Billy Witz

“I think the way I was looking at it, Source A, by their job title and by virtue of their access to the transcript, videos and impound photos, was somebody who knew a lot about this case,”

Billy Witz · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21

Witz testified during the trial about why he trusted the anonymous source who claimed Spears was at the scene of the shooting.

“Yes, [the story] had a mistake, no question.”

Billy Witz · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21

Witz conceded from the witness stand, according to a report from The Patch, that the story contained a mistake.

“In my mind, the story had a focus and this tragedy, as bad as it was, could have been much worse.”

Billy Witz · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21

Witz testified about his reasoning and focus while reporting on the shooting story.