Are working on an appeal will let him say about case refusing to let him discuss evidence or talk about the woman he was convicted of killing. Janet downey was murdered inside her home in summer of 1995. The single mom stabbed more than 90 times. A teenage son who obriens friend found her body. Obrien a former altar boy in grandson of citys long time police chief, lived across the street from the downings. He became a suspect after police doubted his story that he had been mugged the same night as the murder. Eddy obrien. Yeah i got jumped. In Court Prosecutors said obrien had cuts on his hands and dna evidence placed him at the crime scene. I asked him why he never took the stand to defend himself. I was always under the impression i going to testify and tell my story. Why didnt you . Well, it was almost last day they didnt prove their case you wont have to ef. And here i am. Here the correctional center. A maximum security prison. At six feet 6 and well over 200 pounds, obrien is 35y