A man accused of killing his young daughter and hiding her body is planning to marry one of the key witnesses scheduled to testify against him, prosecutors have claimed.
The story begins with the mysterious disappearance of a small boy angel nicole overstreetThe 3-month-old baby was last seen alive in early May 2021. Weeks later, when West Virginia Child Protective Services representatives contacted Angell's father, Shannon Overstreet, to follow up on Angell's case, Angell claimed he had died. . Angel is in CPS custody, but CPS has no record of such an exchange.
authorities believe overstreet Angell killed her in West Virginia and took her body to Kentucky, where she lived at the time.Overstreet was charged with murder. last monthalthough it appears Angel's body was never found.
In addition to murder, Overstreet is charged with concealing a corpse and child abuse resulting in the death of a child by a parent, guardian, or custodian. He is also currently in prison for reportedly assaulting his mother so severely that she suffered a “significant brain hemorrhage.” The incident with his mother occurred just two months before her daughter disappeared.
Prosecutors are preparing a case against Overstreet in connection with Little Angel's death, but through recorded phone calls in prison, they say he frequently corresponds with an unidentified woman on the prosecution's list of potential witnesses. I discovered that In fact, their correspondence became so close that Overstreet even tried to marry her.
Prosecutor Philip Morrison told the court during Tuesday's hearing: “We picked up a lot of traffic saying Mr. Overstreet was going to get married (redacted).” He went on to explain that marrying Mr. Overstreet would prevent the unidentified woman from testifying against him.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison cautioned that he did not know whether securing “spousal immunity” for witnesses was the motive for Mr. Overstreet's marriage, but Mr. Morrison and his team told Cabell County Circuit Court Judge Paul T. Farrell that Mr. In response, he warned that he asked them to block the marriage even if the rights of the couple were unfair. The motives are pure.
“I don't want to get in the way of things like true love,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison joked, “but while this case is pending, there's a spousal privilege law called the Spousal Privileges Act, so if they get married “I can't do it.” Don't use her as a witness. ”
But Judge Farrell was reluctant to grant the state's request, expressing doubts he even had the authority to do so. He asked for legal precedent giving Mr Morrison “the power to cancel a wedding” and Mr Morrison admitted: “I don't have any.”
Farrell ultimately scheduled another hearing for Jan. 23 to revisit the issue. He also denied Overstreet's bond.
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