D.A. "General" Danny Goodman Jr of Dyer County will move forward at trial to convict David Swift of Voluntary Manslaughter on July 2nd, or so he says. David Swift was Not Guilty of 1st or 2nd Degree Murder and Not Guilty of Attempted Murder of Karen Swift at trial on June 6th. Tennessee Code § 39-13-211 defines voluntary manslaughter as the intentional or knowing killing of a person in a state of passion due to adequate provocation. The provocation must be such that it would lead a reasonable person to act in an irrational manner. Because the person kills in a heat of passion, the law views them as less culpable than someone who commits first- or second-degree murder. Consequently, voluntary manslaughter is a Class C Felony, and a person faces three to 20 years in prison if convicted, along with a fine. So now "General" Goodman will prove at trial, starting July 2nd, the state of mind of David Swift on Oct 30th 2011 when Karen Swift disappeared, good luck. Will "General" Goodman re-call the so-called 35 witnesses from the David Swift murder trial, an assortment of bizarre Goobers, Teeters, Barney Fifes, Gomers and the Hot Tub Queen? In Tennessee, the general statute of limitations for misdemeanors is one year for the D.A. to bring charges. See following for statutes of limitations for some specific offenses in Tennessee. To charge someone with Manslaughter, voluntary the D.A. has 8 years from date of death to file charges, see Tenn. Code § 40-2-101(b)(2) (2024).
DYER COUNTY TN JUNE 2024: General Danny's end run around the current 8 year Statute of Limitations for Voluntary Manslaughter in TN by charging David Swift for the supposed crime in 2011 on Karen Swift, violates David Swift's 6th Amendment Right to a Speedy Trial for the same supposed crime. It looks like anything goes in Dyer County TN. US Constitution’s Sixth Amendment’s Right to Speedy Trial Clause: In 2011 in the State of Tennessee, the Statute of limitations on Voluntary Manslaughter was 4 years, David Swift left Tennessee in 2015. In 2016, the Tennessee Supreme Court specifically overruled its prior holding on ex post facto laws and held that “the ex post facto clause of the Tennessee Constitution has the same definition and scope as the federal ex post facto clause.” In other words, if a new Tennessee law were to extend a statute of limitation for a certain crime, it could now apply to both future crimes and also past crimes for which the statutes of limitation had not already expired. Past cases have considered how the US Constitution’s Due Process and Speedy Trial Clauses affect criminal statutes of limitations. Statutes of limitations apply to the time period before criminal proceedings are started while the right to a speedy trial applies to the length of time between the start of criminal proceedings and cases going to trial. The US Constitution’s Sixth Amendment’s Speedy Trial Clause provides that in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial. On its face, the protection of the amendment is activated only when a criminal prosecution has begun and extends only to those persons who have been accused in the course of that prosecution.
I
was hired in 2014 to investigate the unsolved murder of Karen Swift in
the small southern town of Dyersburg TN, and it has been 10 years of
hell with late night calls and hangups, fake negative reviews of my PI
business, threatening voice mails on by business cell phone and multiple
death threats! Just a little background on Dyersburg TN in the early
and late 20th century, Dyersburg in Dyer County TN was a hotbed of Klan
activity with County sanctioned murders and lynchings. Topix/Dyersburg
website was used to bash and intimidate anyone who spoke in any positive
way of David Swift. "Dec 18, 2011 Topix/Dyersburg TN, Karen Swift Murder.... Topix in Dyersburg is a cesspool and possibly a means of tainting the jury pool".
One thing I have learned in the last 10 years dealing with people
living in Dyersburg, Dyer County TN is that one guy, and one guy only,
pulls all the strings in Dyersburg. Money talks in Dyer County TN and
law and order takes a back seat.
Jonathan T. Skrmetti is an American attorney and public official. He currently serves as the 28th Attorney General and Reporter for the state of Tennessee. D.A. "General" Danny Goodman Jr of Dyer County TN is the man behind the recent failed trial whereby David Swift was accused of the murder of his wife Karen Swift in Dyersburg TN. Jury in Dresden TN decided David Swift was Not Guilty of 1st or 2nd Degree Murder and Not Guilty of Attempted Murder of Karen Swift. D.A. Danny Goodman Jr is not the Attorney General of the state of Tennessee although it appears that he requests people, even Judge Hayes, to call him "General" in a formal setting such as the court room, WTH?
Let’s look at this timeline provided by the court:
*2:08 a.m.: Karen comes home with Ashley
*3:45-4:30 a.m.: Internet activity on David’s laptop shows images were opened from an external device.
