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By a man named john thompson. >> john thompson was a low level drug dealer and fence. he grew up in the projects in new orleans, was raised mostly by his grandmother. his father was a career criminal. >> richie perkins confronted mr. thompson after the fact and got mr. thompson to confess that he was the one that killed mr. liuzza. >> perkins said thompson had an accomplice named kevin freeman. police arrested freeman and thompson. >> the story that kevin freeman told police was that he and john thompson had been driving home together and the car had run out of gas. ray liuzza drove past them,...

Murder weapon. he said it had been given to him by john thomson. >> john thompson was a low level drug dealer and fence. he grew up in the projects in new orleans, was raised mostly by his grandmother. his father was a career criminal. >> richie perkins confronted mr. thompson after the fact and got mr. thompson to confess that he was the one that killed mr. liuzza. >> perkins said thompson had an accomplice named kevin freeman. police arrested freeman and thompson. >> the story that kevin freeman told police was that he and john thompson had been driving home together and the car had run out ...

>> the police charged freeman and thompson with murder. the local prosecutor wanted the death penalty for thompson, but knew it would be an uphill battle because thompson had never been convicted of a violent crime. that was about to change. >> on december 28, 1984, 19-year-old jay lagard, and his sister, meemy, who was 16, and his brother went to the superdome for a college basketball tournament. after the game as they were getting in the car, an african-american man jumped into the backseat, pulled out a .357 magnum and said i'm taking your car, i want all your valuables. jay deliberately ca...

By a man named john thompson. >> john thompson was a low level drug dealer and fence. he grew up in the projects in new orleans, was raised mostly by his grandmother. his father was a career criminal. >> ritchie perkins confronted mr. thompson after the fact and got mr. thompson to confess that he was the one that killed mr. liuzza. >> perkins said thompson had an accomplice named kevin freeman. police arrested freeman and thompson. >> the story that kevin freeman told police was that he and john thompson had been driving home together and the car had run out of gas. ray liuzza drove past them...

>> the police charged freeman and thompson with murder. the local prosecutor wanted the death penalty for thompson but knew it would be an up-hill battle because thompson had never been convicted of a violent crime. that was about to change. >> on december 28th, 1984, 19-year-old jay, his sister who was 16, and their younger brother who was 12, went to the super dome for a college basketball tournament. after the game, as they were getting in the car, an african-american man jumped into the back seat, pulled out a . .357 magnum and said i'll taking your car, i want your valuables. jay was inst...