Letter implicates gang member in Darrent Williams shooting - The Orange Mane

Man-Goblin · 05-30-2008, 08:21 AM

More info in the link; too long to post.

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/new...er-implicates/

The Rocky Mountain News has obtained a copy of a letter believed to be signed by a 26-year-old gang member that says he fired the shots that killed Denver Broncos player Darrent Williams.

The letter is the first piece of evidence known publicly to link a triggerman to the New Year's Day 2007 shooting, the city's highest profile unsolved murder.

It carries the signature "Willie D. Clark."

Clark was arrested on a parole violation days after the slaying and is in jail on pending drug charges.

In the letter, Clark says he is worried someone who saw him shoot "D-Will" - a nickname for Williams - will start talking to police about the killing.

"(The person) seen me with the gun and shoot out the whip," the letter states.

"Whip" is slang for a car. Police have said the shots that killed Williams were fired from a Chevy Tahoe shortly after Williams and a group of friends left a Denver nightclub.

The letter was intercepted in November by a 34-year-old Denver- area man who was being held with Clark at the Federal Detention Center in Littleton. The man has since been released.

He provided the letter to the Rocky, he said, because he believed it was the right thing to do and he wanted to bring Williams' family peace.

He also has talked to prosecutors and contacted the Broncos about a $100,000 reward offered by the team.

The Rocky is not identifying the source because he could be in danger for providing information about Clark and his gang, which authorities have said may be responsible for up to 12 unsolved killings, including the murder of a witness.

At the newspaper's urging, the source this month turned over a copy of the letter to law enforcement, which conducted a handwriting analysis.

Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey declined to comment on the letter or the investigation Thursday. But a law enforcement source said the writing in the letter matched a handwriting sample police obtained from Clark.

'Same writer, period'

Alaurice Tafoya-Modi, an attorney for Clark, said Thursday morning she couldn't comment without seeing a copy of the letter. After a copy was faxed to her office, she could not be reached and did not return a phone message.

Clark has been previously identified as a suspect in the killing, though no one has been charged.

Last year Clark insisted in a letter to the Rocky that he didn't kill Williams and didn't know who did.

"I was not involved or present," he wrote.

An independent handwriting expert hired by the Rocky confirmed that the writing in the letter implicating Clark matches the letters Clark previously sent to the newspaper and a letter he mailed this month to U.S. District Judge Wiley Y. Daniel.

"I think it's all the same writer, period," said Linda Collins James, a document examiner based in

Plano, Texas.

James, who has testified in civil and criminal court and is certified by the National Association of Document Examiners, compared the letter to 14 pages of letters and writing on seven envelopes received from Clark. Most of the letters were in block-letter print. Two were in cursive.

There were so many similarities between the letter provided by the source and those written in block-letter print, it would take "more than several hours to list them all," James said.

She also said there were similarities in the cursive.

James also examined handwriting from the source and determined that he did not write the letter implicating Clark.

Williams, a 2005 second-round draft pick from Oklahoma State, was the Broncos' starting right cornerback and leading punt returner in his second season. In his final season, he made four interceptions, second on the team to All-Pro cornerback Champ Bailey.

His homicide received national media attention and quickly became the city's most notorious killing. For more than a week after he died the murder site was a shrine, with fans leaving flowers and notes in memory of the popular player.

The killing also prompted calls for a crackdown on gang activity. Yet, at least one grand jury convened to consider the case has expired with no indictments.

Ratboy · 05-30-2008, 08:47 AM

Good news?

Man-Goblin · 05-30-2008, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Tribster

Good news?

I think so. It sure looks like they've found the scumbag that killed D-Will and could have killed a lot more people that night.

Los Broncos · 05-30-2008, 09:33 AM

Willie D Clark was a rapper, I miss you Darrent.

Ratboy · 05-30-2008, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Man-Goblin

I think so. It sure looks like they've found the scumbag that killed D-Will and could have killed a lot more people that night.

Let's hope they've got their man. Too bad he's not the only criminal out there that needs to be behind bars.

bfoflcommish · 05-30-2008, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Lynch Mob72

Willie D Clark was a rapper, I miss you Darrent.

are you sure your not confusing this willie d clark with willie d from the ghetto boys

2 different people

Hotrod · 05-30-2008, 09:48 AM

I hope you burn in hell **** face

kmonty · 05-30-2008, 10:38 AM

The source of the letter is in protection right now but is unwilling to testify unless the state offers better protection.

Pray for his safety folks, he's the first real key to obtaining justice for DWill.

smalltowngrll · 05-30-2008, 11:07 AM

Quote:

The letter was intercepted in November by a 34-year-old Denver- area man who was being held with Clark at the Federal Detention Center in Littleton. The man has since been released.

He provided the letter to the Rocky, he said, because he believed it was the right thing to do and he wanted to bring Williams' family peace.

He also has talked to prosecutors and contacted the Broncos about a $100,000 reward offered by the team.

Am I the only one that thinks this part sounds particularly odd?

He 'intercepted' the letter in Prison and now he's providing it to the RMN and wants to collect his reward from the Broncos? Kinda wierd if you ask me.

