Cotham and
that she wanted to tell the truth. Detective Crumby testified that Ms. Addington stated that
Mr. Cotham had taken her to dinner on August 29 and that on the way to the restaurant, he
stopped in a parking lot by a Catholic school, which Detective Crumby said was the location
the victim and the Defendant exchanged custody of their son. Ms. Addington agreed to
cooperate with the police and attempted to lure Mr. Cotham from Kentucky to Nashville after
his indictment. In one of her telephone calls with Mr. Cotham, he mentioned a nine-
millimeter gun. According to other proof, details of the weapon had not been made public
by the authorities. Despite Ms. Addington’s efforts to convince Mr. Cotham to return to
Nashville, he ultimately was arrested in Kentucky.

       Ms. Addington testified that she dated Mr. Cotham, gave him money, and allowed him
to drive her minivan. She said that on August 29, 2010, she had worked the previous night
in Huntsville, Alabama, and that she returned to Nashville around 9:30 a.m. She showered
and went to bed. She woke to find Mr. Cotham leaning over her. She said she slept with a
handbag containing her van’s key and her money in the bed because she had roommates. She
thought Mr. Cotham was leaning over her to kiss her to wake her, but she said a person
would also have to lean over her in order to get her van’s key. She said it was “very
possible” Mr. Cotham was taking her key, but she did not know if he drove her