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CRIMINAL DIVISION
UNITED STATES
VS.
RODNEY MC INTYRE
On Tuesday, November 30, 2010, Dr. Sunil Prashar from the Office of the Chief Medical
Examiner performed an autopsy on the decedent's remains. The decedent was found to have been
stabbed at least 15 times. Medical staff also completed a sex kit and collected hair from the
decedent during the autopsy. The cause of death for the decedent was ruled multiple stab
wounds. The manner of death was ruled HOMICIDE. The decedent was identified as Ebony
Franklin, age 17.
The events and acts described above occurred primarily in the District of Columbia and
were committed as described by defendant(s) listed in the case caption.
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SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CRIMINAL DIVISION
UNITED STATES
VS.
RODNEY MC INTYRE
The events and acts described above occurred primarily in the District of Columbia and
were committed as described by defendant(s) listed in the case caption.
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Note: Columbia Heights' boundaries are from Georgia Avenue, Northwest, to 16th
Street, Northwest, and Florida Avenue, Northwest, to Spring Road, Northwest.
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SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CRIMINAL DIVISION
UNITED STATES
VS.
RODNEY MC INTYRE
Homicide Detectives located and interviewed W-2. W-2 stated IT saw the decedent on
Friday, November 26, 2010, when IT drove the decedent from Prince George's County,
Maryland, to Washington, D.C. W-2 stated IT last saw the decedent between 10:00 a.m. to 11:00
a.m. in the 3500 block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest. W-2 stated that the decedent informed IT
that she was going to meet her father, Rodney Mc Intyre, as previously discussed with W-1 (the
decedent's mother). W-2 stated that the decedent was to return to the 3500 block of Georgia
Avenue, Northwest, to be taken back home in Prince George's County, Maryland. W-2 also
reported that the decedent never returned to meet back up with IT, and that W-2 returned to the
decedent's home in Prince George's County, Maryland, alone.
Thereafter, your Affiant obtained a D.C. Superior Court Search Warrant for the
decedent's cell phone. Your Affiant examined the decedent's call detail records and cell site
records, which confirmed that the phone was making and receiving daily cell phone
transmissions before, during, and after the decedent was reported missing by her mother on
Friday, November 26, 2010.
The events and acts described above occurred primarily in the District of Columbia and
were committed as described by defendant(s) listed in the case caption.
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SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CRIMINAL DIVISION
UNITED STATES
VS.
RODNEY MC INTYRE
As mentioned above, W-1 reported that she spoke with the decedent by phone on Friday
morning, November 26, 2010. Your Affiant examined the decedent's cell phone records and
confirmed that two phone calls were made between these two phones: the first at approximately
11:43 a.m., and the second at 11:53 a.m.
Homicide detectives located and interviewed W-3. W-3 stated IT had daily cell phone
conversations with the decedent prior to and on the day of Friday, November 26, 2010. Your
Affiant examined the decedent's cell phone records. The examination confirmed W-3's
information and revealed the decedent called W-3 on Friday, November 26, 2010, at
approximately 12:04 p.m. This is the last contact detectives have been able to confirm between
the decedent and any other person.
W-2 stated that on Saturday, November 27, 2010, at approximately 08:10 a.m., IT
received several texts on ITs' cell phone, (XXX) XXX-7745, from the decedent's cell phone.
The texts inquired if the decedent's mother was upset about the decedent not coming home on
Friday, November 26, 2010. W-2 stated the decedent has never texted with W-2 prior to
Saturday, November 27, 2010. W-2 also stated an unknown male called W-2's cell phone from
the decedent's cell phone stating the decedent was running away from home.
Your affiant has reviewed W-2's cell phone records, which confirm the existence of the
Saturday, November 27, 2010, text messages and cell phone calls. Moreover, W-2 is listed in the
decedent's cell phone by a family-known name, making it appear that the individual sending
these texts and making this call had to have had personal knowledge about the decedent's family
and associates.
The events and acts described above occurred primarily in the District of Columbia and
were committed as described by defendant(s) listed in the case caption.
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SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CRIMINAL DIVISION
UNITED STATES
VS.
RODNEY MC INTYRE
On Sunday, November 28, 2010, at approximately 8:46 a.m., W-1 received a text
message from the decedent's cell phone stating, "Remember.the.bitch.told.on.my.man.now.
yoo.get.her.out.the.trash."
Finally, a review of the cell cite data for the decedent’s phone shows no instance – after
the last confirmed contact with W-3 at 12:04 p.m. on November 26, 2010 – in which the
decedent’s phone utilized cell towers outside of the District of Columbia.
