her husband and told him to come get her and the children.
Speaker 1:After Peter arrived at the Holiday Inn, roger encouraged him to meet with Marjorie. Peter finally agreed, but when Roger went up to the room to talk with Marjorie, she refused to come down and see her son. Half an hour later he returned without her. Roger explained that she had fallen asleep, severely upset from her argument with Susan, and Marjorie had taken 20 or 25 volume. Peter considered his mother's second husband a bum. Marjorie had talked about not having a job, receiving $90 in unemployment check. As for his mother, peter later said he didn't get along with her because her chronic line ruined the Leroy name and she had also stifled her own son for $800 when she moved to Colorado. The day before she left she had gone to his house looking for cash for the trip. So, livery of giving his mother money, peter went to the bank, got a $400 certified check and $400 in cash. He gave Marjorie the $800 in exchange for a personal check. The next day Peter learned that the check was worthless.
Speaker 1:On Monday, july 4th, duluth Police had determined where the cowards were staying. Green and Yagoda returned to the Twin Cities on Tuesday, july 5th to pay the cowwolves a visit at the Holiday Inn. The cowards were scheduled to depart for Denver on Western Airlines Flight 417 that afternoon. But first the detectives went to the airport with another photo lineup. The new set included Rogers Muckshot from his DWI arrest in January 1977, when he had assaulted Rick.
Speaker 1:The detectives hoped the more recent photo would help the airport gift shop employees make a more positive identification. First, sergeant Yagoda spread the five photographs out on a table in front of a swattsbauer and she immediately reached for Rogers Muckshot and confidently identified him as the man that was in the gift shop. Detectives Yagoda and Green asked her to sit down and tell them if she was absolutely positive. When pressed she backed off a bit and said well, it sure looks like him. But after several more minutes of questions Swattsbauer's recall became less certain. She now said that she wasn't sure about the man in the photo, and the man in the gift shop had worn glasses. But the detectives believed Swattsbauer had simply become overwhelmed by all the photos and questions and in their experience a night witness's initial impression was often the most accurate. Next Green and Yagoda showed the line up to Kelly. Her recall was less certain than Swattsbauer. The detectives noted in the report that Swattsbauer initially recognized Cowell's photo, but the two men blamed themselves for her wavering identification. By trying to nail down a positive identification they had planted doubts in her mind and therefore she could no longer be their best eyewitness.
Speaker 1:Karen Mueller served a lot of business types and her ship at the Holiday Inn Airport was between 6.30 am to 2 pm On Tuesday July 5th. She had been working about an hour and a half when Roger, whom she recognized from serving the day before, came in. Mrs Mueller poured him a cup of coffee and he ordered an omelet with cheese, onion and green peppers. Roger read the newspaper until Mueller returned with his omelet. Marjorie soon joined him and ordered a breakfast steak. Minutes later, when Mueller brought the steak to the table, she noticed Roger sat with head slumped and eyes closed through, though neither he nor Marjorie said anything. By the time she dropped off the check, roger's face had turned white and his breathing was labored, and he looked in pain.
Speaker 1:Marjorie told Mrs Mueller, my husband suddenly became violently ill. I think it was the ex. She volunteered to call the hospital and Marjorie said well, he'll be alright. It was just something about the ex that didn't agree with him and she told Roger you better go to the men's room. But he couldn't get up on his own, so Mueller flagged down a hotel desk clerk for help. The clerk helped Roger to his feet, guided him to the men's room where he leaned on the counter. His shirt was soaked with sweat. Roger asked to go someplace cooler, so the clerk sat him down in a chair in the main lobby and brought him several cold, damp towels and a glass of iced tea. Marjorie continued to eat her breakfast while the hotel staff attended to Roger. She again commented to Mueller that in the other waitresses it was probably the ex and that her husband had blacked out earlier while sitting at the table More likely was brought on by drinking while on, an abuse which Marjorie would admit later that day. While Roger's reaction continued, marjorie got up, left the restaurant. Mueller last saw her when she returned briefly to sign the receipt.
