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Goodwin Guilty in Murders(Mickey Thompson & wife)
Orange County Register ^
| January 4, 2007
| staff
Posted on 01/04/2007 4:43:47 PM PST by kellynla
PASADENA – A former racing promoter was convicted today of orchestrating the 1988 slayings of auto racing legend Mickey Thompson and his wife in front of their Bradbury home.
Jurors convicted the 61-year-old Michael Goodwin – Thompson's former business partner – on two counts of first-degree murder on their sixth day of deliberations.
Thompson, 59, and his 41-year-old wife, Trudy, were shot to death on March 16, 1988, by a pair of gunmen who were never caught. Goodwin was convicted of ordering the slayings after losing a business dispute with Thompson.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Extended News
KEYWORDS: crime; mickeythompson; murder
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posted on
01/04/2007 4:43:49 PM PST
by
kellynla
To: kellynla
Good to see some justice in this case. Finally.
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posted on
01/04/2007 4:50:41 PM PST
by
HKMk23
(PRO-LIFE: Because a Person's a Person, no matter how small.)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
At least he finally got caught.
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posted on
01/04/2007 4:55:24 PM PST
by
Clintonfatigued
("Appointing Earl Warren was the biggest damn fool thing I ever did." Dwight D. Eisenhower)
To: HKMk23
yep, although the two hit men have yet to be apprehended...
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posted on
01/04/2007 4:57:58 PM PST
by
kellynla
(Freedom of speech makes it easier to spot the idiots! Semper Fi!)
To: kellynla
About time!
Everyone knew he did it.
To: kellynla
Get a death sentence and force a plea bargain for life in prison in return for the names of the hit men.
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posted on
01/04/2007 5:32:46 PM PST
by
HKMk23
(PRO-LIFE: Because a Person's a Person, no matter how small.)
To: kellynla
In the words of track announcer Larry Huffman "That's got to hurt!" Very ironic, on the eve of the 2007 Supercross season.
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posted on
01/04/2007 6:19:00 PM PST
by
HisKingdomWillAbolishSinDeath
(All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.)
To: kellynla
Thanks for the post. MT was a legend...
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posted on
01/04/2007 6:58:54 PM PST
by
Amalie
(FREEDOM had NEVER been another word for nothing left to lose...)
To: Clintonfatigued
Wow! Never thought I'd see it!
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posted on
01/05/2007 5:42:55 AM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
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