During this first interview, Mr. Mc Intyre also stated he spoke with the decedent on
Friday, November 26, 2010, around noon time. Mr. Mc Intyre said he told the decedent to meet
him at 1:00 p.m. in front of the Target Department store located in the 3100 block of 14th Street,
Northwest. Mr. Mc Intyre stated that the decedent was supposed to call him on his cell phone
when she was ready. Although the two were to meet at 1:00 p.m., Mr. Mc Intyre stated he never
went to meet the decedent at Target because the decedent never called him. Instead, Mr. Mc
Intyre stated that he remained at 3327 Brothers Place, Southeast, and did not go to the Northwest
section of D.C. until Sunday.
The events and acts described above occurred primarily in the District of Columbia and
were committed as described by defendant(s) listed in the case caption.
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SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CRIMINAL DIVISION
UNITED STATES
VS.
RODNEY MC INTYRE
Detectives also located and interviewed another witness, hereafter referred to as W-4.
W-4 stated that IT had a conversation with Rodney Mc Intyre on or about November 27, 2010,
after the decedent was reported missing. IT stated that Mr. Mc Intyre told it that the decedent
had told him she was coming "Uptown" (referring to the Northwest area of Washington, D.C.) to
do a lady's hair but the lady changed her mind. According to W-4, Mr. Mc Intyre told the
decedent to stay home and not to come "Uptown".
Detectives located and interviewed another witness, hereafter referred to as W-5. W-5
stated that IT had a conversation with Rodney Mc Intyre on or about November 26, 2010, after
the decedent was reported missing. W-5 stated that Mr. Mc Intyre told IT he received a phone
call from the decedent. The decedent told Mr. Mc Intyre that she had told W-1 (her mother) that
she was going to spend the weekend with him. According to his report to W-5, Mr. Mc Intyre
told the decedent not to lie to her mother. Mr. Mc Intyre indicated to W-5 that he had no plans
to meet with the decedent for the weekend.
The events and acts described above occurred primarily in the District of Columbia and
were committed as described by defendant(s) listed in the case caption.
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SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CRIMINAL DIVISION
UNITED STATES
VS.
RODNEY MC INTYRE
W-5 additionally stated Mr. Mc Intyre reported that he and the decedent used to argue all
the time. W-5 recalled a conversation IT had with Mr. Mc Intyre about a previous argument
between the decedent and Mr. Mc Intyre. Mr. Mc Intyre told W-5 that, during a phone
conversation with the decedent, he inquired about rumors of a sexual relationship between W-2
and the decedent. Mr. Mc Intyre stated the decedent retorted, "You are just upset because you
aren't getting it." Mr. Mc Intyre then explained to W-5 that because of the decedent's physical
development, the decedent could get any man she wanted.
As stated above, detectives also interviewed W-3, who reported that the decedent had
made plans to spend the weekend together with IT. According to W-3, IT last spoke to the
decedent on Friday, November 26, 2010, at approximately 12:04 p.m. W-3 stated that IT did not
see the decedent that weekend at all. A review of W-3's call detail records confirms this report,
and a review of W-3's cell site records establishes that IT was nowhere near the location where
the body was found during the period between Friday, November 26, 2010, and Monday,
November 29, 2010.
Detectives located and interviewed W-6. W-6 stated that a few days prior to November
26, 2010, Mr. Mc Intyre and IT were together outside in the 2500 block of 11th Street, N.W.,
when they saw the decedent and engaged in a brief conversation. W-6 noted in a more recent
conversation with Mr. Mc Intyre, that Mr. Mc Intyre asked W-6 not to tell detectives that IT saw
him (Mr. Mc Intyre) with the decedent days prior to November 26, 2010. Mr. Mc Intyre also told
W-6 not to tell detectives that the decedent previously resided with him.
The events and acts described above occurred primarily in the District of Columbia and
were committed as described by defendant(s) listed in the case caption.
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SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CRIMINAL DIVISION
UNITED STATES
VS.
RODNEY MC INTYRE
Additionally, detectives located and interviewed W-7. W-7 reported that it employed
Mr. Mc Intyre as a custodian at Keely's Boxing Gym, located at 2501 11th Street, Norhtwest,
within a block of where the decedent's body. W-7 reported that Mr. McIntyre had access to the
gym because he had his own set of keys. W-7 further reported that Mr. Mc Intyre returned his
keys to W-7 on December 8, 2010.
