The hit packet's photograph of Cannon's house, for instance, was found on Latham's personal cell phone. View the profiles of people named Nancy Latham. It's not by any means celebratory, and its certainly not celebratory for my children. Moore, Yenawine, and Wilkinson were arrested in April 2013 and charged with crimes related to the murder-for-hire plot. Randy Sellers and Bro. However, if it was made to look like an accident, Chris had supposedly said that they could get much more. Quick Links. Aaron Wilkinson got four years. Target of murder-for-hire plot grateful for ex-husband's conviction, RAW VIDEO: Nancy Cannon talks about murder-for-hire verdicts, publicfile@live5news.com - (843) 402-5555. Moore and Palmer pleaded not guilty in May, according to WCIV. Then, Wilkinson tells the cops it was Yenawine who gave him that hit packet in the first place. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. All rights reserved. Ultimately Wendy Moore was found guilty and got 15 years for her role in the murder-for-hire plot. | Terms of Use| Privacy Policy. Natalie Caula contributed to this report. She was 59 years old. After his arrest, Wilkinson agreed to call Yenawine and discuss the plot while investigators listened in, Boykin said. 1618. United States v. Lighty, 616 F .3d 321, 351 (4th Cir.2010). Kids in England had to wear masks at school because No10 'didn't want an argument' with Nicola Sturgeon - Health ministers knew there was no evidence to justify making kids abide by rule of 6 - but No10 'didn't Sunak bustled like a wide-eyed labrador, his tail waggier than a windscreen wiper in a downpour: HENRY Woman targeted in alleged murder-for-hire plot thankful to be alive, Former Charleston banker Latham taken into custody, Chris Latham tells court that murder-for-hire allegations ruined his life, cost him job at Bank of America, Do not sell or share my personal information. But by the time the couple's two daughters, Emily and Madison, had reached their teens, the family had drifted apart. Accordingly, it is well established that a court cannot permit a defendant to be tried on charges that are not made in the indictment against him. United States v. Floresca, 38 F.3d 706, 711 (4th Cir.1994) (en banc) (quoting Stirone v. United States, 361 U.S. 212, 217 (1960)). Because we knew with his interaction with Wendy we had a real shot at getting some incriminating evidence against Chris. Palmer is out of jail but limited to her mother's home in Kentucky. It is true, as the government acknowledges, that the evidence at trial involved extensive testimony regarding items that could be considered facilities of interstate commercethat is, phones and computers. Response Br. The other co-defendants are Yenawines girlfriend, Rachel Palmer, 36, of Louisville; and Louisville resident Russell Wilkinson, 39. Nancy Latham said a photograph and information on her shopping habits found in a hit package provided to the contract killers could only have come from one source because no one else would have that information.. "We got plenty of evidence that he was having multiple affairs with women with whom he worked, and I filed for a divorce on those grounds, and then surprise of all surprises, in three or four months he started saying that I was having an affair and I was trying to kill him," said Nancy. Last Wednesday, Mr Latham pleaded not guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to use interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire, use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire and possession of a firearm in the furtherance of a crime of violence. She still creates today, making about 25 cloth dolls a year and still attending shows. Chris Latham: Wendy was viewed as at real fault for scheme and utilization of highway offices in the commission of homicide for-recruit, requesting of homicide for-recruit, and ownership of a gun in the promotion of a wrongdoing of brutality. From a financial standpoint, eliminating her would have saved the former banker hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees spent on their contentious divorce proceedings and ongoing alimony fight, Nancy stated. Cell phone evidence in Alex Murdaughs double murder trial will show the former Hampton lawyer was with his wife and son just a few minutes before they were brutally shot and killed, state prosecutor Creighton Waters told a Colleton County jury in his opening statement. Chris Latham was also convicted, and was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Charleston, SC 29403, News tips/online questions: newstips@postandcourier.com, Delivery/subscription questions: subserve@postandcourier.com, var html = new Date().getFullYear(); Every single time I think this is as bad as it can get, then we find out one more thing that