NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — What could be the most significant court hearing yet in the high-profile Joe Clyde Daniels case is scheduled for Thursday. Although there is a gag order in the case, NewsChannel 5 learned many exclusive details before the order was issued.
Five-year-old Joe Clyde disappeared more than two years ago from their family home in Dickson. He is believed to be dead, but the child’s remains have never been found.
Still, prosecutors have charged his father, Joseph, with homicide — this after he confessed under questioning. He’s since recanted that confession. Joe Clyde’s mother, Krystal, is charged with aggravated child neglect.
During Thursday’s hearing, we will learn more about what evidence the prosecution has in the case. There almost certainly has to be more than just the confession. If not, their case is in trouble.
As for the defense, the biggie is they will ask to have Joseph’s confession thrown out. Video of the interrogation will be played in court, which they say will show he was coerced over hours of questioning. The defense may also present evidence of another very viable suspect in the case.
Both parents are scheduled for trial early next year.
Previous stories: Joe Clyde Daniels case
- Lawyers argue over admissibility of evidence in Joe Clyde case
- Prosecutors, defense agree to sever Daniels' cases into two trials
- Attorneys use taped interrogation in hearing to argue Joseph Daniels' confession was coerced
- Joseph Daniels' recanted confession played in court
- TBI serves search warrant in Joe Clyde Daniels case, searches brush around home
- Video evidence shows someone at Joe Clyde Daniels' home the night 5-year-old disappeared
- Krystal Daniels recants statement about what happened to son, Joe Clyde
- Jailhouse phone calls could be key to prosecution of Joe Clyde Daniels homicide case
- Letter from Joe Clyde's Father: "If we can get Krystal to confess...we can win this case."
