David Elridge Was NOT Guilty

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Dear Jury Members: Imagine going to your work, then asking your boss for a raise and when he says no you go home in anger. Then the next day you get accused of murdering him, even though you didn't. This is what happened to David Elridge and he should be found not guilty and should not be charged with the murder of Mr. Addems. The prosecution might say that he is guilty because he was the only one with a key and he was the last one in the Family Fun restaurant, but that couldn't be further from the truth because he didn't. Just because he was the last one in the restaurant doesn't mean anything because the floors were so greasy and he could have slipped and fell. David Eldridge's footprints were only found on the greasy floor, not in the blood. …show more content…

Investigators said they slipped on the greasy floor when they were trying to get to the crime scene. On the floor, David's footprints were only found in the grease, not the blood. If he had done it, then David Eldridge footprints would have been in the blood, not just the greasy floor. This evidence proves that he is not guilty because how would David Eldrige kill him when his footprints were only found in the grease on the floor and not in the blood and not to mention there was blood force trauma and bruising on the back of his head. Another reason that David Eldridge is not guilty is that Mr. Addem was showing signs of depression and could have slit his own throat open or killed himself. Mr. Adams was showing signs of depletion because his business was struggling and he couldn't afford to raise the prices of the employees that worked there. And he also talked very highly of David Eldrige and said that he was a dedicated employee and worked there for many years and then quit the night before he was found

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