Join Facebook to connect with Nancy Latham and others you may know. In addition, she was supported by the way that he had a live-in sweetheart, 37-year-old Wendy Moore, a previous colorful artist turned his own colleague. But we are trying hard to collect all the information about him and will update you soon. "We've been married for 24 years," Nancy Latham said. 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. [Featured Image by Sara Kendall/Shutterstock]. "They said that's five hours away, how sure are you? Latham had little to say during Wednesday's court hearing, in which a not guilty plea was entered on his behalf. I have to continually remind myself that no matter how difficult this is for me, it is even more difficult for my children. She was 59 years old. Nancy Latham and her daughters kept a low profile after police alerted them about the alleged plot. Listen carefully, because feds say it reveals one of the most chilling aspects of this crime. She was the former wife of Thomas W. Latham. Cops are stumped, until they ask Nancy herself, and she lets them in on a little secret. He said Yenawine responded with: Yeah, why wouldnt you do that?. In the two counts principally at issue here, the indictment charged Moore and Latham with federal crimes involving murder for hire: Count One charged conspiracy to use interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder for hire, and Count Three, the use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder for hire, both in violation of 18 U.S.C. ", "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. The court's opening instructions to the jury described only travel. Nancy Latham is on Facebook. 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. In addition, they contend that the government improperly alluded to the crime of money laundering when eliciting testimony related to Latham's payment of Moore's attorney's fees, and Moore's parents' payment of Yenawine's attorney's fees. With all four individuals subsequently apprehended, the officials unveiled that Chris had offered his accomplices $5,000 as a down payment, promising another $20,000 after the job. at 65051 (quoting Davis v. Washington, 547 U.S. 813, 825 (2006)). Once they found Nancy and her daughters, there was no time to waste. In this case, the government charged Moore and Latham only under the travel prong of 1958(a). 148 Williman Street Investigators recovered the hit package, which Boykin described as very credible, and found the fingerprints of Yenawine and Wilkinson on the documents, along with those of another, unidentified, person, according to testimony. "I absolutely 100% believe that Sammy Yenawine, if he realized that Aaron was not going to go through with it, that Sammy would have made his way back to Charleston and finished the job that he was paid to do," said Cannon. 1958(a) enumerates two distinct and alternative jurisdictional elements, or links to interstate commerce. Police say Wilkinson had a gun and bullets in the car. LATHAM Nancy, of Middleboro, died Wednesday, Aug. 1, at Morton Hospital. and Yenawine told him 'Well, it will make it look better so go ahead and kill them too,'" said Nathan Williams. 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. Mainly cloudy. Nancy told Crime Watch Daily the following: It was Madisons spring break week, so Maddy was going to be in the house every single day, all day that week, said Nancy. 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. Of particular importance here, when a constructive amendment claim rests on allegedly erroneous jury instructions, a reviewing court is to consider the totality of the circumstancesincluding not only the instructions and the indictment but also the arguments of the parties and the evidence presented at trialto determine whether a jury could have reasonably interpreted the challenged instructions as license to convict on an unindicted charge. Or, alternatively, a defendant may be convicted under the facilities prong if he or she uses or causes another to use the mail or any facility of interstate or foreign commerce. 18 U.S.C. Yenawine was back in Kentucky at that point and was arrested later. The plot came to light in April after Wilkinson was stopped by Charleston police while looking to buy heroin on the East Side. If Latham had not been found guilty of the one charge, Cannon said it may have given her ex-husband incentive for him to attempt to kill her again, and be a "little bit smarter" about it. Couple find note in chimney that reveals their 290,000 house was 100 times cheaper 50 years ago. Moore, Wilkinson and Palmer pleaded not guilty in May. Wendy was found guilty of conspiracy and use of interstate facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire, solicitation of murder-for-hire, and possession of a firearm in the furtherance of a crime of violence. Mr. "How do you reconcile the idea that this person hired someone to kill you?". 1680. You have permission to edit this article. After arriving in Charleston, Yenawine purchased a pay-as-you-go cell phone and Wilkinson heard him use it to speak to a woman. Target of murder-for-hire plot grateful for ex-husband's conviction, RAW VIDEO: Nancy Cannon talks about murder-for-hire verdicts, publicfile@live5news.com - (843) 402-5555. How do you reconcile the idea that this person hired someone to kill you?. In custody: Mr Latham (far right) was collared by police in Salem while on vacation and charged with conspiring to have his wife killed, among other counts, Keeping low profile: Nancy Latham said that when the alleged plot on her life has been uncovered, she and her daughters went (pictured) into hiding for two months, Heartbreaking: Nancy and her daughters wept in court when her husband was led into the room in handcuffs and shackles. