Overview
- Deviere Willette, 29, told jurors he began a sexual relationship with Devyn Michaels at 19 and has not spoken to her since her 2023 arrest.
- He denied any role in his father Johnathan Willette’s killing, and prosecutors said phone location data and surveillance do not place him at the home the night of the murder.
- Prosecutors told jurors Michaels admitted being at the house and striking Johnathan during a massage, and they allege she later decapitated him and poured chemicals on the body.
- Investigators testified to finding Johnathan’s bloodied phone outside Michaels’ home and his wallet, keys and other belongings in her bedroom, while the victim’s head and the weapon have not been recovered.
- The trial follows Michaels’ withdrawal of a 2024 guilty plea at her July sentencing, as the defense now argues Deviere is the true perpetrator using years of messages and photos to press their theory.