S14 E7 - Halloween Behind the Mask - The Murder of Willie Wilborn

On Halloween night in 2019, Willie Lawrence Wilborn was standing inside a Detroit gas station when a gunman wearing a clown mask approached and fatally shot him.

But the story didn't begin that night.

Two years earlier, Wilborn had been charged in the murder of his pregnant girlfriend, LaDiamond Myers, a 24-year-old mother of four. Those charges were dismissed after a judge determined prosecutors had presented insufficient evidence to proceed to trial.

Written,recorded, edited & produced by Tracy Preston, featuring Christine Mulligan

Original music created exclusively for Malice in the Mitten by Tracy Preston

Original artwork by Todd Preston

Sources:

Baskerville, Aaron. “Accused Murderer Speaks after Release from Jail.” WXYZ-TV, 2017. Source .

FOX 2 Detroit. “Suspect Accused of Killing Man While Wearing Clown Mask Arrested.” FOX 2 Detroit, 12 Nov. 2019. Source .

Ley, Shawn, and Derick Hutchinson. “Charges Dismissed against Man Accused of Killing Pregnant Mother in Detroit.” ClickOnDetroit, 28 July 2017. Source .

Ley, Shawn, and Derick Hutchinson. “Sources: Man Accused of Beating Girlfriend to Death in Front of Young Kids Killed by Detroit Gunman in Clown Mask.” ClickOnDetroit, 6 Nov. 2019. Source .

Ley, Shawn, and Derick Hutchinson. “Suspected Clown Mask Gunman Charged in Fatal Halloween Shooting at Detroit Gas Station.” ClickOnDetroit, 12 Nov. 2019. Source .

Wayne County Prosecutor's Office. “Detroit Man Charged in Braille Street Homicide.” Wayne County, Michigan, 2017. Source .