We promote nonviolence in finding justice for Alexa'. We want the case reopened and handled in a courtroom.
It is not our intention to slander anyone surrounding the case. We are telling Nick's side of the story and have
also presented very important case information. We ask that all parties form their own opinions when reading
the information at our web site.

Both parents should have been brought to trial, side by side. There was not enough evidence to rule out one of
the other. There was even less of a reason to bargain with either parents.

Parts of the equation are missing. Alexa' suffered a terrible and painful death. We have Nick's role, determined
in a trial by a jury of his peers. The jury said Nick failed to protect his daughter and that this conduct led to her death. Who was Nick supposed to protect Alexa' from? Who murdered Alexa'?

We invite all parties involved in this case to tell their side of the story and we will post it at our site.

The public is not aware of the information behind the case of a father brought to trial accused of murdering his
60 day old baby.

Below is the outline of the events surrounding the entire case, told from Nick and his family's point of view.
Please take the time to read our information. Nick's story will shock you. His daughter's murder “technically” remains unsolved. It has appeared to us that there is no such thing as “INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN
GUILTY”.

We are fighting to have Alexa' Nicole Davidson's murder case reopened, and all persons surrounding her death adequately investigated.

February 14, 2001

Nicole and Nick meet at a laundry mat where they are both washing clothes.

February 14, 2001 through May 18, 2001

Nicole and Nick begin a romantic relationship.

Approximately one month after they meet Nick goes away for a month to train for Kosovo.

When Nick returns he discovers not only is Nicole married she is still living with her husband.

Nicole comes to Nick's barracks room to give him the news that she is pregnant.

***She says, I am pregnant I have had abortions before so it's no big deal or we can keep it. It doesn't matter to me either way.***

Nick tells Nicole he wants to keep the baby.

Nicole gets her own apartment she tells the manager of the apartment complex she needed the apartment in order to get her older daughter back. (This appears in the detective's follow up report, information source was a neighbor.)

Nick leaves for Kosovo.

May 18, 2001 through November 21, 2001

Nick leaves with the understanding that Nicole and himself will remain a couple, and raise their child together.

Nicole lives with a man named Wayne Helmick, she claims she only lived there to watch his kids. (She was within commuting distance and had her own residence.)

Nicole, “Slaps the s**t” out of Art Hamber's face. (He is her husband.)

There was a Military Police Report filed on May 30, 2001.

Nick can hardly get a hold of Nicole while overseas.

Art Hamber's claims that Nicole and himself reconciled in 05/01. When she was living with a guy named David. She had an apartment with him. (This appears in Art's interview with DCS.)

Nicole and Nick communicate through letters while he is overseas. (Nick's letters to Nicole were never retrieved by police officials during the search of the home, the camera zooms in on one and they never take it.)

Summary of Nicole's letters

(Taken from her actual letters word for word. The spelling errors are hers.)

>Nicole's mom is threatening to take Nicole to court to take away her other daughter. “What am I going to do when she finds out I'm having another kid. I just don't know what to do. I can't deal with all of this. What an I going to do. I fell like all I do is sit around and cry cuz I don't know how to make this all go away (w/whit and this money problem) What king of life is that for ______ When is this all going to go away?”

>”I am really worried about doing this whole baby thing again.”

>Nicole's mom came to visit. “It was the worst visit ever all she did was yell @ me She makes me feel like I can't care for _______ There's a lot more to it but I won't go there. I really can't handle this! My stomic is getting so big. I can't fit in my pants anymore. You are not going to want to be with me anymore.”

>”I just got back from Jody's house You won't believe the things my mom about me how I shouldn't have ______ (her other daughter) etc.”

>”I've really been thinking I think you can do better than me. I think you should really think look @ the mess Im in look @ all the shit w/______ dad. Do you really want to deal w/him for 18 years. And now I cant evon support _______. I wont be able to go to school to better my life for a long time and my family is all messed up! I cant go out to do things because i have a child I cant just get up and go like a normal 21 year old. You really need to stop and think you so young you can get a woman with no past you should be able to go out w/stopping to wipe a face look at all Im going through w/_____ father. Do you want to deal w/all of that. You should be able to have a family w/out someones mistakes following you around you cant evon tell people you work w/about your own child. I think you should just walk away and find someone who didnt make so many mistakes in there life! All Im going to do is bring you trouble and stress. I cant pay this month and I think that makes me two months behind. I wish you were here then I could work nights I dont know what I am going to do I cant make my bills and now Im going to have another baby. I am so scared. When I worked full time back home I had no problems but now I only work a couple of days a week and Im so scared thats all I think about I really dont know what to do. I just want you to be happy and not have worried in your life. Im really not the one for you, you can do better for yourself.”

>”Im kinda scared to tell you the truth I waited so long for ______ to be older and more independent. No more diapers She can talk to me & now its starting all over again sleepless nights and everything! Im just glad you will be here with me. I cant afford two kids in day care evon if I wanted to work I would have to stay home in November. Im so stressed out about this.

Nicole only attends 3 prenatal visits starting in her fifth month. (This information was obtained on Alexa's application for a birth certificate.)

Nick returns the same day his daughter is born.

Nick's family comes up from Knoxville to see Alexa'.
***Nicole went to the bathroom and remained there until the family left.***

November 23, 2001

Alexa' is discharged from the hospital a healthy baby.

December 3, 2001

Alexa' is taken to the doctor by Nicole for her two week well baby examine.

December 6-9, 2001

Nick and Nicole bring the girls, Alexa' and ________ , to visit Nick's mother, Joy Thomas.

***Nicole stays in the back room the entire time. She never helps Nick care for either of the girls.***

***She is heard making comments like, My daughter never acted like that. This was toward Alexa' referring to her other child as “My Daughter”.***

December 18, 2001

Nicole takes Alexa' to the doctor for blood in her stool. She asks about “bruising” she has seen on Alexa'. The doctor told her they were just varicose veins and as long as they went away not to worry. They do a culture of Alexa's stool.

December 19, 2001

Nick returns with Alexa' to the doctor for her follow up. The doctor told him she had a small stomach virus.

