Littlejohn went on trial for prior abduction case stemming from 2005, which was held before the murder trial for St. Guillen, raising concerns that St. Guillen's murder case was not strong enough.
Littlejohn went on trial in 2007 for the 2005 abduction, which was held before the murder trial for St. Guillen. Observers were concerned that this suggested that St. Guillen's murder case was not strong enough.