Feb 10, 2008 1:00 pm US/Eastern
Man Confesses To Killing Witness In Murder Trial
PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3) ―
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Police allege 25-year-old Laquaille Bryant confessed to killing 23-year-old Chante Wright, a witness in an upcoming murder trial, and her friend Octavia Green.
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Philadelphia police said they caught an alleged killer who confessed to killing a witness in an upcoming trial and her friend In South Philadelphia.
Police allege 25-year-old Laquaille Bryant confessed to killing 23-year-old Chante Wright, a witness in an upcoming murder trial, and her friend Octavia Green.
The two women were shot and killed on Patton Street in South Philadelphia on January 19th. Wright and her friend were found inside Wright's rental car.
"It appears that they clearly knew their killer and had a reasonable expectation not to be murdered like that," Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Keith Sadler said.
Before her murder, Wright was set to testify this spring in connection to a 2000 murder case against Hakeem Bey. Another potential witness in the case was also killed back in 2000.
"We understand the reluctance of people to come forward in this case because there is a trail of carnage connected to this job," Sadler said.
Homicides detectives worked tirelessly to track down Bryant who was arrested on Friday.
Police said Wright was in the Federal Witness Protection Unit but was reportedly kicked out after she called home. Just before her murder, Wright came back from Philadelphia from Florida to visit her dying grandmother.
"Apparently she was advised not to come up here," Sadler said.
Bryant faces two counts of murder and other related charges. In the meantime the trial involving the original murder case from back in 2000 is still set to take place in March.
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