December 21, 2001

According to Alexa's records her culture comes back her records read; fine pustular melanosis. They note specified congenital anomalies of the skin.(abnormalities of the skin existing since birth)

Medical Definitions
PUSTULAR: puss filed pimples or sores in clusters
MELANOSIS: relating to the pigment of the skin
CONGENITAL: existing from the time of birth
ANOMALIES: abnormal

These abnormalities existing since birth is what Nicole calls “bruising”.

Somewhere between December 21, 2001 to maybe the beginning of January 2002

Nicole and Nick visit Alexa's other grandparents in Maryland.


***After their return Nicole's mother calls Nick's mother, Joy. She tells her she is lucky because Alexa' looks just like her. She expresses concern that it seemed as if Alexa' was having difficulty breathing and she asks Joy if she noticed it. Joy said she wasn't sure. She then comments about how she told Nicole that she better not let this one (Nick) go.***


Unable to classify by date

(Below is info provided by Nick, I have spent months pushing him to remember as much as possible. He never thought these things were relevant to the case. As we try to investigate further, I do believe the following things make a difference. Please keep in mind Nick was arrested before he could fully understand what had happened to his daughter. Once he is on trial the following events could not be represented because he was the only one on trial. Once someone is arrested they no longer speak with the prosecution. The prosecution could never sit in on an interview with Nick because the detective jumped the gun and arrested Nick immediately. With absolutely no solid evidence. It has been offered to the prosecution now, they claim Nick should have a lawyer first.)

***Wayne Helmick's kids call 3 and 4 times a day. They are ten and/or younger. She is no longer babysitting for their father. Shortly after the calls become out of control they start hanging up when Nick answers.***

***Wayne Helmick was all Nicole talked about when Nick returned from Kosovo.***

***Wayne Helmick enters Nick and Nicole's house without knocking. Nicole notices Nick's frustration but says nothing.***

***Nicole insists that she needs extra hangers from Wayne's house when they went to do laundry once. She didn't just go up to the door and get the hangers. She went in and closed the door leaving Nick and the girls waiting in the car for twenty minutes.***

***While sitting on the couch with Nick and the baby Nicole comments that she thinks Alexa' might be blind. Nick snapped his fingers and when Alexa' blinks he says she not blind.***

***Nick noticed Nicole was not actually strapping Alexa's car seat into the car with the seatbelt.***

***Their relationship became very distant. Nicole would go 3-4 days without saying a word to Nick. She would sleep separately from Nick during these fazes of silence. Whenever Nick would approach her and ask her to talk to him about it she would just cry.***

***Nick noticed Nicole never took out extra time to just play with Alexa' she would do only the essentials such as; feeding her, bathing her, and changing her diaper.***

***Whenever Nick couldn't get Alexa' to stop crying Nicole would grab her from Nick and go upstairs to sleep. Once because she was so frustrated when she went to get her from him she almost dropped Alexa' then she became aggravated as if it was Nick's fault.***

January 18-21, 2002

January 18 or 19, 2002-Nick is in the kitchen and both girls are in the living room. Alexa' is propped up on the futon with a pillow. _________ hears the beginning of Law&Order and runs and jumps on the couch. Alexa' began screaming. Nick rushed to get her and when he picked her up she seemed fine. Nicole was upstairs sleeping. (Taken from the combination of both parents explaining what had happened.)

When Nicole woke up he told her that he wasn't sure if ________ had jumped on her or if she just scared her. (Taken from Nicole's February 20th interview)

Alexa' begins crying more then normal and it lasts for 3-4 days. She has to be picked up or walked to console her. Nicole tells Nick that she is just colicky.

On January 20, 2002

Nicole switches Alexa's formula to one for baby's with colic.

Alexa's crying becomes worse this day. She vomits twice. She only eats nine ounces.

Alexa' is taken by her mother to Blanchfield Memorial Hospital at twelve midnight. Chief Complaint reported to the triage nurse was mother states “she was sitting on the couch with father 2 days ago & sibling fell on top of her. Not sure if anything is wrong.” Nicole reports symptoms began 2 days ago. She reported that she switched her formula today. She reports Alexa's appetite was down. The triage nurse observes that Alexa' is easy consoled by mother—cries when laid down.

Nicole reports to the doctor 3 days ago Alexa' may have been jumped on by other child.

The doctor orders chest X-rays. Alexa' is discharged a spoiled, healthy baby @ 4:18am.

The last day January 21, 2002

Nicole arrives home and gives the baby to Nick to tend to her while she takes a shower.

After Nick changes Alexa's diaper he picks her up and she begins to gasp for air and completely stops breathing.

He rushes her up to Nicole and they call 911.

***Below begins the case info***

The 911 call is received at 5:14am

This is 54 minutes after Alexa's discharge. Officer Nalley is the first to the scene from the front door of the residence he sees the ambulance pull up. The ambulance arrives @ 5:23am.

Nicole begins her inconsistent stories with the arriving officer.

Officer Nalley's Report Reads

Nalley witnesses Nicole doing normal chest compressions on Alexa', not infant CPR.

The mother stated she was holding the child the entire time, that they had just changed the child and it was crying the whole time. She also stated that the child has been in the hospital and the doctor instructed her to give the child a certain amount of a certain type of medication when they arrived home.

Nalley asks the specific question, When did the child stop breathing and how long had it been? The mother responded and stated, “that the child had stopped breathing as soon as I gave her the medication and that it was around five minutes ago.”

***Alexa' is transported by ambulance to Gateway Medical Center. Gateway transfers Alexa' via life flight to Vanderbilt. Here the doctor's findings are that Alexa's injuries are consistent with Shaken Baby Syndrome, old & healing broken ribs, old fracture of left tibia, and a small bluish bruise over the left eyebrow.***

Nicole's statements to Carolyn Orr

She says she took Alexa' a little early for her 6 wk check up at Ft Campbell because she was vomiting and she also noticed red marks on her chest and arm which looked like finger marks. She said the doctor told her they were probably just varicose veins. She reports that more marks appeared 5 days ago on her groin, arm, and mostly on her chest. Parents report that for the past three to four days Alexa' has been fussy and eating well- they have to hold her all the time. Yesterday her cries became “blood curdling” and she only 6 ozs all day. She reports they did tests and X-rays and couldn't find anything wrong sent her home about 4am today with “gas” medicine. She says she got father up when she got home to hold Alexa so she could take a shower. About 4:30 she said she heard a gagging kind of noise and then father told her something was wrong. Mother noted child was blue around the mouth and was not breathing. She called 911 and gave rescue breaths.

