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In 1999, weeks before Thompson was to die, a defense investigator found a crime lab report that cleared him of the robbery charge. The blood type of the robber, found on the victim’s pants, did not match Thompson’s.
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A defense investigator? 15 years after the crime? I'm sure that wasn't part of his court-appointed lawyer's team. Isn't it amazing how the prosecutors AND the defense overlooked this piece of evidence?
Nahh...happens ALL the time. When you have a handy 'patsy', I mean suspect, why bother with petty details like evidence? That's that good-ol'-boy Louisiana justice shining brightly. That nice Irish name (Liuzza) that the hotel exec had surely didn't figure into the crime...there's no Irish Mafia in bed with government officials in the squeaky clean town of New Orleans. That was no mob hit...that's just the stuff of movies.
There's a good chance that after 20+ years, the real perpetrator is dead by now. I'd bet a nickel to a dime that if blood samples of 'family' hit men (or even family members) were analyzed, they'd find their match. But that will never happen.
Did someone mention confidence in the judicial system?
HA HA...good one.
You were joking, right?