Ferrell appealed his conviction, claiming: there was insufficient evidence that she was dead, the body language testimony should not have been used, and the jury was not properly instructed. William Ferrell, who landed in Washington County . From 14 September 1987 to 27 November 1987, Paul Ferrell rented a mobile home on the Bayard-Wilson-Corona Road. Agent Curtis testified that as he was verbally presenting the scenario, Mr. Ferrell was nodding. [8] The trial court was careful to prevent any testimony regarding the polygraph test itself. I must disagree with the majority's conclusions regarding the admissibility of the evidence relating to the telephone calls to the various bookstores. As in the cases cited above, the State did not offer the phone call evidence to show that defendant was more likely to commit the crime of kidnapping. However, this was but a small part of a very long and complicated trial; although the court gave no cautionary instruction, the extensive cross-examination by defense counsel adequately pointed out to the jury the inconclusiveness of nodding during conversation. A postal employee was asked by a caller to pick up a stranded mail carrier on Bismarck Road, near Ferrell's trailer. sexual reasons, his trial included circumstantial evidence that he had The man wanted Ms. Ford to meet him at his office at 3:00 p.m. the same day, to discuss some checks. There were two sets of phone calls, the first set made between 28 September 1987 and late November 1987, and the second set between 1 February 1988 and 17 February 1988. Contrary to the majority's assertion, none of the women who had received telephone calls similar to those received by Cathy Ford on the day she disappeared could positively identify the defendant as the caller. Meaning of Ferrell. FRE 404(b) has since been amended so that it is gender neutral, but no substantive changes were intended. Storm *838 Fire Hall on Wednesdays. Currently, marriage records are available for the following counties and years. The prosecution offered evidence that the defendant had previously been convicted of the rape and sodomy of another thirteen-year-old girl whom he had approached in the same manner. Business Education, WVSU; M.A. See also State v. Banjoman, ___ W.Va. ___, 359 S.E.2d 331 (1987); State v. Thompson, ___ W.Va. ___, 342 S.E.2d 268 (1986); State v. Tanner, ___ W.Va. ___, 301 S.E.2d 160 (1982); State v. Church, 168 W.Va. 408, 284 S.E.2d 897 (1981); State v. Haverty, 165 W.Va. 164, 267 S.E.2d 727 (1980). Agent Audrey Lynch, a forensic serologist, testified that her analysis of these samples demonstrated that one contained human protein, but could not be confirmed as containing blood, five contained blood which could not be confirmed as human, and the remainder contained human blood. The Ford Bronco that Ms. Ford was last seen driving was found right along the Stony River off of the Bismark Road. *843 Once a jury convicts a defendant, he bears a heavy burden on appeal. F.B.I. "Q Agent Lynch, what percent of the population has a PGM of 1 + 2 +, an EAP of BA, and an HP of 1? Even if I could conceive of it, I would reject such body language interpretation for the same reason that we rejected the lie detector as appropriate evidence in State v. Frazier, 162 W.Va. 602, 252 S.E.2d 39 (1979), and the horizontal gaze nystagmus test in State v. Barker, ___ W.Va. ___, 366 S.E.2d 642 (1988). giving her testimony, Kitzmiller says she waited for prosecutors to produce The record shows that Paul Ferrell made numerous phone calls to bookstores and libraries, and that he regularly received sexual gratification from interaction with persons who were not voluntary providers of sexual gratification. WMOT 89.5 - Nashville. [9] In Woodall, ___ W.Va. at ___, 385 S.E.2d at 261-62, we stated: "Blood type and enzyme tests have general scientific acceptance, and the distribution of particular blood traits in the population is ascertainable. (VII.) The West Virginia Supreme Court rejected the appeal with a 3-2 vote. Lat: 38 43' 54"N, Lon: 81 16' 02"W Trusted by millions of genealogists since 2003 Ferrell Cemetery Spencer, Roane County, West Virginia. Mr. Ferrell contends that evidence of over 206 phone calls to various bookstores and libraries across the country should have been excluded, because it was more prejudicial than probative. If any person, by force, threat, duress, fraud or enticement take, confine, conceal, or decoy, inveigle or entice away, or transport into or out of this State or within this State, or otherwise kidnap any other person, for the purpose or with the intent of taking, receiving, demanding or extorting from such person, or from any other person or persons, any ransom, money or other thing, or any concession or advantage of any sort, or for the purpose or with the intent of shielding or protecting himself or others from bodily harm or of evading capture or arrest after he or they have committed a crime, he shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by confinement in the penitentiary for life, and he, notwithstanding the provisions of article twelve [ 62-12-1 et seq. The man drove back one-half hour later, and drove out again later in the afternoon, at which time Ms. Nelson saw a side-view of the driver. The trial record is completely barren of any effort on the part of the State to make the threshold demonstration that the interpretation of body language has become recognized in the scientific community. Location: Gormania, West Virginia However, an FBI handwriting expert later proved in court that he