Nicole's statements to Sandra Smith with DCS

Nicole says she doesn't know how Alexa' suffered her injuries. She stated she thinks it possibly could have occurred from when ________ accidentally fell on her sister the other day. She stated that the DR felt her soft spot. She stated Alexa was throwing up, however Dwight was holding her face forward and head down so that it would go straight into the sink. She stated saw Alexa's head hit the faucet. She stated that Alexa' did not sleep in the baby bed the she mostly slept in a swing.

Ms. Bragg stated that Dwight had gotten frustrated because the baby kept crying and he placed her on a Winnie the Pooh pillow, she stated she would not think that would fracture ribs. She stated she stays home during the day. She stated she ran away a couple pf times when she was 17 years old. She says there was Domestic Violence in their relationship and she was not going to put up with it. She stated that he pushed her. She stated he would not mind having sex in the same room as her older daughter.

***Now Nicole never repeats this same info she tells a completely different story from this point on. Saying he was never violent. That Nick was laid back. I don't know how many different stories Nicole tells. It's so many you can't keep track of all the changes.****

Nicole's statements to Dr. Taylor

Nicole tells Dr. Taylor that she was taking a shower while the father was holding the baby. She states that when she finished the shower, the father stated that the baby did not seem to be well, and Nicole noted that the baby was cyanotic and limp, and she preformed rescue breathing and called EMS.

Nicole tells Dr. Taylor that she saw bruising on Alexa. She describes these as “strawberry” appearing marks, “finger shaped”, “hand print-type bruising”, not where “the diaper was fastened.” Nicole says she asked Alexa's doctor about these bruises and the doctor tells her they are just “varicose veins.”

Nicole's statements to Dr. Hain

Nicole states that Alexa' did not feed well, taking only 6 ozs over the whole day. She claimed to arrive home at 4am.

Mom went upstairs to take a shower. Dad then came running up the stairs and told mom something was wrong. Mom noted that Alexa's lips were gray. Mom started rescue breathing and Dad called 911. Mom states that she performed a few chest compressions, but mostly just breathed for Alexa' and listened for her heart beat.

Mom has taken Alexa' to the doctor twice prior to this admission. 2 weeks ago, she took Alexa' to the Blue Clinic at Ft Campbell for “red marks on her that looked like fingers, kind of like a hand print,” The doctor told her “they were varicose veins” and that they would culture the stool and to return the next day. They returned the next day and were told that the culture was negative and that the child was fine.

***The last record of a doctor visit was December 19, 2001. One month before this admission. In a report made by the doctor dated December 21, 2001 the doctor reports that Alexa' has abnormalities of the skin existing since birth.***

Nicole's Statements to The Detective

On Sun 20 Alexa' was crying like in pain she could not be put down she wanted to be held. Alexa' eats every 2 hours 4 ozs @ a time on the 20th she only ate 9 ozs all day. I took Alexa' to Ft Campbell @ 12:00 @ night the doc took blood and X-ray @ 4am the doc sent me home and told me she was just gassy and it was from holding her often. The lab test came back fine. I went home I gave her to her dad and got in the shower Dwight changed her diaper and cleaned her nose then I heard two gasps and Dwight ran her up to me. I gave her CPR until the EMS came.

States she is willing to take a polygraph examination to prove she didn't cause any injury to Alexa'.

***Nicole never takes the polygraph test.***

She says Dwight was alone with Alexa' for 45 minutes while she took a shower.

***45 minutes out of the 54 minutes from the time Alexa' was discharged to the 911 call? ***

She says she told Dwight that it was easy to separate a baby's brain stem because he picked the baby up quick.

***Alexa's injuries were not consistent with being picked up quickly.***

She says once he picked Alexa up after changing above his head and talked baby talk to her.
Alexa's injuries were not consistent to being held over Dwight's head.

She says he picked her up under her arms and around her chest but she doesn't know if he held her head.

***Alexa's injuries were not consistent with being picked up without supporting her head.***

She claims he was rough with Alexa' at times but not violently rough.

***Alexa's injuries were consistent with someone violently shaking her and hitting her the back of her head against a surface.***

She says he bounced her on his legs like she was in a bouncer not violently.

***Alexa's injured were not consistent with bouncing her on his legs.***

She says he did not seem angry with Alexa'. He was frustrated because she was crying for a long time. She says they were both frustrated because she was crying so long and could only be held and walked around.

**Nicole Bragg is never interrogated or treated like a suspect.**

Nick's statements to Dr. Hain

Father states that the mother took child to Ft Campbell for poor feeding. When she returned, she went upstairs to shower. Dad was downstairs with Alexa'. Dad states that she made “a gurgling sound” and he ran upstairs to get mom. Mom started rescue breathing and dad called 911. Dad states that mom is the primary caretaker, and that nobody other than themselves is alone with the child. Dad states that mom is patient with the kids. He also states that her being married to somebody else has not interfered with their relationship.

When asked directly about the old fractures, and the recent head trauma, he states he doesn't know how Alexa could have gotten these injuries. He does state that 3 days ago he was watching TV with Alexa on the couch and was in the kitchen when he heard her screaming. He came back into the room and Alexa's sister was on the couch. Dad states he assumes that Alexa's sister had jumped on the couch and landed on Alexa', but the baby looked ok.

***In Nicole's February 20, 2002 statement she claims _______ told her she had jumped on Alexa'. That she had acted it out. To this day Dwight will tell you he was not sure because he was not in the room with her. He assumed or thought that maybe she was jumped on.***

Nick's interview with Sandra Smith (The Detective was present.)

He claimed Nicole would tell him to be careful of the soft spot and not to jerk the baby because her brain stem could detach easily.

