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Donald Dwayne Whatley Alabama

Donald Dwayne Whatley is an inmate on death row in Alabama.

His appeal included:

The State's evidence tended to show the following: On the morning of December 29, 2003, Kenneth McCall, an employee of Austal Crosby Joint Venture, went to his work site under a bridge in Mobile and discovered the victim's body lying on the ground near the entrance gate to the work site. He telephoned emergency 911. The state medical examiner, Dr. Kathleen Enstice, testified that Patel died of “multiple traumatic injuries” that included numerous injuries to his head, neck, sternum, and shoulder. Dr. Enstice testified that the injuries to his face were consistent with a beating, that the injury to his neck was consistent with strangulation, and that the injuries to his upper body were consistent with having been run over by a vehicle. Patel's pants, Dr. Enstice said, were around his neck. Cigarette butts were found near the victim's body. DNA testing on one of the cigarettes matched Whatley's DNA.

Testimony also established that Patel had been at Gabriel's, a bar in downtown Mobile, on the evening of December 28, 2003, with another male. Joseph Jones testified that he saw Patel drive up to Gabriel's and approach Whatley, who had been standing outside the bar. The two then went inside
the bar together. On January 4, 2004, Patel's vehicle was discovered partially submerged in a large mud hole off Theodore Dawes Road. The vehicle had been set on fire. Sam Stevens of the Mobile Fire Department testified that he found an ignitable liquid behind the driver's seat in the vehicle. Sharee Wells of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences testified that the substance on the floor of the vehicle was gasoline.

 His victim was Pete Patel.

You can write to Donald Dwayne Whatley at:

Donald Dwayne Whatley 0000z757

Donaldson Death Row
100 Warrior Lane
Bessemer, AL 35023-7299

You can email Donald using Jpay - you will need to select Alabama and use the ID  0000z757


Resources

Whatley v Alabama
Donald Whatley, suspect in bar hookup murder of motel owner, apologizes to Pete Patel's family

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