Records illustrate murder suspect’s steamy relationship with retired MPD detective
Bridgett Stafford appears in Criminal Court Judge Chris Craft’s courtroom Jan. 29, 2020. Stafford was indicted by a grand jury and charged with theft of property between $1,000 and $2,500. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)

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"I first met him in the interrogation room when I was arrested for accessory after the fact – first-degree murder,’’ Bridgett Stafford told investigators.