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. 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. Wendy Moore Executive assistant to Chris Latham. Moore is accused of hiring Yenawine to do the job, and he, in turn, contracted Wilkinson's services to watch his back, Senior Agent Joseph Boykin of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has testified. Clients don't benefit from peacocks preening and blowhards bloviating. 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. Theyve become almost like prisoners in their own home, she said. 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. Under the travel prong, a defendant may be convicted if he or she travels in or causes another to travel in interstate or foreign commerce in connection with a murder for hire. Nancy Latham - Mother of two, married to Chris Latham. Copyright 2023, Thomson Reuters. His partner in crime is Sammy Yenawine. It is irresponsible to maliciously and gratuitously malign others in the name of advocacy.. 804(b)(3). "He said, 'Well, he's dead.' Wendy Moore, Latham's ex-girlfriend, was found guilty of four charges in connection to the murder-for-hire plot where prosecutors say Latham and Moore hired Moore's ex-husband and another man in April of 2013 to kill Cannon. Accordingly, we hold that the jury instructions did not constructively amend the indictment in this case. The alleged contract killing plot was uncovered back in April when Latham's four alleged co-conspirators were arrested and charged with conspiring to kill Nancy Latham. Immediate Family: Daughter of John W Latham and Elizabeth "Lettie" Latham. 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. "That's my mother and my sister. And in its closing argument, the government made clear that it was relying on the travel prong: [W]hat the law requires is travel in interstate commerce, and the judge will tell you driving from Kentucky down to South Carolina covers your interstate commerce. "It's not by any means celebratory. Copyright 2023 The Inquisitr. Wilkinson tells the feds he's got to check in soon or he'll be in big trouble -- Yenawine will suspect something is up. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. According to prosecutors, Mr Latham gave Wendy Moore, 37; Samuel Yenawine, 38; Rachel Palmer, 36 and Russell Wilkinson, 39, a $5,000 downpayment and a file on his wife, which contained her photos, daily schedule, divorce hearing documents and other personal information, The Post and Courier reported. But we are sure that it is not available and his spouses name is not available. She said her husband has even more reason to wish her harm now that the plot has been exposed. Paul and his friend, Rogan Gibson, had been discussing Gibsons puppy, who was staying at the dog kennels on the Murdaughs 1,770-acre hunting estate. Nancy Latham's Attempted Murder As someone who could only be described as an affluent socialite, Nancy Latham was seemingly at a good place in her life in Charleston, South Carolina, in spring 2013. The feds set up an undercover call between Aaron Wilkinson and Sammy Yenawine. The district court denied appellants' post-trial motions, and this timely appeal followed. Wilkinson's confession led to the arrests of his three accomplices. Charleston, SC 29403, News tips/online questions: newstips@postandcourier.com, Delivery/subscription questions: subserve@postandcourier.com, var html = new Date().getFullYear(); Chris Latham's attorney told ABC News overnight he could not comment. Second, the parties' arguments focused solely on the travel prong. The Prestigious school where Princes William and Harry were educated is EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Prince William's potentially awkward visit to homelessness charity. Latham said her youngest daughter has to go to school with a police escort, and her eldest was asked to leave her first year of college because the school didnt feel equipped to protect her from harm. Moore, Yenawine, and Wilkinson were arrested in April 2013 and charged with crimes related to the murder-for-hire plot. Chris Latham, the man Nancy had been married to for 24 years. Nancy wouldnt have known what hit her if it werent for a routine traffic stop. Nancy Latham told the judge she fears that Yenawine, one of four people implicated in the plot, will try to finish the job if he is allowed to get out on bail. The Inquisitr is a registered trademark. Once investigators started digging into Wilkinson's claims, and more specifically, that paperwork, they discovered just how meticulously the hit had been planned. 1554; see also J.A. See Johnson, 520 U.S. at 467; Olano, 507 U.S. at 732. Moore and Latham contend that the district court abused its discretion in admitting Yenawine's statements under the trustworthiness portion of this standard. Wendy Moore had once been an exotic dancer. 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. Read moreWith jury selection complete, Alex Murdaugh's murder trial officially begins, The Post and Courier She says out of all the evidence presented, a picture of her and her daughter contained in the hit package, struck her the hardest. J.A. 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