The trial of a man accused of murdering a 95-year-old patient in a nursing home on the Treasure Coast began this week. William Hawkins faces first-degree murder charges in the death of Robert Morell in January 2020. A pillow in his room at Tiffany Hall Nursing Home in Port St. Lucie. He then escaped, but was later caught after a tip from his ex-girlfriend. He told police he was seeing him while he was watching the victim. Prosecutors said Hawkins was saying that his sister, Shannon Howkins, is using his sister, to use his victims, to use his sister, to use his victims. “I achieved his life goals.” “My brother is insanely intelligent. He's so clever he's not stupid enough to do this. Shannon Hawkins said. While he believes he killed Morell, she thinks he wasn't in his righteous mind during the crime. The defense tried to suppress that record from the evidence of the trial, but the allegations were denied by the judge. They didn't want all the stories. Confessions, they didn't want the whole story behind it. Hawkins, it's a bit of a thing they want,” says Hawkins, which is expected to continue throughout the rest of the week. You can download it here.
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The trial of a man accused of murdering a 95-year-old patient in a Treasure Coast nursing home began this week.
William Hawkins faces first-degree murder charges in the death of Robert Morell in January 2020.
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The opening statement began Tuesday afternoon.
Prosecutors said on January 4, 2020, Hawkins, then 47, choked Morell, 95, and clogged a pillow inside the room at Tiffany Hall Nursing Facilities in Port St. Lucie.
Hawkins then escapes, but is later caught after a tip from his ex-girlfriend.
Prosecutors then said Hawkins had confessed to his sister Shannon Hawkins to the prison, and used Morell's girlfriend to approach him, saying he had “achieved his life goals” and planned to murder the victim.
“My brother is insanely clever. He's so clever, he's not stupid enough to do this. He had to be founded by someone,” Shannon Hawkins said.
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WPBF 25 News spoke to Shannon Hawkins outside court on Tuesday.
She said she believes there is more to the story of William Hawkins' ex-girlfriend being ignored by the prosecutors while deliberately recording his brother's confession.
Shannon Hawkins says her brother is being used and she believes he killed Morell, but she believes he was not in his righteous heart during the crime.
The defense tried to suppress the record from the evidence at the trial, but the motion was denied by the judge.
“They used me to get what they wanted. They didn't want every story. Confessions, they didn't want the whole story behind it. All they want is a bit of something,” Hawkins said.
This exam will continue throughout the rest of the week.
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