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 AFFIDAVIT OF WILLIAM MCCORKLE

I, William McCorkle #34787-007, currently residing at River Correctional Institute, PO

Box 630. Winton. NC 27986, am signing this written affidavit to provide information regarding

the case of Marcus Paige. Based upon ques.tions that were asked to me during an interview with a

private investigator (whose name and signature is noted below) I hereby state the following:

(Q1)
Do you remember speaking to Stephanie Parker and me a
couple years ago when you were in a Group Home in

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(Q2)
Do you remember what we came to speak to you about?

<A2J Yes. about Marcus "Fats" Paige being locked u~ /0(

(Q3l

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Did you know Marcus "Fats" Paige was found guilty of the

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(Q4)
Why are you giving me a statement today? #
CA4l Because Marcus "Fats· Paige is innocen~ P

(Q5)
Do you think it is right that Marcus Paige is to be locked up for
25 years '7~~ he didn't do?
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(Q6)
Do you know who committed the crime for which Marcus was
charged?

(A6J Yes. ~ es •n,,,.-..,

(Q7)
~:~,>:_ ';r;YiJ " ru,~·, Correctimral lmtit.i. b& "'''"' threa<<0"1
(A7) NofJ(/,ff(
(Q8)

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When you were home did Marcus' mother, uncles or friends ever threaten you or

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(Q9) What is your address outside ~h#j~/n?

<A9l 1310 Trinidad Avenue,{Jj f //L

<010) When did your family mo~;1o the area of Trinidad?

(A10l 1999 or 2000 l},/P(

(Q11l Is the 1300 block of Trinidad where young people hang out day
and night?

c~~s. cIi:~ u9uo

CQ12l If you were out on Trinidad at night do you think it is possible
that someo/e m}~
mistake you for being someone else?

CA12> Yes. / ) //It

(Q13l Have you ever been mistaken for someone else while on the
1300 ·block? ',////

CA13l Yes. They have called me James "Dee" Hillr : O ~

<014> Has your mother, Nellie Griffin. ever said you resemble James

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(Q15l Did you know your mother said you resembled James "Dee" Hill
when the police came to question her?

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(Q16l Did Marcus Paige ever have any arguments or try to harm your
mother in az w7y?

(A16l No. JJ)t ,(lfl0

<017l How many child re~ 7oes your mother have?

(A17l Six. -:[) /(/11

(Q18l Are the fathers of your mother's youngest two sons police

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<019) Is the polic~icer'\'.rme Ivan?

<A19l Yes ,'fJ./1ff(

<020l Was your mother dating the police officer when the killing of
Otis Grah~ok P}~Je?

(A20l No.- ft) j;/f(

<021l When did your mother start dating this police officer?

<A21l Approxima~el~ t;~ ~1~02 - after Marcus Paige was

locked up. (( !rll/
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(Q22l Did another police officer introduce your mother to th is
police officer? ~ , //

(A22> I really don't know. V /;ft( 11

(Q23l Is your moth~iljfi]1 this police officer?

(A23) No. 1/J11'4

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CQ24l Is this officer still working for the Metropolitan Police
Departme'1 I/'1!J
CA24l No. l'jJJ{. /f[

(Q2Sl When did you find out your mother may have made a
statement that later identified Marcus · Fats" Paige as being the
person who shot into the truck? /
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CA25l After Marcus went to tria1'.,(}/-11

CQ26l Did you ever talk to your mother about what happened to
Marcus Paige?

<A26> Yes. I wanted t o ~ "'JJ'tJfe said "Fats· shot into that

boy, Otis' truck/ /U./f .If(
<027> Did your mother try to retract <or take backl her statement
aboutMa~ r us?. /i!f(
<A27l Yes. . .
<028) Why do you think that was? //
<A28l She told me she made a mistake and she didn't see the.,,;;::?) /;"'1
shooting but. only heard the gunshots and the crash /µ.f?.: /

CQ29l Did she tell the government that she did not want to testify?

the only witness an~th

with her statement.
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<A29l Yes. But, the government told my mother that she was

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for her to continue
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<030l If your mother did not testify what would have happened to
her?

!A30> The government told my mother. Nellie Griffin, if she

didn't continue with her statement they
take her house. her children and lock her u
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CQ31l Do you fe~at /~~
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f overnment pressured your mother?
(A31l Yef_ 7J}l VI/\
(Q32l Where were you When th;t:/~J/Jfik place?

(A32l I was in the house/7J/{Wl

<033) Did you see the shi~ting?

(A33) No. /J.A,w ~

<Q34l Did you h~h~}~;J'ting and the crash?

(A34J Yesi 7t)/(,fl; {

CQ35l Did your mother come looking for you in the house after
hearing the ~hooti~~and the crash?

CA3Sl Yes. r/J/! 1(

(Q36l Did you goJ:..sij to see what happened?

<Q36l Yes/'/J.({.!11/

(Q37l What did you see?

<Q37l A white pick-up t r i cth~Y~fJhed into other cars and a

guy slumped over,. f(,ffl
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<0 8l ~ ; ~ , (S:~"'/1~•-?Jilil'e' you did?

CQ39l Who was out ther~ MA

<A39l Everybody. /U,1./11/11
(Q40> Did you see Marcus Paige?

(A40l No. f) 1/,#f

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