Honestly, I hope that it's all true and it leads to finding the real killer, but it just sounds a bit odd, IMO.

TexanBob · 05-30-2008, 11:32 AM

These thugs can write?

Nonetheless, I hope they prosecute and convict the right guy, whoever or wherever he is.

Kaylore · 05-30-2008, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kmonty

The source of the letter is in protection right now but is unwilling to testify unless the state offers better protection.

Pray for his safety folks, he's the first real key to obtaining justice for DWill.

And the last witness to come forward was gunned down.

BigPlayShay · 05-30-2008, 11:37 AM

Say bye bye to your family Willie.

All of this madness over some spilled champagne.

dbfan21 · 05-30-2008, 11:47 AM

If this is truly the killer, I hope BroncoNation gets to drag his tied-up body through the streets of Denver, watch him get hanged western-style and then piss on his body.

Is that too harsh?

cutthemdown · 05-30-2008, 11:47 AM

they should just kill this dude in prison and make it look like an accident.

Hotrod · 05-30-2008, 12:42 PM

Maybe we could have a public hanging at the 50 yard line opening Sunday.

BMF Bronco · 05-30-2008, 12:59 PM

That's awesome news. STG, it may sound fishy, but it sounds promising with the handwriting analysis being spot on. Let's just hope this gets some closure for his family.

24champ · 05-30-2008, 01:00 PM

Book 'em Danno

Requiem · 05-30-2008, 01:06 PM

Haha, Hawaii 5-0 that **** motha****aaa~

Bronco Jamus · 05-30-2008, 01:22 PM

They arrested this guy within two weeks of the shooting. They've known it was him all along (or at the very least he was in the car), but didn't have a witness or evidence to tie him to the trigger.

Atlas · 05-30-2008, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by cutthemdown

they should just kill this dude in prison and make it look like an accident.

No way!!! This man needs his day in court. He needs to be convicted. Just having him snubbed out in prison doesn't do a damn thing. The family needs closure and justice. Him getting whacked would rob them of that.

Jens1893 · 05-30-2008, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Atlas

No way!!! This man needs his day in court. He needs to be convicted. Just having him snubbed out in prison doesn't do a damn thing. The family needs closure and justice. Him getting whacked would rob them of that.

I agree. Taking the law into your own hands is hardly a solution.

broncocalijohn · 05-30-2008, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jens1893

I agree. Taking the law into your own hands is hardly a solution.

Saves money and if the evidence is pretty convincing, they can always kill him after his conviction. Saves state money too! This way Atlas and his no death penalty stance can have it both ways. Let us also face the facts that this guy probably has done more crimes than this one.

epicSocialism4tw · 05-30-2008, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TexanBob

These thugs can write?

I dont know...does this count as literate writing?:

"(The person) seen me with the gun and shoot out the whip,"

broncosteven · 05-30-2008, 02:49 PM

My question is why did he say "Whip" instead of Car? Car is shorter and easier to say.

What do the youngen's call a whip now a days, pineapple?

I am too confused.

Jens1893 · 05-30-2008, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by broncocalijohn

Saves money and if the evidence is pretty convincing, they can always kill him after his conviction. Saves state money too! This way Atlas and his no death penalty stance can have it both ways. Let us also face the facts that this guy probably has done more crimes than this one.

I respectfully disagree and think some things are more important than money.

05-30-2008, 08:21 AM	#1
Man-Goblin Giving You The Business Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Huntersville, NC Posts: 5,588 Adopt-a-Bronco: Woodyard	Letter implicates gang member in Darrent Williams shooting More info in the link; too long to post. http://www.rockymountainnews.com/new...er-implicates/ The Rocky Mountain News has obtained a copy of a letter believed to be signed by a 26-year-old gang member that says he fired the shots that killed Denver Broncos player Darrent Williams. The letter is the first piece of evidence known publicly to link a triggerman to the New Year's Day 2007 shooting, the city's highest profile unsolved murder. It carries the signature "Willie D. Clark." Clark was arrested on a parole violation days after the slaying and is in jail on pending drug charges. In the letter, Clark says he is worried someone who saw him shoot "D-Will" - a nickname for Williams - will start talking to police about the killing. "(The person) seen me with the gun and shoot out the whip," the letter states. "Whip" is slang for a car. Police have said the shots that killed Williams were fired from a Chevy Tahoe shortly after Williams and a group of friends left a Denver nightclub. The letter was intercepted in November by a 34-year-old Denver- area man who was being held with Clark at the Federal Detention Center in Littleton. The man has since been released. He provided the letter to the Rocky, he said, because he believed it was the right thing to do and he wanted to bring Williams' family peace. He also has talked to prosecutors and contacted the Broncos about a $100,000 reward offered by the team. The Rocky is not identifying the source because he could be in danger for providing information about Clark and his gang, which authorities have said may be responsible for up to 12 unsolved killings, including the murder of a witness. At the newspaper's urging, the source this month turned over a copy of the letter to law enforcement, which conducted a handwriting analysis. Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey declined to comment on the letter or the investigation Thursday. But a law enforcement source said the writing in the letter matched a handwriting sample police obtained from Clark. 'Same writer, period' Alaurice Tafoya-Modi, an attorney for Clark, said Thursday morning she couldn't comment without seeing a copy of the letter. After a copy was faxed to her office, she could not be reached and did not return a phone message. Clark has been previously identified as a suspect in the killing, though no one has been charged. Last year Clark insisted in a letter to the Rocky that he didn't kill Williams and didn't know who did. "I was not involved or present," he wrote. An independent handwriting expert hired by the Rocky confirmed that the writing in the letter implicating Clark matches the letters Clark previously sent to the newspaper and a letter he mailed this month to U.S. District Judge Wiley Y. Daniel. "I think it's all the same writer, period," said Linda Collins James, a document examiner based in Plano, Texas. James, who has testified in civil and criminal court and is certified by the National Association of Document Examiners, compared the letter to 14 pages of letters and writing on seven envelopes received from Clark. Most of the letters were in block-letter print. Two were in cursive. There were so many similarities between the letter provided by the source and those written in block-letter print, it would take "more than several hours to list them all," James said. She also said there were similarities in the cursive. James also examined handwriting from the source and determined that he did not write the letter implicating Clark. Williams, a 2005 second-round draft pick from Oklahoma State, was the Broncos' starting right cornerback and leading punt returner in his second season. In his final season, he made four interceptions, second on the team to All-Pro cornerback Champ Bailey. His homicide received national media attention and quickly became the city's most notorious killing. For more than a week after he died the murder site was a shrine, with fans leaving flowers and notes in memory of the popular player. The killing also prompted calls for a crackdown on gang activity. Yet, at least one grand jury convened to consider the case has expired with no indictments.