*Depending
on whether you believe the expert witness of the Defense or of the
State, the last cellular of Karen Swift activity was recorded at 4:38 a.m. (State expert’s opinion) or 5:09 a.m. (Defense expert’s opinion).
*5:15 a.m. the first sighting of the abandoned vehicle, people at the car by 5:30 a.m. This leaves a very small window (1 hour)
for the murder, dumping of the body, staging of Karen’s vehicle and the
tire on Millsfield Highway and the walk back from the vehicle to the
Swift residence and do a professional crime scene cleanup with bleach,
no trace of blood or body fluids. The distance has been inaccurately
stated as 1/4-mile multiple times throughout the trial. In a
conversation with District Attorney Danny Goodman, I was told the
distance was roughly .43 miles. This is closer to an 8–10-minute walk for a healthy person with no disability. The Dyersburg Gazette Newspaper has a paid circulation of 11,000 people and appears to be a semi-weekly newspaper.
May 31, 2024 David Swift murder trial Dresden TN Day 4; Two different reporters testified they interviewed David Swift in the years since his wife's murder and he told them he had hired a private investigator and discovered new facts but would not reveal what he had learned.
Feb 2nd 2022, DYERSBURG, Tenn. (WMC) - SEARCH WARRANT SERVED NO MURDER WEAPON FOUND: The investigation of the 2011 murder of a Dyersburg woman continues as TBI agents were asked to assist Dyer County Sheriff’s Department in a search at the victim’s former home Tuesday. An Action News 5 viewer captured photos Tuesday of what appears to be digging equipment. Dyer County Sheriff Jeff Box tells Action News 5 an investigation is ongoing at 65 Willie Johnson Road, the former home of Karen Swift who was reported missing on Halloween in 2011 just weeks after filing for divorce.
Prosecutor DA Goodman claims in his opening statement Tuesday, that David Swift on the morning of Oct 30th, 2011 went into the bedroom where his wife was sleeping in their home, stripped her down to her panties and then dragged her to their garage where David Swift put Karen Swift down on the concrete floor and stomped on Karen Swift's head with such force that he cracked her skull in two places, there would have been blood spatter everywhere. Karen Swift who was 5' 5" tall and 125 lbs. Medical examiner Dr. Marco Ross testified to a depressed skull fracture on the right side of her head, that he said killed Karen Swift in the David Swift murder trial, but said there was no way to determine the weapon. I suppose it could be from a hammer or a baseball bat or even from a possible pistol whipping as a weapon to cause a depressed skull fracture (bones forced into the brain). Dr. Marco Ross also testified there was no way to determine if she'd been sexually assaulted. An autopsy report provided to Court TV said Karen Swift died from “blunt force injury of the head”, depressed fracture to the temporal bone on the side of the head, the the hardest bone in the human body.
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After roughly 11 hours of deliberation, the court declared a mistrial in the case of the State of Tennessee vs. David Swift. The jury was hung on charges of voluntary manslaughter and could not reach a verdict. David Swift was found not guilty of charges including 1st-degree and 2nd-degree murder, and 1st and 2nd-degree attempted murder. Judge Mark Hayes declared a mistrial. Following adjournment, statements regarding the day’s court proceedings were issued by District Attorney Danny Goodman and defense attorney Daniel Taylor. David Swift will now appear in Dyer County Circuit Court on July 2, at 9 a.m. for a hearing regarding his bond and future action. He must also answer for stalking charges pending in Alabama. The length of sentencing for voluntary manslaughter is 3-15 years. If found guilty during the retrial, Swift could walk free after serving 1-2 years. "General" Goodman was very clear in stating that a plea bargain would only be offered in exchange for details surrounding the murder. It is now up to the state to determine whether or not to retry the case. “I’ll go back talk with my staff, talk with Mr. Taylor, and we’ll make a decision at that point,” said prosecutor "General" Danny Goodman. “We’re disappointed that we didn’t get to complete the case one way or the other.
UPDATED, October 31st, 2014. Originally posted on pibillwarner.wordpress website, I am the hired private investigator on the unsolved Karen Swift kidnapping and murder, her family hired me to look into her unsolved murder that so far has eluded the TBI and Sheriff Box. CNN HLN had profiled the unsolved murder of Karen Swift on Jane Velez Mitchell and Nancy Grace numerous times and I have been on the panel discussing the case three times since November 2011. First let me tell you that I plan on using my connections with the National media to focus a burning spotlight on those responsible for introducing Karen Swift to a ‘lifestyle’ that ultimately led to her murder on or about October 30th, 2011, I am going to follow the money trail, multiple cell phone activity and the unpaid, maxed out credit card activity of Karen Swift. DYERSBURG: Attorney Steve Farese talks about Karen Swift murder case: “I don’t want to speak badly about Karen,” said attorney Steve Farese. “But were some things going on that were quite unusual, and there could be more than one suspect.
