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Police Changed Murder Theory, Defense Says

A defense lawyer says that detectives’ initial theory of how a woman was killed in 2004 changed.

Tony Aiken, 47, is charged with second-degree murder for the alleged murder of 23-year-old Kendra Smith on the 4300 block of D Street, Southeast on September 6, 2004.

During Aiken’s felony arraignment, his defense lawyer, Eugene Ohm, revealed that homicide detectives originally believed the gunshot that killed Smith came from outside of the car she was sitting in. However, police now believe it came from someone inside the car.

Ohm requested that the prosecution hand over all Metropolitan Police Department investigative materials on the case, including documentation regarding their original theory.

Judge Todd Edelman accepted the request.    

Aiken is scheduled for a status hearing on May 17.

 

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