Lily Marie West Trust Fund
Many of you knew or were friends with or loved or worked for or worked with Keith West. Unfortunately, this fine man was
murdered by his girlfriend Tiffany Bassett on July 18th, 2006. This situation leaves many people without a friend,
a good number of good people without a job, and many people with a void in their heart.
The worst part of this situation it is that it leaves Keith's daughter, Lily Marie West, without a Daddy, and
with a worthless mother who will likely spend the rest of her life in prison.
There is no possibility of Tiffany getting the death penalty. Tom Lock, the former DIstrict Attorney, decided not to pursue the death penalty, for reasons best known only to him.
It would seem possible to argue for a death penalty under the theory that the murder was committed for pecuniary gain, or that it
was intended to disrupt or hinder the the enforcement of laws. (See NCGS 15A-2000(e)(6-7) for the death penalty
aggravating circumstances statute.) This is because Tiffany was apparantly trying to prevent Keith from proscecuting her theft of
money from West-Tek, using an ATM card. She was charged with seven counts of financial transaction card fraud that occurred on July 14th, 2006.
The murder of Keith would seem to be related to this. In any case, what is done is done.
Please help Lily Marie with what has been a cruel start to her life. We can't replace Keith. We can't turn back the clock
and change things. We can, however, give of ourselves, and donate some money to help Lily as she goes through life.
The trial is currently supposed to start on March 17th, 2008 in Johnston County Superior Court.
Contributions of funds may be made to:
Questions about this website? Email Eric M. Weaver, Sr. at eric@weavercomm.com.
NOTE TO THE PEOPLE WHO DO NOT LIKE THIS WEB PAGE:
I have received a few threatening phone calls and emails from people who have taken umbrage at this website. You can save your time
and effort in calling me. Yes, this website says that Tiffany Bassett killed my friend Keith West. That is what the Johnston County
Sheriff's Office, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, District Attorney Tom Lock, and a Johnston County Grand Jury all
say happened. That is why Tiffany has been charged and indicted for First Degree Murder. As soon as they all tell me they were wrong,
I will be happy to remove mentions of Tiffany from this website. As long as we are doing this, I will go ahead and tell anyone who thinks
otherwise to look up WRAL, the News and Observer, and the Dunn Daily Record. I am sorry, but her secret is out. So is her secret about
how she was writing forged prescriptions for Oxycontin all over Johnston and Harnett Counties, and how she was stealing Keith blind.
If you do not like this, I have just two words, "So what?" Feel free to send your emails, but don't feel bad if I don't really care
what you think. Do something positive, like contributing to Lily's trust fund.
-Eric