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05-30-2008, 08:47 AM	#2
Ratboy It's all over... ಠ_ಠ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 13,274	Good news?

05-30-2008, 09:33 AM	#4
Los Broncos Ring of farmers Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Anaheim Hills, Santa Ana Mountains CA Posts: 18,766 Adopt-a-Bronco: Ryan Clady	Willie D Clark was a rapper, I miss you Darrent.

05-30-2008, 09:48 AM	#7
Hotrod Self Appointed Expert aka Dortoh Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 25,136 Adopt-a-Bronco: Miss I	I hope you burn in hell **** face

05-30-2008, 10:38 AM	#8
kmonty BT Blogger Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Flagstaff, AZ Posts: 1,113 Adopt-a-Bronco: Sweet Feet	The source of the letter is in protection right now but is unwilling to testify unless the state offers better protection. Pray for his safety folks, he's the first real key to obtaining justice for DWill.

05-30-2008, 11:32 AM	#10
TexanBob Don't Argue With Me You Know I'm Right Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 5,023 Adopt-a-Bronco: Darris Nash	These thugs can write? Nonetheless, I hope they prosecute and convict the right guy, whoever or wherever he is.

05-30-2008, 11:37 AM	#12
BigPlayShay Ring of Famer Novaking Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 4,236 Adopt-a-Bronco: Got Cut	Say bye bye to your family Willie. All of this madness over some spilled champagne.

05-30-2008, 11:47 AM	#13
dbfan21 Broncos Fan in Florida Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 2,182 Adopt-a-Bronco: Pat Bowlen	If this is truly the killer, I hope BroncoNation gets to drag his tied-up body through the streets of Denver, watch him get hanged western-style and then piss on his body. Is that too harsh?

05-30-2008, 11:47 AM	#14
cutthemdown A verbis ad verbera Zimm to HOF Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Long Beach Posts: 32,409	they should just kill this dude in prison and make it look like an accident.

05-30-2008, 12:42 PM	#15
Hotrod Self Appointed Expert aka Dortoh Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 25,136 Adopt-a-Bronco: Miss I	Maybe we could have a public hanging at the 50 yard line opening Sunday.

05-30-2008, 12:59 PM	#16
BMF Bronco Offseason sucks... Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bozeman, MT Posts: 11,724 Adopt-a-Bronco: ME	That's awesome news. STG, it may sound fishy, but it sounds promising with the handwriting analysis being spot on. Let's just hope this gets some closure for his family.

05-30-2008, 01:00 PM	#17
24champ Livin' the dream! Methwolfe Alliance Captain Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 18,538 Adopt-a-Bronco: DomCasual	Book 'em Danno

05-30-2008, 01:06 PM	#18
Requiem ~~~ ~ ~ ~ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Earth Division Posts: 19,515 Adopt-a-Bronco: Gilgamesh	Haha, Hawaii 5-0 that ** motha**aaa~

05-30-2008, 01:22 PM	#19
Bronco Jamus Ring of Famer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Denver Posts: 1,636	They arrested this guy within two weeks of the shooting. They've known it was him all along (or at the very least he was in the car), but didn't have a witness or evidence to tie him to the trigger.

05-30-2008, 02:49 PM	#24
broncosteven The Kranz Dictum MWA: Flight Director Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tranquility Base Posts: 29,001 Adopt-a-Bronco: MONEYBALL #38	My question is why did he say "Whip" instead of Car? Car is shorter and easier to say. What do the youngen's call a whip now a days, pineapple? I am too confused.