CNN Death Row Stories August 24, 2015 02:05:00
The local prosecutor wanted the death penalty for thompson but knew it would be an uphill battle because thompson was never convicted of a violent crime. that was about to change. >> on december 28th, 1984, 19-year-old jay lagarde, his sister mimi, 16, and younger brother, 12, went to super dome 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 wallet, i want your value abouts. he was instructed to drive away but instead did something brave or stupid and deli...
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