defense called john and at 3:30 in the morning you couldn t help but think could that have been who patrick saw on the road. in here s another tall white guy, blond, walking down the street. looks like it was a magical moment in the courtroom. the walker gave that jury a reason to have reasonable doubt. gave them a reason to say it wasn t tim. when the walker took the stand, richardson asked what the wore on his nightly walks down summer hill road. he often wore with a beanie hat and member s only jacket. black members only jacket. after the walkers testimony the defense moved to have the case thrown out. the defense accused the prosecution of outright cheating because it turned out the prosecutors knew exactly who john was. the state had found the guy and it bade r basically hid him from us. reporter: as the jury began to deliberate, richardson told
he was a big blond kid with a blond mustache. it just fit. it just fit like a glove. during the retrial richardson kept his discovery from the prosecution. timing the mystery walker s entrance for maximum impact. the back doors burst open, defense calls john ropa and at 3:30 in the morning you couldn t help but think, could that be who patrick cone saw on the road. here s another tall white guy, blond, walking down the street. it was effective. it was just one of those magical moments in the courtroom. the walker gave that jury a reason to have reasonable doubt. it gave them a reason to say it wasn t tim. when the walker took the stand, richardson asked what he wore on his nightly walks down summerhill road. he often wore a beanie hat and he had a members only jacket, black members only jacket. after the walker s testimony the defense moved to have the case thrown out. defense accused the prosecution of just out right
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