Thursday, July 31, 2008

Dena Riley & Richard Davis, brutalizing two women

Richard Davis is being tried on 40 felony counts, including capital murder, kidnapping and rape.The jury in the trial of Richard Davis, 44, reviewed 90 minutes of edited images taken from seven hours of videotapes that police found in Davis' Independence apartment. According to previous testimony, the videotapes showed Davis and his girlfriend, Dena Riley, brutalizing two women -- Marsha Spicer, 41, and Michelle Huff-Ricci, 36.

Davis is on trial in Jackson County for the May 2006 death of Spicer, of Independence. He faces 40 felony counts, including capital murder, and could face the death penalty if convicted. Riley's trial is scheduled for next year. Davis and Riley also are charged in neighboring Clay