The Alabama man charged with killing his wife, who was living a double life as an online provocateur, claims he is innocent and ‘heartbroken’ over her death.
William Jeffrey West’s attorney said released a statement Monday from the husband, which were his first public comments since the death of Kathleen Dawn West, 42, in January.
Defense lawyer John Robbins said the 44-year-old man, who is charged with murder, has maintained his innocence since the beginning.
‘We are going to do everything that we can to establish that he is not guilty of this crime,’ said Robbins.
‘It appears that the state’s case is based on circumstantial evidence.’
William Jeffrey West’s attorney said released a statement Monday from the husband, which were his first public comments since the death of Kathleen Dawn West, 42, in January
A court document alleges West used a liquor bottle to kill the woman. Police have said she died of a head injury in what they described as a domestic argument
Defense lawyer John Robbins said the 44-year-old man, who is charged with murder, has maintained his innocence since the beginning. He says he is heartbroken over the death of his wife, who posted risque photos on social media, and she had a paid site where people could see more revealing images
A court document alleges West used a liquor bottle to kill the woman. Police have said she died of a head injury in what they described as a domestic argument.
Kathleen West was found partially nude on the street in front of the couple’s suburban home in Calera, located about 35 miles south of Birmingham on January 13.
Kat, as she was known to her friends, was found dead lying face down in a pool of blood by a neighbor on their way to work. She had her cell phone placed beside her lifeless body and an empty bottle of absinthe balanced on top of it.
Mr West, a former US military policeman and campus security guard, was arrested five weeks later.
The woman posted risque photos on social media, and she had a paid site where people could see more revealing images. West knew about his wife’s activities and wasn’t jealous or angry, said the lawyer.
‘We will be looking into his wife’s double life, among other things, to see how her ‘other’ lifestyle is connected to her death,’ Robbin said.
West, who was fired from his job as an unsworn police officer at Birmingham-Southern College, is ‘heartbroken’ over the loss of his wife and is worried about their daughter and how the loss is affecting her, Robbins said.
Kat, as she was known to her friends, was found dead lying face down in a pool of blood by a neighbor on their way to work. She had her cell phone placed beside her lifeless body and an empty bottle of absinthe balanced on top of it
The woman posted risque photos on social media, and she had a paid site where people could see more revealing images. West knew about his wife’s activities and wasn’t jealous or angry, said the lawyer
And in conversations with friends the heavy-set, balding father-of-two insisted the death was purely an accident and he never had a problem with his wife’s online activities.
One close confidante, Mike Waters, wrote in a now-deleted Facebook post seen by DailyMail.com: ‘I was able to talk to my friend Jeff last night in length. In the upcoming days true facts will be coming out.
‘And everybody will find out that this was a terrible accident, that involved excessive alcohol consumption …. Absinthe!’
Another friend who spoke with DailyMail.com on condition of anonymity insisted West knew his wife was an online seductress and even ‘got off’ on the notion she was desired by countless men.
‘She was a sweet lady who was fun, playful and loved to tease either sex,’ dished the source. ‘I know Jeff was well aware of whatever it was she or they were doing.’
Kat and her husband were last seen together the night before her death buying the absinthe at a local liquor store.
West, who was arrested last week and remains in jail, filed a motion Sunday claiming his $500,000 bond is excessive. The request said the man poses no threat to the community and has friends and relatives who want to help pay his bail.