makes it even worse, she said. The first two charges each carry a maximum punishment of 10 years in prison and the third charge carries a mandatory consecutive sentence of five years, according to U.S. Attorney for South Carolina Bill Nettles. Latham said her youngest daughter has to go to school with police protection and her eldest was asked to leave her first year of college because the school didn't feel equipped to protect her. He also noted that his client was 10 hours away in Kentucky when Wilkinson was arrested. We should mention that his now ex-wife, Nancy Cannon, a real estate agent and a state lottery official, has since gotten back to her feet. "I absolutely 100% believe that Sammy Yenawine, if he realized that Aaron was not going to go through with it, that Sammy would have made his way back to Charleston and finished the job that he was paid to do," said Cannon. 804(b)(3)(A)). Furthermore, Sammy turned out to be Wendy Moores ex-husband, meaning that she also got implicated in the matter as the connection between every party. "[It's] kind of a family tradition for us to do on our birthdays. Cloth dolls by renowned artist Nancy Latham. He goes, 'He committed suicide, he hung himself in the jail,' and my jaw just dropped. The case was most recently profiled on Investigation Discovery Channels Forbidden: Dying For Love and Crime Watch Daily. Chris Latham, formerly a high-powered executive with a $683,000 annual salary, has previously denied any involvement in the case. And I said 'Yeah he is,'" said Boykin. "It's not by any means celebratory. Specifically, the court stated: To prove a violation of 18 U.S.C. Nancy was a devoted and caring reading teacher in the Locust Elementary School, Garden City, LI. , Post and Courier, an Evening Post Publishing Newspaper Group. We sit in the house with the lights out and we stay away from the windows, with cameras surrounding us, she said. Moore filed a motion in limine seeking to exclude Yenawine's statements. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? As the call reveals, the gunmen have been given the green light to take out anyone who gets in the way of their target. According to court documents, the murder-for-hire plot was set in motion last March, but fell apart April 5 when Wilkinson was pulled over during a traffic stop in Charleston. Responding officers allegedly discovered a gun and a box of ammunition in the car, at which point Wilkinson came clean about the plan to kill Nancy Latham. Feds had to find Nancy, and fast. Aaron Wilkinson A visitor from out of town. Born on February 27, 1944, in Fort Wayne, she was a daughter of the late William and Margaret (nee Dague) Russell. Copyright 2023, Thomson Reuters. Chris Latham, the man Nancy had been married to for 24 years. Moore is also the ex-wife of Samuel Yenawine. Already charged in the alleged plot are Samuel Yenawine, 38, Moore, 37, Rachel Palmer, 36, and Russell Wilkinson, 39. Nancy Latham denies her husband's accusations and says she's confident prosecutors have a strong case against him. In an interview with The Post and Courier, Nancy Latham said she was relieved by her husband's arrest, but it was also upsetting and surreal for her to see her companion of 24 years in shackles, accused of plotting to take her life. We can dispose of the appellants' evidentiary challenges more briefly. He chose to retire in May, according to emails filed as evidence in court. She was the former wife of Thomas W. Latham. There are 30+ professionals named "Nancy Latham", who use LinkedIn to exchange information, ideas, and opportunities. "I happen to be taking my bath. Aaron Wilkinson: That is when Aaron yielded that he was to be a hitman close by 38-year-old Samuel Sammy Yenawine, whod given him the parcel in any case and consented to a secret call to check his cases. ", "The actual picture of myself and Madison is the one that brought me to tears every time I saw it," Cannon said. Affirmed by published opinion. 804(b)(3)(B). Moore is also the ex-wife of Samuel Yenawine. Gibson sent a text at 8:49 p.m. asking Paul to photograph the dogs injured tail so he could ask for a vets opinion. He was married to beautiful Nancy for about 24 years, and they had two daughters, Emily and Madison. FindLaw.com Free, trusted legal information for consumers and legal professionals, SuperLawyers.com Directory of U.S. attorneys with the exclusive Super Lawyers rating, Abogado.com The #1 Spanish-language legal website for consumers, LawInfo.com Nationwide attorney directory and legal consumer resources. While Samuel Sammy Yenawine, awaiting trial, committed suicide in the Georgetown County Jail in June 2013, Aaron Wilkinson only received four years behind bars thanks to his cooperation. Just Friday @dateline_keith and Sunday @dateline_keith thinking it's