Speaker 1:Shortly before noon on Tuesday sergeants to Goh Dan Green pulled up to the holiday in Airport South. Their plans to interview the Cowards quickly fell apart when the desk clerk told them that Roger had been rushed to the hospital by ambulance that morning. He had collapsed in the hotel elevator and was in intensive care at nearby Methodist Hospital. The detectives decided to search the Cowards hotel room. They hoped to find Elizabeth Stolling Jewelry, the Suede Garment Bag and any airline receipts. Just past 7pm Lomanton Police officers met Green and Jagoda. There were also two deputies from the Hennepin County Crime Lab. They went with Warrens in hand to the hotel.
Speaker 1:As officers entered room 307, they noticed clothes covered the near bed as though someone had started packing A wicker case stack on two of two suitcases by the wall nearest the door caught their attention. It looked like a smaller version of the case. Police had recovered just days before, from Elizabeth's bedroom closet there was a Suede Garment Bag that was on the left side of the bed with their clothes. It looked identical to the one they had purchased on their first visit to the host shop, which they had air expressed to Warren, colorado, to aid in his search. The bags had written identification tag named Roger S Cowards of Golden, colorado, as its owner. Everything dovetailed. On the suitcases officers noticed luggage tax marked North Central Airlines no 997. Police soon confirmed that this was the flight the Cowards have taken to Duluth for the funeral room. The Garment Bag had one of the tags. It was numbered consecutively with the tag on the suitcase that had been left.
Speaker 1:At the Radisson Hennepin County Crime Black Technicians Merrill Hughes and Roger Smedberg went to work For more than an hour. They slowly moved clockwise around the room photographing the evidence. One picture showed a number of prescription medications lined up by the bathroom sink, including one in Roger's name for an abuse, confirming what Marjorie had told the otols. On May 3rd Dr Hyman Suckerman prescribed an abuse for Roger after his last, his latest, attempt at rehab at Raleigh Hills had failed. The drug marked the next step in trying to control Roger's drinking, if Roger consumed alcohol. While on the medication he would experience uncomfortable physical side effects. He could even die. Marjorie had confided in Dr Suckerman that a drunken Roger had been in her up on several occasions. The doctor considered Roger a bad lush, but during Roger's May visit the doctor also noted that Roger appeared depressed. Roger didn't say anything about his problems. After Hughes and Smedberg finished the pictures, they moved to the next step, donning plastic gloves to process the room for Prinkle prints.
Speaker 1:Tuesday afternoon in Colorado, waller and Agent Harman drove east of Golden towards Steperton International Airport. Waller noticed that a line of thunderstorms had enveloped the Rockies. The indigo sky came alive, with a strobe-like show of summer lightning and the sound of thunder booming as the storm passed overhead. So Waller told Harman he had not flow much and worried about the weather conditions. But a few hours later, safely back on the ground, the Twin Cities, the detective was relieved. He stepped off the plane. There was a lot of heat and high humidity, more typical of the tropics, that knocked him back. The early evening air felt like pretty much a. It was very hot and humid, like a people, like a sumo wrestler sitting on his chest.
Speaker 1:Now when Waller and to the terminal carrying his briefcase and overnight bag. An airport security officer who had been given Waller's description by Duluth police flack him down and he says, sergeant, are you Sergeant, waller? Because if you are, there's an urgent message for you at the central office and the message told Waller to call detectives Jagoda and Green at the holiday in right away. So when he did, jagoda got on the phone and they had hit paydirt. Jagoda reported happily that the sweat suit bag and the smaller wicker basket had been found in the Caldwell's room and he said we got them. Dick and Jagoda then left to obtain another search warrant. The first had not disted the wicker basket. The law said if the basket was in full view of police officers who were legally in the room they could cease it. But as police closed in on the Caldwell's they were not taking chances.
