ORLANDO, Fla. (Court TV) — A witness delivered shocking testimony in a murder trial on Monday, admitting that she had lied to the police for years about her husband’s involvement.
Demorris Hunter appears in court on the first day of his trial, April 6, 2026. (Court TV)
Demorris Hunter, 59, has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder and theft in the death of Theresa Ann Green, 38. Green was found in the trunk of her own vehicle, parked outside of a Walgreens, in 2002. At the time of her death, Green and Hunter lived in the same apartment building.
The night Green was last seen, she and Hunter attended a get-together at another apartment in the building, occupied by Joyce Butler and Joseph Butler. Joseph Butler testified on Monday that Hunter had reached out to him the next morning and asked him to help move the victim’s car. Joseph Butler said Hunter gave him the keys to a van to drive while the defendant drove Green’s vehicle. Joseph Butler testified that he never saw Green and had no idea she was dead in the trunk…