He stated he didn't know how Alexa' would have broken ribs. He stated that he had picked her up quickly several times because she was screaming. He stated it was a cycle “sleeping to screaming”. He stated no more than five times did he “snatch her up quickly”. He stated that he does not feel he should take a polygraph test because he feels the Detective wants him to say he did it. He stated he had seen spotted bruises on her chest and the doctors at BACH said she was fine that it was just varicose veins.

Dwight tells DCS that 3 days ago ______ jumped on the couch out of excitement because Law & Order was coming on and he thinks she may have been injured then.

***“Snatched her up quickly” was the statement that led to Dwight's arrest. Alexa's injuries were not at all consistent with being “snatched up quickly”. After this statement DCS reports that Dwight Davidson is not admitting to any wrong doing at this point. DCS still considers that both parents could be responsible for Alexa's injuries. She does not seem to take Dwight's “snatching up” statement as an admission of guilt. The Detective takes this statement and begins interrogating Dwight. The Detective had used the “snatching up” statement several times that day before Dwight says it. Dwight did not realize he was being set up to incriminate himself.***

Nick's statements to the Detective

Dwight says anytime Alexa' would cry I would quickly pick her up to hold her which got her to stop crying. Through out the day and night. I would pick her up no more then five times in a 24 hour period.

Nikki took Alexa' to the hospital around midnight that night and returned between 4:30-5:30am. At that time she gave Alexa' to myself while she took a shower. Then I changed her diaper, and she was crying, so I picked her up quickly to try and comfort her and she began to wheeze so I took her to Nikki and she said she wasn't breathing, and we called 911. He says he told the Detective he had “snatched her up quickly”. He admits to raising Alexa' above his head. He claims he has laid Alexa' across his knees and held her head while bouncing her.

**In the Detective's Crime Report he claims that after Dwight says I think I need a lawyer, He asks Dwight, “It hurts doesn't it?” and Dwight said it did. The Detective claims to tell Dwight that sometimes it helps if you talk about it. He states Dwight then says, “I didn't know what I did would hurt her.”***

***The jury did not buy this so called confession or Dwight would have been in jail for 60 years. Detectives are known to twist statements to obtain an arrest, or completely make them up to support their “hunches”. ***This so called confession is not documented or recorded.*** Which is strange because Dwight is willing to write down the incriminating “snatching up statement”. Again they try to make it look as if Dwight may have accidentally hurt Alexa'. This is before the skull fracture is discovered. Alexa's injuries were not accidental. They were a result of someone taking their anger, resentment, and frustrations out on her. She was abused more then once.***

That evening at the hospital

(The following are events the family remembers. It is their side of the story. They were NEVER interviewed in the case)

***Nick's mother and step-father, as well as Nicole's mother were present that evening at the hospital with the parents. They encourage the parents to eat and neither parent eats much.***

***Nicole asks Nick if he thinks it could have happened when she bumped her head against the faucet. He says he doesn't think so.***

***Nicole's mom goes on and on saying, “If you just act like you have money you won't get in trouble.” Which no one responds to.***

***Nicole and Nick's mother visit Alexa'. In the hallway after the visit Nicole says, “There's nothing wrong with MY daughter I don't know why there is something wrong with THIS daughter.”***

***The grandparents stay at nearby hotel.***

***Close to midnight Nicole demands Nick to take her home. He is hesitant and asks Nicole why. She says she just wants to go home. So he takes her home.***

***They sleep in separate beds. Nicole goes to the girls room, grabs one of _______'s stuffed animals and sleeps in _______'s bed.***

***Nick sleeps in their bed.***

January 22, 2002 the next morning

***Nicole is up and ready to go when Nick wakes up. He said it was as if she was leaving with out him. He asks her to wait and takes a quick shower.***

***After they arrive back at the hospital Nick meets up with his mother and the Detective was there. He asks Nick do you want to talk to you. Nick asks if he can wait for his step father. The detective says no. They take him in a room and ask him if he wants to talk there or at the police station. Nick says he's not talking without a lawyer. So they arrest him. His mother asks if he can stay until Alexa' is disconnected from the ventilator and he says no. She asks if she can hug him and he says no.***

Nicole flags the detective down and gives another statement

On the 20th of January, 2002 I was in the kitchen cooking. Dwight was holding Alexa' facing away from him. Her head fell forward and hit the faucet . I don't know if it was when her head fell forward or he was picking her up.

Vanderbilt's diagnosis of Alexa's injuries

• Severe Shaken Baby Syndrome
• Old Rib Fractures
• Old Tibia Fracture
• One bruise over her left eye brow

***Vanderbilt misses the skull fracture. It is not discovered until the autopsy. With so many medical mistakes how could they believe a father should have known something was seriously wrong with his daughter. The doctor at Blanchfield was told about the 3-4 day crying spells and the possibility of the other child jumping on her. 54 minutes before she stops breathing she is seen by a medical doctor and he discharges her as a healthy, spoiled baby. Blanchfield misses the old rib fractures. According to information obtained by Nick's lawyer the recent rib fractures on the left side appeared on the Blanchfield X-rays.***

***There was no evidence against either parent. They had no reason to rule either parent out at this point, both parents should have been arrested!!!! All they had was hearsay from both parents.***

After Nick's arrest Nicole refuses to be with Alexa' when she is disconnected form the ventilator and tells the nurse everything should go through her mother. (this is reported in Alexa's records.)

Alexa's heart is donated.

