By WILSON RING | The Associated Press
Most of the details of the case are in the voluminous court documents that have been filed in federal courts in Vermont, Nevada and California. That all came to an end at about 9 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, when a masked man knocked on the door of Davis’ Danville home. The next day, Davis’ handcuffed body was found at the base of a snowbank in the town of Barnet, about 15 miles from his home. He had been shot multiple times in the head and torso. Investigators recovered .22 caliber cartridge casings.
“Therefore, as we’ve discussed it would be prudent to address the outstanding accounting. Have Murat and Serhat present something to speak to,” Davis texted the intermediary, who has not been charged, two days before his death. “Let’s hopefully close that matter and move forward. Without this our hands will be forced to turn this in to authorities which neither party wants.”
Ethridge has already pleaded guilty and admitted to hiring Banks to kidnap and kill Davis. Eratay was arraigned in federal court in Vermont on July 29 where he pleaded not guilty. In a hearing last week, his attorney asked the court to release him pending trial, but the judge refused.