The Whole Truth Project Looks At The Anthony Porter Case - Part VI - The Grand Jury Testimony Of Eugene Beckwith
On February 9, 1999, Eugene Phillip Beckwith testified before the grand jury after Anthony Porter had been conditionally released from prison but prior to Alstory Simon being charged with the murders.
Here's a summary of the key points from Mr. Beckwith's testimony:
* On the night of August 15, 1982 he decided to go swimming in Washington Park with friends
* After he jumped the fence to the pool, he looked in the grandstands and saw Anthony Porter
* He saw a total of four people in the grandstands but only recognized Porter
* Moments later, he saw a person stand up and shoot two other people
* The shooter and another person then walked away
* He then ran over to the grandstands and saw "Jerry" who was "laying there dying"
* He did not know which person of the two who walked away pulled the trigger
Hmm. . . . We thought Anthony Porter said he was not in Washington Park at the time of the shooting?
Why didn't David Protess and his students talk to Eugene Beckwith?
Stay tuned. . .
