>> 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 instructed on drive away from the super dome. rather than did that he did something that was either very brave or very stupid and deliberately caused a car accident. the carjacker then left forward