***Nicole was completely against the heart donation before Nick was arrested he tried desperately to convince her to do it. She decided to approve only after he is already arrested.***

January 23, 2003 The funeral/wake

***Nicole refused to plan Alexa's funeral. When Nick's mother asked Nicole's mother why, she explains Nicole doesn't know what she wants she's need like that she she was little. The family had already retained a lawyer with every dime to their name, but they said they would pull together to get it planned. They found a wonderful man named Mr. Tarply agreed to do the entire funeral free of charge. Nick's mother had to have Alexa's little body released from the medical examiner's office. She had nothing to wear and since Nicole would not participate the family purchased an outfit for Alexa' to be dressed in. They were concerned about how she would look, but Mr. Tarply did a wonderful job preparing her for their final good-byes.
As the family was getting ready for the funeral in their hotel rooms and while some of the family was already on their way Nicole phones Nick's mom and told her that no one could attend the funeral because there were certain family members she didn't want there. She said there would be police and she hung up.
The family hurried to the funeral home to see if there was something that Mr. Tarply could do and he regretfully informed him he could not help. He did snap a few pictures for the family and when Nicole demanded that he even remove the flowers the family had sent he put his foot down. He told Nicole that the family went out of their way to help and she had already banned them, the flowers were staying. Mr. Tarply then handed the family a bag and informed them that Nicole had demanded that they undress Alexa' and have her redressed in different clothing. The family never had a chance to say good-bye to Alexa'.***

***Nick's family goes to collect his belongings and there is a note on the door that stated; Nicole call Wayne Helmick at, and there was a phone number that was listed to Rachela Balick, it was signed by Rachela Balick.
Nicole calls Rachela, Michelle Balick in her February 20, 2002 interview and states she saw the bruising on Alexa' during a doctor's visit. The only two doctor appointments Nicole takes Alexa' to alone was December 3, 2001 and December 18, 2001.***

***I personally called Rachela and asked her when she saw these “bruises” on Alexa'. She said a week before her death. When I told her the last documented doctor's visit was December 19, 2001 and her father took her. She said she couldn't say exactly the time. I asked her to describe what she saw on Alexa'. She said bruises. I said exactly like bruises and she said yes. She claims there were many. I told her Nicole said they were like red marks or a strawberry and that the only marks she could have seen was one on her leg. She said they looked like something that wasn't supposed to be there and she had nothing else that could help me.***

Nicole's recollection of the last 54 minutes before Alexa' stops breathing.

(Taken from every documented statement .)

Nicole walks from Blanchfield Memorial Hospital to her car, she situates Alexa' in her car seat, drives the 20 or so drive home, takes Alexa' from the car into the house, wakes Dwight twice, has approximately a 5 minute conversation with Dwight regarding the visit to the emergency room, “she went upstairs to get into the tub and she walked back downstairs to give Alexa' more gas drops”, she watches to be sure Alexa' takes them fine, she goes back upstairs to get into the shower, she takes a 30 minute shower, she takes a 45 minute shower, she is in the shower when she hears Alexa' gurgling, she gets out of the shower and hears Dwight sucking the congestion out of Alexa's nose, she discusses with him whether there was a lot in there, Dwight tells her that he changed Alexa's diaper, she asks Dwight what type of bathroom she did and he tells her, and then she hears two “high pitched gasps” and Dwight comes running up the stairs with Alexa, She was still wearing a towel, no she had her shirt on, Dwight says I think there is something wrong with her, Nicole says no the doctor says she's fine I have to take her back at nine, and she has her back turned, Dwight comes up the stairs with Alexa', and when she turns around she sees Alexa's lips are purple.

***All of this happens in just 54 minutes? In this order? In this exact sequence according to her statements.***

February 20, 2002 interview—More to recollection of last 54 minutes

ADA: Can you describe the noises? You said high pitch noises that she made and I it looks like you said that it was thumps at one time or gas or can you just describe

Nicole: I never heard a thump. I heard her being sucked out and then I heard

ADA: What do you mean being sucked out?

Nicole: Oh her the not ugh the bulb thing that you suck their nose out with....

ADA: Was it like a scream or like a gasp or like ugh

Nicole: No it was like a high pitch gasp sound. I've never heard it before you know so


“The Thump”

Nicole testifies at the trial that she hears a thump as she steps from the shower just prior to Dwight running upstairs.

January 25, 2002

The detective requests an interview with Nicole, her attorney says that he would be willing to allow his client to talk to the detective if he recorded the interview.

January 30, 2002

Nicole violates a no contact order set out by DCS for her other daughter, ______. She appears at the Kingsbury residence during an arranged visit with ______'s father. Her parents dismiss this claim saying ______ never saw her mother and that her mother had thought the visit was over. The grandmother said she flagged Nicole away from the window.

POLICE REPORT #02-001583 (Incident report was discovered after the trial.)

The police are called on Nicole by her husband Art Hambers. The incident report reads, The victim was visiting his daughter at listed address when his wife (suspect) approached his vehicle and yelled at him. The victim stated that the scratch was not on his vehicle before his visit. These allegations are reported by Art Hambers.

***This is only 7 days after Alexa's death. The grandparents want us to believe that _____ did not hear her mother yelling at her father. If Nicole had actually had an altercation with Art she must have seen his car was still there. It appears that Nicole was not the only one willing to lie in this case. At the trial Nicole testifies that she is not easily angered.***

January 31, 2002

The police have not heard from Nicole or her lawyer. The detective phones Nicole's lawyer and tells him The Assistant District Attorney, told him to tell Nicole that she was going to have to give him a reason not to charge her. The Assistant District Attorney asks for an interview that Monday or Tuesday afternoon.

***Nicole is obviously not cooperating well with police. WHY? How could they give her an obtain of coming up with a reason not to be charged?***

February 04, 2002

The detective calls Nicole's attorney and leaves a message to call them back and set up an interview with Nicole.

***Why is Nicole or her attorney avoiding the interview. If Nicole truly believed that Nick murdered their daughter wouldn't she be ready and willing to help any way she could?***

***Why is she not arrested now? Why is she is calling the shots in this case?***

***The search warrant is signed on this day but they do not execute it until two days later. WHY?***

February 05, 2002

On this day the detective contacts DCS asks if _______ has been talked to. DCS tells him _____ told her foster parents that “Baby cried and cried and cried, daddy shook baby and now baby is sick.”

****This is probably one of this sickest things in this case. This is not a child's explanation and why now, 15 days after Alexa's death does ______ suddenly say this and not when it should have been fresh in her mind. Nicole claims _______ was sleeping when Alexa' stops breathing. The grandparents had visits with _______ and the mother violated her no contact order. Someone had to have told ______ this. This was an adult explanation. Who is “daddy” anyway? Nicole had _______ around several men.****

DCS tells the detective that Nicole's mother said Nicole heard “two” thumps while she was in the bathroom just prior to Nick running up the stairs to her with Alexa'.

