[Gay State Conservative]

Wow! Was he a public defender at the time?

Although I'm not sure,I don't think so.Einhorn had lots of rich friends,including an heiress of the family that owned Seagram's.

My understanding is that the Einhorn case was,notoriety- wise,Philadelphia's "OJ case" of the 70's.

[operation clinton cleanup]

Well, looks like Arlen was responsible for letting this POS enjoy another 16 years of freedom.

Eighteen months later, Maddux's decomposing corpse was found by police in a trunk stored in a closet in Einhorn's apartment. Einhorn's bail was set at $40,000.00 at the request of his attorney, Arlen Specter; Einhorn was released from custody in advance of his trial by paying 10% of the bond's value, or $4,000.00.

In 1981, days before his murder trial was to begin, Einhorn evaded bail and escaped to Europe. Einhorn traveled in Europe for the next 16 years, along the way marrying Annika Flodin. Back in Pennsylvania, the state convicted him in absentia in 1993 of the murder of Maddux. Einhorn was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.