The man who confessed and pleaded guilty to the murder of a Lawrenceburg woman has changed his mind.
Terrence Cram said he confessed to the murder of Tena McNeely out of pressure and wants to take it all back.
“I never got a chance to go to trial,” he said. “This deal was forced down my throat.”
Cram claimed the murder was a mercy killing. He said McNeely begged him to kill her.
According to police, Cram was long gone when her body was found and led them on a nationwide search for her roommate.
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In a four page statement, he said how he hit her repeatedly with a sledgehammer until she stopped moving.
“I don’t even remember anything like that,” Cram said. “They said they had a confession. I don’t remember doing that.”
Cram claims he left town before the murder. Police tracked him to Arizona because he used McNeely’s credit cards; evidence Cram overlooks in his quest for a new trial.
“If somebody is in here and their life is on the line, I think they should have adequate counsel and be put in front of a judge that has an open mind,” he said.
He said that the murder of McNeely needs to be resolved and authorities need to find the right person.
Cram plans to file an appeal when he is moved to his permanent prison.