***Strange that this is the first time the thump is mentioned and by Nicole's mother. In her February 20th interview (15 days later) ,after her mother makes this statement, Nicole specifically says she did not hear a thump when asked by The Assistant District Attorney.****

DCS says _____ is now in Maryland with her grandparents. Nicole told her she was leaving to Maryland and they asked where in Maryland, Nicole told them it was none of their business.

****These are the people that will decide whether or not Nicole will ever get _____ back. Why is she not cooperating with them? The grandparents having ______ was just a temporary plan wouldn't she cooperate?*****

February 6, 2002--The search of the Kingsbury residence

Police do not search the residence until over 2 weeks after Alexa's death. Nicole had complete access to the home during this time. They take notes Nicole wrote about Alexa's final days. They do not collect at least one letter Dwight wrote to Nicole while he was in Kosovo. The camera actually zooms in on this letter and stays there for several minutes. This letter may have contained information about his feelings toward his unborn child. They do not take the nose syringe that Dwight used to suction Alexa's nose just before she stopped breathing. This could have been a key piece of forensic evidence since cerebral fluid can leak from a child's nose after a head injury. They do not look into a phone number written on Nicole's bedroom mirror to find out if there could be another man involved.

They search the residence over 2 weeks after Alexa' stops breathing. Nicole had full access to the home all this time. Nick's family witnessed her moving our belonging on January 23, 2002 when they arrived to retrieve Nick's personal items. What did they think they were going to find over two weeks later?

***Nicole's attorney calls the detective February 12, 2002. He asks him if he served a search warrant on Nicole's apartment. He tells him he had. He stated that she was very upset. Why would she be upset wouldn't she want to cooperate?***

February 07, 2002

Dr. Hain speaks to the detective and says his opinion on the onset of the symptoms. He said the symptoms would have been within 24 hours. He said with rib fractures you do not see calcium build up for at least 7 days. He stated that their were two distinct times of injuries to Alexa'. He stated it would be better to get an opinion of a Neurologist.

***This leaves equal opportunity for either parent to hurt Alexa' at two separate times. Why wasn't Nicole arrested? She is avoiding the interview and is not cooperating.***

***The case never shows anyone obtaining the opinion of a Neurologist.***

February 12, 2002

Nicole's attorney contacts the detective says Nicole is upset over the search of her residence. The detective stated that he had tried to get a hold of her for two days. He stated that he would let me know if his client was able to sit for an interview or not on Friday the 15th.

***Again Nicole seems to be running the investigation. She is still avoiding the interview and police are patient with this. Since when do police warn someone about the search of their home in a murder case. Why would they try to get a hold of Nicole before searching the residence?***

February 14, 2002

Nicole told a neighbor Nick wanted nothing to do with Alexa' or her when he returned from Kosovo.

***Nicole paints a completely different picture in her February 20th interview. It seems she tells certain people one thing and others another. She can't seem to keep her stories straight.***


The Assistant District Attorney says that they should think about a paternity test to see if Davidson is the real father.

They make this comment but never explore the possibility of another man.

February 15, 2002

Nicole's attorney calls the detective and says he hasn't been able to get a hold of his client.

***Still, Nicole is not arrested.***

Later that day her attorney calls back and says he was able to get in contact with his client but hasn't had a chance to sit down and talk to her yet. He wants to reschedule the meeting for the 20th.

The phone records (They subpoenaed the phone records February 15th)
There was a phone call made from the Kingsbury residence through 1800Collect while both parents were at the hospital, 0754 in the morning. Who made this phone call? The police never investigated this mysterious phone call.

***The parents had calling cards. Certainly this could have been billed to the home number, but it is up to investigators to rule things out. This really goes back to the Assistant DA saying maybe they should do a paternity test. Could some other man have had access to the house?***

February 20th, 2002 The Interview in Exchange for Immunity

***With the offer of immunity against truthful statements, offered to her by the prosecution after her stories are already inconsistent, Nicole agrees to an interview. This immunity does state that they have not made a decision as to whether there will be charges brought against Nicole.***

***This interview is 31 pages long. In the interview Nicole gives no testimony of the events surrounding Alexa's death that can be grounded in fact.***

***She actually paints the picture of Dwight as a wonderful father.***

ADA: You know I guess we're trying did you ever see anything about the way ugh your husband, was it Nick, is that his name? I'm sorry. Did you ever see anything about the way he treat her that caused you any

Nicole: No

ADA: Fears or concerns or questions

Nicole: No he was the total, I mean my older daughter her dad has never ever been their for him or for ______ so it was the total opposite you know and ugh he actually took care of her more than I did. I mean he would tell me why don't you wake me up at night. He always wanted to take care of her the first night she was born you know. I mean there was nothing that I would have thought hey look out for this person or I never would have let him around either.

ADA: Did he have a hot temper that you know of? I mean did you ever see him get violently angry or just

Nicole: No and we've gotten into arguments ugh but he never loses his temper or anything like that.

ADA: Okay is there, was there any reason for Nick not to of accepted ugh Alexa' as his child? Any reason for him to have had any grudge against her that you know of?

Nicole: No I mean he was always proud of her. That's his first child.

ADA: No chance that he felt like that Alexa' wasn't his child?

Nicole: No I mean

ADA: Okay

Nicole: I mean he took both the children in like I mean his own. Ugh I mean I just don't understand all this because you know I've seen a father who doesn't want to be a father. You know my daughter

ADA: Ugh hmm

Nicole: My three year old's you know that's why I left that situation because he couldn't care for my daughter. Ugh he was never abusive but he just would leave her cry for long periods of time and Nick was the total opposite of that so you know I don't understand.


***During the entire interview the Assistant District Attorney discusses the last two days of Alexa's life as being Saturday and Sunday. It was actually Sunday and Monday. Nicole never corrects him.***

***He leads her several times during the interview:***

ADA: Can you describe the noises? You said high pitch noises that she made and I it looks like you said that it was thumps at one time or gas or can you just describe

Nicole: I never heard a thump. I heard her being sucked out and then I heard

ADA: What do you mean being sucked out?

Nicole: Oh her the not ugh the bulb thing that you suck their nose out with....

