Wilkinson revealed to the police that he and his former prison cellmate, Samuel Yenawine, were involved in a murder-for-hire plot targeting Nancy Latham. Please try again. Responding officers allegedly discovered a gun and a box of ammunition in the car, at which point Wilkinson came clean about the plan to kill Nancy Latham. | Terms of Use| Privacy Policy. But as the district court explained, Yenawine had no reason to shade the story he told a cellmate, and the appellants cannot establish that the district court abused its discretion in finding sufficient corroboration of Yenawine's statements. I said What do you mean hurt me? Federal agents took the Sullivan's Island man into custody Tuesday night while he was vacationing with friends at another lake house in Salem, and he showed up in court still wearing the rumpled clothes in which he was arrested. The only reference to facilitating interstate commerce came from counsel for Latham who, in his closing argument, used that termbut only to describe Wilkinson's travel across state lines. It thus seemed like their divorce was going to be finalized for good relatively quickly, only for her respite to change once local deputies knocked on her door in early April 2013. And it was the four of us sitting together. Happier times: Christopher Latham, pictured with his wife, Nancy in 2010, has been charged with conspiring to kill her in a murder-for-hire plot, Following his arrest, Latham's wife, Nancy, expressed relieve that the alleged plot on her life has been uncovered in time, but called the ordeal 'heart-breaking.'. Prosecutors have not divulged the evidence they have compiled against Chris Latham, but Nancy Latham's attorney, Matt Yelverton, said he has been led to believe it is significant and there are a lot of smoking guns.. The banker had traded his three-piece suits for prison stripes. Terms of Use | "So the concern right then was how many people were involved, and how much danger there was to the victim," said Assistant U.S. Attorney Nathan Williams. The disgraced executive chose to retire in May. Moore and Latham's suggestion that the admission of Yenawine's statements implicated the Sixth Amendment is likewise without merit. 2. 1665. Brought down, some say, by a pair of heels. Affair coverup: Prosecutors say Latham (left) and his girlfriend, Wendy Moore (right) hatched the plan to kill Nancy in an effort to keep their relationship secret because Moore was Latham's secretary at Bank of America, Accomplices: Moore allegedly hired Samuel Yenawine (left) to murder her rival, who in turn brought Russell Wilkinson (right) on board; the latter confessed to the plot after being stopped by police, We've been married for 24 years, Nancy Latham said. "He didn't have to take [the police] to his hotel room. Nancy Latham and her daughters kept a low profile after police alerted them about the alleged plot. Nancy Latham wasnt swayed, pleading with Marchant to keep Yenawine behind bars for the safety of her daughters, if not her. From my impression, he could've gotten maybe six months, so the fact that he did what he did is remarkable to me.". Latham's teenage daughter, Emily, told U.S. Magistrate Judge Bristow Marchant that her college education is on hold because of the plot and she now accompanies her mother everywhere, terrified. At trial, the government called Tyler Lee Tudor to testify about statements Yenawine had made to him before committing suicide. Read moreLaw enforcement officers testify. Investigators determined that the envelope contained a hit packet with information related to the plot to murder Nancy Cannon, including printed maps with handwritten notes; personal information about Cannon, her family, her schedule, her vehicle, and her daily routine; and photographs of Cannon, her residence, and one of her daughters. Sign up for our newsletter. By the by, having been released from government confinement, maybe the two criminals are currently under their three-year directed delivery period. "I happen to be taking my bath. We should mention that his now ex-wife, Nancy Cannon, a real estate agent and a state lottery official, has since gotten back to her feet. We can dispose of the appellants' evidentiary challenges more briefly. Nancy Latham suspected that her husband was having an affair, and she was correct. While Samuel Sammy Yenawine, anticipating preliminary, serious self destruction in the Georgetown County Jail in June 2013, Aaron Wilkinson just got four years in a correctional facility on account of his collaboration. Nancy Latham thrived in the well-heeled circles of Charleston, South Carolina. When ultimately asked if she knew of anyone who would want her dead, the only person that came to Nancys mind was her estranged husband, so thats the name she gave. IDs Taboo: Dying for Love: A Deadly Divorce is an episode that investigates the tangled 2013 homicide for-recruit plot focusing on Nancy Latham that luckily never came around. "They said that's five hours away, how sure are you? The scrutiny increased after Nancy Latham said in a July affidavit that she believed her estranged husband was involved in the alleged plot to kill her, according to ABC News affiliate WCIV-TV in Charleston. He said he had seen a man he later learned was Latham when he met with Moore on Sullivan's Island and that he overheard a phone conversation between Yenawine and Chris Latham. Nancy Latham said that when the alleged plot has been uncovered, she and her daughters went into hiding for two months - a time that was spent looking behind her shoulder and living in fear, she said. Nancy was a devoted and caring reading teacher in the Locust Elementary School, Garden City, LI. His Girlfriend/boyfriends name is Not Available. But under the totality of the circumstances here, including the jury instructions, the verdict form provided to the jury, the arguments of the parties, and the evidence, see Lentz, 524 F.3d at 51415, we find that the district court's two references to the use of facilities did not constitute a constructive amendment. J.A. Latham was the target of a murder for hire plot according to an