Speaker 1:At about 10.15pm, while the search was in progress, officers heard someone fumbling with the door knob. Waller looked through the peephole and he stayed. So, margarine. He quickly slid out the door, reintroduced himself and nods her down the hole to the command post Room 302 for questioning. She was cordial and chatting. Waller sat next to Marjorie on the couch. Officer McComb and Detective Green stood across the room listening.
Speaker 1:Waller explained to Marjorie that police were searching her room for stolen jewelry and physical evidence of the murders, including blood, hair and fibers. He read aloud the search warrant and handed her a copy. To Waller's surprise, she didn't ask why the police search targeted her and her husband. Waller inquired about Marjorie's activities in the days leading up to her mother's death. She told the officers that she and her husband had visited a Denver pawn shop on June 23rd and pawned jewelry for $3,000. She has spent most of the weekend of the murders inspecting ranch properties around Denver with real estate agent Fran Byer. Though Marjorie had agreed to the interview, waller and the other officers knew her cooperation was strictly voluntary at this point and she soon became uncomfortable with the line of questioning. Waller advised her of her Miranda rights On July 5th.
Speaker 1:David Arnold sat at his pajamas watching the evening news when the phone rang. Since Marjorie had retained Arnold four years earlier, he had become used to frequent phone calls and office visits. He later estimated he spent from 50 to 60% of each and every day that he worked with Marj or on her behalf. A great deal of time was spent negotiating with creditors and claimants, prioritizing claims, trying to get everybody covered Early in the relationship. She had called in late one night at home upset because some checks she had written were going to bounce. She had received a check for the sale of a horse and it had bounced and contemplation of that money being there. She had written all these checks and Arnold remember he said I told her, marj, that happens to everybody, don't worry about it. And she said well, I want you to call these people tomorrow and explain to them and get them covered as soon as possible. So he asked her how much are you overdrawn? And she said $120,000. So he said that that was the kind of an indication that you know that they have more than the traditional kind of individual here. So I'll now ask Marjorie why she had called him so late this time and she said well, I just thought you might like to have some fun, why don't you come on out here? We got about 50 police officers around here and he said what do you mean here? Where are you? And Arnold tried to picture Marjorie somewhere in Colorado surrounded by police, and Marjorie sounded Cavalier. She said well, I'm in the Holiday Inn. So what do you mean? What are you doing there?
Speaker 1:The news that Roger and Marjorie had not left town started the attorney Arnold, and he's he's started chastising her from being for being there for talking, and and she told him well, we really didn't have any choice. You know, we were going to go the next day and then Roger got sick and had to go to the hospital. So Marjorie said Roger was at Methodist Hospital in St Louis Park, which is a Minneapolis suburb. Arnold recall how Marjorie blame the condom family for her mother's death and the police presence in her hotel room. So Marjorie explained that the condoms were trying to frame her and Roger for Elizabeth's murder, and Duluth police, under the family's control, play a part in the frame up.
Speaker 1:So Arnold cut short Marjorie's complaints and he asked her what the hell were you doing around here? Why didn't you go back out there to Colorado? At least it wouldn't have been as easy for this entourage to have shown up. What's going on? And she said well, they're asking me a lot of questions, they're tearing apart the room. They won't let me go to the room. And so Arnold said okay, I'll be out there. And then trying to remember what Perry Mason would advise, he ordered Don't say anything. But Marjorie resumed talking to police after she hung up.
Speaker 1:She has spent the entire weekend of the killings looking at real estate, from early in the day until 10 or 11 pm, and then Detective Waller interrupted her and he asked, before you say anything else, as your attorney advice you about making statements to the police? And she replied no, he had not. So while her assume Arnold was en route to the hotel. So while it changed his strategy and began to pump Marjorie for as much Information as possible, unto her attorney arrived, waller knew that he had no legal power to make Marjorie talk. She had no go, no good reason to answer questions. But instead of the pushy woman he had encountered in the inspector's office the week before, she now sat before him, come and control like a woman with nothing to hide, a woman who wanted to cooperate. Only her flushed cheeks gave her away. Waller had noticed in an earlier interview that when something upsets Marjorie, her cheeks flushed from deep red to purple.
