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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.

Night time racing in Vegas this Friday. I plan on being there and will post up some photos. I also received an OK from the Army crew to photo some of the returning Vets with the Schumacher car! To start things, I'm doing a little photo piece on one of the greatest hot-rodders of all time Mickey Thompson. He challenged life many times, but lost his life when he was gunned down, along with his wife, by hit men. The Challenger I was powered by four blown pontiac engines. It made a top run at 406.6 mph. at the Bonneville...

Court Rules Prosecutors Overstepped Bounds in Death of Racing Legend Mickey Thompson Apr 23, 2004 By Andrew Bridges/ Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Prosecutors in Orange County had no authority charging a former business partner of auto racing legend Mickey Thompson in the 1988 deaths of Thompson and his wife, a state appeals court ruled Friday. An attorney for Michael Goodwin said he would seek Goodwin's immediate release following the ruling. Otherwise, Goodwin could be freed when the ruling becomes final in 60 days, barring an appeal. "The court has said there was utterly no basis to have...