affidavit filed in federal court on Monday April 8, 2013. Join Facebook to connect with Nancy Latham and others you may know. He chose to retire in May, according to emails filed as evidence in court. . I said I would bet my life. It is true, as the government acknowledges, that the evidence at trial involved extensive testimony regarding items that could be considered facilities of interstate commercethat is, phones and computers. Response Br. Now, his relationship is perfect. "It was shocking, the lengths that they were willing to go to, to get rid of me," Nancy said. The court also provided the jurors a written copy of its instructions, including the two references to the facilities prong. Daughter. The planned murder had not yet occurred. Second, the parties' arguments focused solely on the travel prong. The investigation culminated with the apprehension of Chris Latham, who was taken into custody at around 7pm last Tuesday while on vacation in Salem. "My understanding was it was live sexual presentations as well as maybe online sexual entertainment.". "They definitely had something going on between the two of them," said Boykin. One of his affairs was with Wendy Moore, who cops say was Latham's very personal assistant. The court's opening instructions to the jury described only travel. Beloved wife of Charles Gene Latham; dear mother of Gregory (Nancy) Latham, Nancy Latham and Jackie (Steve) Hoener; loving grandmother of Valerie Tosto, Amanda, Eva, Maria, Alexander and. Daughter of the late David a The comments below have not been moderated. The Sixth Amendment adds nothing to the appellants' claim, and we find no error in the admission of Yenawine's out-of-court statements. TermsPrivacyDisclaimerCookiesDo Not Sell My Information, Begin typing to search, use arrow keys to navigate, use enter to select, Stay up-to-date with FindLaw's newsletter for legal professionals. Born Feb. 27, 1944, in Fort Wayne, she was a daughter of the late William and Margaret (nee Dague) Russell. In its closing instructions, the court read aloud the critical portions of the indictment, which charged only travel, and it expressly cautioned that the appellants were not on trial for any act or crime not contained in the indictment, J.A. If notif a reasonable jury, in light of the full context, would not have thought that it was permitted to convict on a ground not included in the indictmentthen no constructive amendment has occurred. Butler, Yenawines attorney, tried to discredit Wilkinson, pointing out that the governments key informer is a heroin addict who made threats againstYenawine that were captured on his seized phone. While Samuel Sammy Yenawine, awaiting trial, committed suicide in the Georgetown County Jail in June 2013, Aaron Wilkinson only received four years behind bars thanks to his cooperation. Opening Br. Prosecutors say Chris Latham gave his accomplices a $5,000 down payment and package that included photos of his wife and her schedule. ", "I realized that my two closest family members, the people I live with, people I love, they very well could have died and I would have been left alone which is terrifying," said Cannon and Latham's daughter, Emily Cannon. at 44. Stay up-to-date with how the law affects your life. Latham and Moore again urge that the district court constructively amended Counts One and Three of the indictment against them by adverting to the facilities prong of 1958(a) in its instructions. Count One of the indictment alleged that Moore and Latham did knowingly conspire, confederate, agree and have a tacit understanding with each other and with others to travel in, and cause another to travel in, interstate commerce, with the intent that a murder be committed for compensation. That is the point at which she discovered that there was a nitty gritty plan to have her killed. Yenawine told Wilkinson that the woman would meet them at a hotel in North Charleston and that she would be driving a white 2001 Dodge Durango. Moore and Latham contend that the district court abused its discretion in admitting Yenawine's statements under the trustworthiness portion of this standard. And I said 'Yeah he is,'" said Boykin. But we are sure that it is not available and his spouses name is not available. Wilkinson also asked if Yenawine wanted his gun back after the deed was done and whether tossing it in a body of water might be better, Boykin said. "I called the ATF agents and said this is where he is," said Nancy. In June 2013, Yenawine committed suicide in jail. Not only did this package contain a photo of Nancy, but it also had her precise daily schedule as well as meticulously planned directions on how and where she could easily be attacked. Nancy was betting her ex-husband was squirreled away where they used to go on family vacations. Moore and Palmer pleaded not guilty in May, according to WCIV. He also noted that his client was 10 hours away in Kentucky when Wilkinson was arrested. Mainly cloudy. Officers allegedly found a gun and box of ammunition on Wilkinson, who told the authorities about the alleged plot. ", In a suicide note left to his current girlfriend, Yenawine wrote: "I'm finally free. But feds don't necessarily need her statement. "It has to be heartbreaking for them, and if it's heartbreaking for them it's heartbreaking for me.". "I certainly don't think they would have left a witness," Cannon said. I happen to be taking my bath. For the foregoing reasons, the appellants' convictions are. When at last inquired as to whether she knew about any individual who might need her dead, the main individual that rung a bell was her alienated spouse, so that is the name she gave. The alleged conspiracy was hatched in March, but unraveled April 5 when Wilkinson was pulled over by Charleston police, according to court documents. For the reasons discussed below, we disagree. 