Morning Cup of Murder

October 27th: Walter McMillian Born (1941)

Witnesses who testify on your behalf should, in theory, help your case tremendously. But what happens when the police and the courts don’t listen to those people? On October 27th 1941 a man was born who would be accused of a devastating crime. One in which there was proof of his innocence but, for reasons beyond his control, the legal system was unwilling to listen.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_McMillian, https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/resources/high-school/courtroom-cases/walter-mcmillian-1985, https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3461, https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1993/rt0393/930303/03030219.htm, https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/03/03/alabama-frees-death-row-prisoner/8fa8b1d1-6f46-4396-82ea-1a863eda2130/, https://eji.org/cases/walter-mcmillian/#:~:text=In%201986%2C%20an%2018%2Dyear,attention%20focused%20on%20Walter%20McMillian., https://keypennews.org/stories/seeking-a-just-mercy-by-bryan-stevenson-a-story-of-justice-and-redemption,6283, https://www.tricityledger.com/story/2020/12/24/news/morrison-is-still-looking-for-justice-in-rhondas-murder/5091.html

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October 23rd: Katrina Smith fails to Come in for an Interview (2012)

Some people can become dangerous when they don’t get what they want. On October 23rd 2012 a woman failed to show up at an important interview. Thus raising serious red flags and worrying those who loved her most enough to contact police.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/hidden-past-led-katrina-smiths-killer/story?id=104055372, https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/katrina-smith, https://winnebagosheriff.com/homicide-investigation-katrina-smith, https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/lead-detective-recounts-how-evidence-in-katrina-smith-murder-case-led-to-her-husband-todd-smith/, https://www.yahoo.com/news/katrina-smith-her-husband-thought-033832831.html, https://www.wifr.com/2023/05/16/todd-smiths-latest-attempt-new-trial-hits-roadblock/, https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/courts/2017/04/04/todd-smith-sentenced-to-59/21595366007/
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