The man who killed her was convicted of voluntary manslaughter.
"Without her testimony, the case is voluntary manslaughter and should be treated as such."
If so, the charge could be reduced from murder to voluntary manslaughter.
The police told me he assumed that name after serving time for voluntary manslaughter many years ago.
That's voluntary manslaughter, at the very least, and more than likely it's murder.
He was, at that time, under investigation for voluntary manslaughter after he'd been involved in a bar dispute.
"You know he could do worse than voluntary manslaughter," says Harry.
This often occurs as part of a murder or voluntary manslaughter.
"We might be willing to do voluntary manslaughter," he says at last.
He was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and served six years; a heart attack killed him in 2007.