I'm not sure what is worse, that all these "witnesses" never bothered to alert authorities to what they knew, for so many years; or their telling what they claim to know, for reasons that seem a little suspect. I live in Austin. I wouldn't put it past the "witnesses" to tell their stories, not for justice, but to claim some meager 15 minutes of fame they got from what they told.
This town is full of vane superficial people without strong moral codes.
None of the witness accounts actually proves guilt of anything. Maybe the guy is guilty, but it wasn't proven beyond a reasonable doubt--and that is scary. But justice in Texas is scary.
I have a difficult time believing that this man was convicted "beyond a reasonable doubt" when there is no evidence linking him to the murder and the testimony about his confessions, broken alibi and "bat" usage all come from ex-girlfriends wife etc. I am not saying he did not commit this murder at all but I am concerned that people are found guilty on such a slim circumstantial case. This simply cannot be how the legal system works and is a recipe for wrongful conviction of any citizen. I think we need to demand more from the system than what is shown here and I am very concerned that juries are not demanding more from police and prosecutors. There is plenty of reasonable doubt in this case, especially as goes the "other" suspect.
DD's wife has "known" all along that he was the killer and she recanted because she has a sick relationship with him. Her intuition was correct to begin with, but her fear is preventing her from staying strong with that.
Hey People...Read the comments from about 3 hrs. ago. There is a Texas newspaper that has a story incriminating others. The jury wasn't allowed to see this critical info. Looks to me like they got the wrong guy. Also...why didn't "48 Hours" have this most important info in their story?
personally I definitely think they got the right guy without a doubt. It's just his big fortune that he did this horrible crime and taxes because you do something taxes you're going to go down homes. It symbols that Texas don't play that game. No he's lucky he didn't get death!!!!!!it gave Johnny some closure.I hope??
But why would he lie about where he was the night she was murdered? and why would his wife call the police and tell such a lie? He also lied about never having any bats...I don't know...I think his lies and his own admission got him locked away!
There's no evidence he lied about having a bat. Just heresay. His wife merely thought that he had something to do with the murder-no evidence. Just her opinion. Why'd he lie about where he was that night - maybe he was cheating on his girlfriend.
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This town is full of vane superficial people without strong moral codes.
None of the witness accounts actually proves guilt of anything. Maybe the guy is guilty, but it wasn't proven beyond a reasonable doubt--and that is scary. But justice in Texas is scary.