THIS HAS BEEN A LONG-TIME IN COMING FOLKS, I PLAN TO BE THERE ON JULY 8TH.
Speedy Regards,
"LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth
LandSpeed Productions
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TRIAL DATE SET IN MICKEY THOMPSON MURDERS
SANTA ANA, CA., Orange County Superior Court--
Fourteen years after auto racing legend Mickey Thompson and his wife, Trudy,
were murdered, a trial for their killings has been set for July 8. Judge
Kazuhara Makino ordered Michael F. Goodwin, 57, to stand trial before Judge
Frank Briseno for the March 1988 double homicides.
Goodwin, is charged with two counts of first degree murder, conspiracy to
commit murder, and three special circumstance charges: Lying in wait, murder
for financial gain and multiple homicide.
The Thompson's, who had been married eighteen years, were shot to death, as
they were leaving for work, in the driveway of their Bradbury, California
home.
CBS-TV show, "48 Hours" has announced they will be airing a program on the
homicides and the fight to bring justice, Monday night, May 20.
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Further Information:
F.Y.I. Recent Previous Court Action:
December 13, 2001, Goodwin Arrested.
December 17, 2001: Arraigned, ordered held without bail, 2 counts first
degree
murder, conspiracy to commit murder, 3 special circumstances.
February 15, 2002, by request of Goodwin's defense, his Federal Probation
Violation Hearing was rescheduled to Feb. 17, 2003.
March 1, 2002; Recusal Hearing rescheduled by Judge Gary Parr to March 8th.
March 8, the hearing was reset to March 18th.
March 18, 2002 Orange County Superior Court Judge Frank Briseno, denied
Recusal motion which Goodwin's attorney filed in an attempt to remove case
from Orange County.
April 15, 16 & 18th, Preliminary trial: Judge F. Briseno,.
April 18, Superior Court Judge Frank Briseno declared there was sufficient
evidence to bind Goodwin over for trial.
April 30th, Superior Court Arraignment, Judge Kreber, Dept. 5, Goodwin
pleaded not guilty, ordered held for all murder charges.
May 10, Judge Kazuhara Makino, Dept. 30. For a "995"date. Set 995 hearing,
June 28. Scheduled murder trial to begin July 8.
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General Information Regarding Defendant:
Michael Frank Goodwin, DOB: 2-4-45;
Federal Case # SACR 93-67-1
Translated: (Santa Ana Criminal, year 1993, case number 67, defendant "1",
Federal Court.)
Goodwin and former wife convicted of 13 counts of conspiracy and lying to
banks, sentenced to 30 months in federal prison, July 8, 1996.
Murder Case:
Orange County D. A. case # 01CF3294; L.A. Sheriff, File # 088-04387-0511-011,
Homicide Bureau, Detective M. Lillienfeld.
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