“In Norma's hand, police found a clump of longer blonde hairs.
In addition to the timeline, Clayton said one of the other biggest potential breakthroughs for this case would be taking DNA evidence from hair found in Norma Woodruff’s hand. “That's the only way the timeline makes sense, that he does something to one of his parents, and then takes a call and chats with like nothing's wrong.” “Brandon kills his parents in, what? the most, 19 minutes? He has to act fast or he is taking calls during the course of committing these murders,” said Clayton. They would say, well, ‘Did you know that he was dancing in gay bars? Did you know he had a boyfriend, did you know?'” said Woodruff.ĭuring the investigation, police told friends and family of Woodruff that they "don't care" if he is gay. I felt like the investigators were able to use that. “I do believe that that’s a major factor. Woodruff claims his sexuality played a role in his arrest and conviction.
Over the past decade, advocates for Woodruff say there are red flags surrounding the investigation and his subsequent trial. Someone else is letting him take the blame for it,” said Bonnie Woodruff. And murder? Now I know Brandon didn't do that. Woodruff’s grandmother Bonnie Woodruff has supported Woodruff from the beginning and still maintains her grandson is innocent. Authorities could not conclude if the dagger found was the murder weapon and Woodruff denies that the weapon is his. Brandon Woodruff’s former college roommate testified that dagger was the same one Woodruff had in his dorm room. Dennis Woodruff’s blood was on this weapon. In June 2008, a family member found a dagger in the barn of the Woodruff’s old house in Heath, Texas. Woodruff was arrested and charged with capital murder. A murder weapon was never recovered and Woodruff denies stealing the gun. The Lee's gun was never found, but investigators believe it was the same caliber as the weapon used in the crime. Investigators compared a bullet found at the crime scene with a bullet from the Lee home and said they believed they were consistent. Woodruff had been in her home the weekend before his parents were found dead.
Michelle Lee, the mother of Woodruff's girlfriend, also contacted law enforcement to report that a gun and bullets were missing from her home. When Woodruff was questioned by police about his whereabouts that night, there were inconsistencies in his timeline. Charla Woodruff was unable to reach them. and the next person to try and contact the couple was Charla Woodruff, who was at college in Arkansas, just after 11 p.m. Norma Woodruff's last phone conversation was with her mother around 9 p.m. However, the medical examiner was not able to confirm the time of death. Police concluded that Norma and Dennis Woodruff must have likely been killed sometime between 9 p.m.