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[Abraham Shakespeare]Abraham Shakespeare MURDERED - Plant City, Florida (Hillsborough Co.) April 2009
Abraham Shakespeare (42) won $31 million dollars in the Florida Lottery in 2006. He took a lump sum payout of approximately $17 million. He remained a frugal person as he had before his lottery windfall, but after numerous failed real estate transactions, loans, and friendships Abraham has suddenly gone missing. He was last seen in the Lakeland area in April 2009. Dorice Emma Donegan Moore (AKA Dee Dee Moore) stated in the media that she bought out Abraham's debts to enable him to move away to escape paying child support arrears for a second child that was born after the lottery windfall. Law Enforcement believes there may be more to this story. Abraham Shakespeare's body was found on January 28, 2010 buried beneath a cement slab on the rear property of Shar Krasniqi located at 5802 S.R.60 East, Plant City, Florida 33567. Shar Krasniqi was the boyfriend of Dorice Emma Donegan Moore (AKA Dee Dee Moore). On February 2, 2010 Dee Dee Moore was arrested, first charged with Accessory after the fact and later with First Degree Murder of Abraham Shakespeare.

Contact Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (http://www.hcso.tampa.fl.us)
David Howard Stitzel III Interview 01/26/2010 1140am (Synopsis)
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David Howard Stitzel III Interview 01/26/2010 1140am (Synopsis)
Transcribed to text by www.acandyrose.com from .pdf file Binder #1 Public Discovery 09/16/2010

REFERENCE: Discovery Documents 09/16/2010 Binder #1 - Follow Up #2
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Document: INTERVIEW-OTHER
Author: 5165 - Thomas, Gregory S
Subject: (Involved #2) STITZEL, DAVID H
Related: date/time: Feb-16-2010 1404


Date/Time Interview: 01/26/2010 at 1140 hours
Location Of Interview: Law Offices of Lansky & Courtney Brandon, FL

Synopsis Of Interview: Writer notes that Mr Stitzel arrived to the incident scene with his attorney, Glen Lansky, at which time he requested to speak to writer and Det David Wallace, of the Polk County Sheriff's Office, at his attorney's office in Brandon. Writer and Det Wallace followed them to the law offices where an interview was conducted within the conference room. Mr Stitzel stated that he represented Abraham Shakespeare regarding Child Support Hearings and was told by Dee Dee Moore that he wasn't missing. Dee Dee Moore told him (Stitzel) that he was actually in Jamaica getting treatment for AIDS. He advised this was told to him when it was known that Abraham Shakespeare first went missing. Mr Stitzel advised he could not get in touch with his client, Abraham Shakespeare on his cell phone and that the last time he physically saw him, he thinks was in April of 2009. Mr Stitzel discussed a conversation on or about October 6, 2009, where he allegedly had spoken to Abraham Shakespeare on a cell phone conversation. Det Wallace of the Polk County Sheriff's Office inquired about the call reference their case # 2009-112920. It was alleged that Mr Stitzel admitted to speaking to Abraham Shakespeare on Oct 6th, via a cell phone conversation.

At this particular time, when questioned again, he advised he was not sure if it was his client on the telephone. He stated he saw Dee Dee Moore speaking to him (Shakespeare) in his office via telephone. Dee Dee Moore asked if he (Stitzel) needed to speak to him, and he advised he just needed information and some statements for his Child Support Hearings. Again, he cannot confirm nor deny if it was his client's voice or not.

When further questioned about the fact that both of the cell phones being utilized by Dee Dee Moore and Abraham Shakespeare were pinging off the same tower near his office, Mr Stitzel could not give a reply as to how that occurred, when it was only he and Dee Dee Moore within his office on that particular date.

