A nation rallies behind one mans cause. I felt betrayed. I knew i was innocent. Theres a body in the water. He was butchered and murdered. Many people proclaim their innocence. In this case, there are a number of things that stink. This man is remorseless. He needs to pay for it with his life. The electric chair flashed in front of my eyes. Get a conviction at all costs, let the truth fall where it may. Tampa bays q105, your hit music station. Its halloween. Heres what we got coming up in tampa bay and st. Petersburg, bradenton, clearwater area tonight on halloween, 1995, 23yearold tina mccoy drove to this quiet neighborhood on the outskirts of tampa to check on her older sister, sherrie. Tina hadnt heard from her sister, sherrie, for a number of days. It was really unusual. They speak just about every day. It was a secluded home. Everythings dark, and shes trying to get in the house. As tina approached the front door, she noticed it was unlocked. The door doesnt open more than a foot,
You have to include all possibilities. Create a picture of this person, actually based on the dna in the case. Trace minute evidence preserved and analyze. Theres something there. She saw it coming. She saw who her killer was. Shocking. Absolutely shocking. Bring me to life on this episode of death row stories when she didnt show up, i knew something was not right. A young coed goes missing. When he wanted something, these women said they would be harmed. And clues lead to a prime suspect. Theres a young man staring at me. Larry swearingen is a predator. But when dna points elsewhere evidence is built on false testimony. The whole purpose of dna testing is to identify people. An execution hangs in the balance. I was on the phone to tell Larry Swearingen goodbye. Youre scared to death because you dont know whats gonna happen. Theres a body in the water. He was butchered and murdered. Many people proclaim their innocence. In this case, there are a number of things that stink. This man is
But what happens when you discover you dont even know how to play the game . 1960 america, land of the free is terrified of the red menace. America was very unsettled. The soviets had the bomb, and because of that there was uncertainty there, there was fear. America has confidence in its president , father of the nation in world war ii, dwight d. Eisenhower. But even president s have to retire. Who can step into his shoes . Many think this is the man, eisenhowers Vice President for eight years, Richard Milhous nixon. Richard nixon is well known to the American People. Nixons not scared of the russians, as soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev finds out at a moscow trade fair. It wasnt supposed to be much. It was supposed to be just a meeting, but it turned into a confrontation. There must be a Free Exchange of ideas. Capitalism versus communism. Back and forth, back and forth, jabbing with the fingers. The words didnt matter. It was the images that mattered. He was president ial. He seemed r
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