Unsolved Karen Swift Murder a Tale of Sex, Lies, Missing Video Tapes and Misbehaving Private Eyes in Dyersburg TN. In 2021 Darrell Sells filed a Lawsuit on David Swift and others for Defamation relating to a complaint David Swift filed with the Tennessee Private Investigation and Polygraph Commission about private eye Chastity Brandon. Mr. Swift had an interest in protecting himself and his family from private eye Chastity Brandon who was acting unlawfully and harassing him and his minor children. Further, as a victim of Ms. Chastity Brandon’s improper campaign and unsanctioned investigative tactics, which ran afoul of applicable professional regulations, see Ex. 1 p. 16–18 (recommending that Ms. Chastity Brandon’s license be voluntarily revoked/surrendered due to her misbehavior), Mr. David Swift acted in good faith to alert the appropriate regulatory authority that was empowered to take action. Put another way: Mr. David Swift filed a complaint in good faith in order to ensure that Ms. Chastity Brandon was held accountable for her professional misconduct, and upon review of that complaint by the regulatory authority that was responsible for licensing Ms. Chastity Brandon, she was, license revoked.
Consequently, even if Mr. Darrell Sells could establish a prima facie case for defamation, Mr. David Swift’s statements to the Tennessee Private Investigation and Polygraph Commission were protected by the qualified common interest privilege, and the TPPA compels their dismissal as a result. “The respondent Chastity Brandon is subject to discipline for failure to cooperate with our investigation. The respondent also appears to be subject to discipline for running an investigation company without licensure for that company, for making public statements that are not completely truthful, and revealing information for a client obtained in an investigation for another client. Therefore the recommendation would be to authorize formal charges on Chastity Brandon, and offer to settle this matter with voluntary license revocation.” Ain't Dyersburg, Dyer County TN GRAND!
Memphis TN Serial Killer
who left 3 nude female bodies, with panties pulled down, in Mount
Carmel Cemetery in 2011, he was never caught. Time doesn’t heal all
wounds. Sometimes it causes them to fester. This week will mark 13 years
since my friend, Jessica Nicole Lewis, was murdered in South Memphis in
2011. Jessica Lewis
was beautiful, her photo above on the left, blonde hair. She often
flat-ironed her shoulder-length, strawberry-blonde curls, and she had
style — her closet was full of body-hugging jeans and cute tops to adorn
her near-hourglass, athletic figure. Thirteen years of unanswered questions. Thirteen years knowing the
man who took her life was able to continue living his, freely and
without consequence. On February 20, 2011, Jessica’s body was found in Mt. Carmel Cemetery,
an old unkempt graveyard at Elvis Presley and Elliston, about three
miles north of Graceland and as many miles south of the Stax Museum of
American Soul Music. There was evidence of a struggle; she’d been
dragged through the grounds and shot in the head, the only clothing left
on her battered body was underwear (panties pulled down) and a single
sock. The murder weapon, a gun, is probably in a river somewhere, or sitting on a shelf said Sgt. Robert Wilkie of
the Memphis Police.
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In
less than a month in early 2011, one man murdered three women and tried
to kill a fourth in South Memphis. He fired a single round into each
one of them, then left two of the bodies in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in South
Memphis. The final victim, and the only one to survive, was shot just
across the street from Mt. Carmel. He's never been caught. And as far as
police know, he hasn't killed since. 'There's four that I believe ...
are the work of the same (killer),' said Sgt. Robert Wilkie,
the Memphis Police Department homicide detective assigned to the cases.
'Two of them are actually linked by forensic evidence. The other two,
to make a total of four, because of the location and the types of
injuries, motive more than anything.' His crime spree began on Jan. 27,
2011.
Private investigator Bill Warner was back on CNN Headline News Jane Velez-Mitchell's show GONE on December 12th, 2011 talking about the unsolved murder of Karen Swift whose nude body was found on Dec 10th, 2011 in Dyersburg TN, with her panties pulled down. Karen Swift was beautiful, her photo above, she had shoulder length blonde hair. Karen Swift looks some what like murdered Jessica Nicole Lewis in Memhis TN in 2011, just sayin. CNN Jane Velez-Mitchell, "Bill Warner, you find it very significant that Karen`s body was found near a cemetery".
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