The affidavits of Denise Coakley and Steven Speckman are two affidavits, signed by Denise Coakley-Heitl and Steven Speckman. Both claim to have had phone contact with Halbach on the day of her disappearance. Both also claim that Halbach was driving her RAV4 at the time of the phone conversation. The affidavits were signed on 23 and 27 June 2017, few weeks after Zellner had filed her motion. The affidavits were first presented to the court after the Judge had denied Zellner's motion, making the affidavits valueless.
Affidavit of Denise Coakley, 23 June 2017[]
Now comes your affiant, Denise Heitl, and under oath hereby states as follows:
- I am of legal majority and can truthfully and competently testify to the matters contained herein based upon my personal knowledge. The factual statements herein are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief. I am of sound mind and I am not taking any medication nor have I ingested any alcohol that would impair my memory of the facts stated in this affidavit.
- Teresa Halbach took senior portraits of my son in Fall 2005. I didn't personally know Teresa and this was the first time I had hired her to take photos. To the best of my recollection, a co-worker referred me to Teresa.
- Before October 31, 2005, Teresa had called me to let me know that the prints were ready to be picked up and to ask that I call her back to set up a time for me to pick them up. I called Teresa back on October 31, 2005, and wound up leaving her a voice message.
- She called me back a little later on October 31, 2005, and told me that we could schedule a time for me to pick up the pictures. My recollection is that she called me around 11:30 a.m. on October 31, 2005. I have reviewed a page from Ms. Halbach's telephone records, labeled Exhibit A and attached and incorporated to this affidavit. I recognize my telephone number, 920-360-XXXX, line 19, at 11:35:13 a.m. My memory is refreshed by reviewing Exhibit A that my conversation with Ms. Halbach occurred at 11:35 a.m. on October 31, 2005. At that point, she told me that she was driving but that she would pull over to check her calendar before scheduling my appointment. She said she worked for a car magazine taking photos of cars and she was on her way to an appointment. She didn't say where she was going or who she was meeting.
- During our conversation on October 31, 2005, at 11:35 a.m., Teresa checked her calendar and we scheduled an appointment for the following day at her studio in Green Bay for me to pick up the pictures. I went to the studio in Green Bay on November 1. Teresa did not show up for my appointment with her. While I was waiting for Teresa, an older man who I took to be Teresa's boss at the studio, showed up, and I told him that I had an appointment with Teresa to pick up pictures. I remember that he commented that it was strange that Teresa missed my appointment. He found the pictures and gave them to me.
- Later, I was interviewed by the police. I don't remember the date of the interview, but I know it was before Steven Avery's trial. One detective interviewed me at work. I can't remember the name of the office or which agency he was from. I told him all the information contained in this affidavit. That was the only contact I had with law enforcement that I can remember. I was not contacted by law enforcement to appear at Steven Avery's trial as a witness.
- Nothing has been given or promised to me in exchange for this affidavit.
Affidavit of Steven Speckman, 27 June 2017[]
Now comes your affiant, Steven Speckman, and under oath hereby states as follows:
- I am of legal majority and can truthfully and competently testify lo the matters contained herein based upon my personal knowledge. The factual statements herein arc true and correct lo the best of my knowledge, information, and belief. I am of sound mind and I have not ingested any alcohol that would impair my memory of the facts stated in this affidavit.
- In 2005, I lived in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
- I have reviewed a page from Teresa Halbach's phone records, labeled and incorporated in this affidavit as Exhibit A. 1 recognize my phone number, 920-XXXXX in the fifth row from the top of the list of calls on Exhibit A, which also indicates that the call took place at 12:44 p.m. on October 31, 2005. My memory has been refreshed by reviewing Exhibit A; I called Teresa at 12:44 p.m. on October 31, 2005.
- I did not personally know Teresa Halbach and never spoke to her prior to October 31, 2005. Several days before October 31, 2005, I contacted AutoTrader and inquired about advertising vehicles I had for sale.
- On October 31, 2005, I called Teresa Halbach at 12:44 p.m. to cancel or reschedule my appointment to have photographs of the vehicles I was considering advertising in AutoTrader taken. The conversation I had with Teresa lasted several minutes, during which Teresa was making an effort to reschedule my appointment for that same day but at a time that worked for both of us. At one point in our conversation, Teresa told me that she was looking at her calendar to determine her availability.
- During our conversation on October 31, 2005, Teresa told me that she was currently in the Sheboygan area handling other appointments in or around Sheboygan. I recall that Teresa told me that she either had just finished an appointment in Sheboygan or was heading to her last appointment in Sheboygan.
- In an effort to reschedule my appointment into her schedule on October 31, 2005, Teresa told me she would be available to meet within the next thirty minutes or so to handle my appointment. Teresa said that after that time, she would be leaving the Sheboygan area and we would have to reschedule for another day.
- I was unable to meet with Teresa within thirty minutes of our conversation, so she could not complete my appointment that day. We ended the conversation by agreeing to reconnect on a later date to schedule a time for her to photograph the vehicles I was thinking about advertising in AutoTrader.
- Nothing has been given or promised to me in exchange for this affidavit.