Jamie Seabolt 4-22-81

Here is Jaime, Zonita, and Sheila’s statements to Shaver from the “Shaver Report”.


4-12-81 Approx. 0915 hrs I contacted Seabolt, Zonita Pearl, 39 yrs, next door neighbor and learned the following. Sharp, Sheila Ann, had stayed all night at her house, had returned home approx 0800 to change clothes and go to church. She entered the home, saw the bodies, ran back to Seabolt house informed her and she had the owner of Keddie Resort call the S/O and someone called the brother, Davis. She didn’t call because her phone was disconnected. She said that Sharp, Shelia Ann had permission from her mother to spent the night with her family and arrived there approx 1900 hrs. 4-11-81. the younger missing girl Sharp, Tina 12yrs was there with the family watching TV until approx 2200 hrs. She went home at time because her mother would not allow her to stay over.

Due to the emotional state of Sharp, Sheila Ann, I contacted her later approx 1645 hrs at Davis residence 25 N. Mill Crk. Rd. Qcy. She said she spent the night with the Seabolt family. Her sister Sharp, Tina was at the Seabolt res until approx 2200 hrs. and went home because her mother would not allow her to also spent night there. She said that a neighbor boy was also spending the night at her home with her brother, his name Smartt, Justin Dewayne 12 yrs. She said that when she left for Seabolt’s house approx 1900-1930 hrs, her mother, brothers, Greg, Richard and sister Tina were there and according the her mother her brother John was coming home later bringing Dana Wingate to spend the night. Tina joined her later at the Seabolt res. Where they watched TV until approx. 2200 hrs and Tina went home. Approx. 0800 hrs Sharp, Shelia Ann left Seabolt res., went home to change clothes and planned to attend church. She entered the home through the unlocked front door. She immediately saw the bodies on the floor. She didn’t ID any of the bodies but saw that two were bound, bloody and saw a knife on the floor. She ran back to Seabolt’s res. Told them what she had seen and they called of had someone call S/O. She then went with Seabolts to see about others that might be in the house. They looked in the window to bedrooms and saw that the 3 boys were still sleeping. They checked the other bedroom window and saw that Tina and her mother were not in bed or in the room. They banged on the bedroom window, awaken the boys, raised the window and removed them through the window. She dosen’t know if anyone went into the house.

4-12-81 Approx 0930 hrs I contacted Seabolt, James Lee Jr. 15 yrs. He said that Sharp, Shelia Ann spent the night at his house, that her sister Sharp, Tina 12 yrs had been there until approx 2200 hrs and Tina went home. This morning at 0800 Shelia went home, but then came running back screaming that someone in there was dead, described the blood and knife. He and his mother went with Shelia back to the house, his father, James Seabolt had gone woodcutting in early AM. The looked into bedroom window and saw the boys sleeping in bed, but could not locate anyone in the other bedroom. The mother and Tina were not there. He helped get the boys out through the window. He then went into the house through the open rear door. He was trying to determine if anyone else was there. He checked all the rooms and found no one other than the bodies in the living room. He left closing the rear door behind him.