Contact Between the Decendent and Rodney Mc Intyre on November 26, 2010 until
12:25 p.m.:
Your Affiant and Federal Law Enforcement Forensic Electronic Analysis
examined Mr. Mc Intyre's and the decedent's cell phone records. The examination for his
cell phone numbered (202) 361-2424 revealed daily contact between Mr. Mc Intyre and
the decedent prior to and on Friday, November 26, 2010. Specifically, the examination
revealed that on Friday, November 26, 2010, the decedent called Mr. Mc Intyre three
times on the phone numbered (202) 361-2424. The first call was at 08:41 a.m. between
the decedent and Mr. Mc Intyre. The third call was placed at 10:57 a.m. Your affiant
also examined the cell site data for Mr. Mc Intyre’s phone, which indicates that the phone
was hitting off or cell towers in the the Northwest area, just south of the 3500 block of
Georgia Avenue, Northwest, until at least 8:48 a.m.
The events and acts described above occurred primarily in the District of Columbia and
were committed as described by defendant(s) listed in the case caption.
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SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CRIMINAL DIVISION
UNITED STATES
VS.
RODNEY MC INTYRE
Your affiant also examined cell site data for the decedent's phone during this time frame.
That data indicates that her cell phone was also in the Northwest area. Moreover the cell site data
shows that during the third phone call between Mr. Mc Intyre and the decedent, made at 10:57
a.m., both cell phones are hitting off of the same tower - in the Columbia Heights area -- while
they are communicating.
A forensic examination of the decedent's cell phone and cell site transmissions on
Friday, November 26, 2010, between 10:57 a.m. and 12:04 p.m. show that all calls made
by her began and terminated in the Columbia Heights area, hitting off of the same cell
tower as the defendant's 10:57 a.m.call. Thereafter, the decedent's cell phone and cell site
data transmissions terminated in the Columbia Heights area.
The cell tower in the Columbia Heights area utilized by the both Mr. Mc Intyre’s
phone and the decedent’s phone were made in close proximity to where the decedent's
body was found and Keely's Boxing Gym, where Mr. Mc Intyre worked, which is less
than a block away.
Contact Between the Decendent and Rodney Mc Intyre November 26,2010, beginning
after 2:51 p.m.
The events and acts described above occurred primarily in the District of Columbia and
were committed as described by defendant(s) listed in the case caption.
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SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CRIMINAL DIVISION
UNITED STATES
VS.
RODNEY MC INTYRE
during this time frame). The last transmission from the decedent's phone was made on
Saturday, November 27, 2010, at approximately 6:06 p.m., in close proximity to 3327
Brother's Place, Southeast.
Mr. Mc Intyre stated he was staying at 3327 Brother Place, Southeast, from
Wednesday, November 22, 2010 until December 1, 2010. The decedent's cell phone has
not been recovered.
The forensic analysis for this second phone also revealed that on Saturday, November 27,
2010, between 2:47 p.m. and 4:28 p.m. (approximately 2 hours), Mr. Mc Intyre's cell phone is in
close proximity to where the decedent's body was located. However, Mr. Mc Intyre denied
being in Northwest on Saturday, November 27, 2010. Mr. Mc Intyre states he was at 3327
Brother Place, Southeast, the entire day.
The events and acts described above occurred primarily in the District of Columbia and
were committed as described by defendant(s) listed in the case caption.
UNITED STATES
VS.
RODNEY MC INTYRE
During this same interview with Mr. Mc Intyre, detectives confronted Mr. Mc Intyre with
rumors of him having a sexual relationship with the decedent. Mr. Mc Intyre was asked whether
his DNA would be on the decedent. He replied, "I don't know how I would explain it." Mr. Mc
Intyre said he would not admit to having sex with the decedent to your Affiant, however, he
would admit it to the decedent's mother.
Finally, contrary to the statement of W-7, Mr. Mc Intyre reported that he had returned
the keys to Keely's Boxing Gym to W-7 before Thanksgiving.
The events and acts described above occurred primarily in the District of Columbia and
were committed as described by defendant(s) listed in the case caption.
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SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CRIMINAL DIVISION
UNITED STATES
VS.
RODNEY MC INTYRE
• Mr. Mc Intyre initially stated that he last saw the decedent, together with W-6, on
Tuesday, November 23, 2010, at Keely’s Boxing Gym.
• Mr. Mc Intyre initially reported that he had provided the decedent with a bottle of
his semen, which she was inserting into herself with a turkey baster in order to
become pregnant.