Speaker 1:Green knocked out on the door and as to see Waller and while it was annoyed by the interruption of his interrogation, but Green insisted while her stepped into the hall he used to show Waller what he had found. He found a blue plastic cylinder, a pantyhose container Brimming with jewelry. Items found inside included Elizabeth Condon's son, this rock of sorry wrist watch and diamond and sapphire ring, both pulled from her body investigators so mice by by the killer, her killer. The officers were related, but they're fine and curious about whatever explanation Marjorie would have for the items. Waller wondered why Marjorie and Roger would bring the jewelry back to Minnesota Once it had been successfully transported to Colorado. He told Hughes to give him a few minutes, then come in and dump the jewelry on the couch. Then Waller would ask if she recognized any of the pieces. While we re-enter the room, not prepared just yet to confront her, he let Marjorie's lies compound.
Speaker 1:Marjorie repeated her whereabouts. On the morning Mildred Garburew Found Elizabeth Condon and Verma Petella dead. Waller then asked her if Roger had been with her the morning of June 27 and she said yes, roger had helped her carry their dirty clothes to the laundromat. The hotel front desk Clark had spoken to them on their way out. Marjorie said that she then drove Roger to downtown Denver and drop him off. Roger planned to meet with Attorney John Moorehead and also go to the library. She went directly to the laundromat. While it looked over in surprise at the lie, police had already verified that Moorehead had spent the entire day at the annual picnic of the Denver Bar Association.
Speaker 1:Hughes abruptly entered the room with the blue plastic container. He asked do you recognize this? And she said yes, it's mine, so use empty containers contents. On the couch between Waller and Caldwell she immediately picked up the gold, a certain watch. She said this is my watch. My mother had a watch identical to it. Reaching for the diamond and sapphire ring, she once again said her mother had an identical one. They repeated this process with most of the jewelry. Marjorie admitted that a silver antique looking photograph frame with engraved initials EMC has been ripped off from the mention. The day of her mother's funeral. A cameo pendant in the double strand of pearls were present from her mother. She said the container also held an incriminating mix of clip and pierced earrings. Marjorie wore pierced earrings. Her mother wore clip. Much of the jewelry matched the pieces Vera Dumbart had described as missing.
Speaker 1:The day after the murders, dumbart had gone through the mansion with Waller and Compile and had written an inventory of items she knew to be missing, expanding on her preliminary inventory. The day before, weller glanced across the room and saw the incredulous look on Macomb's face as Marjorie explained away each item of jewelry. They interviewed Elated Waller. They have recovered their jewelry and, to top it off, marjorie said they are blatantly lying to them. It seemed illogical that she had to know. The police now suspected more strongly than before that she knew something about her mother's murder.
Speaker 1:Waller continued questioning Marjorie about her husband's whereabouts. Roger had no consistent alibi. His wife had given friends in acquaintances six different versions of her whereabouts the morning of the murders. When Waller asked whether Roger had also been with Vialto van Beyer on Sunday June 26, marjorie initially said yes, but then she retracted and said she had spoken with him by phone, a story similar to the one she had told van Beyer Over dinner Sunday night that she had spoken to Roger that morning on the phone about ranch property. Marjorie began to fit it and abruptly switched the conversation back to jewelry. She told the officers they could compare the items with photographs taken of her jewelry in Colorado before her home was burglarized, and she said I don't know why she lied at the time when she obviously could have shut up rather than make false statements that she rationally had to know would be disproved. This is what Detective Waller said About 11pm when R-Note and Lou Raidenberg, marjorie's former divorce lawyer and close friend arrived at the motel they found Marjorie chatting with Waller in the command post room.