When asked if he had made any other phone calls to Abraham Shakespeare's cell phone, he could not recall if he had. He described the last time he personally saw the victim, Abraham Shakespeare was at his old office, located at 607 S Alexander St in Plant City, FL, suite 202. He thinks it was in April or May 2009. He left the law firm of Byrd & Stitzel in January 2009 and moved to this particular location on Alexander St. He then temporarily moved his law office into the address of 5732 Hwy 60, possibly around May 15th to the beginning of June 2009. Mr. Stitzel said he was awaiting the completion and renovation of the two story structure at 5802 Hwy 60 where his law office is currently located. He knows Dee Dee Moore as a client, and he described being very down on his luck and going through a bad divorce. He was not financially stable, therefore, he received a deal

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in rent from her at this particular location on Hwy 60.

Mr Stitzel advised he never noticed anything pertaining to any type of criminal activity within the residence at 5732 that would resemble evidence for anything of that nature. He advised he was only in there for about one month before the renovation was completed at 5802 Hwy 60. He thinks he met Dee Dee Moore as a client in late 2008, when he was still active with Byrd & Stitzel Law Firm in Plant City. Some of the work that he had done for her consisted of deeds, and thinks that some were from the victim Abraham Shakespeare. To his knowledge, at this time, he cannot remember.

Writer asked if he noticed any "red flags" that went off with him concerning any of the documentation deeds or legal work that he was doing for Dee Dee Moore and Abraham Shakespeare. He advised no, not to his knowledge and that it seemed that the only concern of Abraham Shakespeare was collecting money that was owed to him from the people that he had loaned large sums of money out to. He advised that Abraham Shakespeare was never at his office to his knowledge at 5802 Hwy 60, and that he only personally met Abraham Shakespeare two to three times. From what he can recall, Abraham Shakespeare never seemed concerned and was always happy around Dee Dee Moore, when he was physically in the presence of him. He knew of the asset agreement purchased by Dee Dee Moore. Mr. Stitzel had the impression that Abraham Shakespeare went through his lottery winnings very quickly. He only represented Abraham Shakespeare regarding the Child Support Hearings in Polk County. Other documentation that he remembered doing was regarding some transactional documents for Dee Dee Moore. He did recall Dee Dee Moore loaning approximately twenty-four to twenty-five thousand dollars on a Promissory Note to him, when he was leaving the law firm of Byrd & Stitzel and after his divorce. Since he was having financial hardships, Mr Stitzel did admit that Dee Dee Moore told him to tell the police that the alleged phone call from Shakespeare on October 6th, did occur. He was not sure if it really was Abraham Shakespeare on the phone, although he did report to Polk County Detectives, early in the investigation, that he did know it was Abraham Shakespeare because he knew his client's voice.

On this particular date, before his attorneys, (Patrick Courtney and Glen Lanski), Mr. Stitzel neither denied nor confirmed he knew it was Abraham Shakespeare's voice on this particular phone call.

Writer and Det Wallace then discussed with Mr Stitzel and his attorneys the possibility of serving a Search Warrant upon his legal office, to ascertain if any of the transactional documents and or deeds that he prepared for Dee Dee Moore in regards to Abraham Shakespeare's finances, were true and accurate. Writer and Det Wallace inquired if he has seen any of the physical work being done upon the property, at which time Mr Stitzel remarked that he has seen Shar Krasniqi, who is Dee Dee Moore's boyfriend, riding and playing around on a back hoe.

When inquiring further about the transactions that Mr Stitzel had prepared for Dee Dee Moore and Abraham Shakespeare he advised that some of the transactions were not signed in his presence and were taken by Dee Dee Moore and Judith Haggins (Power of Attorney) to a separate notary.

He advised that last week, (which would have been before January 26th), he

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and his girlfriend (office assistant), Michelle Findley, came back to his office at 5802 Hwy 60 to get a form and noticed that Dee Dee Moore was utilizing his personal computer within his law office. He was not sure what she was doing, other than her making a statement that she was trying to get a form.

Mr Stitzel knows personally that the victim Abraham Shakespeare was wanting to move some of his assets in regards to his child support. He did know that the power of attorney was Judy Haggins and that the power of attorney was signed by Abraham Shakespeare to his knowledge, but he was not sure if it was ever filed. He does admit to preparing the document of the power of attorney.

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