David Thorne’s conviction was based entirely on the false confession of Joseph Wilkes, who was intimidated by detectives and threatened with the death penalty. Joe has since recanted
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Pittsburg Steelers Sweatshirt
This is a photo of the Pittsburg Steelers sweatshirt removed from David Thorne's car under a search warrant. It was logged on the evidence sheet as a Pittsburg Steelers sweatshirt. By the time it reached the lab, it was a Harley Davidson sweatshirt with blood stains on it. Since it was in the possession of ex-Detective Bud Sampson, he would logically be the person responsible for switching the shirts.
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Was David T known to wear HarleyDavidson gear? Was there actually a H-D sweatshirt with blood (or something the LE officer could have confused for blood) found?
ReplyDeleteWas the Pittsburgh Steelers shirt actually entered into evidence? just curious.