ADA: Was it like a scream or like a gasp or like ugh

Nicole: No it was like a high pitch gasp sound. I've never heard it before you know so

***At the trial Nicole changes her testimony and she says she heard a thump as she was stepping from the shower just before Dwight came running up the stairs with Alexa'.***

The other child jumping on Alexa'

ADA: Did he tell you that he'd actually seen ugh I don't know your other daughters name and I apologize.

Nicole: ___________

ADA: ________ . Did he actually see ________ jump on her or did he think ________ jumped on or

Nicole: He told me _______ had gotten scared about the T.V. Someone that's not, she gets scared of the T.V. And she runs and she jumps on the couch and uhm he I don't remember him telling me that he saw her jump on him or on Alexa' uhm actually he said I don't know if she jumped on her or if she just scared Alexa' so

ADA: So she started crying really loud I guess?

Nicole: But ______ acted like when I was changing her diaper ______ told me I jumped on Baby Alexa'. It was an accident and uhm

ADA: She did tell you that? Your daughter _____ told you that?

Nicole: She acted it out. She's very, she's that's her personality.

The disturbing Tylenol question

ADA: Did you give her any medicine, did they give you any medicine other than the gas drops that you discussed?

Nicole: No I gave her Tylenol and the day before and I told the people that I gave her Tylenol you know at the hospital and as I was leaving I said hey you know by the way is Tylenol okay to give her or should I be worried about it doing damage like to her insides ugh and she said no it would be wise to stop because she said you're not going to do any damage to her but if she has a temperature we won't be able to catch it. SO

**The prosecution assumes everything in Nicole's interview is truthful. She already had so many contradictions in her previous statements. She was a prejudice witness who was possibly avoiding prosecution with the penalty of a very LARGE sentence. How could the prosecution believe everything she said? She takes the stand more than one year later and again changed her story. Why would an innocent mother have to lie? Why would an experienced mother ask if Tylenol would hurt her baby's insides?**


After Nicole's interview in Exchange for immunity against truthful statements and the investigation stops.

The prosecution has never told us why the Detective was taken off of Dwight's case and no one was ever reassigned.

***To our knowledge, the detective was taken off the case and no one was reassigned to continue the investigation. No one will give us a straight answer as to why he was removed from the case.***

Medical Information

Dr. Taylor claims injured had to have happened within last 24 hours.

Dr. Hain's report says there was a 24 hour time frame for the injury to occur.

Dr. Gerber says Alexa's injuries occurred within one hour. Dwight's lawyer gets him to admit that there could have been another explanation besides the prosecution's theory.

**These time frames left equal access for both parents to harm Alexa'. She just happened to stop breathing in Dwight's arms. This does not prove he had to be the inflicter of Alexa's injuries.***

Witnesses never interviewed

The police never interview Wayne, a man Nicole stayed with, she claims she just babysat his kids, while Dwight was in Kosovo. She claims he say these bruises on Alexa'.

The police never interview Rachela Balick, a woman Nicole claims seen the bruises on Alexa' while she was taking her for a doctor's visit.

The police never interview the grandparents. Nicole's parents or Nick's parents!!!

The police never interview any friends. A woman named Jody, who babysat Nicole's other daughter, in one of her letters she claimed she took she took her daughter out of her care because something didn't seem right.

Dwight's best friend and roommate is never interviewed. Nicole's husband is never interviewed by police.

Co-workers are never interviewed.

January 02, 2003

the police are called on Nicole in another altercation.

POLICE REPORT #03-000105 (Incident report was discovered after the trial)
A local Clarksville resident calls the police on Nicole the report reads; The complainant alleged that Nicole came over to her residence demanding to speak with her roommate. She also stated that Nicole then began to cussing her. She asked her to leave several times before she finally did. Warrant procedures were advised.

***Again at the trail Nicole testifies that she is not easily angered.***

The Trial March 17-19

At the open arguments the DA paints a picture of Nick as a cold blooded killer after they present their case and Nick's lawyer interviews his two witnesses; officer Nalley and Nick, his closing arguments becomes a plea for a conviction.

Nicole testifies for one day and approximately two hours. She never looks Nick in the eye. She never sheds one real tear. As you can see by the article the only picture they can get of a crying mother is one with a tissue over her face. Before she took the stand her hair was up and she was glowing. At the return from the break before she takes the stand her hair is now down and she looks a mess.

When Nick's lawyer asks her simple questions like Did you slap Art Hambers in the face? She responds I do not understand the question. She continues to says this every time she is caught in a lie.

All medical experts who take the stand try to diminish the time frame for Alexa's injuries using their medical mumbo jumbo. Nick's lawyer get them to admit, all in their own way, that there were time frames that left equal opportunity to for either parent to harm Alexa'. Also that the theory provided by the prosecution was not the only possible theory as to what happened to Alexa'.

***The prosecution displays a picture of Alexa' to support Nicole's “bruising” testimony. It is one red mark on her right leg just below her knee.***


***There were lots of pictures with Alexa' that had red marks on her body. Sometimes in her diaper area. She clearly had sensitive skin. These marks looked like rashes or skin irritations where she had been touched. One picture show a red mark on the front of her leg with a small puss like pimple in the center.
One particular picture taken one week before the one provided as evidence shows Nick changing his daughter's diaper with his thump holding her leg in the same spot as the red mark. Parents are creatures of habit when it comes to changing their children's diapers. They tend to hold their child's legs the same way every time. I never changed the way I held my children's legs with all three.***

The trial lasts 2 days and 2 hours. What appears above was a summary of the trial and the evidence presented. There was not one piece of evidence that said Nick had to be the one who hurt his daughter. The jury was sent to deliberate at approximately 10am and the verdict returns at approximately 1pm.

