Neither Trump nor Ornt saw the suspects engaged in any contact with the victim or engaged in anything illegal.
Within 2-3 hours of the crime Ornt, not Jerry Trump, was asked to assist in providing a composite drawing of the suspect.
Later, in March 2003, Ornt was asked again, not Jerry Trump, to assist in drawing a new composite as Detective Nichols had enhanced his composite drawing skills while attending an FBI training course.
Trump was never asked to assist with anything in connection to the crime. In fact authorities never spoke to Trump again until December 21, 2004 - some 37 months after the crime.
Detective Bryan Leibhart stated Trump was not asked because he had no meaningful information to contribute. Police Report #10 page 4
The morning after the crime Trump told Christine Varner he had not seen either of the suspects faces. At that time Varner was a branch manager at a job center that helped Trump find a job.
Link to Varner’s testimony
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