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Indeed, the term facilities of interstate commerce was never defined for the jury, and the government never suggested that mere use of technology, independent of its effect on interstate travel, was a basis for convicting the appellants. Grim-faced and frowning, he glanced briefly at his wife and two teenage daughters, who huddled in the front row of the courtroom with family friend Cathy Harrell, wife of South Carolina House Speaker Bobby Harrell. But by the time the couple's two daughters, Emily and Madison, had reached their teens, the family had drifted apart. Police found a gun in his car, and he volunteered information about the scheme to kill Nancy Latham to officers, police said. 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LATHAM Nancy, of Middleboro, died Wednesday, Aug. 1, at Morton Hospital. Winds light and variable. Nancy Cannon Lathams murder-for-hire case will be updated on Datelines episode The Charleston Affair. The episode, which originally aired a few years ago, documents the story of Chris Latham, a prominent Charleston, South Carolina, banker, and his lover, ex-stripper Wendy Moore, who were convicted for hiring a man to kill his soon-to-be ex-wife Nancy Latham (Nancy Cannon). His attorney, Stephen Schmutz, did not attend the hearing but later said Nancy Latham has been saying the same thing for some time. "It was a deputy U.S. Marshall saying, 'Is Sam Yenawine your prisoner?' Sounds like a strange term, but really is crossing state lines. J.A. Ad Choices. Nancy Latham - Mother of two, married to Chris Latham. Cannon said if not for that traffic stop, the plot may have been successful. He was married to beautiful Nancy for about 24 years, and they had two daughters, Emily and Madison. Yenawine hanged himself June 25 inside his cell at the Georgetown County jail. All rights reserved. The affluent husband and wife were a power couple who seemed very much in love. "Regardless, she had to die, and if it was just a robbery gone bad or a carjacking gone bad, that would be fine.". . Moore was Latham's assistant at the bank, as well as his girlfriend. "And they said 'People have been paid to kill you. Wistful Children. See Fed.R.Evid. Nancy Cannon Chris Latham and Wendy Moore. Fathers name is Not Available. Interestingly, Chris was just indicted on the single count of utilization of highway offices in the commission of homicide for-recruit. CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - The woman targeted in a murder-for-hire plot says she believes her ex-husband would have tried to finish the job if a federal jury found him not guilty. At the time, federal officials wouldn't comment on Wilkinson's claims and Chris Latham and his legal team strongly denied that he had anything to do with the alleged plot. In contrast, Chris was only convicted on the single count of use of interstate facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire. But where these two lives from opposite ends intersect reveals an unbelievably dark and twisted conspiracy to commit murder. However, if it was made to look like an accident, Chris had supposedly said that they could get much more. It has to be heartbreaking for them.. Indeed, she was going through a separation following 24 years of marriage with Chris Latham, a Bank of America chief telling an almost $700,000 pay, yet she actually had their two girls close by. Furthermore, Sammy turned out to be Wendy Moores ex-husband, meaning that she also got implicated in the matter as the connection between every party. But the appellants' use of cell phones and computers to communicate about the plot against Nancy Cannon and to prepare the hit packet was presented as substantive evidence that Latham and Moore were involved in the murder-for-hire plan, not in a way that tied it to the facilities prong of 1958(a). She was the former wife of Thomas W. Latham. Eva, OOAK $ 599.00 Add to cart. Yenawine committed suicide while being held in the Georgetown County Jail in June. Latham said her youngest daughter has to go to school with police protection and her eldest was asked to leave her first year of college because the school didn't feel equipped to protect her. 924(c)(1) and (2). The district court declared a mistrial on Counts One and Four as to Latham, and the government later dismissed those charges. We review the district court's admission of this evidence for abuse of discretion. On Dateline, Nancy Latham will share details about the day she found out that she was targeted for murder. According to the authorities, on April 5, 2013, a small-time criminal from Kentucky named Aaron Wilkinson was pulled over near Charlestons East Side following a traffic violation as he was looking to buy heroin. Devoted daughter of Carol and. She's a wealthy socialite, married to one of South Carolina's most successful bankers. Cloth dolls by renowned artist Nancy Latham. He said Yenawine responded with: Yeah, why wouldnt you do that?. Then again, as far as it matters for them in the homicide for-enlist intrigue against Nancy Latham, in August 2014, Christopher Chris Austin Latham and Wendy Annette Moore were condemned to 10 and 15 years in government jail, individually. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Yenawines attorney, William Butler, argued that his client could be trusted on home detention in Kentucky. Speculation about Chris Latham's involvement in the alleged plot had swirled around the community since the case broke open in April with the arrest of three suspects, one of whom happened to be his live-in girlfriend and former bank assistant. We should make reference to that his now ex, Nancy Cannon, a realtor and a state lottery official, has since returned to her feet. "How do you reconcile the idea that this person hired someone to kill you?". He began divulging the details of how the murder of a socialite woman would be carried out. It then, at that point, became visible that the papers in the parcel did, truth be told, come from Chris Lathams office and that the photographs provided were either from his cellphone or torn from family collections. Wendy Moore - Executive assistant to Chris Latham. "We had a victim that we didn't know her whereabouts that we needed to make sure and find and secure that she was safe," said Boykin. 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