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A California man was fatally struck by an alleged drunk driver just after leaving an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, local reports said Wednesday.
Ray Galindo, a member of the program for the last 15 years, was killed on April 23 in Modesta when 22-year-old Braxton Howze allegedly ran into him, KOVR, the CBS-owned TV station in Sacramento reported.
Galindo, 58, had been speaking to an AA newcomer outside the Living Sober Fellowship and sitting on the tailgate of his parked pickup.
That’s when police say Howze, who was allegedly wasted, swerved off the road and hit Galindo.
The high-profile 20-year-old conviction of a California man accused of murdering his pregnant wife and dumping her body in San Francisco Bay, may yet be aired anew. Scott Peterson, who was convicted of murdering Laci Peterson, then 27, already had his death sentence overturned by California’s highest court last summer. Prosecutors are still trying to get that reinstated, even as the push continues for him to get a new trial.
The high-profile-20-year-old conviction of Scott Peterson now has a new development after his sister-in-law claims that she has discovered evidence that will exonerate Peterson for the slaying of his pregnant wife.
The then 27-year-old Peterson already had his death sentence overturned by the highest court of California last summer after allegations of irregularities in the jury selection. Prosecutors are currently trying to get the penalty reinstated as they pushed for a new trial, but the uncovered evidence might change the outcome.
According to New York Post, the sister-in-law of Peterson, Janey Peterson, stated that she believes that authorities who handled the case disregarded leads in the murder of the wife of Peterson, Laci. She mentioned that during the incident, there is a burglary across the street from the home of the couple in Modesto, California.
The California Supreme Court overturned Scott Peterson s death sentence; Laura Ingle reports.
The sister-in-law of Scott Peterson, who was convicted in the death of his pregnant wife and unborn son nearly two decades ago, said evidence she has collected over the years shows there s no scenario of guilt for him.
Janey Peterson told CBS News 48 Hours in an episode that aired Saturday night that investigators failed to follow up on leads in the murder of Laci Peterson and Connor, the couple s unborn child. Laci Peterson disappeared from her Modesto, California, home on Christmas Eve 2002 while eight months pregnant.
Peterson was arrested after Amber Frey, a massage therapist living in Fresno, told police that they began dating a month before his wife’s death and that he had told her she was dead.
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After California man s death sentence is overturned, there s a renewed push to clear him 2021 May 01
In a California courtroom this week, there was a hearing in a sensational murder case that most think ended nearly 20 years ago.
In 2004, Scott Peterson was convicted and later sentenced to death for killing his pregnant wife Laci and dumping her body in the San Francisco Bay. But now there s a new twist in the case.
California s highest court overturned Peterson s death sentence last summer, meaning he will get a new sentencing trial. His supporters want him to be retried on all charges, saying they have new evidence that could exonerate him.