Closing arguments in black Coley McCraney’s trial for the murders of pretty White Girls J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett, and Beasley’s Rape

Closing arguments in black Coley McCraney’s trial for the murders of pretty White Girls J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett, and Beasley’s Rape
By David in TN
tuesday, april 25, 2023 at 6:35:00 p.m. edt

Here is an account of the closing arguments of the trial for the murders of J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett.

The prosecution argument and rebuttal made the right points. The defense closing spun the usual fairy tales.

I can’t confirm it but one observer said a few days ago there were only two black jurors and one of them was kicked off for not attending, plus an arrest record he didn’t disclose.

The jury was said to be five men and seven women. This means the jury is largely White women.


By Anonymous
tuesday, april 25, 2023 at 6:40:00 p.m. edt

“come up with a story to explain events”

And to explain why he wasn’t home around the time the murders are assumed to have been committed. Maybe he thought his wife (then girlfriend) might be called to testify, and would say he was not at home for most of that evening. His wife could have declined to take the stand, but since he voluntarily gave a DNA sample, maybe he and his lawyers thought it would look funny if she asserted her privilege not to appear as a witness.

So this guy had a big problem: he had to come up with a story to explain: 1) why his semen was found on clothes belonging to JB; *AND* 2) why he was away from home that night, and the reason he was away had to be connected to J.B.

There ain’t too many ways to explain both of those things.

But assuming: 1) he’s lying about knowing J.B. and about having an appointment to meet her; and therefore 2) his encounter with J.B. and Tracie that night, which resulted in him raping J.B. and killing both of them, was chance, then he must have been away from home at that time for some reason not related to his phony story of meeting J.B.

What was the reason he was away from home on that night during that period?

N.S.: He was out hunting White girls.


McCraney Trial Day Five Update 12:36 P.M. Closing Arguments
By Anonymous
tuesday, april 25, 2023 at 7:46:00 p.m. edt

McCraney Trial Day Five Update 12:36 p.m. Closing Arguments

https://www.rickeystokesnews.com//article.php/mccraney-trial-day-five-update-1236-pm-closing-arguments-197461

As reported, a pretty good summation/closing argument by the prosecution.

But I did not see where it was mentioned that there was no evidence of robbery. He did ask the jury to consider what would have been a motive for someone else to kill those two young girls? So he should have mentioned there was no evidence covering up a robbery that could have been a motive.

Also did not see it mentioned that defendant had a criminal record when he was in the Air Force, and at that time owned a weapon of the same caliber (9 mm) as the one that killed the two girls. Maybe the prosecution was barred from introducing that – ?

And I would have reminded the jury that these murders happened nearly 24 years ago, and the defendant they see before them today was not only much younger back then, but also likely a completely different and dishonest, untrustworthy man, as shown by his infidelity.

Did not bother to read what the defense said. It’s clear what their main points would be: for them, it all revolves around the consensual sex story to explain the defendant’s DNA. You either find that story credible, or you don’t.