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The Yoknapatawpha County Sheriff's Department conducted a canvass of
the Coles Point neighborhood surrounding Joey Grimes' residence at
1323 Coles Point Road where Grant Sexton was living December 18-30, 2004. Investigators were looking for anyone who might
have seen or heard anything out of the ordinary on the night of December
22 or the morning of December 23, 2004. The interviews
summarized are some of the most typical or relevant to the investigation
and are representative of all interviews conducted.
- Marisa Wilkerson, 31 --
127 Point Road ,
Coles Point , Mississippi
Mrs. Wilkerson said she was up with her newborn around 2:00 a.m.
on December 23, 2004, as she was most
nights at that time. She said she was feeding her son when she heard
a "banging or crashing noise" outside. She looked out the window but saw nothing. She
was concerned enough that she woke her husband and asked him to
check on the situation. Mrs. Wilkerson said her husband went
outside, but saw nothing unusual. She said she heard nothing else
unusual that night or any other night around that time. Mrs.
Wilkerson indicated she remembered the date when she heard the noise
because it was near Christmas and she had been worried someone might
be trying to break in to steal their Christmas presents.
- Stuart Sharpe, 44 -- 219 Coles Point Landing,
Coles Point, Mississippi
Mr. Sharpe said his parents arrived at his home for the Christmas
holiday on the morning of December 23, 2004. Mr. Sharpe said, upon
their arrival, his father notified him that the trash cans at the
side of their house were overturned and the contents spilled into
the side yard. He said he did not know who or what had disturbed the
cans, but he had assumed it was a dog or raccoon or other animal.
Mr. Sharpe said he had not seen or heard anything unusual the
previous night and did not find anything else unusual or disturbed
on his property that day.
- Russell Peters, 51 -- Deputy Chief, Coles Point Volunteer Fire Station,
505 Main Street, Coles Point , Mississippi
Mr. Peters said the fire station is not staffed continuously and
is typically only used when there is a fire. He said there was no
fire the night of December 22, 2004 and the fire station was
unoccupied that night. He said there were no indications anyone had
been inside or outside the station that night.
- Floyd and Doreen Carlisle, 61 and 57 respectively -- owners,
Floyd's Bait Shop, 100
Coles Point Landing, Coles Point , Mississippi
Mr. and Mrs. Carlisle said their store is open from 5:00 a.m. to
10:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on
Sunday. They said they closed at the usual time on Wednesday,
December 22, 2004 and opened at the usual time on Thursday, December
23, 2004. Mr. Carlisle, who opened the store on the 23rd, said there
were no signs of disturbance or anything out of place when he
arrived, including the pay phone outside the store, which
occasionally is the object of minor vandalism. Mrs. Carlisle
suggested that investigators speak to Louie Montclair, a local frog
gigger who sometimes stops by the store in the middle of the night
to pick up a bag of ice.
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