MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn. (AP) - Two women serving life sentences for a double murder over a Facebook spat want a new trial because they say the prosecutor’s book about the Tennessee case revealed their attorneys were never given information that would have been helpful.
The Johnson City Press (https://bit.ly/2jxrcbp ) reports that a judge is scheduled in August to consider an argument by the attorneys for Barbara Potter and her daughter, Jenelle Potter.
The attorneys say they weren’t given statements co-defendant Jamie Curd made to investigators prior to testifying against the women.
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Curd’s statements are mentioned in prosecutor Dennis Brooks’ 2016 book “Too Pretty to Live: The Catfishing Murders of East Tennessee.”
Prosecutors said 36-year-old Billy Payne and 23-year-old Billie Jean Hayworth were killed in 2012 because Jenelle Potter was “unfriended” by the couple on Facebook.
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Information from: Johnson City Press, https://www.johnsoncitypress.com
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