Trial Postponed For Molino Murder Suspect

November 21, 2014

Trial has been delayed for on Molino murder suspect, while another suspect awaits sentencing next month.

Zachary Greer, 24, was due in court this week,  but his next court appearance was continued at the prosecution’s request to late December. He is charged with first degree murder in the 2013 death of Harvey Ray Smith.

His co-defendant, 24-year old Debra Burge, has pleaded no contest in September to a lesser charge of second degree murder charge in the death of Harvey Ray Smith. She will be sentenced in December.

The body of  Smith, age 43 of Pace, was found stuffed into a trunk behind a Motel 6 on Davis Highway on the morning of May4, 2013. Smith had been reported missing in Santa Rosa County. Family members located his vehicle at the motel and then discovered the body.

Reports state Burge and Greer conspired to rob Smith. Burge allegedly lured Smith, her acquaintance, to her home in the 3900 block of Highway 97 in Molino. She told deputies she went inside while Smith and Greer remained outside. When she later exited the home, she found Smith on the ground of the Molino home bleeding. She told Sheriff’s investigators that Greer told her he stabbed Smith and put his body in the trunk of the car that was later driven to the Motel 6 on Davis Highway in Pensacola.

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One Response to “Trial Postponed For Molino Murder Suspect”

  1. Mike Amerson on November 22nd, 2014 6:00 am

    Ray had his problems throughout life, but had straighten up and was doing great. He loved his kids and worked all the time. He was a good friend and would give you the shirt off his back. I think about him all the time and hope that the kids are doing good. As far as these two. I hope Justice is served with both of them. Even though the young lady has pled to a lesser charge, she needs to be taken out of Society. Mr. Greer needs to take up a spot on death row.

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