going to be a very Morrison Mystery #Dateline weekend pic.twitter.com/qfKXLO4HqF, Dateline NBC (@DatelineNBC) May 25, 2017. It began, cops would tell Nancy, not long before, when a man named Aaron Wilkinson was pulled over by police for a simple traffic violation. It wasnt that she really believed that he was capable of such a terrible crime, but he seemed like a likely suspect since they were just days away from the finalization of their divorce. Investigators later learned that appellants Christopher Latham and Wendy Moore also were involved in the plot. Nancy denied her husbands allegations almost as soon as he made them earlier that year and maintained that stance throughout the contentious legal proceedings as well. The 50-year-old former banker was hauled into U.S. District Court in Charleston to face charges that he participated in an alleged murder-for-hire plot targeting his estranged wife. Grim-faced and frowning, he glanced briefly at his wife and two teenage daughters, who huddled in the front row of the courtroom with family friend Cathy Harrell, wife of South Carolina House Speaker Bobby Harrell. To support federal criminal liability, 18 U.S.C. CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - The woman targeted in a murder-for-hire plot says she believes her ex-husband would have tried to finish the job if a federal jury found him not guilty. Christopher Latham, a banking executive in Charleston, was in the process of divorcing the targeted victim, Nancy Latham, now known as Nancy Cannon. . Healthy mother-of-two, 32, collapsed and died from brain bleed while she led fitness bounce class. 1555 (government explaining that whether you're the one that traveled or whether you assist the people that are traveling you're equally responsible). A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. All rights reserved. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. "Downstairs where they would entertain clients," said Boykin. at 35 (emphasis in original). But as the district court explained, Yenawine had no reason to shade the story he told a cellmate, and the appellants cannot establish that the district court abused its discretion in finding sufficient corroboration of Yenawine's statements. Nancy Latham, the state lottery commission official who was targeted in a murder-for-hire scheme, has named her husband as a defendant in a civil lawsuit seeking damages for emotional distress.. Wendy, 45, was released on October 15, 2021, whereas Chris, 59, got freedom on January 14, 2022. The district court denied appellants' post-trial motions, and this timely appeal followed. So even assuming, arguendo, the existence of plain error, we could not find the serious[ ][e]ffect[ ] on the fairness, integrity, or public reputation of judicial proceedings required for reversal under plain error review. Thats when Aaron conceded that he was to be a triggerman alongside 38-year-old Samuel Sammy Yenawine, whod given him the packet in the first place and agreed to an undercover call to verify his claims. "It was the very last picture we had as a family and was taken on my birthday," said Cannon. We begin with the background principles that govern a claim of constructive amendment. I said I would bet my life. On April 5, 2013, police officers stopped Aaron Wilkinson as he drove through the city of Charleston, South Carolina. The alleged conspiracy was hatched in March, but unraveled April 5 when Wilkinson was pulled over by Charleston police, according to court documents. Her oldest daughter, Emily, has taken on the role of her protector at a time she should be at college and enjoying life. United States v. Keita, 742 F.3d 184, 189 (4th Cir.2014). Nancy Latham thrived in the well-heeled circles of Charleston, South Carolina. Learn more about FindLaws newsletters, including our terms of use and privacy policy. Neither the government nor counsel for Moore ever mentioned use of facilities of interstate commerce in opening or closing arguments. Under the travel prong, a defendant may be convicted if he or she travels in or causes another to travel in interstate or foreign commerce in connection with a murder for hire. We cant say their name. "I called the ATF agents and said this is where he is," said Nancy. LATHAM Nancy, of Middleboro, died Wednesday, March 1, at Morton Hospital. Latham and his attorneys had vocally denied the allegations and accused Nancy Latham and her legal team of bad-mouthing him with fictitious claims to ruin his name in the midst of their bitter divorce battle. A week after the June 2021 slayings, as investigators hunted for the shooter, Murdaugh paid an early morning visit to his parents house, stashing a blue raincoat that was coated in gunshot residue, Waters said. 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