Speaker 1:Waller ignored them and so Arnold asked Sergeant Waller, what are you talking to Mrs Coward about? Because he saw the pile of jewelry and he said do you think we could talk to our client? And Waller said sure, but he didn't leave the room and Arnold then demanded I want to speak with her alone. But the 6 foot 2 plus pound attorney said years later that the situation left him feeling overwhelmed. Arnold knew little about criminal defense. He specialized in civil law. Police officers seemed to be everywhere, surrounded his client and he said it's the feeling you get when a state trooper stops you. And you didn't think you were speeding, but he's still a state trooper and he stopped you. It's respect for the position, yet concern as to what the hell this asshole is doing.
Speaker 1:So Arnold also recall how indignant Marjorie sounded during their subsequent conversation, fuming as soon as police left her alone with Arnold and Raidenberg. She said you ought to see the room. They won't let anybody in there. And Arnold said what have you been talking about? What's going on here? And she said they're looking for stuff. You obviously think that Roger and I told them, roger and I have nothing to do with it. And Arnold was confused. He said what are you talking about? He said well, they have taken everything we got. They won't let us in the room. They have taken everything we got. They're putting it in bags. And I was just explaining to them that this is my jewelry. And she was becoming exasperated. Only half kidding, arnold told Raidenberg to keep his hand over Marjorie's mouth. Gagging her was the only sure way to prevent his client from talking.
Speaker 1:He went down the hall to the Cowards room where police continued processing for Pringle Prince and Arnold remember and said well, I never seen anything like it. The Fingerprint powder had turned the room absolutely black from floor to ceiling and even covered the pipes in the bathroom. Officers had disconnected the bathroom faucets and pipes to search for hidden evidence. It looked like it had quite literally been under construction for years. So the attorney returned to room 302. He walked in to see Marjorie yacking away with officers, while Arnold lacked any experience in criminal law, he said later of the scene before him it just seemed like common sense to me that you don't do that. So once again he told her to shut up Sergeant Jagoda, who had returned with a new warrant by 1030, turned toward Arnold and informed him that Sergeant's water and green had left for Methodist Hospital to arrest Roger for murder. And looking back, attorney Arnold said what do you say? After that? He again Marjorie to stop talking. He said we have to find you a criminal defense attorney.
Speaker 1:So the phone rang around 12.45 am and an officer answered it. Roger was on the line for R note. He was being arrested. He asked R note to come over to the hospital as soon as possible. R note told Roger not to say anything more to police and that he would leave as soon as the officers finished with Marjorie. R note then waited as police searched Marjorie in her clothes, purse and rental car. While a female police officer stripped search her, marjorie seemed almost giddy. Joking with the officer, he said I suppose you go through this all the time.
Speaker 1:The strip search produced no physical evidence. But inside Marjorie's purse officers found a purchase agreement from a Colorado VOT company dated the previous month for a $65,000 ranch. Detective also found a set of car keys and a rental agreement signed by R note. He had rented the car for the carways the day after the murders. Even after officers completed the searches. Arno knew better than to leave Marjorie unattended. Widenberg would stay with her while Arno went to the hospital to visit Roger. The searches failed to produce Elizabeth Goh's grandmother's charm bracelet, which disappointed Waller. The bracelet was the one item that no one would have any reason to duplicate. With a sole piece of stolen jewelry police never recovered. But overall police had put in a good night's work.
Speaker 1:Sgt Green went downstairs and co-inspected the rams from a pay phone to the hotel lobby. He said we found a pile of jewelry and the ring is in it. We have got the wicker case and the clothing bag. We got them. One told the boss. He says it was an exciting call for an investigator to make. Police transported most of the evidence collected from the carwards room to the Hanna-Pink County Crime Lab to be photographed. They took the jewelry to the BCA lab for examination for blood and hair fibers. Their efforts to identify the 37 pieces of jewelry would be extensive. It really was overkill, according to Waller. He said because the jewelry was so critical we asked virtually everyone if they could identify the pieces. The jewelry and Marjorie statements were the only tangible evidence to support police and family suspicions that Marjorie was somehow involved in her mother's murder.