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Sam Penrod ReportingRichard Davis: "They've held this secret for ten and a half years and it's time for them to come forward and let us be at peace."
A break today in the mystery of what happened to a Spanish Fork teenager ten years ago. One of the suspects indicted about lying in the Kiplyn Davis case pleaded guilty. It is a first guilty plea that Davis' family hopes will lead authorities her body.
A friend of one of the prime suspects admitted to providing a false alibi for more than ten years. Scott Brunson he has lied for more than a decade, saying he was with Timmy Olson the day Kiplyn Davis disappeared. More importantly today, he pledged his cooperation in helping to solve the case.
Scott Brunson walked into court today to plead guilty to lying to the FBI and a grand jury about what he knows in the disappearance of Kiplyn Davis. Brunson admitted he has provided a false alibi for more than ten years to Timmy Olson, considered by many as the prime suspect in Kiplyn's disappearance.
Carlos Esqueda, Assistant US Attorney: "The alibi has been going on for ten years. He only came forward once he was caught, that's why Mr. Brunson came forward, because he knew we had him in a lie, he had no place left to go."
Brunson is one of five men indicted in recent months for lying about what they know, and in some cases, their involvement in Kiplyn's disappearance in May of 1995. Brunson is the first to turn on the others in what Kiplyn's father hopes will get those who know everything to crack.
Richard Davis, Kiplyn's Father: "I'm hoping pressure is so great on Timmy Olson, that he will finally come forward and tell us where she is."
While Richard Davis is relieved someone has finally come forward, he is not happy it has taken so long for Brunson to admit he has lied all these years. And Davis believes Brunson knows more than he so far has told. Still, with a break in the case, Kiplyn's family is holding out hope it will be sooner, rather than later, that they can finally bring Kiplyn home.
Richard Davis, Kiplyn's Father: "It would be nice to have a great Christmas present and bring her home. And having one of these individuals finally tell us where she is, I pray for that every night and every morning. I'm just hoping it will happen."
Scott Brunson faces up to 15 years in federal prison when he is sentenced at the end of March. Prosecutors say he will certainly go to prison, but how long he spends there depends on how helpful he is in the case.
