Bernard Kilpatrick Deposed in Greene Case

He's avoid this meeting for awhile, but the father for former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is finally talking.  Tuesday, Bernard Kilpatrick was questioned about the death of exotic dancer Tamara Greene.

"There's no reason for more to be here.  There was no party," said Bernard Kilpatrick.

Attorney Norman Yatooma, who represents the family of slain stripper Tamara Greene, strongly disagrees.  In fact, he feels Bernard Kilpatrick's deposition will be able to shed some light on what Yatooma has alleged all along: Greene danced at the rumored Manoogian Mansion party, and after she was killed in a drive-by shooting, the Kilpatrick administration intentionally blocked the investigation into her murder.

"Dedicated his whole life to the people of Detroit.  Now they (are) trying to pin a murder on him?  This is crap," Kilpatrick said.

As he walked into Yatooma's Birmingham office, he claimed the only thing Greene's family is after is money.

"So these greedy so-and-sos are trying to get some money because they seen it happen," said Kilpatrick.

Bernard Kilpatrick is the last of dozens to be deposed in this civil case, which didn't come easy.  He tried to have his attorney quash two subpoenas, and he skipped his first scheduled deposition in Texas forcing the judge to hold him in contempt.

"I've said it many times in this case, if you have nothing to hide you hide nothing.  Bernard's been hiding quite a bit," Yatooma said.

He questioned Kilpatrick for six hours.

Kilpatrick told us he did plead the fifth at times.  That would be to avoid self incrimination since the feds are investigating him in the city corruption case.

Since the deposition is sealed, Kilpatrick couldn't speak specifically, but as he walked out he did talk.

"I thought it went fine.  It was what I expected," Kilpatrick said.  "Very contentious.  It was the lawyers more than me."

"They ask 20 questions and then come back and ask the same ones ten minutes later.  That's what I meant, but this whole process doesn't bother me," he added.

"If they're going to perjure themselves and obstruct justice over covering up an affair, how much more would they do to cover up a murder investigation?  This deposition will be used in that effort," said Yatooma.

Bernard Kilpatrick's deposition may be over, but he says he plans to stay in the area for a couple weeks before heading back to Texas to visit his son, who is lodged at the Milan federal prison.  He said he just spoke to Kwame Kilpatrick and he is in very good spirits.  Kilpatrick said the former mayor is doing great and even lost 30 pounds, but that his son doesn't expect to be let out of prison early.