• When confronted with the absurdity of this assertion, Mr. Mc Intyre admitted that
he had sexual relations with the decedent on several occasions, most recently on
Tuesday, November 23, 2010.
• Mr. Mc Intyre was informed that forensic testing had been completed, but was not
told the results of the testing during the interview. He was asked whether there
was any way possible that his DNA would be inside of the decedent.
• Mr. Mc Intyre responded that he knew that sperm did not stay inside of a
woman’s body for more than 3 days, such that it would be impossible for his
DNA to be present because their last sexual contact was on Tuesday, November
23, 2010.
The events and acts described above occurred primarily in the District of Columbia and
were committed as described by defendant(s) listed in the case caption.
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SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CRIMINAL DIVISION
UNITED STATES
VS.
RODNEY MC INTYRE
• Throughout the first portion of the interview, Mr. Mc Intyre repeatedly stated that
he did not go to the Columbia Heights area of D.C. during the day on November
26, 2010.
• Mr. Mc Intyre then spoke alone with Detective Lee Littlejohn. Mr. Mc Intyre
confessed to Detective Littlejohn that he had sex with the decedent on Friday,
November 26, 2010, in the Columbia Heights section of Washington, D.C.
• Thereafter, Mr. Mc Intyre admitted to having taken the decedent phone after this
interlude, which he estimated to occur sometime around 11 a.m. He recalls
hearing her speak with her mother by phone around that time.
• Mr. Mc Intyre stated that he never saw the decedent thereafter, and that he did not
kill her.
• Mr. Mc Intyre admitted to taking the decedent’s phone to 3327 Brother’s Place,
Southeast. While there, he spoke with the decedent’s mother several times. He
also stated that he turned off the decedent’s phone so that she would not hear its
distinctive ring.
• The following day, according to this interview, Mr. Mc Intyre took the phone
back uptown around 2 p.m. and left the phone in an unknown location.
The events and acts described above occurred primarily in the District of Columbia and
were committed as described by defendant(s) listed in the case caption.
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SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CRIMINAL DIVISION
UNITED STATES
VS.
RODNEY MC INTYRE
Additionally, on December 3, 2010, a letter was mailed from a second subject in which a
second subject claimed responsibility for the decedent's murder. Thereafter, this second subject
placed several calls to your Affiant, and to your affiant's partner, Detective Michael Pepperman,
in which the second subject again claimed responsibility for the murder. Thereafter, your
Affiant and Detective Pepperman identified the second subject and interviewed IT. During the
course of that interview, the second subject admitted that IT had not committed the murder, but
had instead wanted to keep the detectives actively involved in the investigation of the case.
Conclusions
In conclusion, based upon the above investigation, facts and circumstances, as specifically
enumerated below, your Affiant respectfully asserts the following:
• On Friday, November 26, 2010, the decedent, Ebony Franklin, age 16, was to
meet her father, Mr. Mc Intyre, in the Columbia Heights area of the District of
Columbia to pick up her Christmas gifts, and then was to meet up with W-2 to
return home.
The events and acts described above occurred primarily in the District of Columbia and
were committed as described by defendant(s) listed in the case caption.
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SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CRIMINAL DIVISION
UNITED STATES
VS.
RODNEY MC INTYRE
The events and acts described above occurred primarily in the District of Columbia and
were committed as described by defendant(s) listed in the case caption.
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SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CRIMINAL DIVISION
UNITED STATES
VS.
RODNEY MC INTYRE
• On Tuesday, November 30, 2010, personnel from the OCME performed an
autopsy on the decedent's remains. Medical staff also completed a sex kit. The
cause of death for the decedent was ruled multiple stab wounds. The manner of
death was ruled HOMICIDE.
• The sex kit was submitted to the MPD forensic laboratory. The DNA
examination identified only a single male DNA profile present in the decedent's
vagina. The DNA examination identified Mr. Mc Intyre's sperm as the single
male DNA profile present in the sample collected from the decedent's vagina.
Finally, during multiple interviews, Mr. Mc Intyre has provided multiple contradictory
statements to police, as detailed above, that have served to interfere with and obstruct the
Metropolitan Police Department’s investigation into the murder of Ebony Franklin.
The events and acts described above occurred primarily in the District of Columbia and
were committed as described by defendant(s) listed in the case caption.
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The events and acts described above occurred primarily in the District of Columbia and
were committed as described by defendant(s) listed in the case caption.
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