Nicole's demeanor at the trial

***I have to admit I couldn't help but watch Nicole for the entire trial. Her behavior was odd and it kept me in a state of shock. Her and her father seemed to whisper and smirk even through testimony by doctor's that described what Alexa' had to have went through to suffer such horrible injuries.***

***During a break one of Nick aunts ends up on the same elevator as Nicole and her father. Nicole makes it a point to say out loud, “I hope he gets 52 years and the biggest mother f****r in there f**ks him up the a**.” Nick's aunt does not respond, but Nicole's father laughs.***

***At the break for deliberation she says to the District Attorney, “I'll see you at the office Dan.” This to me is strange because they should have had a more professional relationship and she made it a point to say this in front of the entire family. Calling him by his first name just seemed a bit inappropriate, especially in front of the defendant and his family.***

The Verdict

Nick is found not guilty of Aggravated Child Abuse and Murder One, the jury returns a verdict of guilty to lessor charges.

The Leaf Chronicle prints that Nicole was crying the entire time from when the jury walked out and continued crying after the verdict was read. She certainly was not. I was watching Nicole's reaction and she didn't have one at all. She just looked at her father with no emotional expression on her face.

She is quoted in The Leaf Chronicle as saying, “We feel that Tennessee said it was OK to murder a 60-day-old child.”

***She doesn't realize that what they actually said was that he did not murder his daughter at all in fact they say he failed to protect her as defined below.***


Definitions of his charges:

Reckless Aggravated Assault

39-13-102
A person commits aggravated assault who, being the parent or custodian of a child or adult, intentionally or knowingly fails or refuses to protect such child or adult from an aggravated assault or aggravated child abuse.

Criminally Negligent Homicide

39-13-212
Criminally Negligent conduct, in Dwight's case failing to protect his child, results in death

Sentencing May 8, 2003

Sometime before the sentencing Nick's mentally ill uncle makes a trip to Clarksville and goes to Internal Affairs. He tells them everyone involved in the case is corrupt; the DA, the judge, and his own attorney.

Nick is informed of this by his lawyer the day of sentencing. Nick asks the other two family members who accompanied his uncle to stay out of the courtroom. He was upset because he had always asked the family to remain calm and let him handle this in the courtroom and to never ever lash out at the courts or Nicole.

Nicole makes a very unmoving victim impact statement to the courts. One she claims she prepared JUST the night before. She never sheds a tear and looks up almost as if on cue when she says murdered or murderer but still is unable to look Nick in the eye.

When Nick is sentenced the Judge says I didn't see any proof that you have done this. He says there was a lot of acting in the courtroom. He says that he does not believe Nick showed any remorse. He sentences him to 5 ½ years to run together. Nick gets a total of 3 ½ years with credit for previous time served. (6 months and 23 days)

***After the sentencing when Nick is being handcuffed Nicole turns to the family waves and smirks. It was almost an “I won” gesture.***


August 5, 2003--Our trip to the Cemetery

***Nick's mother has never had a chance to say good-bye to her granddaughter. She has always longed to go to her final resting place. She is buried in Maryland.***

***We made the 9 or so hour trip there to see her. When we arrived we were told that there was a note on her file saying the owner should be contacted if anyone requested to see Alexa'. This was strange to us. Why would they have to be contacted? It's not like we could just steal Alexa's body. Obviously someone wanted some type of warning every time someone made an inquiry as to where Alexa' was located. ***

***We began to walk the whole 50 acres and two nice men directed us to BABYLAND. We searched there for a few minutes and couldn't find her. We didn't realize we had stepped over her grave several times because she had no headstone. There was a funeral marker about the size of an envelope that read ALEXA NICOLE DAVIDSON 2001-2002. This is over 1 ½ years later. Nick's mother was falling apart so we headed back up to the office and asked if we could donate the head stone. They said we had to get permission from the owners. I chose to call Ann, Nicole's mother, and ask.
She just hung up on me.***

***When we returned home Nicole had phoned Nick's mom's house and spoke with his step-dad. She stated she wasn't going to be bothered by another investigation because she would have Alexa's body dug up and cremated. Nick's step-dad was upset with us because he thought we had told her we were still trying to reopen the case. We never had told her mother this. Nicole took upon herself to think we were looking for Alexa's grave just to have her dug up for another autopsy. We never have pushed that issue. It wasn't the autopsy that was the problem, it was the investigation. Obviously something had Nicole concerned though or why would she make such a comment.***

***We contacted the Attorney General and he said that parents have their children dug up and cremated all the time and blamed it on the fact that the families do not get along. How many parents do you know that have their children's bodies exhumed and cremated?***

The Parole Hearing November 18th, 2003

The Parole hearing official sets the ground rules. There is no finger pointing this is not another trail. Nick's family speaks before the opposition, Nicole and her father. His mother, his little brother and myself speak on Nicks behalf. About his character and why he should be released.

When Nicole speaks she does nothing but try to paint a terrible picture of Nick's family. She lies about the day we went to the cemetery, she says we went to her parents farm and screamed threats from our truck. We haven't the slightest slue where her parents live.

***We had no way to defend ourselves we just sat there while she lied***

She says we have started a smear campaign against her. And that we have claimed the DA, the detective and the judge were corrupt.

***We have never claimed anyone was corrupt, I would say lazy and careless maybe, but never have I said corrupt.***

She also claims that our web site has put Alexa's older sister at risk. That she had to have her removed from a daycare b/c someone recognized her.

***We have never meant to put her daughter, Nick's other daughter at risk, and do not know if this is even true, but if it is we are astonished that anyone would take this case out on an innocent child.***

She also claimed she had a slander suit in litigation against me.

*** I have never been served papers or been notified of a suit of any kind.***

She says she has a clear conscience. She doesn't vomit or have nightmares.

***I think any parent would feel guilty when their child dies.***

***First she lies about me and then tells me Nick is lying and that my youngest son with a behavior problem & my other children could be at risk.***

***She tries to convince me to believe her after I already know she is lying.***

She mentions she will never have a scrapbook of Alexa'.

***That is basically all she mentions about her daughter***

Nicole also claims we left fake flowers with threats written on them at the cemetery. Our flowers said, “WE WILL FIND THE TRUTH”.

***To her this was threatening? There were two cemetery workers present when we laid these flowers for our Angel, I am sure they would have shown concern had there been a real threat written on them.***

Nicole also claimed that Nick stuck her older daughter in the corner at the position of attention and spanked her with the belt.

***This is the latest attention to her story. In her February 20th interview Nicole states that Nick was a great father. She never mentions that he hurt her other daughter.***

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