did so. The information accessed through the use of this website may not be used to threaten, intimidate or harass registered sex offenders and violations of law will be investigated by the West Virginia State Police. However, after the trial, she claimed that "words were put in her mouth". Experts determined that the fire was deliberate arson. To outward appearances, he seemed to be settling down; he was in a serious relationship with Cathy Bernard, a local woman with two children. . Ferrell Cemetery Roane Co. WV Located Vicars - approximately 1/2 mile west of Vicars Post Office, off of Flat Fork, just below Harmony - Harper District Source ---- Roane County, West Virginia Cemeteries - 1983 Read by -- Carol Fouty -- 08 Nov 1980 Anderson, Judy Ann 1951-1967 Asbury, Clifford "Jake" 1926-1962 s/o Ella Asbury Cunningham Booth . Upon an examination of the context in which the phrase "guilt or innocence of the accused" was used, and considering the purpose of the instruction in which that phrase is to be found, we find that there was no error. [2] We dismiss the following assignments of error as not fairly raised: (IV.) William Farrell b. As I have already remarked, there was simply no evidence to connect the telephone calls to the bookstores with the kidnapping of Cathy Ford. In December 1989, a couple from the Gorman area was passing through Tennessee when they visited a restaurant and noticed that the waitress looked like Cathy. Moreover, the real question, left unanswered by the majority, is whether this evidence, if admissible, establishes an intent *848 or motive for the kidnapping. It was smoked by someone with a blood type not inconsistent with her parents. William M Ferrell Birth 12 Oct 1837. [1] From these meager facts, the *847 majority concludes that "[t]he record shows that Paul Ferrell made numerous phone calls to bookstores and libraries, and that he regularly received sexual gratification from interaction with persons who were not voluntary providers of sexual gratification." Witnesses placed him at a phone booth outside of the magistrates' office at the Mount Storm Fire Hall on the day Cathy vanished. Paul Ferrell then told Ms. Moreland, regarding the search scheduled for the following day, to search any place except the Bismark and the Cherry Ridge Roads. Bibliographic information. Her body has never been found and no one had ever seen her with Ferrell. The court found sufficient evidence to support the convictions based on several sexually suggestive remarks the defendant had previously made about the victim to third persons. He directed them to go to locations near where he lived. (It was stipulated that a letter mailed from Uniontown would be postmarked Pittsburgh.) Publisher. . The West Virginia Rules of Evidence now provide in Rule 404(b): Rule 404(b) states essentially the same rule that we pronounced in Thomas, supra. The police obtained a search warrant, and on 19 March a police search of Mr. Ferrell's mobile home revealed tiny splatters of blood in various places on walls, mirrors, and the ceiling of the bedroom. Gen.'s Office, Charleston, Dennis V. DiBenedetto, Pros. [2] There was, for example, no evidence of any telephone calls made to libraries. agent's expertise. (V.) The trial court erred in permitting F.B.I. Mr. Farrell is co-lead of MDL2804, National Prescription Opiate Litigation, and represents 700+ communities across the United States in the largest and most complex case in history. Mr. Ferrell claims that the prosecution failed to show that he used force on the victim, transported the victim, or confined her. Mr. George Ferrell, (b. Bill was born July 29, 1922 in Charleston, West Virginia to Pearl Alberts Ferrell and Cecil Ira Ferrell who both have preceded him. What does Ferrell mean? Paul Farrell 7/15/12. I know of no court which has sanctioned such an approach. She graduated from the West Virginia University College of Law in 1999. . The caller posed as various people, including a doctor, a magistrate, a police officer, and a passing motorist. They noticed that she appeared to be nervous when she noticed them. The trial court failed to suppress the statement taken from the petitioner as it was not voluntarily given. A bloodstain on a paper towel taken from a trash bin in the defendant's living room or kitchen exhibited the serum protein haptoglobin (Hp type 1). . convictions are not supported by the presence of the alleged victim's body, She told Maryland prosecutors that she had heard screams coming from it on several different occasions, both before and after he had moved there. William Jesse Ferrell was called home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on July 5, 2018. Sierra Ferrell performs "West Virginia Waltz" at the 2021 AmericanaFest Day Stage in Nashville, TN. The most that could be said was that the blood was not inconsistent with that of Cathy's parents. The calls simply prove elements essential to the kidnapping case, namely motive and intent, and also tend to show a common plan or scheme." High 38F. The jury is competent to determine the meaning of such everyday non-verbal communication, and Agent Curtis should not have been allowed to add an expert opinion. These stains were extremely minute in quantity and only three were found to contain recognized genetic markers. William Ferrell in Virginia: 47 records available . SB 268 places a "marriage . William Jesse Ferrell was called home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on July 5, 2018. Paul Ferrell had recently begun working as a deputy sheriff for Grant County.