"Florida prosecutors have repeatedly told a court that a key witness in their murder case against a former Miami Hurricanes football player accused in the 2006 killing of teammate Bryan Pata was dead, ESPN reporters Paula Lavigne and Dan Arruda reported in a piece published on Thursday."
"However, with the long-delayed murder trial of Rashaun Jones only weeks from its scheduled start in Miami, ESPN reporters knocked on an apartment door in Louisville, Kentucky, recently and found the witness, Paul Conner, alive."
"A spokesperson for the state attorney's office, Ed Griffith, told ESPN on Thursday that police relied on a public database that seemed to indicate Conner was deceased and that police asked officers in Louisville to knock on Conner's door. He offered no documents of such a visit nor details of when an officer visited or what happened."
Bryan Pata was shot to death near his apartment in November 2006. Former teammate Rashaun Jones was arrested and charged with homicide in 2021 and maintains his innocence. Prosecutors repeatedly told a court that a key witness, Paul Conner, was dead. Conner was found alive at an apartment in Louisville, Kentucky, and said he rarely leaves his home and was unaware anyone from Miami was looking for him. The state attorney's office said police relied on a public database indicating Conner was deceased and that officers in Louisville were asked to knock on his door. No documents or details were provided about any such visit.
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