Just as important as access to phone and bank records is testimony from reluctant witnesses.

In the 1920s a reluctant witness challenged the right of a Senate committee to force a private citizen to testify.

Maybe there's reluctant witnesses 10 or 12 years ago.

"He does it really well during personal role-playing games when I'm the reluctant witness."

Each of them used a gaze that they employed with reluctant witnesses.

A reluctant witness had finally told police she had seen a young man running from the alley on the afternoon in question.

Ms. Willey has said she was a reluctant witness in the case.

With Blade as a reluctant witness and fascinated against his will.

It wasn't easy for my father to get through his story; I had to prod him along occasionally like any reluctant witness.

Then the task force hit the streets - to track down reluctant witnesses and suspects gone to ground.