Monday, October 17, 2011

Polk County District Attorney Reacts to Cannon Murder Case Evidence Revelation

News Release from: Polk County Dist. Att. Office
POLK COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY REACTS TO CANNON MURDER CASE EVIDENCE REVELATION
Posted: October 17th, 2011 3:50 PM

This afternoon, Polk County District Attorney Stan Butterfield reacted to the revelation of missing evidence in the 1998 triple homicide murder trial of Phillip Scott Cannon had been discovered in Oregon Department of Justice offices. Butterfield said "At this point I have more questions than answers as to the future course of this case. There are many possible implications involving this evidence; only time and a careful review of the facts surrounding its disappearance and rediscovery will tell the story."

Butterfield said he had personally called representatives of each of the victim families immediately after the Attorney General broke the news to him. Butterfield reiterated his earlier statement regarding the case: "This is an open murder investigation; I will have no further comment."

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