Judge finds defendant had probable cause in girlfriend’s homicide

By D.C. Witness Staff - March 19, 2018
Court | Homicides | Suspects | Uncategorized |

Superior Court Judge Craig Iscoe recently ruled there was probable cause for 49-year-old Bernadette King‘s boyfriend to murder her.

Judge Iscoe said March 15 there was probable cause with substantial probability that Tylor, 41, committed the murder because he gave the Metropolitan Police Department’s investigating detective contradictory statements among other defensive behaviors and words as they began their investigation.

The Judge said probability was also shown because there was no sign of forced entry to the apartment. Witnesses told the police that they did not hear any barking from the dogs owned by the decedent and the defendant.

The judge also said it looked coincidental that Taylor, who was the only other person with keys to the apartment, lost his keys around the time King was killed. The court suggested the keys could have been planned as a cover up to the crime.

The police were also called to the apartment because of a physical altercation between King and the defendant a week before the homicide, but charges were not filed.

Judge Iscoe questioned whether the prosecution had enough evidence to prove a murder conviction without reasonable doubt. He also allowed the defense to have a continuance to determine how they will proceed. A felony status conference is scheduled on June 6.

The case has not been seen by a grand jury as of March 19.