Reformed Wild Bill says wife also victim

WILLIAM “Wild Bill”Dathan Holbert,  self confessed killer of five Americans in Bocas del Toro  said Monday Feb.20 that  he is a regenerated man, willing to repent of his crimes and  face justice.

In a statement  read as he  left David Jail on his way to the High Court where his trial was scheduled,  he exculpated his wife Lura Michelle Reese of the crimes, saying  she was another victim of the events.

He also said he did  not kill any Panamanians and  emphasized that the cases of the three Indians who were said to have disappeared, was not true and stated that “they appeared later, but the media have not made news of this.”

The hearing was  scheduled for 8:00 a.m. but  was suspended at  9:45 a.m., after  lawyer Claudia Alvarado representing  Holbert and Reese, presented  a medical certificate.

All the parties, involved  in the case were present  and even some relatives of the murdered Americans, who must now await  a new alternate trial date.